Alexei Ponikarovsky
#12 · Left wing · New Jersey Devils
Born Apr 9, 1980 in Kiev, UKR · 6'4", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 87th overall in 1998 by TOR (round 4)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 2000-01. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Ron Sutter
CGY ·
4 P in 21 GP
Ville Peltonen
NSH ·
4 P in 23 GP
John Thomas
LAK ·
4 P in 24 GP
Pavel Patera
MIN ·
4 P in 20 GP
Reto Von Arx
CHI ·
4 P in 19 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | TOR | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 0.18 | |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0.25 | |
| 2002-03 | TOR | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0.23 | |
| 2003-04 | TOR | 73 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 44 | 110 | 75 | 0.38 | |
| 2005-06 | TOR | 81 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 68 | 157 | 133 | 0.47 | |
| 2006-07 | TOR | 71 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 8 | 63 | 198 | 133 | 0.63 | |
| 2007-08 | TOR | 66 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 3 | 36 | 150 | 77 | 0.53 | |
| 2008-09 | TOR | 82 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 6 | 38 | 185 | 104 | 0.74 | |
| 2009-10 | TOR | 61 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 44 | 147 | 114 | 0.67 | |
| 2009-10 | PIT | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 17 | 37 | 32 | 0.56 | |
| 2010-11 | LAK | 61 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 36 | 94 | 139 | 0.25 | |
| 2011-12 | CAR | 49 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 26 | 98 | 94 | 0.31 | |
| 2011-12 | NJD | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 49 | 0.55 | |
| 2012-13 | WPG | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 0.17 | $1.8M |
| 2012-13 | NJD | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 67 | 0.23 | |
| 12 seasons | Career | 678 | 139 | 184 | 323 | 47 | 419 | 1327 | 1060 | 0.48 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | TOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | TOR | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 0.31 |
| 2009-10 | PIT | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 0.45 |
| 2010-11 | LAK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 2011-12 | NJD | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 0.38 |
| 5 seasons | Playoffs | 62 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 81 | 130 | 0.31 |
2000-01 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 0.18 | 4.8 | 8:32 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 to 2012-13 | $1.8M |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2000-01 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2001 | @ CHI | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:47 |
| Apr 4, 2001 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 09:54 |
| Mar 31, 2001 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:30 |
| Mar 29, 2001 | @ PHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:23 |
| Mar 28, 2001 | vs BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:32 |
| Mar 24, 2001 | vs PHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:32 |
| Mar 1, 2001 | @ WSH | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 09:09 |
| Feb 28, 2001 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 07:18 |
| Feb 25, 2001 | @ CHI | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:39 |
| Feb 19, 2001 | vs NJD | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 09:10 |
| Feb 17, 2001 | vs COL | T 5-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 03:24 |
| Feb 15, 2001 | @ PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:07 |
| Feb 14, 2001 | vs CBJ | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:03 |
| Feb 10, 2001 | vs DET | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 06:23 |
| Feb 1, 2001 | @ WSH | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 09:53 |
| Jan 31, 2001 | @ CAR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 03:37 |
| Jan 29, 2001 | @ STL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:13 |
| Jan 18, 2001 | @ NYR | L 1-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:58 |
| Jan 17, 2001 | vs LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:46 |
| Jan 13, 2001 | @ NJD | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:49 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | vs PHX | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 06:03 |
| Jan 10, 2001 | vs TBL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 |