Nations in the NHLRussian NHL players 2017–18
37 Russian players played in the NHL in 2017–18. Together they scored 1 048 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished second of 10 in the nations league. Nikita Kucherov scored the most, 100 points.
37
NHL players
1 048
Points
2nd
Nations league
105
Goalie wins
RUSSIAN LEADERS
Points
Nikita Kucherov
TBLRW· 80 GP
39G61A100P
Evgeni Malkin
PITC· 78 GP
42G56A98P
Alex Ovechkin
WSHLW· 82 GP
49G38A87P
4
Evgeny KuznetsovINACTIVE
WSHC· 79 GP
27G56A83P
5
Artemi Panarin
CBJLW· 81 GP
27G55A82P
In the nations league
2nd
of 10 ranked nations
36
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line6thGoalies1stPer million9th
Russia accounts for 3.8% of the NHL's players and 5.2% of its points.
The full nations leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 44-17-0 | .920 | 2.62 | 8 | |
| 65 | 37-22-0 | .921 | 2.42 | 5 | |
| 51 | 24-16-0 | .920 | 2.68 | 2 |
Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team
Nikita Zadorov
D · 77 GP · 7G 13A20PNail YakupovINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 9G 7A16PAndrei MironovINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 1G 2A3PVladislav KamenevINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PSemyon Varlamov
G · 51 GP · 24 W · .92024WNikita Kucherov
RW · 80 GP · 39G 61A100PVladislav Namestnikov
C · 81 GP · 22G 26A48PMikhail Sergachev
D · 79 GP · 9G 31A40PAndrei Vasilevskiy
G · 65 GP · 44 W · .92044WVladimir TarasenkoINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 33G 33A66PDmitrij JaskinINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 6G 11A17PIvan Barbashev
LW · 53 GP · 7G 6A13PAlex Ovechkin
LW · 82 GP · 49G 38A87PEvgeny KuznetsovINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 27G 56A83PDmitry Orlov
D · 82 GP · 10G 21A31PSeason 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 Finland
Russia
2nd in the league
4–3
Finland
1st in the league
Russia wins 4–3 against Finland.
0.56Points per game0.49
285Best trio232
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.36
.918Goalies' save percentage.918
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants7.3
1 048Total points887
37Players in the NHL41
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Czechia
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Top scorer
Nikita Kucherov
Russia's top scorer in 2017–18.
The team
Tampa Bay Lightning
Where Nikita Kucherov 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 2017–18
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.