| Ilya Kovalchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kovalchuk in 2017 | |||
| Born | (1983-04-15)15 April 1983 (age 41) Kalinin,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Spartak Moscow Atlanta Thrashers Ak Bars Kazan Khimik Moscow Oblast New Jersey Devils SKA Saint Petersburg Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals Avangard Omsk | ||
| National team |  Russia | ||
| NHL draft | 1st overall,2001 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2024 | ||
Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (Russian:Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockeywinger. He played for theAtlanta Thrashers,New Jersey Devils,Los Angeles Kings,Montreal Canadiens, andWashington Capitals in theNational Hockey League (NHL), as well asAk Bars Kazan,Khimik Moscow Oblast,SKA Saint Petersburg,Avangard Omsk, andSpartak Moscow in theRussian Superleague (RSL) andKontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Kovalchuk developed in the youth system ofSpartak Moscow, joining their senior team in theVysshaya Liga in 1999. After two seasons with Spartak, he joined the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL, who selected himfirst overall in the2001 NHL Entry Draft. After eight seasons with the Thrashers, he was traded to theNew Jersey Devils in 2010, with which he signed a 15-year, $100 million contract, after a 17-year, $102 million deal was rejected by the NHL. In 2013, he left the NHL to return to Russia, joining SKA Saint Petersburg, where he played for five seasons before returning to the NHL in 2018. Kovalchuk returned to the KHL for the2020–21 season, before taking two years off from hockey and ultimately returning to Spartak.
Kovalchuk is tied for fourth all time in the NHL for regular-season overtime goals scored (15) and 18th in goals-per-game average (.511), and is the seventh-highest scoringRussian in NHL history. In the NHL, Kovalchuk has twice been named to theAll-Star team, and in2004 finished in a three-way tie for theMaurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal-scorer, sharing it withJarome Iginla andRick Nash.
Internationally, Kovalchuk has played for theRussian national junior team in theWorld U18 Championship andWorld Junior Championship, and for theRussian national senior team in theWorld Championship,World Cup andWinter Olympics, winning the2008 and2009 World Championships. At his fifth Olympics in2018, Kovalchuk was named the most valuable player while helpingOlympic Athletes from Russia win the gold medal.
Kovalchuk was born in Kalinin (nowTver), a city roughly 180 kilometres northwest ofMoscow, the second child and first son of Valeri and Lyubov.[1] Born big, he was named in honour ofIlya Muromets, a legendary figure fromKievan Rus'.[2] Kovalchuk's father, Valeri, played basketball in Tver; after his career ended, he turned to coaching and was the head of the sport's school at the Spartak Olympic reserve in the city from 1980 until 1998, while Lyubov was the head of the #2 polyclinic of the #7 Tver city hospital.[1] Valeri would later write a book detailing Kovalchuk's development as a hockey player, titled "From Tver to Atlanta" (Russian: «От Твери до Атланты») and published in 2004; he died in 2005 due to heart disease.[3][4] Kovalchuk's sister, Arina, is seven years older than him.[1] At age seven, Kovalchuk was invited to join theSpartak Moscow youth school, which he went to every weekend, taking the train with his father.[1]
Kovalchuk met his future wife, Nicole Andrazajtis, in 2002 after being introduced by mutual friends. Nicole was a well known singer in Russia at the time and was part of the groupMirage. They married in 2008 at Church of Dormition in Russia. Together they have four children: daughters Karolina and Eva, born in 2005 and 2015; and sons Philipp and Artem, born in 2009 and 2010, respectively.[5]
Kovalchuk is a member ofAlexander Ovechkin'sPutinTeam which was founded in 2017 to promoteVladimir Putin's2018 presidential campaign.[6][7]
As a youth, Kovalchuk played in the 1997Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Spartak Moscow.[8] He later played for Vysshaya Liga club Spartak Moscow for two seasons before entering the NHL.[9] Drafted by the Thrashers first overall in the2001 NHL Entry Draft, he became the first Russian to be drafted first overall in the NHL's history.[10] In club-level competition, Kovalchuk wore the number 17 as a tribute toValeri Kharlamov, a Soviet superstar in the 1970s.[11]
Entering his NHL rookie season in2001–02, Kovalchuk scored 29 goals and 51 points despite missing 17 games with a season-ending shoulder injury. He finished second in voting to teammateDany Heatley for theCalder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.[10] Both were named to theNHL All-Rookie Team. After improving to 38 goals and 67 points in his second season, Kovalchuk scored 41 goals in2003–04, making him a co-winner of theMaurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy after tying for the NHL lead in goals withJarome Iginla of theCalgary Flames andRick Nash of theColumbus Blue Jackets.[10] He also added 46 assists for 87 points, tying him withJoe Sakic of theColorado Avalanche for second in the NHL that season, behindMartin St. Louis. Kovalchuk also participated in his firstNHL All-Star Game in 2004.
