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Russian NHL players 2008–09

32 Russian players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 1 103 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished first of 9 in the nations league. Evgeni Malkin scored the most, 113 points.

32
NHL players
1 103
Points
1st
Nations league
55
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 9 ranked nations
36
league points
Rate1stTop trio1stBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million8th

Russia accounts for 3.3% of the NHL's players and 5.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Ilya BryzgalovPHX
6526-31-0.9062.983
Nikolai KhabibulinCHI
4225-8-0.9192.333
Semyon VarlamovWSH
64-0-0.9182.370

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

32 players across 18 teams.
WSHWashington Capitals5 players
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 79 GP · 56G 54A110P
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 34G 45A79P
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 13G 28A41P
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 52 GP · 11G 22A33P
Semyon Varlamov
G · 6 GP · 4 W · .9184W
PHXPhoenix Coyotes4 players
Enver LisinINACTIVE
RW · 48 GP · 13G 8A21P
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 2G 15A17P
Alexander NikulinINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ilya BryzgalovINACTIVE
G · 65 GP · 26 W · .90626W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players
Fedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 25A34P
Nikita FilatovINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 4G 0A4P
Maksim MayorovINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 43G 48A91P
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 26G 50A76P
DALDallas Stars2 players
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 0G 4A4P
Ivan VishnevskiyINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 2A2P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 26G 39A65P
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 12G 52A64P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Anton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 2G 8A10P
Ilya ZubovINACTIVE
C · 10 GP · 0G 2A2P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Evgeni Malkin
C · 82 GP · 35G 78A113P
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 6G 13A19P
Show all 18 teams
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 48 GP · 6G 14A20P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 16G 32A48P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 42 GP · 25 W · .91925W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 32G 65A97P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Denis GrebeshkovINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 7G 32A39P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Alex FrolovINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 32G 27A59P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Artem AnisimovINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Alexei SemenovINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 1G 7A8P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Evgeny ArtyukhinINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 6G 10A16P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Nikolay KuleminINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 15G 16A31P

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.

0.66Points per game0.48
320Best trio252
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.31
.911Goalies' save percentage.907
0.2NHL players per million inhabitants5.1
1 103Total points1 374
32Players in the NHL54
Russia against Sweden season by season
Pick a rivalCzechiaCzechiaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaUSAUSAGermanyGermanyLatviaLatvia
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