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Alex Kovalev

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: February 24, 1973 in Togliatti, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

* Complete sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
27
New York Rangers
1999-2004		 27
Pittsburgh Penguins
1999-2003		 27
Montreal Canadiens
2004-2008

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 19 New York Rangers NHL 65 20 18 38 0.58 16 0.24 54 15 50 1 -10 79 17 3 0 3 134 2.06 14.9
1993-94 20 New York Rangers NHL 76 23 33 56 0.74 21 0.28 80 22 47 7 18 154 16 7 0 3 184 2.42 12.5
1994-95 21 New York Rangers NHL 48 13 15 28 0.58 11 0.23 42 11 39 2 -6 30 11 1 1 1 103 2.15 12.6
1995-96 22 New York Rangers NHL 81 24 34 58 0.72 22 0.27 85 28 60 8 5 98 15 8 1 7 206 2.54 11.7
1996-97 23 New York Rangers NHL 45 13 22 35 0.78 13 0.29 50 15 33 9 11 42 12 1 0 0 110 2.44 11.8
1997-98 24 New York Rangers NHL 73 23 30 53 0.73 20 0.27 83 40 65 0 -22 44 15 8 0 3 173 2.37 13.3
1998-99 25 2 Teams NHL 77 23 30 53 0.69 20 0.26 98 34 65 3 2 49 16 6 1 5 191 2.48 12.0 1570 20:23
1998-99 25 New York Rangers NHL 14 3 4 7 0.50 3 0.19 10 4 12 0 -6 12 2 1 0 1 35 2.50 8.6 278 19:53
1998-99 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 20 26 46 0.73 18 0.28 88 30 53 3 8 37 14 5 1 4 156 2.48 12.8 1292 20:30
1999-00 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 26 40 66 0.80 24 0.30 96 42 68 11 -3 94 15 9 2 4 254 3.10 10.2 1876 22:53
2000-01 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 44 51 95 1.20 36 0.46 141 64 90 25 12 96 30 12 2 9 307 3.89 14.3 1863 23:35
2001-02 28 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 32 44 76 1.13 29 0.43 103 36 72 7 2 80 23 8 1 3 266 3.97 12.0 1611 24:03
2002-03 29 2 Teams NHL 78 37 40 77 0.99 30 0.38 121 59 73 2 -9 70 26 11 0 3 271 3.47 13.7 1783 22:51
2002-03 29 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 27 37 64 1.19 24 0.44 96 49 59 1 -11 50 19 8 0 1 212 3.93 12.7 1299 24:03
2002-03 29 New York Rangers NHL 24 10 3 13 0.54 6 0.25 25 10 14 1 2 20 7 3 0 2 59 2.46 16.9 484 20:09
2003-04 30 2 Teams NHL 78 14 31 45 0.58 16 0.20 66 21 60 6 -9 66 11 3 0 1 207 2.65 6.8 1482 18:60
2003-04 30 New York Rangers NHL 66 13 29 42 0.64 15 0.23 59 19 51 6 -5 54 10 3 0 0 178 2.70 7.3 1295 19:37
2003-04 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 1 2 3 0.25 1 0.09 7 2 9 0 -4 12 1 0 0 1 29 2.42 3.4 187 15:36
2005-06 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 23 42 65 0.94 24 0.34 87 48 46 6 -1 76 14 9 0 5 206 2.99 11.2 1344 19:28
2006-07 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 18 29 47 0.64 18 0.24 76 40 64 9 -19 78 10 8 0 5 197 2.70 9.1 1332 18:15
2007-08 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 35 49 84 1.02 32 0.39 117 56 50 7 18 70 18 17 0 5 230 2.80 15.2 1603 19:33
Career NHL 1073 368 508 876 0.82 332 0.31 1299 531 882 103 -11 1126 249 111 8 57 3039 2.83 12.1 14464 21:07

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1993-94 20 New York Rangers NHL SC 23 9 12 21 0.91 5 18 4 5 0 2 71 3.09 12.7
1994-95 21 New York Rangers NHL 10 4 7 11 1.10 2 10 4 0 0 0 23 2.30 17.4
1995-96 22 New York Rangers NHL 11 3 4 7 0.64 0 14 3 0 0 1 31 2.82 9.7
1998-99 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 5 7 12 1.20 0 14 5 0 0 1 24 2.40 20.8 204 20:24
1999-00 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 1 5 6 0.55 -1 10 1 0 0 0 37 3.36 2.7 292 26:35
2000-01 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 5 5 10 0.56 -2 16 4 1 0 0 44 2.44 11.4 377 20:57
2003-04 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 6 4 10 0.91 2 8 5 1 0 1 29 2.64 20.7 222 20:11
2005-06 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 4 3 7 1.17 3 4 3 1 0 0 15 2.50 26.7 116 19:21
2007-08 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 5 6 11 0.92 -4 8 2 2 1 1 39 3.25 12.8 260 21:41
Career NHL 1 112 42 53 95 0.85 5 102 31 10 1 6 313 2.79 13.4 1472 21:39

