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Russian NHL players 2003–04

57 Russian players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 1 294 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished third of 9 in the nations league. Ilya Kovalchuk scored the most, 87 points.

57
NHL players
1 294
Points
3rd
Nations league
29
Goalie wins
2003–04Last season82/82 games
2002–032005–06

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 9 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate3rdTop trio4thBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million7th

Russia accounts for 5.6% of the NHL's players and 7.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Nikolai KhabibulinTBL
5528-19-0.9102.333
Ilya BryzgalovANA
11-0-0.9291.980

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

57 players across 28 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks4 players
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 31G 34A65P
Stanislav ChistovINACTIVE
RW · 56 GP · 2G 16A18P
Alexei SmirnovINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P
Ilya BryzgalovINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · .9291W
NJDNew Jersey Devils4 players
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 14G 19A33P
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 59 GP · 13G 20A33P
Igor LarionovINACTIVE
C · 49 GP · 1G 10A11P
Aleksander SuglobovINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
CHIChicago Blackhawks3 players
Igor KorolevINACTIVE
C · 62 GP · 3G 10A13P
Igor RadulovINACTIVE
LW · 36 GP · 4G 7A11P
Mikhail YakubovINACTIVE
C · 30 GP · 1G 7A8P
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players
Alex FrolovINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 24G 24A48P
Maxim KuznetsovINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 0G 1A1P
Denis GrebeshkovINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P
NYINew York Islanders3 players
Oleg KvashaINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 15G 36A51P
Alexei YashinINACTIVE
C · 47 GP · 15G 19A34P
Alexander KarpovtsevINACTIVE
D · 27 GP · 0G 8A8P
NYRNew York Rangers3 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 14G 31A45P
Boris MironovINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 3G 13A16P
Fedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 2G 5A7P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players
Alexei ZhamnovINACTIVE
C · 43 GP · 11G 25A36P
Danny MarkovINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 6G 13A19P
Vladimir MalakhovINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 3G 16A19P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Dimitri AfanasenkovINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 6G 10A16P
Alexander SvitovINACTIVE
C · 40 GP · 2G 9A11P
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 55 GP · 28 W · .91028W
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ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 41G 46A87P
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 20G 32A52P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 58 GP · 17G 23A40P
Sergei ZinovjevINACTIVE
C · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 10G 24A34P
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 17G 14A31P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Andrei NikolishinINACTIVE
C · 49 GP · 5G 7A12P
Mikhail KuleshovINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Igor UlanovINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 5G 13A18P
Alexei SemenovINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 2G 3A5P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Denis ArkhipovINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 9G 12A21P
Timofei ShishkanovINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Petr SchastlivyINACTIVE
LW · 65 GP · 4G 4A8P
Anton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 19 GP · 1G 2A3P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Ivan NovoseltsevINACTIVE
RW · 34 GP · 3G 4A7P
Andrei NazarovINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 1G 2A3P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 37 GP · 8G 22A30P
Maxim KondratievINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Artem ChubarovINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 12G 7A19P
Fedor FedorovINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 11G 47A58P
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
RW · 52 GP · 10G 12A22P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Oleg SaprykinINACTIVE
LW · 69 GP · 12G 17A29P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 7G 35A42P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 75 GP · 30G 38A68P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Valeri BureINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 22G 30A52P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 8G 13A21P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 6G 22A28P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Aleksey MorozovINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 16G 34A50P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Alexander KorolyukINACTIVE
LW · 63 GP · 19G 18A37P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Alexander KhavanovINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 3G 7A10P

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 Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league
5–2
Finland
Finland
6th in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.46Points per game0.34
220Best trio157
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.29
.911Goalies' save percentage.916
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants6.8
1 294Total points555
57Players in the NHL38
Russia against Finland season by season
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