For almost two decades in the National Hockey League, Russian legionnaires have played an important role in their clubs. There were a lot of outstanding hockey players among the Russians, whose performance is capable of amazing. One can single out the five best scorers among Russians in the entire history of the NHL.
Regular season
The overall performance of the players is calculated according to the goal + pass system. This system is still used in the NHL to determine the top scorers of the season.
Ilya Kovalchuk is in fifth place in NHL regular season games in terms of total points, having played 816 regular season matches. His total points are 816 (417 goals and 399 assists). Ilya played for two NHL clubs - Atlanta Thrashers and New Jersey Devils.
In fourth place in the list of scorers is Vyacheslav Kozlov. He played for Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabers, Atlanta Thrashers. Vyacheslav played 1182 matches, in which he scored 853 points (356 + 497). Kozlov won the Stanley Cup with Detroit.
Alexey Kovalev opens the top three. He played 1,316 regular season NHL games, earning 1,029 points (430 + 599). Kovalev has played for many NHL clubs. In particular, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens.
In second place among the NHL regular season scorers is Alexander Mogilny. His statistics are 990 matches, 1032 points (473 + 559). Alexander has played for clubs from Buffalo, Vancouver, New Jersey and Toronto. Mogilny became one of the first Russian hockey players to leave for the NHL.
Leadership among Russian NHL scorers of all time belongs to Sergei Fedorov. He played 1248 matches in which he scored 1179 points (483 + 696). He played for clubs in Detroit, Anaheim, Columbus and Washington. He is the owner of the Stanley Cup.
Playoff stats
In the NHL playoffs, the statistics of the Russian scorers are somewhat different. Alexey Kovalev is in fifth place. He played 123 matches, gaining 100 points (45 + 55).
The fourth place belongs to the current NHL player Pavel Datsyuk. At the moment, Paul is defending the colors of Detroit. He played 145 playoff games. Scored 108 points (39 + 69).
The third place is taken by the current player of Pittsburgh Yevgeny Malkin (Stanley Cup winner). Evgeny has 96 games in the playoffs with 111 points (42 + 69).
In second place is defender Sergei Zubov, who played 164 matches in the NHL playoffs. Sergey scored 117 points (24 + 93). Zubov played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars.
Leadership among the NHL playoff scorers of all time (among Russian hockey players) belongs to Sergei Fedorov. He played 183 matches and scored 176 points (52 + 124).
It should be noted that these are statistics at the start of the new season in the best hockey league in the world. Our active legionnaires may well significantly improve their performance, throwing washers and making assists.
