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 in 2–1 win against Buffalo Sabres
Ilya was 18 years old ·
HSBC Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Andreas Karlsson, Daniel Tjärnqvist and Per Svartvadet.Year 2002Season2001-2002
Ilya Kovalchuk's first NHL season: 51 points
The whole season2001-2002Events17games missed - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 87 points and wins the Maurice Richard Trophy
The whole season2003-2004EventsMaurice Richard TrophyNHL leadergoals - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 98 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2005-2006EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 76 points
The whole season and the playoff run2006-2007PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers4 games2 points1 G · 1 AFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers0–4 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 52 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2007-2008EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season - Year 2009Season
2008-2009
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 91 points
The whole season2008-2009EventsCareer bestHis best assist season - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 85 points
The whole season and the playoff run2009-2010PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers5 games6 points2 G · 4 AFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers1–4 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 83 points
Events400career goalsThe whole season and the playoff run2011-2012PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings23 of 24 games19 points8 G · 11 AFirst roundFLAFlorida Panthers4–3Second roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–1Conference finalNYRNew York Rangers4–2Stanley Cup FinalLAKLos Angeles Kings2–4 - Year 2013
- Year 2019
- Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Ilya Kovalchuk's last season: 26 points
Events25games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2019-2020PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders5 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.