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Russian NHL players 2002–03

57 Russian players played in the NHL in 2002–03. Together they scored 1 487 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished third of 9 in the nations league. Sergei Fedorov scored the most, 83 points.

57
NHL players
1 487
Points
3rd
Nations league
30
Goalie wins
2002–03Last season82/82 games
2001–022003–04

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 9 ranked nations
29
league points
Rate4thTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies3rdPer million7th

Russia accounts for 5.8% of the NHL's players and 8.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Nikolai KhabibulinTBL
6530-22-0.9112.474
Evgeny KonstantinovTBL
10-0-0.8333.000

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

57 players across 25 teams.
CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players
Alexei ZhamnovINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 15G 43A58P
Andrei NikolishinINACTIVE
C · 60 GP · 6G 15A21P
Alexander KarpovtsevINACTIVE
D · 40 GP · 4G 10A14P
Igor KorolevINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 4G 5A9P
Igor RadulovINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 5G 0A5P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers4 players
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 21G 49A70P
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 38G 29A67P
Kirill SafronovINACTIVE
D · 32 GP · 2G 2A4P
Yuri ButsayevINACTIVE
LW · 16 GP · 2G 0A2P
DETDetroit Red Wings4 players
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 36G 47A83P
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 12G 39A51P
Igor LarionovINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 10G 33A43P
Dmitri BykovINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 2G 10A12P
FLAFlorida Panthers4 players
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 22G 34A56P
Ivan NovoseltsevINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 10G 17A27P
Igor UlanovINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 1G 1A2P
Igor KravchukINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
NYRNew York Rangers4 players
Pavel BureINACTIVE
RW · 39 GP · 19G 11A30P
Vladimir MalakhovINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 3G 14A17P
Boris MironovINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 6G 10A16P
Roman LyashenkoINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning4 players
Alexander SvitovINACTIVE
C · 63 GP · 4G 4A8P
Nikita AlexeevINACTIVE
RW · 37 GP · 4G 2A6P
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 65 GP · 30 W · .91130W
Evgeny KonstantinovINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8330W
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Denis ArkhipovINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 11G 24A35P
Oleg PetrovINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 9G 18A27P
Vitali YachmenevINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 5G 15A20P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Stanislav ChistovINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 12G 18A30P
Alexei SmirnovINACTIVE
LW · 44 GP · 3G 2A5P
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BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 8G 13A21P
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 35 GP · 5G 6A11P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Alex FrolovINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 14G 17A31P
Maxim KuznetsovINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 0G 3A3P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 52 GP · 11G 8A19P
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 4G 13A17P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Alexei YashinINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 26G 39A65P
Oleg KvashaINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 12G 14A26P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Petr SchastlivyINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 9G 10A19P
Anton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 3G 13A16P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Danny MarkovINACTIVE
D · 64 GP · 4G 16A20P
Andrei NazarovINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 3G 0A3P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 37G 40A77P
Aleksey MorozovINACTIVE
RW · 27 GP · 9G 16A25P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Alexander KhavanovINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 8G 25A33P
Valeri BureINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 5G 23A28P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Artem ChubarovINACTIVE
C · 62 GP · 7G 13A20P
Fedor FedorovINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 18G 49A67P
Sergei BerezinINACTIVE
LW · 75 GP · 23G 17A40P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 5G 6A11P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Oleg SaprykinINACTIVE
LW · 52 GP · 8G 15A23P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 11G 44A55P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Alexei SemenovINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 1G 6A7P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 13G 24A37P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Dmitry YushkevichINACTIVE
D · 83 GP · 3G 11A14P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 33G 46A79P

Season by season

Russia had 9 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 69 in 2025–26. The peak was 2025–26, with 69. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 8 seasons Russia won.
4
5
5
657
193
2
1
1
356
298
2
2
1
340
205
1
1
1
230
310
4
1
6
439
715
2
2
4
350
820
4
2
4
269
525

In the NHL Draft

23 Russian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Ilia Morozov went first, at number 20 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Russian NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Russia against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league
2–5
Canada
Canada
4th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Russia.

0.46Points per game0.36
239Best trio290
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.23
.910Goalies' save percentage.911
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants13.4
1 487Total points8 191
57Players in the NHL539
Russia against Canada season by season
Pick a rivalCzechiaCzechiaSlovakiaSlovakiaCanadaCanadaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandUSAUSAGermanyGermanyUkraine
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Sergei Fedorov
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