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Russian NHL players 2021–22

56 Russian players played in the NHL in 2021–22. Together they scored 1 377 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. Kirill Kaprizov scored the most, 108 points.

56
NHL players
1 377
Points
4th
Nations league
176
Goalie wins
2021–22Last season82/82 games
2020–212022–23

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 10 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate3rdTop trio3rdBlue line7thGoalies1stPer million9th

Russia accounts for 5.0% of the NHL's players and 6.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Andrei VasilevskiyTBL
6339-18-0.9172.492
Sergei BobrovskyFLA
5439-7-0.9132.673
Igor ShesterkinNYR
5336-13-0.9352.076
Ilya SorokinNYI
5226-18-0.9252.407
Ilya SamsonovWSH
4423-12-0.8963.023
Semyon VarlamovNYI
3110-17-0.9122.912
Daniil TarasovCBJ
40-2-0.9372.400
Pyotr KochetkovCAR
33-0-0.9022.420
Ivan ProsvetovARI
30-2-0.8754.220

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

56 players across 27 teams.
STLSt. Louis Blues5 players
Vladimir TarasenkoINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 34G 48A82P
Pavel Buchnevich
LW · 73 GP · 30G 46A76P
Ivan Barbashev
LW · 81 GP · 26G 34A60P
Klim KostinINACTIVE
C · 40 GP · 4G 5A9P
Alexey Toropchenko
RW · 28 GP · 2G 0A2P
WSHWashington Capitals5 players
Alex Ovechkin
LW · 77 GP · 50G 40A90P
Evgeny KuznetsovINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 24G 54A78P
Dmitry Orlov
D · 76 GP · 12G 23A35P
Alexander Alexeyev
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ilya SamsonovINACTIVE
G · 44 GP · 23 W · .89623W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players
Vladislav Gavrikov
D · 80 GP · 5G 28A33P
Egor Chinakhov
RW · 62 GP · 7G 7A14P
Daniil Tarasov
G · 4 GP · 0 W · .9370W
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Maxim MaminINACTIVE
C · 40 GP · 7G 7A14P
Grigori DenisenkoINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · 54 GP · 39 W · .91339W
OTTOttawa Senators3 players
Artem Zub
D · 81 GP · 6G 16A22P
Nikita ZaitsevINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 2G 9A11P
Egor SokolovINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Nikita Kucherov
RW · 47 GP · 25G 44A69P
Mikhail Sergachev
D · 78 GP · 7G 31A38P
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · 63 GP · 39 W · .91739W
TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players
Ilya Mikheyev
RW · 53 GP · 21G 11A32P
Ilya Lyubushkin
D · 77 GP · 2G 13A15P
Kirill SemyonovINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
VGKVegas Golden Knights3 players
Evgenii DadonovINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 20G 23A43P
Daniil MiromanovINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P
Pavel Dorofeyev
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Show all 27 teams
ARIArizona Coyotes2 players
Dmitrij JaskinINACTIVE
RW · 12 GP · 0G 1A1P
Ivan ProsvetovINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8750W
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Andrei Svechnikov
RW · 78 GP · 30G 39A69P
Pyotr Kochetkov
G · 3 GP · 3 W · .9023W
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Valeri Nichushkin
RW · 62 GP · 25G 27A52P
Mikhail MaltsevINACTIVE
LW · 18 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars2 players
Denis GurianovINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 11G 20A31P
Alexander RadulovINACTIVE
RW · 71 GP · 4G 18A22P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Kirill Kaprizov
LW · 81 GP · 47G 61A108P
Dmitry Kulikov
D · 80 GP · 7G 17A24P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Ilya Sorokin
G · 52 GP · 26 W · .92526W
Semyon Varlamov
G · 31 GP · 10 W · .91210W
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Artemi Panarin
LW · 75 GP · 22G 74A96P
Igor Shesterkin
G · 53 GP · 36 W · .93536W
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Ivan Provorov
D · 79 GP · 9G 22A31P
Egor ZamulaINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 0G 0A0P
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Alexander BarabanovINACTIVE
LW · 70 GP · 10G 29A39P
Artemi KniazevINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Nikita Zadorov
D · 74 GP · 4G 18A22P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Vladislav Namestnikov
C · 75 GP · 16G 14A30P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Dmitri SamorukovINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Vladimir TkachevINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 2A2P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Alexander Romanov
D · 79 GP · 3G 10A13P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Yakov Trenin
C · 80 GP · 17G 7A24P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Nikita Okhotiuk
D · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Evgeni Malkin
C · 41 GP · 20G 22A42P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Vasily Podkolzin
RW · 79 GP · 14G 12A26P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Evgeny SvechnikovINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 7G 12A19P

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
8
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 Germany

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
Germany
Germany
8th in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.55Points per game0.58
294Best trio218
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.41
.916Goalies' save percentage.896
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants0.1
1 377Total points240
56Players in the NHL10
Russia against Germany season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenCanadaCanadaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandUSAUSAFinlandFinlandDenmarkDenmarkGermanyGermanyCzechiaCzechiaSlovakiaSlovakia
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