Ilya Kovalchuk's NHL career
Left winger Ilya Kovalchuk was drafted 1th overall by Atlanta Thrashers in 2001. He played 13 seasons for 5 clubs, 2001-2020. That came to 926 games and 876 points, 443 goals and 433 assists.
Below: the whole of Ilya Kovalchuk's career, season by season.
- Year 20012001 NHL Draft
Ilya Kovalchuk is drafted 1 overall by Atlanta Thrashers
First off the board- 1Ilya KovalchukATL
- 2Jason SpezzaOTT
- 3Alexander SvitovTBL
Swedes from the same draft
Johnny Oduya850 GP · 190 P- Fredrik Sjöström489 GP · 104 P
- Andreas Salomonsson71 GP · 14 P
- 3 months and 11 days later · 1 season2001-2002 seasonNHL debut
Ilya Kovalchuk makes his NHL debut
Ilya was 18 years old ·
HSBC Arena, USAOther Swedes on the ice:
Andreas Karlsson, Daniel Tjärnqvist and Per Svartvadet.Year 2002Season2001-2002
Ilya Kovalchuk's first NHL season: 51 points
Events17games missedThe whole season2001-2002Points51NHL#82Games65 of 8279%Goals29NHL#33Assists22NHL#179P/GP0.78NHL#52+/--19NHL#843 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 67 points
The whole season2002-2003Points67NHL#34Games81 of 8299%Goals38NHL#7Assists29NHL#109P/GP0.83NHL#41+/--24NHL#874 - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 87 points and wins the Maurice Richard Trophy
EventsMaurice Richard TrophyNHL leadergoalsThe whole season2003-2004Points87NHL#2Games81 of 8299%Goals41NHL#1Assists46NHL#15P/GP1.07NHL#8+/--10NHL#795 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 98 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season2005-2006Points98NHL#8Games78 of 8295%Goals52NHL#3Assists46NHL#40P/GP1.26NHL#7+/--6NHL#660 - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 76 points
The whole season and the playoff run2006-2007Points76NHL#34Games82 of 82100%Goals42NHL#8Assists34NHL#89P/GP0.93NHL#43+/--2NHL#486PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers0–4 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 52 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring seasonThe whole season2007-2008Points87NHL#10Games79 of 8296%Goals52NHL#2Assists35NHL#70P/GP1.10NHL#12+/--12NHL#778 - Year 2009Season
2008-2009
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 91 points
EventsCareer bestHis best assist seasonThe whole season2008-2009Points91NHL#6Games79 of 8296%Goals43NHL#4Assists48NHL#24P/GP1.15NHL#6+/--12NHL#800 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 85 points
The whole season and the playoff run2009-2010Points85NHL#11Games76 of 8293%Goals41NHL#6Assists44NHL#26P/GP1.12NHL#13+/-+10NHL#75PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers0 of 5 games0 pointsFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers1–4 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 60 points
The whole season2010-2011Points60NHL#48Games81 of 8299%Goals31NHL#21Assists29NHL#112P/GP0.74NHL#72+/--26NHL#885 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 83 points
Events400career goalsThe whole season and the playoff run2011-2012Points83NHL#5Games77 of 8294%Goals37NHL#6Assists46NHL#18P/GP1.08NHL#4+/--9NHL#761PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings0 of 24 games0 pointsFirst roundFLAFlorida Panthers4–3Second roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–1Conference finalNYRNew York Rangers4–2Stanley Cup FinalLAKLos Angeles Kings2–4 - Year 2013Season
2012-2013
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 31 points
Events11games missedThe whole season2012-2013Points31NHL#75Games37 of 4877%Goals11NHL#93Assists20NHL#67P/GP0.84NHL#39+/--6NHL#686 - Year 2019Season
2018-2019
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 34 points
Events18games missedThe whole season2018-2019Points34NHL#217Games64 of 8278%Goals16NHL#158Assists18NHL#269P/GP0.53NHL#183+/--26NHL#901 - Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Ilya Kovalchuk's last season: 26 points
Events25games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2019-2020Points26NHL#263Games46 of 7165%Goals10NHL#229Assists16NHL#263P/GP0.57NHL#163+/--4NHL#616PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders0 of 5 games0 pointsFirst roundNYINew York Islanders1–4 - The career
Ilya Kovalchuk played his last NHL game in 2020
The career ended after 13 seasons, the last of them with Washington Capitals.