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Russian NHL players 2006–07

35 Russian players played in the NHL in 2006–07. Together they scored 1 318 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished first of 9 in the nations league. Alex Ovechkin scored the most, 92 points.

35
NHL players
1 318
Points
1st
Nations league
35
Goalie wins
2006–07Last season82/82 games
2005–062007–08

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 9 ranked nations
34
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies5thPer million7th

Russia accounts for 3.7% of the NHL's players and 6.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Nikolai KhabibulinCHI
6025-26-0.9022.861
Ilya BryzgalovANA
2710-8-0.9072.471

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

35 players across 22 teams.
MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 6G 43A49P
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 18G 29A47P
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 63 GP · 9G 17A26P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 28G 52A80P
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 42G 34A76P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 56 GP · 23G 38A61P
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 7G 22A29P
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Denis ArkhipovINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 10G 17A27P
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 60 GP · 25 W · .90225W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 players
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 18G 24A42P
Alexander SvitovINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 7G 11A18P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 27G 60A87P
Danny MarkovINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 4G 12A16P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 25G 26A51P
Alexei YashinINACTIVE
C · 58 GP · 18G 32A50P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Anton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 1G 18A19P
Alexei KaigorodovINACTIVE
C · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
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PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Oleg SaprykinINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 15G 21A36P
Enver LisinINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 1G 1A2P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Evgeni Malkin
C · 78 GP · 33G 52A85P
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 13G 54A67P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Nikita AlexeevINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 12G 11A23P
Dimitri AfanasenkovINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 11G 10A21P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 82 GP · 46G 46A92P
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 38G 35A73P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Ilya BryzgalovINACTIVE
G · 27 GP · 10 W · .90710W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Stanislav ChistovINACTIVE
RW · 61 GP · 5G 8A13P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 1G 5A6P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 12G 42A54P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Alexei SemenovINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 5A5P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Alex FrolovINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 35G 36A71P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Alexander RadulovINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 18G 19A37P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 16G 24A40P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Fedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 2G 12A14P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Aleksander SuglobovINACTIVE
RW · 14 GP · 0G 0A0P

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 7 seasons Russia won.
4
5
5
657
193
2
1
1
356
298
2
2
1
357
303
2
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
1st in the league
2–5
Canada
Canada
5th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Russia.

0.58Points per game0.42
264Best trio342
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.30
.904Goalies' save percentage.905
0.2NHL players per million inhabitants12.3
1 318Total points9 467
35Players in the NHL495
Russia against Canada season by season
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