Nations in the NHLRussian NHL players 2011–12
28 Russian players played in the NHL in 2011–12. Together they scored 677 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. Evgeni Malkin scored the most, 109 points.
28
NHL players
677
Points
4th
Nations league
85
Goalie wins
RUSSIAN LEADERS
Points
Evgeni Malkin
PITC· 75 GP
50G59A109P
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
NJDLW· 77 GP
37G46A83P
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
DETC· 70 GP
19G48A67P
4
Alex Ovechkin
WSHLW· 78 GP
38G27A65P
5
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
WSHRW· 77 GP
21G33A54P
In the nations league
4th
of 10 ranked nations
31
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line4thGoalies8thPer million9th
Russia accounts for 2.8% of the NHL's players and 3.8% of its points.
The full nations leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 33-16-0 | .909 | 2.48 | 6 | |
| 53 | 26-24-0 | .913 | 2.59 | 4 | |
| 40 | 12-20-0 | .910 | 2.65 | 2 | |
| 29 | 14-10-0 | .899 | 3.02 | 0 |
Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 37G 46A83PAnton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 2G 9A11PVladimir ZharkovINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PAlex Ovechkin
LW · 78 GP · 38G 27A65PAlexander SeminINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 21G 33A54PDmitry Orlov
D · 60 GP · 3G 16A19PSeason 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 Canada
Russia
4th in the league
2–5
Canada
5th in the league
Canada wins 5–2 against Russia.
0.51Points per game0.39
259Best trio274
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.28
.910Goalies' save percentage.911
0.2NHL players per million inhabitants13.0
677Total points9 246
28Players in the NHL522
Slovakia
Sweden
Finland
Czechia
USA
Switzerland
Germany
DenmarkContinue reading
Top scorer
Evgeni Malkin
Russia's top scorer in 2011–12.
The team
Pittsburgh Penguins
Where Evgeni Malkin 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 2011–12
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.