Due to the2004–05 NHL lockout, Kovalchuk returned to Russia, playing for bothAk Bars Kazan andKhimik Moscow Oblast of theRussian Superleague (RSL). After the lockout, Kovalchuk and the Thrashers could not initially agree to a new contract, so he stayed in Russia, rejoining Khimik Moscow Oblast. He played 11 games for the team, recording 8 goals and 13 points before returning to the Thrashers and NHL after signing a five-year, $32 million contract.[12] During the2005–06 season, he scored 52 goals, tying him with rookieAlexander Ovechkin of theWashington Capitals for third in the NHL in scoring, behindJonathan Cheechoo of theSan Jose Sharks (56) andJaromír Jágr of theNew York Rangers (54). He also tied his career-high of 46 assists for a career-high 98 points, leading the Thrashers in team scoring for the second consecutive season, while finishing eighth overall in NHL scoring. He also became the first Thrashers player to score50 goals in a season.
In the2006–07 season, Kovalchuk's point production dropped for the first time in his career. He finished with 42 goals and 34 assists for 76 points. During a game against theNashville Predators on 11 January 2006, Predators head coachBarry Trotz accused Kovalchuk with "always plays with an illegal stick". Trotz had asked the referees to check Kovalchuk's stick following a Thrashers goal, but claimed Kovalchuk was able to switch his stick before the referees could check.[13] Despite his drop in production on the season, Kovalchuk and the Thrashers qualified for theStanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Kovalchuk scored one goal and one assist in his NHL playoffs debut as the team lost in the opening round to the New York Rangers in four games.
In2007–08, Kovalchuk scored two consecutivehat-tricks in a loss to theOttawa Senators and a win against theTampa Bay Lightning on 1 and 3 November 2007, respectively. Later that season, on 23 January 2008, Kovalchuk was suspended for one game by the NHL for a hit from behind on New York Rangers defencemanMichal Rozsíval in a game a day prior.[14] He finished with his second 52-goal season in three years, along with 35 assists for 87 points.
With the departure ofBobby Holík to theNew Jersey Devils in the 2008 off-season, the Thrashers' captaincy remained vacant for the first half of the2008–09 season. Kovalchuk served as one of five alternate captains to start the season until the alternates collectively requested to general managerDon Waddell and head coachJohn Anderson for Kovalchuk to take over the captaincy.[15] Soon thereafter, on 11 January 2009, Kovalchuk was named Holík's successor and the sixth team captain in Thrashers' history during the team's Casino Night charity event.[15] The announcement came amidst speculation that the Thrashers were looking to trade Kovalchuk, as his contract was set to expire at the end of the following season.[15] Kovalchuk completed his first season as team captain with 43 goals for his fifth consecutive 40-goal season and 91 points.
