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Russian NHL players 2018–19

38 Russian players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 1 070 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. Nikita Kucherov scored the most, 128 points.

38
NHL players
1 070
Points
4th
Nations league
96
Goalie wins
2018–19Last season82/82 games
2017–182019–20

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 10 ranked nations
31
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line10thGoalies2ndPer million9th

Russia accounts for 3.8% of the NHL's players and 5.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Sergei BobrovskyCBJ
6237-24-0.9132.589
Andrei VasilevskiyTBL
5339-10-0.9252.406
Semyon VarlamovCOL
4920-19-0.9092.872

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

38 players across 20 teams.
WSHWashington Capitals4 players
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 81 GP · 51G 38A89P
Evgeny KuznetsovINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 21G 51A72P
Dmitry Orlov
D · 82 GP · 3G 26A29P
Dmitrij JaskinINACTIVE
RW · 37 GP · 2G 6A8P
COLColorado Avalanche3 players
Nikita Zadorov
D · 70 GP · 7G 7A14P
Vladislav KamenevINACTIVE
C · 23 GP · 2G 3A5P
Semyon Varlamov
G · 49 GP · 20 W · .90920W
DALDallas Stars3 players
Alexander RadulovINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 29G 43A72P
Valeri Nichushkin
RW · 57 GP · 0G 10A10P
Denis GurianovINACTIVE
RW · 21 GP · 1G 3A4P
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Evgenii DadonovINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 28G 42A70P
Bogdan KiselevichINACTIVE
D · 32 GP · 0G 8A8P
Maxim MaminINACTIVE
C · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
STLSt. Louis Blues3 players
Vladimir TarasenkoINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 33G 35A68P
Ivan Barbashev
LW · 80 GP · 14G 12A26P
Nikita SoshnikovINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Nikita Kucherov
RW · 82 GP · 41G 87A128P
Mikhail Sergachev
D · 75 GP · 6G 26A32P
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · 53 GP · 39 W · .92539W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 players
Artemi Panarin
LW · 79 GP · 28G 59A87P
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · 62 GP · 37 W · .91337W
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 16G 18A34P
Nikita ScherbakINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P
Show all 20 teams
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Pavel Buchnevich
LW · 64 GP · 21G 17A38P
Vladislav Namestnikov
C · 78 GP · 11G 20A31P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Ivan Provorov
D · 82 GP · 7G 19A26P
Mikhail VorobyevINACTIVE
C · 15 GP · 1G 1A2P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Nikita ZaitsevINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 3G 11A14P
Igor OzhiganovINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 3G 4A7P
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Ilya Lyubushkin
D · 41 GP · 0G 4A4P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Andrei Svechnikov
RW · 82 GP · 20G 17A37P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Artem AnisimovINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 15G 22A37P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Egor YakovlevINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 2G 5A7P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Vitaly AbramovINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Evgeni Malkin
C · 68 GP · 21G 51A72P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Nikolay GoldobinINACTIVE
RW · 63 GP · 7G 20A27P
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Valentin ZykovINACTIVE
LW · 28 GP · 2G 3A5P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Dmitry Kulikov
D · 57 GP · 0G 6A6P

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 8 seasons Russia won.
4
5
5
657
193
2
1
1
356
298
2
2
1
357
303
2
1
1
132
209
3
4
1
634
414
7
2
2
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
4th in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.54Points per game0.40
304Best trio107
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.28
.915Goalies' save percentage.914
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants1.9
1 070Total points146
38Players in the NHL10
Russia against Slovakia season by season
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