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 370 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia sits second of 11 in the nations league. Kirill Kaprizov leads with 32 points.
60
NHL players
370
Points
2nd
Nations league
40
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season18/84 games
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Player of the night
Andrei Vasilevskiy
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NEXT GAMES · NOV 12 · overnight
34Russians in6games
NYR0–0CGYLive9 RussiansNOV 12 · 01:30 · overnight
9 RussiansNOV 12 · 01:30 · overnightPavel Dorofeyev
· RW11 pts this seasonMatvei Gridin
· RW11 pts this seasonVladislav Gavrikov
· D6 pts this seasonAydar Suniev
· LW6 pts this seasonYan Kuznetsov
· D4 pts this seasonMaxim Tsyplakov
· RW1 pts this seasonIgor Shesterkin
· G3 W this seasonNikita Okhotiuk
· D0 pts this seasonArsenii Sergeev
· G0 W this seasonPIT@SJS9 RussiansNOV 12 · 04:00
9 RussiansNOV 12 · 04:00Evgeni Malkin
· C16 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
5G17A22P
Mikhail Sergachev
UTAD· 18 GP
5G15A20P
4
Artemi Panarin
LAKLW· 16 GP
8G10A18P
4
Andrei Svechnikov
CARRW· 19 GP
9G9A18P
In the nations league
2nd
of 11 ranked nations
40
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 leagueRussian goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8-4-0 | .886 | 2.74 | 0 | |
| 13 | 5-8-0 | .889 | 3.22 | 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 | |
| 6 | 1-4-0 | .877 | 3.52 | 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 · 16 GP · 6G 10A16PEgor Chinakhov
RW · 14 GP · 3G 2A5PAndrei Kuzmenko
LW · 12 GP · 0G 1A1PSergei Murashov
G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8771WMikhail Sergachev
D · 18 GP · 5G 15A20PDmitri Simashev
D · 18 GP · 3G 2A5PDaniil But
LW · 13 GP · 2G 2A4PArtem Duda
D · 3 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 · 20 GP · 2G 8A10PIgor Chernyshov
LW · 11 GP · 2G 2A4PYaroslav Askarov
G · 13 GP · 5 W · .8895WNikita Kucherov
RW · 18 GP · 5G 17A22PIlya Mikheyev
RW · 18 GP · 4G 3A7PAndrei Vasilevskiy
G · 14 GP · 8 W · .8868WKirill 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
2nd in the league
3–4
Sweden
5th in the league
Sweden wins 4–3 against Russia.
0.51Points per game0.48
74Best trio70
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.32
.895Goalies' save percentage.896
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants7.8
370Total points528
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.