Nations in the NHLRussian NHL players 2012–13
27 Russian players played in the NHL in 2012–13. Together they scored 477 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished first of 10 in the nations league. Alex Ovechkin scored the most, 56 points.
27
NHL players
477
Points
1st
Nations league
55
Goalie wins
RUSSIAN LEADERS
Points
Alex Ovechkin
WSHLW· 48 GP
32G24A56P
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
DETC· 47 GP
15G34A49P
Alexander SeminINACTIVE
CARRW· 44 GP
13G31A44P
4
Evgeni Malkin
PITC· 31 GP
9G24A33P
5
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
NJDLW· 37 GP
11G20A31P
In the nations league
1st
of 10 ranked nations
38
league points
Rate1stTop trio3rdBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million9th
Russia accounts for 2.9% of the NHL's players and 4.6% of its points.
The full nations leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 19-17-0 | .900 | 2.79 | 1 | |
| 38 | 21-11-0 | .932 | 2.00 | 4 | |
| 35 | 11-21-0 | .903 | 3.02 | 3 | |
| 12 | 4-6-0 | .923 | 2.55 | 1 |
Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team
Fedor TyutinINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 4G 18A22PArtem AnisimovINACTIVE
C · 35 GP · 11G 7A18PNikita NikitinINACTIVE
D · 38 GP · 3G 6A9PSergei Bobrovsky
G · 38 GP · 21 W · .93221WIlya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 37 GP · 11G 20A31PAndrei LoktionovINACTIVE
C · 28 GP · 8G 4A12PAnton VolchenkovINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 1G 4A5PShow all 17 teams
Season 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 Denmark
Russia
1st in the league
6–1
Denmark
9th in the league
Russia wins 6–1 against Denmark.
0.52Points per game0.43
149Best trio86
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.28
.913Goalies' save percentage–
0.2NHL players per million inhabitants1.4
477Total points123
27Players in the NHL8
Sweden
Finland
Canada
Switzerland
USA
Czechia
Slovakia
GermanyContinue reading
Top scorer
Alex Ovechkin
Russia's top scorer in 2012–13.
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 2012–13
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.