Nations in the NHL

Russian 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 370 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia sits second of 11 in the nations league. Kirill Kaprizov leads with 32 points.

NHL players

370

Points

2nd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2026–27Active season18/84 games

2025–26

RUSSIANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 107 games

2G5A

16played

Kirill Kaprizov LW scored 1 goal in the win over Montréal Canadiens.

Ivan Provorov D scored 1 goal in the loss to Florida Panthers.

Alex Ovechkin LW had 1 assist in the win over Ottawa Senators.

Arseny Gritsyuk RW had 1 assist in the loss to Winnipeg Jets.

Dmitri Voronkov LW had 1 assist in the loss to Florida Panthers.

2 RussiansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

Sergei Bobrovsky

· G22 SV · 5 GA · .815 SV% · Loss

Fedor Svechkov

· C0G 0A · 11:47 TOI

MIN2–1MTL

4 RussiansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

Kirill Kaprizov

· LW1G 0A · 20:43 TOI

Yakov Trenin

· C0G 0A · 12:22 TOI

Maxim Shabanov

· RW0G 0A · 14:35 TOI

Danila Yurov

· RW0G 0A · 18:25 TOI

WSH3–2OTT

2 RussiansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

Alex Ovechkin

· LW0G 1A · 13:19 TOI

Artem Zub

· D0G 0A · 20:07 TOI

NJD2–4WPG

1 RussiansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

Arseny Gritsyuk

· RW0G 1A · 18:46 TOI

FLA4–1CBJ

4 RussiansNOV 11 · 01:30 · overnight

Ivan Provorov

· D1G 0A · 20:57 TOI

Dmitri Voronkov

· LW0G 1A · 16:40 TOI

Valeri Nichushkin

· RW0G 1A · 18:47 TOI

Dmitry Kulikov

· D0G 0A · 16:08 TOI

DET2–3STL

2 RussiansNOV 11 · 02:00 · overnight

Alexey Toropchenko

· RW0G 1A · 11:50 TOI

Pavel Buchnevich

· LW0G 0A · 17:05 TOI

NSH3–0LAK

1 RussiansNOV 11 · 04:00 · overnight

Artemi Panarin

· LW0G 0A · 18:38 TOI

NEXT GAMES · NOV 12 · upcoming

34Russians in6games

TBL@BUF

4 RussiansNOV 12 · 01:00

Nikita Kucherov

· RW22 pts this season

Ilya Mikheyev

· RW7 pts this season

9 RussiansNOV 12 · 01:30

Pavel Dorofeyev

· RW11 pts this season

Matvei Gridin

· RW11 pts this season

Vladislav Gavrikov

· D6 pts this season

Aydar Suniev

· LW6 pts this season

Yan Kuznetsov

· D4 pts this season

Maxim Tsyplakov

· RW1 pts this season

4 RussiansNOV 12 · 03:00

Vasily Podkolzin

· RW15 pts this season

Matvei Michkov

· RW14 pts this season

Shakir Mukhamadullin

· D1 pts this season

Nikita Grebenkin

· RW0 pts this season

UTA@VGK

5 RussiansNOV 12 · 03:30

Mikhail Sergachev

· D20 pts this season

Ivan Barbashev

· LW13 pts this season

Dmitri Simashev

· D5 pts this season

Daniil But

· LW4 pts this season

Artem Duda

· D0 pts this season

NSH@ANA

3 RussiansNOV 12 · 04:00

9 RussiansNOV 12 · 04:00

Evgeni Malkin

· C16 pts this season

Dmitry Orlov

· D10 pts this season

Egor Chinakhov

· RW5 pts this season

Igor Chernyshov

· LW4 pts this season

Andrei Kuzmenko

· LW1 pts this season

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 11 ranked nations

league points

Rate2ndTop trio3rdBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million10th

Russia accounts for 6.9% of the NHL's players and 7.5% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Andrei VasilevskiyTBL	13	8-4-0	.881	2.85	0
Yaroslav AskarovSJS	13	5-8-0	.889	3.22	0
Sergei BobrovskyTOR	13	3-8-0	.881	3.47	0
Pyotr KochetkovCAR	12	11-1-0	.920	1.67	2
Ilya SorokinNYI	12	6-4-0	.913	2.57	1
Daniil TarasovDET	8	2-3-0	.920	2.10	1
Sergei MurashovPIT	6	1-4-0	.877	3.52	0
Igor ShesterkinNYR	5	3-1-0	.927	1.79	0
Semyon VarlamovNYI	5	1-2-0	.891	2.72	0
Arsenii SergeevCGY	1	0-1-0	.853	5.00	0

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

58 players across 28 teams, plus two more on a roster without a game yet.