Near the beginning of the2009–10 season, Kovalchuk scored the 300th and 301st goal of his NHL career in a 4–2 win during theSt. Louis Blues' home opener on 8 October 2009.[16] He was leading the NHL in goals several weeks into the season when he suffered a broken foot after blocking shot in a game against theSan Jose Sharks on 24 October.[17]
In the final year of his contract, Kovalchuk and the Thrashers could not come to an agreement on an extension. Thrashers general managerDon Waddell reportedly offered 12-year, $101 million and seven-year, $70 million contracts, both of which Kovalchuk turned down.[18] A few days after Kovalchuk rejected the second contract offer, Waddell told him that he was going to be traded, rather than risk losing him tounrestricted free agency for nothing in the off-season, despite the fact that the Thrashers were still in the playoff race. On 4 February 2010, Kovalchuk was traded to theNew Jersey Devils. Atlanta received defencemanJohnny Oduya, rookie forwardNiclas Bergfors, junior prospectPatrice Cormier and a first-round selection in the2010 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Kovalchuk and defencemanAnssi Salmela; the teams also traded second-round selections in the2010 NHL Entry Draft.[19] Kovalchuk left the Thrashers as their all-time leader in several categories, including games played, goals, assists and points. He recorded two assists the following day in his Devils' debut, a 4–3 win over theToronto Maple Leafs on 5 February.[20] Kovalchuk eventually ended the season with 41 goals along with 44 assists, for 85 points split between Atlanta and New Jersey. On 10 February 2011, Kovalchuk scored the game-winning goal in a game over the Maple Leafs to giveJacques Lemaire the 600th win of his coaching career.[21]
Kovalchuk recorded aGordie Howe hat trick – a goal, an assist, and a fight – on 4 February 2012, the second anniversary of his trade to the Devils, against thePhiladelphia Flyers. This was the first such hat trick ever recorded by Kovalchuk and second in the Devils' franchise, followingAdam Henrique the month before. Kovalchuk assisted on two goals by teammateKurtis Foster, scored ashort-handed goal, then foughtBrayden Schenn after a scrum formed when Flyers forwardZac Rinaldo performed a slew-foot on Devils captainZach Parise.[22]
Kovalchuk recorded his first scoringhat-trick as a member of the Devils on 14 February 2012, during a 4–1 victory in Buffalo against theSabres.[23]
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On 8 March, Kovalchuk's 13th career hat trick and second hat-trick as a New Jersey Devil was recorded. The Devils won 5–1 against theNew York Islanders, with Kovalchuk being the first star of the night. On 20 March, Kovalchuk became the 87th player in NHL history to score 400 goals. It was the lone goal of a 1–0 victory over theOttawa Senators. He was given third star of the night.
Kovalchuk ended the2011–12 season with seven game-deciding shootout goals and 11 shootout goals in total, setting a new record in both categories. The NHL first introduced shootouts in 2005.[24] Kovalchuk and the Devils won the 2011–12 Eastern Conference finals against the New York Rangers in six games, setting a Stanley Cup meeting with theLos Angeles Kings. Despite leading the2012 playoffs in scoring through the first three rounds, Kovalchuk was playing with a herniated disc and was largely ineffective against the Kings, scoring just one point in the series, an empty-net goal in game 4, as the Devils fell to the Kings in six games.
