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Alex Kovalev

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 215 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.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 19 New York Rangers NHL 65 20 18 38 -10 79 17 3 0 3 134 14.9
1993-94 20 New York Rangers NHL 76 23 33 56 18 154 16 7 0 3 184 12.5
1994-95 21 New York Rangers NHL 48 13 15 28 -6 30 11 1 1 1 103 12.6
1995-96 22 New York Rangers NHL 81 24 34 58 5 98 15 8 1 7 206 11.7
1996-97 23 New York Rangers NHL 45 13 22 35 11 42 12 1 0 0 110 11.8
1997-98 24 New York Rangers NHL 73 23 30 53 -22 44 15 8 0 3 173 13.3
1998-99 25 2 Teams NHL 77 23 30 53 2 49 16 6 1 5 191 12.0 1570 20:23
1998-99 25 New York Rangers NHL 14 3 4 7 -6 12 2 1 0 1 35 8.6 278 19:53
1998-99 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 20 26 46 8 37 14 5 1 4 156 12.8 1292 20:30
1999-00 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 26 40 66 -3 94 15 9 2 4 254 10.2 1876 22:53
2000-01 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 44 51 95 12 96 30 12 2 9 307 14.3 1863 23:35
2001-02 28 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 32 44 76 2 80 23 8 1 3 266 12.0 1611 24:03
2002-03 29 2 Teams NHL 78 37 40 77 -9 70 26 11 0 3 271 13.7 1783 22:51
2002-03 29 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 27 37 64 -11 50 19 8 0 1 212 12.7 1299 24:03
2002-03 29 New York Rangers NHL 24 10 3 13 2 20 7 3 0 2 59 16.9 484 20:09
2003-04 30 2 Teams NHL 78 14 31 45 -9 66 11 3 0 1 207 6.8 1482 18:60
2003-04 30 New York Rangers NHL 66 13 29 42 -5 54 10 3 0 0 178 7.3 1295 19:37
2003-04 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 1 2 3 -4 12 1 0 0 1 29 3.4 187 15:36
2005-06 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 23 42 65 -1 76 14 9 0 5 206 11.2 1344 19:28
2006-07 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 18 29 47 -19 78 10 8 0 5 197 9.1 1332 18:15
2007-08 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 35 49 84 18 70 18 17 0 5 230 15.2 1603 19:33
2008-09 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 26 39 65 -5 74 14 11 1 4 209 12.4 1515 19:26
2009-10 36 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 17 30 47 -3 52 14 3 0 151 11.3 1279 18:32
Career 17 Seasons NHL 1220 411 577 988 -19 1252 277 125 9 61 3399 12.1 17258 20:45

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1992-93 19 New York Rangers NHL 65 0.31 0.28 0.58 0.25 -0.15 1.22 2.06 16 14 30 13 54 15 50 1 -10
1993-94 20 New York Rangers NHL 76 0.30 0.43 0.74 0.28 0.24 2.03 2.42 21 30 51 20 80 22 47 7 18
1994-95 21 New York Rangers NHL 48 0.27 0.31 0.58 0.24 -0.13 0.63 2.15 22 26 48 19 42 11 39 2 -6
1995-96 22 New York Rangers NHL 81 0.30 0.42 0.72 0.27 0.06 1.21 2.54 23 33 56 22 85 28 60 8 5
1996-97 23 New York Rangers NHL 45 0.29 0.49 0.78 0.29 0.24 0.93 2.44 13 23 36 13 50 15 33 9 11
1997-98 24 New York Rangers NHL 73 0.32 0.41 0.73 0.27 -0.30 0.60 2.37 26 34 60 23 83 40 65 0 -22
1998-99 25 2 Teams NHL 77 0.30 0.39 0.69 0.27 0.03 0.64 2.48 26 34 60 23 98 34 65 3 2
1998-99 25 New York Rangers NHL 14 0.21 0.29 0.50 0.19 -0.43 0.86 2.50 3 5 8 3 10 4 12 0 -6
1998-99 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 0.32 0.41 0.73 0.28 0.13 0.59 2.48 23 29 52 20 88 30 53 3 8
1999-00 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 0.32 0.49 0.80 0.30 -0.04 1.15 3.10 29 43 72 28 96 42 68 11 -3
2000-01 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 0.56 0.65 1.20 0.47 0.15 1.22 3.89 48 55 103 41 141 64 90 25 12
2001-02 28 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 0.48 0.66 1.13 0.43 0.03 1.19 3.97 37 50 87 34 103 36 72 7 2
2002-03 29 2 Teams NHL 78 0.47 0.51 0.99 0.39 -0.12 0.90 3.47 42 44 86 35 121 59 73 2 -9
2002-03 29 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 0.50 0.69 1.19 0.45 -0.20 0.93 3.93 31 41 72 28 96 49 59 1 -11
2002-03 29 New York Rangers NHL 24 0.42 0.13 0.54 0.26 0.08 0.83 2.46 11 3 14 7 25 10 14 1 2
2003-04 30 2 Teams NHL 78 0.18 0.40 0.58 0.20 -0.12 0.85 2.65 16 35 51 18 66 21 60 6 -9
2003-04 30 New York Rangers NHL 66 0.20 0.44 0.64 0.22 -0.08 0.82 2.70 15 33 48 17 59 19 51 6 -5
2003-04 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0.08 0.17 0.25 0.09 -0.33 1.00 2.42 1 2 3 1 7 2 9 0 -4
2005-06 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 0.33 0.61 0.94 0.34 -0.01 1.10 2.99 23 40 63 23 87 48 46 6 -1
2006-07 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 0.25 0.40 0.64 0.24 -0.26 1.07 2.70 19 29 48 18 76 40 64 9 -19
2007-08 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 0.43 0.60 1.02 0.39 0.22 0.85 2.80 39 52 91 35 117 56 50 7 18
2008-09 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 0.33 0.50 0.83 0.32 -0.06 0.95 2.68 27 40 67 26 93 48 62 12 -5
2009-10 36 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 0.25 0.43 0.68 0.25 -0.04 0.75 2.19 21 36 57 21 -3
Career 17 Seasons NHL 1220 0.34 0.47 0.81 0.31 -0.02 1.03 2.79 448 618 1066 413 1392 579 944 115 -19

