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Russian NHL players 2020–21

50 Russian players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 686 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Artemi Panarin scored the most, 58 points.

50
NHL players
686
Points
8th
Nations league
111
Goalie wins
2020–21Active season56/82 games
2019–202021–22

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate7thTop trio4thBlue line9thGoalies1stPer million9th

Russia accounts for 4.9% of the NHL's players and 5.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Andrei VasilevskiyTBL
4231-10-0.9252.215
Semyon VarlamovNYI
3619-11-0.9292.047
Igor ShesterkinNYR
3516-14-0.9162.622
Sergei BobrovskyFLA
3119-8-0.9062.910
Ilya SorokinNYI
2213-6-0.9182.173
Ilya SamsonovWSH
1913-4-0.9022.692
Ivan ProsvetovARI
30-1-0.8244.150
Alexei MelnichukSJS
30-1-0.8645.050
Artyom ZagidulinCGY
10-0-0.8184.250

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

50 players across 23 teams.
OTTOttawa Senators5 players
Evgenii DadonovINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 13G 7A20P
Nikita ZaitsevINACTIVE
D · 55 GP · 4G 13A17P
Artem Zub
D · 47 GP · 3G 11A14P
Artem AnisimovINACTIVE
C · 19 GP · 2G 7A9P
Vitaly AbramovINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers4 players
Artemi Panarin
LW · 42 GP · 17G 41A58P
Pavel Buchnevich
LW · 54 GP · 20G 28A48P
Vitali KravtsovINACTIVE
RW · 20 GP · 2G 2A4P
Igor Shesterkin
G · 35 GP · 16 W · .91616W
WSHWashington Capitals4 players
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 45 GP · 24G 18A42P
Evgeny KuznetsovINACTIVE
C · 41 GP · 9G 20A29P
Dmitry Orlov
D · 51 GP · 8G 14A22P
Ilya SamsonovINACTIVE
G · 19 GP · 13 W · .90213W
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players
Nikita GusevINACTIVE
LW · 31 GP · 4G 6A10P
Mikhail MaltsevINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 6G 3A9P
Dmitry Kulikov
D · 48 GP · 0G 4A4P
SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players
Nikolai KnyzhovINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 2G 8A10P
Ivan ChekhovichINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P
Alexei MelnichukINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8640W
STLSt. Louis Blues3 players
Vladimir TarasenkoINACTIVE
RW · 24 GP · 4G 10A14P
Ivan Barbashev
LW · 38 GP · 5G 7A12P
Klim KostinINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Mikhail Sergachev
D · 56 GP · 4G 26A30P
Alexander VolkovINACTIVE
RW · 37 GP · 7G 6A13P
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · 42 GP · 31 W · .92531W
ARIArizona Coyotes2 players
Ilya Lyubushkin
D · 42 GP · 1G 1A2P
Ivan ProsvetovINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8240W
Show all 23 teams
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Nikita NesterovINACTIVE
D · 38 GP · 0G 4A4P
Artyom ZagidulinINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8180W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 players
Mikhail GrigorenkoINACTIVE
C · 32 GP · 4G 8A12P
Vladislav Gavrikov
D · 55 GP · 2G 10A12P
DALDallas Stars2 players
Denis GurianovINACTIVE
RW · 55 GP · 12G 18A30P
Alexander RadulovINACTIVE
RW · 11 GP · 4G 8A12P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Vladislav Namestnikov
C · 53 GP · 8G 9A17P
Evgeny SvechnikovINACTIVE
LW · 21 GP · 3G 5A8P
FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Grigori DenisenkoINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 0G 4A4P
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · 31 GP · 19 W · .90619W
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Semyon Varlamov
G · 36 GP · 19 W · .92919W
Ilya Sorokin
G · 22 GP · 13 W · .91813W
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Ivan Provorov
D · 56 GP · 7G 19A26P
Egor ZamulaINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Ilya Mikheyev
RW · 54 GP · 7G 10A17P
Alexander BarabanovINACTIVE
LW · 22 GP · 3G 5A8P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Andrei Svechnikov
RW · 55 GP · 15G 27A42P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Nikita Zadorov
D · 55 GP · 1G 7A8P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Valeri Nichushkin
RW · 55 GP · 10G 11A21P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Kirill Kaprizov
LW · 55 GP · 27G 24A51P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Alexander Romanov
D · 54 GP · 1G 5A6P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Yakov Trenin
C · 45 GP · 5G 6A11P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Evgeni Malkin
C · 33 GP · 8G 20A28P

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
448
319
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 Denmark

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
8th in the league
4–3
Denmark
Denmark
7th in the league

Russia wins 4–3 against Denmark.

0.44Points per game0.50
157Best trio113
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.32
.914Goalies' save percentage.904
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants1.4
686Total points123
50Players in the NHL8
Russia against Denmark season by season
Pick a rivalUSAUSACanadaCanadaSwedenSwedenGermanyGermanyFinlandFinlandCzechiaCzechiaDenmarkDenmarkSwitzerlandSwitzerlandSlovakiaSlovakia
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