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Russian NHL players 2007–08

30 Russian players played in the NHL in 2007–08. Together they scored 1 108 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished first of 9 in the nations league. Alex Ovechkin scored the most, 112 points.

30
NHL players
1 108
Points
1st
Nations league
51
Goalie wins
2007–08Last season82/82 games
2006–072008–09

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 9 ranked nations
39
league points
Rate1stTop trio1stBlue line1stGoalies1stPer million7th

Russia accounts for 3.2% of the NHL's players and 6.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Ilya BryzgalovPHX
6428-25-0.9202.443
Nikolai KhabibulinCHI
5023-20-0.9092.632

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

30 players across 18 teams.
WSHWashington Capitals4 players
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 82 GP · 65G 47A112P
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 16G 38A54P
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
RW · 63 GP · 26G 16A42P
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 68 GP · 11G 30A41P
CHIChicago Blackhawks3 players
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 61 GP · 14G 22A36P
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 32 GP · 2G 3A5P
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 50 GP · 23 W · .90923W
OTTOttawa Senators3 players
Anton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 1G 14A15P
Alexander NikulinINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ilya ZubovINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 52G 35A87P
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 17G 24A41P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 56 GP · 10G 18A28P
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 1G 7A8P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 35G 49A84P
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 16G 42A58P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Enver LisinINACTIVE
RW · 13 GP · 4G 1A5P
Ilya BryzgalovINACTIVE
G · 64 GP · 28 W · .92028W
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Evgeni Malkin
C · 82 GP · 47G 59A106P
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 12G 53A65P
Show all 18 teams
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Maxim KondratievINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 4G 31A35P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 31G 66A97P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Denis GrebeshkovINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 3G 15A18P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Alex FrolovINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 23G 44A67P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Alexander RadulovINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 26G 32A58P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 6G 10A16P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Fedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 5G 15A20P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Denis TolpekoINACTIVE
RW · 26 GP · 1G 5A6P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Alexei SemenovINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 1G 3A4P

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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
1st in the league
4–3
Sweden
Sweden
3rd in the league

Russia wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.63Points per game0.47
315Best trio259
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.30
.913Goalies' save percentage.905
0.2NHL players per million inhabitants5.0
1 108Total points1 357
30Players in the NHL53
Russia against Sweden season by season
Pick a rivalCzechiaCzechiaSwedenSwedenCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaFinlandFinlandGermanyGermanyUSAUSAUkraine
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Top scorer
Alex Ovechkin
Russia's top scorer in 2007–08.
The team
Washington Capitals
Where Alex Ovechkin plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2007–08
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Russia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.