Nations in the NHLRussian NHL players 2009–10
32 Russian players played in the NHL in 2009–10. Together they scored 914 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished second of 10 in the nations league. Alex Ovechkin scored the most, 109 points.
32
NHL players
914
Points
2nd
Nations league
64
Goalie wins
RUSSIAN LEADERS
Points
Alex Ovechkin
WSHLW· 72 GP
50G59A109P
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
NJDLW· 76 GP
41G44A85P
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
WSHRW· 73 GP
40G44A84P
4
Evgeni Malkin
PITC· 67 GP
28G49A77P
5
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
DETC· 80 GP
27G43A70P
In the nations league
2nd
of 10 ranked nations
37
league points
Rate1stTop trio3rdBlue line1stGoalies4thPer million9th
Russia accounts for 3.3% of the NHL's players and 4.9% of its points.
The full nations leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 42-20-0 | .920 | 2.29 | 8 | |
| 26 | 15-4-0 | .909 | 2.55 | 2 | |
| 18 | 7-9-0 | .909 | 3.03 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0-0-0 | .923 | 1.69 | 0 |
Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 24G 37A61PVyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 8G 18A26PEvgeny ArtyukhinINACTIVE
RW · 54 GP · 9G 7A16PFedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 6G 26A32PNikita FilatovINACTIVE
LW · 13 GP · 2G 0A2PMaksim MayorovINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PEvgeni Malkin
C · 67 GP · 28G 49A77PSergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 11G 39A50PAlexander PechurskiyINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .9230WAlex Ovechkin
LW · 72 GP · 50G 59A109PAlexander SeminINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 40G 44A84PSemyon Varlamov
G · 26 GP · 15 W · .90915WSeason by season
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.
Russian NHL players all time
Russia against Latvia
Russia
2nd in the league
6–1
Latvia
10th in the league
Russia wins 6–1 against Latvia.
0.59Points per game0.32
278Best trio24
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.27
.914Goalies' save percentage–
0.2NHL players per million inhabitants2.6
914Total points24
32Players in the NHL5
Sweden
Slovakia
Finland
Czechia
Canada
Germany
USA
DenmarkContinue reading
Top scorer
Alex Ovechkin
Russia's top scorer in 2009–10.
The team
Washington Capitals
Where Alex Ovechkin plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2009–10
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.