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Ilya Kovalchuk

#17 · Left wing · Washington Capitals

Born Apr 15, 1983 in Tver, RUS · 6'3", 222 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 1st overall in 2001 by ATL (round 1)

Trophy case

Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy Top Goal Scorer 2003-04

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Savard ATL · 97 P in 82 GP Eric Staal CAR · 100 P in 82 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 102 P in 81 GP Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 103 P in 77 GP Dany Heatley OTT · 103 P in 82 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.

0204060802001-02: 51 points5101-022002-03: 67 points6702-032003-04: 87 points8703-042005-06: 98 points9805-062006-07: 76 points7606-072007-08: 87 points8707-082008-09: 91 points9108-092009-10: 85 points8509-102010-11: 60 points6010-112011-12: 83 points8311-122012-13: 31 points3112-132018-19: 34 points3418-192019-20: 26 points2619-20

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2001-02 ATL 65 29 22 51 -19 28 184 34 0.78
2002-03 ATL 81 38 29 67 -24 57 257 19 0.83
2003-04 ATL 81 41 46 87 -10 63 341 49 1.07
2005-06 ATL 78 52 46 98 -6 68 323 66 1.26 $6.389M
2006-07 ATL 82 42 34 76 -2 66 336 72 0.93 $6.389M
2007-08 ATL 79 52 35 87 -12 52 283 40 1.10 $6.389M
2008-09 ATL 79 43 48 91 -12 50 275 43 1.15 $6.389M
2009-10 ATL 49 31 27 58 1 45 179 13 1.18 $6.389M
2009-10 NJD 27 10 17 27 9 8 111 17 1.00
2010-11 NJD 81 31 29 60 -26 28 245 28 0.74 $6.667M
2011-12 NJD 77 37 46 83 -9 33 310 27 1.08 $6.667M
2012-13 NJD 37 11 20 31 -6 20 123 13 0.84 $6.667M
2018-19 LAK 64 16 18 34 -26 10 141 28 0.53 $6.25M
2019-20 LAK 17 3 6 9 -10 12 35 12 0.53 $700K
2019-20 MTL 22 6 7 13 6 2 62 28 0.59
2019-20 WSH 7 1 3 4 0 4 18 12 0.57
13 seasons Career 926 443 433 876 -146 546 3223 501 0.95

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 ATL 4 1 1 2 -1 19 12 6 0.50
2009-10 NJD 5 2 4 6 0 6 19 8 1.20
2011-12 NJD 23 8 11 19 -7 6 70 20 0.83
2019-20 WSH 5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 15 0.00
4 seasons Playoffs 37 11 16 27 -9 31 102 49 0.73

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 52 46 98 -6 68 323 66 1.26 16.1 22:11

Contract

$6.389MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$65KCap dollars per point98 points in 78 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2009-10, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2005-06 $6.389M
2006-07 $6.389M
2007-08 $6.389M
2008-09 $6.389M
2009-10 $6.389M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2019-20 to 2019-20 $700K
2018-19 to 2018-19 $6.25M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $6.667M
2010-11 to 2024-25 $6.667M
2005-06 to 2009-10 $6.389M

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 2005-06 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 18, 2006 @ FLA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:21
Apr 17, 2006 @ WSH L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 26:12
Apr 15, 2006 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 24:31
Apr 13, 2006 vs WSH W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:30
Apr 11, 2006 @ TBL W 6-2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 18:12
Apr 8, 2006 vs CAR W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 18:57
Apr 6, 2006 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 24:02
Apr 5, 2006 @ FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 22:44
Apr 3, 2006 @ OTT L 4-6 1 2 3 -1 2 4 1 22:16
Apr 1, 2006 vs CAR W 5-2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 18:18
Mar 30, 2006 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:55
Mar 25, 2006 @ NYI L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 23:06
Mar 23, 2006 vs NJD W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 24:22
Mar 21, 2006 @ BOS W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:01
Mar 20, 2006 vs BUF W 5-0 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 23:34
Mar 18, 2006 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 29:11
Mar 16, 2006 vs NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 18:29
Mar 12, 2006 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 21:42
Mar 10, 2006 vs OTT L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 23:28
Mar 8, 2006 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 6 3 20:45
Mar 6, 2006 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:27
Mar 4, 2006 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 7 0 21:52
Mar 2, 2006 @ BOS L 2-3 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 20:17
Mar 1, 2006 @ BUF W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 18:09
Feb 11, 2006 @ MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:05
Feb 9, 2006 @ OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 19:14
Feb 7, 2006 @ TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 20:17
Feb 4, 2006 vs FLA W 6-4 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 18:12
Feb 3, 2006 @ FLA L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 2 6 1 19:51
Jan 31, 2006 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 7 1 22:17
Jan 28, 2006 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 4 2 0 22:56
Jan 26, 2006 vs CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 18:21
Jan 24, 2006 vs BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 18:49
Jan 21, 2006 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 24:45
Jan 19, 2006 @ LAK L 6-8 1 0 1 -3 0 5 0 23:39
Jan 18, 2006 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 24:51
Jan 13, 2006 vs STL W 2-0 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 24:31
Jan 11, 2006 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 28:48
Jan 7, 2006 @ PIT W 4-3 2 0 2 1 0 8 1 23:46
Jan 6, 2006 vs PIT W 6-4 3 0 3 2 0 6 1 21:36
Jan 4, 2006 @ CAR L 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 26:23
Jan 2, 2006 vs OTT W 8-3 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 20:19
Jan 1, 2006 @ WSH W 5-2 1 2 3 0 0 10 0 23:37
Dec 30, 2005 @ BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 24:35
Dec 28, 2005 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:18
Dec 26, 2005 vs MTL W 4-0 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 23:31
Dec 22, 2005 vs WSH L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 1 10 6 0 22:23
Dec 17, 2005 vs FLA W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19:53
Dec 15, 2005 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 19:44
Dec 13, 2005 vs DET W 7-6 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 21:28
Dec 11, 2005 vs CHI L 4-5 (SO) 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 29:50
Dec 9, 2005 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 25:47
Dec 6, 2005 @ SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 24:16
Dec 5, 2005 @ PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 17:20
Dec 3, 2005 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:40
Dec 1, 2005 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:25
Nov 29, 2005 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 20:53
Nov 27, 2005 @ CAR W 5-2 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 17:30
Nov 26, 2005 vs FLA W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 25:31
Nov 24, 2005 vs NYR L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 21:33
Nov 22, 2005 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 29:05
Nov 19, 2005 @ TOR L 1-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 2 19:09
Nov 18, 2005 @ PHI W 6-5 (OT) 2 3 5 0 4 9 1 28:27
Nov 16, 2005 vs NYI L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 23:59
Nov 12, 2005 @ CAR W 9-0 2 0 2 1 0 7 0 21:30
Nov 11, 2005 vs TBL W 5-2 4 0 4 0 0 5 1 20:10
Nov 9, 2005 vs PIT W 5-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 21:09
Nov 5, 2005 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 24:45
Nov 4, 2005 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 24:58
Nov 1, 2005 @ TBL W 6-4 1 3 4 -1 0 3 0 22:30
Oct 29, 2005 vs TBL L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 4 5 3 25:10
Oct 27, 2005 @ PIT L 5-7 1 3 4 0 8 7 0 22:22
Oct 25, 2005 @ NYI L 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 5 2 27:56
Oct 22, 2005 vs NJD W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 22:05
Oct 20, 2005 vs TBL L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 21:30
Oct 15, 2005 @ NYR L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 22:22
Oct 14, 2005 vs TOR L 1-9 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 20:05
Oct 12, 2005 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 24:11