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1993-94 20 New York Rangers NHL SC 23 9 12 21 5 18 4 5 0 2 71 12.7
1994-95 21 New York Rangers NHL 10 4 7 11 2 10 4 0 0 0 23 17.4
1995-96 22 New York Rangers NHL 11 3 4 7 0 14 3 0 0 1 31 9.7
1998-99 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 5 7 12 0 14 5 0 0 1 24 20.8 204 20:24
1999-00 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 1 5 6 -1 10 1 0 0 0 37 2.7 292 26:35
2000-01 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 5 5 10 -2 16 4 1 0 0 44 11.4 377 20:57
2003-04 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 6 4 10 2 8 5 1 0 1 29 20.7 222 20:11
2005-06 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 4 3 7 3 4 3 1 0 0 15 26.7 116 19:21
2007-08 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 5 6 11 -4 8 2 2 1 1 39 12.8 260 21:41
2008-09 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 2 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 12 16.7 80 19:54
Career 10 Seasons NHL 1 116 44 54 98 5 104 33 10 1 6 325 13.5 1551 21:33

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1989-90 16 Dynamo Moscow USSR 1 0 0 0 0
1989-90 16 Soviet Union EJC-A 6 4 3 7 6
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow 2 USSR-3 21 16
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow USSR 18 1 2 3 4
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow Fr-Tour 1 0 0 0 0
1990-91 17 Dynamo Moscow Super-S 1 0 0 0 0
1990-91 17 Soviet Union EJC-A 6 8 3 11 22
1991-92 18 Dynamo Moscow CIS 33 16 9 25 20
1991-92 18 Dynamo Moscow 2 CIS-3 4 5 0 5 12
1991-92 18 Russia WJC-A 7 5 5 10 2
1991-92 18 Russia Olympics 8 1 2 3 14
1991-92 18 Russia WC-A 6 0 1 1 0
1992-93 19 Binghamton Rangers AHL 13 13 11 24 35
1994-95 21 Lada Togliatti CIS 12 8 8 16 49
1996-97 23 Russia W-Cup 5 2 1 3 8
1997-98 24 Russia WC-A 6 5 2 7 14
2001-02 28 Russia Olympics 6 3 1 4 4
2004-05 31 Russia W-Cup 4 2 1 3 4
2004-05 31 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 35 10 12 22 80
2004-05 31 Russia WC-A 9 3 4 7 16
2005-06 32 Russia Olympics 8 4 2 6 4
Career 1 Season AHL 13 13 11 24 35
Career 2 Seasons CIS 45 24 17 41 69
Career 1 Season CIS-3 4 5 0 5 12
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 12 12 6 18 28
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 1 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons Olympics 22 8 5 13 22
Career 1 Season Russia 35 10 12 22 80
Career 1 Season Super-S 1 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons USSR 19 1 2 3 4
Career 1 Season USSR-3 21 16
Career 2 Seasons W-Cup 9 4 2 6 12
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 21 8 7 15 30
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 5 5 10 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 19 Binghamton Rangers AHL 9 3 5 8 14
2004-05 31 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 4 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career 1 Season AHL 9 3 5 8 14
Career 1 Season Russia 4 0 0 0 0 8 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2001 NHL
2003 NHL
2009 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)
Career NHL 1220 (79)

Goals

2000-01 NHL 44 (5)
2002-03 NHL 37 (8)
Active 411 (9)
Career NHL 411 (77)

Adjusted Goals

2000-01 NHL 48 (5)
2002-03 NHL 42 (8)
Active 448 (9)
Career NHL 448 (52)

Goals Per Game

2000-01 NHL 0.56 (7)

Assists

Career NHL 577 (81)

Adjusted Assists

Career NHL 618 (69)

Assists Per Game

2001-02 NHL 0.66 (8)

Points

2000-01 NHL 95 (4)
Active 988 (8)
Career NHL 988 (75)

Adjusted Points

2000-01 NHL 103 (4)
Active 1066 (9)
Career NHL 1066 (62)

Points Per Game

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

Goals Created

2000-01 NHL 36.7 (4)
Active 376.7 (6)
Career NHL 376.7 (73)

Adjusted Goals Created

2000-01 NHL 41.2 (4)
Active 412.9 (7)
Career NHL 412.9 (56)

Goals Created Per Game

2000-01 NHL 0.47 (6)
2001-02 NHL 0.43 (3)

Total Goals On-Ice For

2000-01 NHL 141 (6)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

2000-01 NHL 64 (4)
2002-03 NHL 59 (6)
2007-08 NHL 56 (6)
Career NHL 579 (66)

Even Strength Goals

2000-01 NHL 30 (5)
2002-03 NHL 26 (5)
Active 277 (7)
Career NHL 277 (73)

Power Play Goals

2007-08 NHL 17 (4)
Career NHL 125 (73)

Game-Winning Goals

1995-96 NHL 7 (8)
2000-01 NHL 9 (4)
Active 61 (10)
Career NHL 61 (52)

Shots on Goal

2000-01 NHL 307 (5)
Career NHL 3399 (45)
      

Transactions

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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.

July 6, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, July 6, 2009.

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