Nations in the NHLRussian NHL players 2026–27
58 Russian players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and two more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 380 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia sits third of 11 in the nations league. Kirill Kaprizov leads with 32 points.
60
NHL players
380
Points
3rd
Nations league
41
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season18/84 games
RUSSIANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 116 games10P
6G4A1W
22played
Nikita Kucherov RW had 4 points (3G 1A) in the win over Buffalo Sabres.
Ivan Barbashev LW was in action last night against Utah Mammoth.
Dmitri Simashev D was in action last night against Vegas Golden Knights.
Pavel Dorofeyev RW had 1 assist in the win over Calgary Flames.
Matvei Michkov RW had 1 assist in the loss to Edmonton Oilers.
Player of the night
Nikita Kucherov
TBL
3G1A
NEXT GAMES · NOV 12 · overnight
66Russians in14games
PIT1–0SJSLive9 RussiansNOV 12 · 04:00 · overnight
9 RussiansNOV 12 · 04:00 · overnightEvgeni Malkin
· C17 pts this seasonDmitry Orlov
· D10 pts this seasonEgor Chinakhov
· RW5 pts this seasonIgor Chernyshov
· LW4 pts this seasonAndrei Kuzmenko
· LW1 pts this seasonYaroslav Askarov
· G5 W this seasonSergei Murashov
· G1 W this seasonAlexander Alexeyev
· D0 pts this seasonVasily Ponomarev
· C0 pts this seasonRUSSIAN LEADERS
Points race
Kirill Kaprizov
MINLW· 20 GP
17G15A32P
Nikita Kucherov
TBLRW· 18 GP+4 points last night
8G18A26P
Mikhail Sergachev
UTAD· 19 GP
5G15A20P
4
Artemi Panarin
LAKLW· 16 GP
8G10A18P
4
Andrei Svechnikov
CARRW· 19 GP
9G9A18P
In the nations league
3rd
of 11 ranked nations
39
league points
Rate2ndTop trio3rdBlue line4thGoalies2ndPer million10th
Russia accounts for 6.9% of the NHL's players and 7.6% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 9-4-0 | .883 | 2.86 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5-8-0 | .893 | 3.13 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3-8-0 | .881 | 3.47 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11-1-0 | .920 | 1.67 | 2 | |
Ilya SorokinNYI | 12 | 6-4-0 | .913 | 2.57 | 1 |
| 8 | 2-3-0 | .920 | 2.10 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1-4-0 | .891 | 3.16 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3-1-0 | .927 | 1.79 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1-2-0 | .891 | 2.72 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0-1-0 | .853 | 5.00 | 0 |
Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team
Matvei Gridin
RW · 19 GP · 5G 6A11PAydar Suniev
LW · 16 GP · 4G 2A6PYan Kuznetsov
D · 18 GP · 0G 4A4PMaxim Tsyplakov
RW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1PArsenii Sergeev
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8530WKirill Kaprizov
LW · 20 GP · 17G 15A32PMaxim Shabanov
RW · 19 GP · 8G 5A13PDanila Yurov
RW · 20 GP · 6G 1A7PYakov Trenin
C · 20 GP · 0G 2A2PEvgeni Malkin
C · 17 GP · 6G 11A17PEgor Chinakhov
RW · 15 GP · 3G 2A5PAndrei Kuzmenko
LW · 12 GP · 0G 1A1PSergei Murashov
G · 7 GP · 1 W · .8911WMikhail Sergachev
D · 19 GP · 5G 15A20PDmitri Simashev
D · 19 GP · 4G 2A6PDaniil But
LW · 14 GP · 2G 2A4PArtem Duda
D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PAndrei Svechnikov
RW · 19 GP · 9G 9A18PAlexander Nikishin
D · 1 GP · 1G 1A2PPyotr Kochetkov
G · 12 GP · 11 W · .92011WValeri Nichushkin
RW · 16 GP · 2G 7A9PDmitri Voronkov
LW · 11 GP · 0G 3A3PIvan Provorov
D · 5 GP · 2G 0A2PShow all 28 teams
Dmitry Orlov
D · 21 GP · 2G 8A10PIgor Chernyshov
LW · 11 GP · 2G 2A4PYaroslav Askarov
G · 14 GP · 5 W · .8935WNikita Kucherov
RW · 18 GP · 8G 18A26PIlya Mikheyev
RW · 18 GP · 4G 3A7PAndrei Vasilevskiy
G · 14 GP · 9 W · .8839WKirill Marchenko
RW · 14 GP · 6G 8A14PSergei Bobrovsky
G · 13 GP · 3 W · .8813WArtur Akhtyamov
G · No game yet–Season 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 Sweden
Russia
3rd in the league
3–4
Sweden
5th in the league
Sweden wins 4–3 against Russia.
0.52Points per game0.48
78Best trio70
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.32
.895Goalies' save percentage.896
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants7.8
380Total points538
58Players in the NHL83
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Top scorer
Kirill Kaprizov
Russia's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Minnesota Wild
Where Kirill Kaprizov 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 2026–27
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.