CGYCalgary Flames5 players

Matvei Gridin

RW · 18 GP · 5G 6A11P

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8530W

MINMinnesota Wild4 players

Kirill Kaprizov

LW · 20 GP · 17G 15A32P

Maxim Shabanov

RW · 19 GP · 8G 5A13P

PITPittsburgh Penguins4 players

Evgeni Malkin

C · 16 GP · 6G 10A16P

G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8771W

UTAUtah Mammoth4 players

Mikhail Sergachev

D · 18 GP · 5G 15A20P

CARCarolina Hurricanes3 players

Andrei Svechnikov

RW · 19 GP · 9G 9A18P

Alexander Nikishin

D · 1 GP · 1G 1A2P

Pyotr Kochetkov

G · 12 GP · 11 W · .92011W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players

NYINew York Islanders3 players

Alexander Romanov

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Ilya Sorokin

G · 12 GP · 6 W · .9136W

Semyon Varlamov

G · 5 GP · 1 W · .8911W

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Pavel Dorofeyev

RW · 19 GP · 6G 5A11P

Vladislav Gavrikov

D · 19 GP · 1G 5A6P

Igor Shesterkin

G · 5 GP · 3 W · .9273W

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SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players

G · 13 GP · 5 W · .8895W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players

Nikita Kucherov

RW · 17 GP · 5G 17A22P

Ilya Mikheyev

RW · 17 GP · 4G 3A7P

Andrei Vasilevskiy

G · 13 GP · 8 W · .8818W

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Kirill Marchenko

RW · 14 GP · 6G 8A14P

Sergei Bobrovsky

G · 13 GP · 3 W · .8813W

Artur Akhtyamov

G · No game yet–

BOSBoston Bruins2 players

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Vasily Podkolzin

RW · 19 GP · 9G 6A15P

Shakir Mukhamadullin

D · 14 GP · 1G 0A1P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Matvei Michkov

RW · 20 GP · 10G 4A14P

Nikita Grebenkin

RW · No game yet–

STLSt. Louis Blues2 players

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player

Pavel Mintyukov

D · 14 GP · 2G 4A6P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Roman Kantserov

RW · 18 GP · 9G 2A11P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Fedor Svechkov

C · 19 GP · 2G 5A7P

DETDetroit Red Wings1 player

Daniil Tarasov

G · 8 GP · 2 W · .9202W

FLAFlorida Panthers1 player

Dmitry Kulikov

D · 18 GP · 0G 2A2P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Artemi Panarin

LW · 16 GP · 8G 10A18P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Ivan Demidov

RW · 2 GP · 1G 1A2P

NSHNashville Predators1 player

Ilya Lyubushkin

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player

Arseny Gritsyuk

RW · 19 GP · 8G 6A14P

OTTOttawa Senators1 player

Artem Zub

D · 12 GP · 0G 4A4P

VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player

Ivan Barbashev

LW · 19 GP · 2G 11A13P

WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player

Vladislav Namestnikov

C · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

Season by season

Russia had 12 players in the NHL in 1990–91 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.

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.

Most points by Russian players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a Russian player

Russia against Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.

Russia

2nd in the league

6–1

Finland

6th in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.

0.52Points per game0.49

74Best trio67

0.36Defencemen's points per game0.34

.894Goalies' save percentage.885

0.4NHL players per million inhabitants7.3

370Total points232

58Players in the NHL41

Russia against Finland season by season

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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.

RUSSIAN LEADERS

Points race

Goals

Assists

Goalies: wins

In the nations league

Russian goalies

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

Season by season

In the NHL Draft

Russian NHL players all time

Most points by Russian players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a Russian player

Russia against Finland

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