Kovalchuk became an unrestricted free agent on 1 July 2010. On 19 July, after receiving offers from other teams, Kovalchuk agreed to a 17-year, $102 million deal to remain with the Devils. The length of the deal broke the record for the longest contract in NHL history.[25] However, the contract was blocked by the NHL the next day on the ground it circumvented theNHL salary cap. Arbitrator Richard Bloch heard theNational Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA)'s appeal and ultimately nullified the deal.[26]
Another contract was subsequently submitted to the NHL. During the early morning hours of 4 September 2010, the NHL approved the contract along with a new agreement with the NHLPA. The contract was for 15-years and worth $100 million.[27]
Consequently, the NHL penalized the Devils for trying to circumvent the NHL salary cap with Kovalchuk's original contract. As a result, the Devils surrendered $3 million, a third-round draft choice in the2011 NHL Entry Draft and one future first-round draft pick within the next four seasons. The Devils decided to use their first-round draft pick in the 2011 and 2012 NHL Entry Drafts and were to surrender their first-round pick in 2014. However, on 6 March 2014, the NHL announced it would forgive part of the $3 million fine and grant the Devils the 30th pick in the first round of the2014 NHL Entry Draft.[28]
As a result of the2012–13 NHL lockout, Kovalchuk elected to sign a temporary contract withSKA Saint Petersburg of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 18 September 2012. Kovalchuk played in Russia until a labor agreement was reached between the NHLPA and the NHL in January, allowing the2012–13 NHL season to start. Kovalchuk was named captain of SKA Saint Petersburg at his contract signing.[29] In addition, Kovalchuk was the subject of criticism for not returning to the United States immediately after the lockout ended, instead electing to be one of two participating NHL players in the KHL All-Star Game (the other beingPavel Datsyuk). Kovalchuk served as the captain of the Western Conference and returned to the United States to the Devils' training camp immediately after. He finished the season with 31 points in 37 games for the Devils, and 42 points in 36 games for SKA.[30][31]
On 11 July 2013, Kovalchuk chose to retire from the NHL. Although Devils general managerLou Lamoriello knew Kovalchuk had been considering retirement since before the 2012–13 shortened season, Kovalchuk's departure came as a surprise to the public. Upon leaving, Kovalchuk had $77 million and 12 years remaining on his contract. Kovalchuk claimed he desired to return home to Russia along with his family, though it was speculated that money had quite an influence as well, due to the higher total salary Kovalchuk would receive in Russia via the far lower Russian tax rate compared to the U.S.[32][33] Kovalchuk tallied 417 goals and 816 points in 816 games in his first stint in the NHL.[34]
Kovalchuk signed a four-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg on 15 July 2013.[35] The contract, signed less than a week after Kovalchuk's retirement from the NHL, was alleged to be comparable to his former contract with the Devils.[36] He helped the team win the 2014–15Gagarin Cup for the first time. He was chosen as the MVP of2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs, but passed the award toEvgenii Dadonov.[37] He won a second Gagarin Cup, again with SKA Saint Petersburg, in 2016–17.[38]
Kovalchuk announced after the 2017–18 season that he would attempt a return to the NHL. Several teams expressed interest, including the Los Angeles Kings,Vegas Golden Knights,San Jose Sharks andBoston Bruins. On 23 June 2018, it was announced Kovalchuk and the Kings had agreed to a three-year contract, effective 1 July, with an average yearly value of $6.25 million. He scored his first goal on 9 October 2018, against theWinnipeg Jets, the franchise he had spent most of his first NHL stint with when they were the Thrashers.[39][40]
On 5 February 2019, the Kings faced the Devils atPrudential Center. Each time Kovalchuk touched the puck or the PA announcer, Kevin Clark, mentioned his name, Kovalchuk was roundly booed by Devils fans. Kovalchuk scored once as the Kings defeated the Devils 5–1.
With 14 points in his first 14 games, the 2018–19 season had started well for Kovalchuk, but badly for the team. Head coach John Stevens was fired and replaced byWillie Desjardins, who reduced Kovalchuk's ice time significantly. As a disappointing season came to a close, Kovalchuk expressed his frustration, saying "I don't have a chance" under Desjardins. The day after their season ended, having finished second from the bottom overall, the Kings announced that Desjardins would not be back the following year.
In the 2019–20 season, after Kovalchuk had played his seventeenth game for the Kings, the team announced that he would be scratched for the "foreseeable future". On 17 December the Kings terminated Kovalchuk's contract and he became an unrestricted free agent.
On 3 January 2020, Kovalchuk signed a one-year, two-way league minimum contract with theMontreal Canadiens. On 6 January, Kovalchuk played his first game with the Canadiens, against theWinnipeg Jets, and collected one assist in a 3–2 loss.[41] On January 11, Kovalchuk scored his first goal with the Canadiens, the game-winner against theOttawa Senators in overtime. He quickly became a solid contributor for the Canadiens posting a two goal game three games later and put up eight points in his first eight games for the team.