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1989-90 16 Dynamo Moscow USSR 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1989-90 16 Soviet Union EJC-A 6 4 3 7 1.17 6
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow 2 USSR-3 21 16
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow USSR 18 1 2 3 0.17 4
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow Fr-Tour 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow Super-S 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1990-91 17 Soviet Union EJC-A 6 8 3 11 1.83 22
1991-92 18 Dynamo Moscow CIS 33 16 9 25 0.76 20
1991-92 18 Dynamo Moscow 2 CIS-3 4 5 0 5 1.25 12
1991-92 18 Russia WJC-A 7 5 5 10 1.43 2
1991-92 18 Russia Olympics 8 1 2 3 0.38 14
1991-92 18 Russia WC-A 6 0 1 1 0.17 0
1992-93 19 Binghamton Rangers AHL 13 13 11 24 1.85 35
1994-95 21 Lada Togliatti CIS 12 8 8 16 1.33 49
1996-97 23 Russia W-Cup 5 2 1 3 0.60 8
1997-98 24 Russia WC-A 6 5 2 7 1.17 14
2001-02 28 Russia Olympics 6 3 1 4 0.67 4
2004-05 31 Russia W-Cup 4 2 1 3 0.75 4
2004-05 31 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 35 10 12 22 0.63 80
2004-05 31 Russia WC-A 9 3 4 7 0.78 16
2005-06 32 Russia Olympics 8 4 2 6 0.75 4
Career AHL 13 13 11 24 1.85 35
Career CIS 45 24 17 41 0.91 69
Career CIS-3 4 5 0 5 1.25 12
Career EJC-A 12 12 6 18 1.50 28
Career Fr-Tour 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career Olympics 22 8 5 13 0.59 22
Career Russia 35 10 12 22 0.63 80
Career Super-S 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career USSR 19 1 2 3 0.16 4
Career USSR-3 21 16
Career W-Cup 9 4 2 6 0.67 12
Career WC-A 21 8 7 15 0.71 30
Career WJC-A 7 5 5 10 1.43 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 19 Binghamton Rangers AHL 9 3 5 8 0.89 14
2004-05 31 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 8 0 0.00
Career AHL 9 3 5 8 0.89 14
Career Russia 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 8 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

2001 NHL
2003 NHL

Honors

2007-08 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1999-00 NHL 82 (2)
2007-08 NHL 82 (3)

Goals

2000-01 NHL 44 (5)
2002-03 NHL 37 (8)

Goals Per Game

2000-01 NHL 0.56 (7)

Assists Per Game

2001-02 NHL 0.66 (8)

Points

2000-01 NHL 95 (4)
Career NHL 876 (97)

Points Per Game

2000-01 NHL 1.20 (6)
2001-02 NHL 1.13 (4)

Goals Created

2000-01 NHL 36.3 (4)
Career NHL 331.7 (99)

Goals Created Per Game

2000-01 NHL 0.46 (6)
2001-02 NHL 0.43 (3)

Total Goals For

2000-01 NHL 141 (6)

Power Play Goals For

2000-01 NHL 64 (4)
2002-03 NHL 59 (6)
2007-08 NHL 56 (6)
Career NHL 531 (79)

Even Strength Goals

2000-01 NHL 30 (5)
2002-03 NHL 26 (5)
Career NHL 249 (95)

Power Play Goals

2007-08 NHL 17 (4)

Game-Winning Goals

1995-96 NHL 7 (8)
2000-01 NHL 9 (4)
Career NHL 57 (64)

Shots on Goal

2000-01 NHL 307 (5)
Career NHL 3039 (70)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 25, 1998: Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with Harry York for Petr Nedved, Chris Tamer and Sean Pronger, November 25, 1998.

February 10, 2003: Traded to NY Rangers by Pittsburgh with Mike Wilson, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture for Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner, Rico Fata and Mikael Samuelsson, February 10, 2003.

March 2, 2004: Traded to Montreal by NY Rangers for Jozef Balej and Montreal's 2nd round choice (Bruce Graham) in 2004 Entry Draft, March 2, 2004.

November 3, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Kazan (Russia), November 3, 2004.