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Russian NHL players 2005–06

40 Russian players played in the NHL in 2005–06. Together they scored 1 219 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished second of 9 in the nations league. Alex Ovechkin scored the most, 106 points.

40
NHL players
1 219
Points
2nd
Nations league
30
Goalie wins
2005–06Last season82/82 games
2003–042006–07

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 9 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million7th

Russia accounts for 4.2% of the NHL's players and 6.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Nikolai KhabibulinCHI
5017-26-0.8863.350
Ilya BryzgalovANA
3113-12-0.9102.511

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

40 players across 24 teams.
NJDNew Jersey Devils4 players
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 15G 22A37P
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 12G 13A25P
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 34 GP · 12G 13A25P
Vladimir MalakhovINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 4G 5A9P
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Alexei SemenovINACTIVE
D · 27 GP · 2G 2A4P
Mikhail YakubovINACTIVE
C · 23 GP · 1G 3A4P
Alexander KarpovtsevINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers3 players
Fedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 6G 19A25P
Maxim KondratievINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 1G 2A3P
Fedor FedorovINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 52G 46A98P
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 25G 46A71P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 22G 51A73P
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 55 GP · 2G 16A18P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 23G 30A53P
Igor UlanovINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 3G 6A9P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 7G 11A18P
Andrei NazarovINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 23G 42A65P
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 10G 36A46P
Show all 24 teams
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Alexei YashinINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 28G 38A66P
Denis GrebeshkovINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 0G 5A5P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Oleg KvashaINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 13G 19A32P
Oleg SaprykinINACTIVE
LW · 67 GP · 11G 14A25P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Evgeny ArtyukhinINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 4G 13A17P
Dimitri AfanasenkovINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 9G 6A15P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Alexander KhavanovINACTIVE
D · 64 GP · 6G 6A12P
Aleksander SuglobovINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Ilya BryzgalovINACTIVE
G · 31 GP · 13 W · .91013W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Alexei ZhamnovINACTIVE
C · 24 GP · 1G 9A10P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 50 GP · 17 W · .88617W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 12G 32A44P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 13G 58A71P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 75 GP · 28G 59A87P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Alex FrolovINACTIVE
LW · 69 GP · 21G 33A54P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Danny MarkovINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 0G 11A11P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Anton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 4G 13A17P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 12G 46A58P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Timofei ShishkanovINACTIVE
RW · 22 GP · 3G 2A5P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 81 GP · 52G 54A106P

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
357
303
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
2nd in the league
5–2
Finland
Finland
5th in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.57Points per game0.48
291Best trio241
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.36
.897Goalies' save percentage.904
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants7.0
1 219Total points817
40Players in the NHL39
Russia against Finland season by season
Pick a rivalCzechiaCzechiaSlovakiaSlovakiaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandCanadaCanadaUSAUSAGermanyGermanyUkraine
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Alex Ovechkin
Russia's top scorer in 2005–06.
The team
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