Nations in the NHLRussian NHL players 2022–23
59 Russian players played in the NHL in 2022–23. Together they scored 1 383 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished second of 9 in the nations league. Nikita Kucherov scored the most, 113 points.
59
NHL players
1 383
Points
2nd
Nations league
184
Goalie wins
RUSSIAN LEADERS
Points
Nikita Kucherov
TBLRW· 82 GP
30G83A113P
Artemi Panarin
NYRLW· 82 GP
29G63A92P
Evgeni Malkin
PITC· 82 GP
27G56A83P
4
Kirill Kaprizov
MINLW· 67 GP
40G35A75P
4
Alex Ovechkin
WSHLW· 73 GP
42G33A75P
In the nations league
2nd
of 9 ranked nations
30
league points
Rate2ndTop trio4thBlue line5thGoalies1stPer million8th
Russia accounts for 5.6% of the NHL's players and 6.2% of its points.
The full nations leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ilya SorokinNYI | 62 | 31-22-0 | .924 | 2.34 | 6 |
| 60 | 34-22-0 | .915 | 2.65 | 4 | |
| 58 | 37-13-0 | .916 | 2.48 | 3 | |
| 50 | 24-20-0 | .901 | 3.07 | 1 | |
| 42 | 27-10-0 | .919 | 2.33 | 4 | |
| 24 | 12-7-0 | .909 | 2.44 | 4 | |
| 23 | 11-9-0 | .913 | 2.70 | 2 | |
| 17 | 4-11-0 | .892 | 3.91 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4-3-0 | .880 | 3.98 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0-1-0 | .886 | 4.15 | 0 |
Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team
Alexander Romanov
D · 76 GP · 2G 20A22PNikita SoshnikovINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PIlya Sorokin
G · 62 GP · 31 W · .92431WSemyon Varlamov
G · 23 GP · 11 W · .91311WAlexander BarabanovINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 15G 32A47PEvgeny SvechnikovINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 8G 6A14PDanil GushchinINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 1G 1A2PNikolai KnyzhovINACTIVE
D · 12 GP · 1G 0A1PPavel Buchnevich
LW · 63 GP · 26G 41A67PVladimir TarasenkoINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 18G 32A50PAlexey Toropchenko
RW · 69 GP · 10G 9A19PDmitri SamorukovINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PAndrei Kuzmenko
LW · 81 GP · 39G 35A74PIlya Mikheyev
RW · 46 GP · 13G 15A28PVitali KravtsovINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 4G 4A8PVasily Podkolzin
RW · 39 GP · 4G 3A7PAlex Ovechkin
LW · 73 GP · 42G 33A75PEvgeny KuznetsovINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 12G 43A55PDmitry Orlov
D · 66 GP · 7G 29A36PAlexander Alexeyev
D · 32 GP · 0G 5A5PKirill Marchenko
RW · 59 GP · 21G 4A25PEgor Chinakhov
RW · 30 GP · 4G 9A13PDaniil Tarasov
G · 17 GP · 4 W · .8924WShow all 26 teams
Nikita Kucherov
RW · 82 GP · 30G 83A113PMikhail Sergachev
D · 79 GP · 10G 54A64PAndrei Vasilevskiy
G · 60 GP · 34 W · .91534WIvan Barbashev
LW · 82 GP · 16G 29A45PPavel Dorofeyev
RW · 18 GP · 7G 2A9PDaniil MiromanovINACTIVE
D · 14 GP · 2G 4A6PSeason 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 Switzerland
Russia
2nd in the league
5–2
Switzerland
4th in the league
Russia wins 5–2 against Switzerland.
0.54Points per game0.52
288Best trio218
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.37
.912Goalies' save percentage.908
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants1.5
1 383Total points486
59Players in the NHL13
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SlovakiaContinue reading
Top scorer
Nikita Kucherov
Russia's top scorer in 2022–23.
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 2022–23
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.