Apr 4, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals right wing Ryan Leonard (9) celebrates with Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) after scoring a goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the third period at Capital One Arena.
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Jan 10, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; View of a Detroit Red Wings logo on a jersey worn by a member of the team during warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre.
RED WINGSAnnouncement on the next GM of the Red Wings and things turn sour: Where the turning point happened
Apr 14, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Zeev Buium (24) and forward Nils Hoglander (21) and forward Elias Pettersson (40) and defenseman Kirill Kudryavtsev (59) celebrate Buium's goal against the Los Angeles Kings in the second period at Rogers Arena.
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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

NIKOLAI KOVALENKO

October 17, 1999  
Raleigh, NC, USA

Right wing  
5'10"  
Entry drafts
COLORADO AVALANCHE
NHL earnings$ 1 792 500
Nikolai Kovalenko stats hockey
STATS
NIKOLAI KOVALENKO
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
2017-18KHL - LOK2----+14---7+1
2018-19KHL - LOK335168-7-222+1
WJC-20 - RU612312+3------
2019-20KHL - LOK5410112126-------
2020-21KHL - LOK41651112+17------
2021-22KHL - AK-29681412+5------
2022-23KHL - TOR5621335434+10------
2023-24NHL - COL------2-----1
AHL - EAG41232-21-14-
KHL - TOR4211243520-5-4410+1
2024-25NHL - COL2844810-7------
NHL - SJS2939126-2------
2025-26KHL - CSK6612193134-8102684+3
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL577132016-92-----1
AHL41232-21-14-
KHL32371101172146+25262121423+6
WJC-20612312+3------
NHL SALARIES
NIKOLAI KOVALENKO
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
2 years  ·  $ 1 792 500
2023-2424925 000896 250925 000
2024-2525867 500896 2501 792 500
TOTAL1 792 5001 792 500
AWARDS
NIKOLAI KOVALENKO
2018-19U20Bronze
Russia
NHL TROPHIES
TRANSACTIONS
NIKOLAI KOVALENKO
July 25, 2023

Nikolai Kovalenko signed a new deal with the Colorado Avalanche

December 9, 2024

Nikolai Kovalenko is traded to the San Jose Sharks with Alexander Georgiev, 2nd round draft pick in 2026 and 4th round draft pick in 2025. In return, the Colorado Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and 5th round draft pick in 2027.

NHL trades