Despite his contributions, the team was out of the playoff picture and after 22-game and 13-point tenure, Kovalchuk was traded on 23 February 2020 to theWashington Capitals in exchange for a third-round pick in the2020 NHL Entry Draft.[42] Kovalchuk recorded four points in seven regular season games and one point in eight playoff games as the Capitals were eliminated in the first round of the2020 Stanley Cup playoffs by theNew York Islanders.[43]
Kovalchuk returned to the KHL for the2020–21 season, as he signed a two-year contract withAvangard Omsk on 26 December.[43] Kovalchuk won theGagarin Cup with Avangard on 28 April 2021, and on 30 April 2021, he and Avangard mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[44]
After two years away from professional hockey, Kovalchuk opted to return to his youth club of Spartak Moscow, signing a one-year contract on 6 December 2023.[45]
Kovalchuk officially retired on 14 March, 2025.[46]
Kovalchuk won his first medals with Russia in a major international event at theIIHF World U18 Championships, earning silver and gold medals in2000 and2001, respectively. He also competed for Russia at theWorld Junior Championships in 2001, but finished seventh.
The following year, Kovalchuk made his senior international debut withRussia at the2002 Winter Olympics inSalt Lake City, during his rookie NHL season with theAtlanta Thrashers. He recorded three points in six games to help Russia to a bronze medal finish. He then made hisWorld Championships debut in2003, but failed to medal.
Kovalchuk made his second straight Winter Olympics appearance in2006 inTurin. He had a four-goal game on February 19 in a 9–2 win overLatvia, but returned to Atlanta without a medal, losing in the bronze medal game.
In 2008, Kovalchuk played in theIIHF World Championship, held inQuebec City andHalifax. He scored his only two goals of the tournament in the gold medal game againstTeam Canada – one to force the game into overtime, then the game-winner to give Russia the championship. The following year, he led Russia to a second straight gold medal over Canada in the2009 IIHF World Championship and was named the tournament MVP.
In May 2010, Kovalchuk played for Russia at IIHF World Championship in Germany, finishing second.
At the2015 IIHF World Championship, Kovalchuk served as captain of Russia. After losing the gold medal game to Canada, Kovalchuk and many of the Russian players left the ice after receiving their silver medals, but prior to the playing of the Canadian national anthem. The Russian Hockey Federation was fined for the act, and while the IIHF determined Kovalchuk gave an "unmistakable head gesture" for his team to leave, he was not independently punished.[47]
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Spartak Moscow | RUS-2 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Spartak–2 Moscow | RUS-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Spartak Moscow | RUS-2 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 78 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 38 | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 65 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 81 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 81 | 41 | 46 | 87 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 53 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 78 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 79 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 79 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 49 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 27 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 77 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 36 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 37 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 45 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 31 | ||
| 2014–15 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 54 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 69 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 50 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 60 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 35 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 53 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 64 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | ||
| 2023–24 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 926 | 443 | 433 | 876 | 544 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 33 | ||||
| RSL totals | 64 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 334 | 147 | 205 | 352 | 234 | 98 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 125 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Russia | U17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 37 | |
| 2001 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 | |
| 2002 | Russia | OLY | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2003 | Russia | WC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WCH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Russia | WC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Russia | OLY | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 | |
| 2007 | Russia | WC | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Russia | WC | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 52 | |
| 2009 | Russia | WC | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Russia | OLY | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Russia | WC | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Russia | WC | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Russia | WC | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | |
| 2014 | Russia | OLY | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Russia | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018 | OAR | OLY | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Russia | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 25 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 71 | |||
| Senior totals | 127 | 51 | 57 | 108 | 180 | |||
| Year | Location | G | A | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | St. Paul | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Chelyabinsk | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Bratislava | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Sochi | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| NHL All-Star totals | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| KHL All-Star totals | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | NHL first overall draft pick 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Co-winner of theRocket Richard Trophy (withJarome Iginla andRick Nash) 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Atlanta Thrashers captain 2009–10 | Succeeded by |
