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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 2007-08. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 89 P in 70 GP Alex Kovalev MTL · 84 P in 82 GP Marian Gaborik MIN · 83 P in 77 GP Martin St. Louis TBL · 83 P in 82 GP Mike Ribeiro DAL · 83 P in 76 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

2007-08 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 52 35 87 -12 52 283 40 1.10 18.4 21:30

Contract

$6.389MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$73KCap dollars per point87 points in 79 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 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2007-08 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 5, 2008 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:46
Apr 1, 2008 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:59
Mar 31, 2008 @ TBL W 2-0 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 16:34
Mar 28, 2008 @ CAR L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:33
Mar 27, 2008 @ FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:24
Mar 21, 2008 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 17:17
Mar 19, 2008 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 17:23
Mar 18, 2008 @ PHI L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 21:02
Mar 16, 2008 @ FLA L 1-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 22:33
Mar 14, 2008 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:28
Mar 13, 2008 vs CGY W 6-4 3 1 4 2 0 5 2 18:03
Mar 11, 2008 vs COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 20:01
Mar 8, 2008 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 26:03
Mar 7, 2008 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 22:51
Mar 5, 2008 vs CAR L 3-6 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 23:09
Mar 2, 2008 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:42
Mar 1, 2008 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 24:24
Feb 28, 2008 vs NYI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 23:31
Feb 26, 2008 @ MTL L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 22:48
Feb 23, 2008 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 24:58
Feb 21, 2008 @ CAR L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 20:49
Feb 16, 2008 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:17
Feb 15, 2008 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 23:49
Feb 13, 2008 vs WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:14
Feb 9, 2008 vs TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:24
Feb 7, 2008 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 23:11
Feb 5, 2008 vs PHI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 19:37
Jan 30, 2008 vs PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 11:47
Jan 22, 2008 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 15 0 1 06:05
Jan 20, 2008 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 26:31
Jan 18, 2008 @ BUF L 1-10 0 0 0 -4 0 7 1 19:13
Jan 17, 2008 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:01
Jan 15, 2008 @ DET W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 22:02
Jan 12, 2008 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 25:20
Jan 10, 2008 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 22:09
Jan 8, 2008 vs PHI L 1-4 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 20:10
Jan 6, 2008 vs BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 17:07
Jan 4, 2008 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:19
Jan 2, 2008 @ CAR W 5-4 (OT) 1 3 4 0 2 1 1 21:53
Dec 31, 2007 @ BOS L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 22:35
Dec 29, 2007 vs BOS W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 20:22
Dec 27, 2007 vs FLA L 3-5 2 1 3 -2 0 4 1 24:03
Dec 26, 2007 @ CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:53
Dec 23, 2007 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:56
Dec 22, 2007 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 23:35
Dec 20, 2007 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 24:36
Dec 18, 2007 vs TBL W 6-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 17:00
Dec 15, 2007 @ OTT L 3-7 2 0 2 -1 0 6 0 23:00
Dec 14, 2007 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 19:28
Dec 12, 2007 vs BOS L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 23:40
Dec 8, 2007 @ WSH L 3-6 0 2 2 -2 0 5 0 21:38
Dec 7, 2007 vs NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:52
Dec 5, 2007 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 27:21
Dec 2, 2007 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 2 5 3 26:54
Dec 1, 2007 @ NYI W 4-0 1 1 2 2 2 6 1 21:46
Nov 29, 2007 vs TOR L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 24:45
Nov 24, 2007 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:07
Nov 23, 2007 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 28:11
Nov 21, 2007 @ WSH W 5-1 2 2 4 3 0 4 0 21:20
Nov 19, 2007 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 29:53
Nov 16, 2007 @ CAR W 3-0 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 20:52
Nov 13, 2007 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 6 1 26:44
Nov 10, 2007 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 5 0 28:25
Nov 9, 2007 @ FLA W 4-1 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 24:06
Nov 6, 2007 vs WSH W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 09:02
Nov 3, 2007 @ TBL W 6-4 3 1 4 3 0 4 0 26:17
Nov 1, 2007 @ OTT L 4-6 3 0 3 -1 0 5 0 22:45
Oct 30, 2007 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 23:50
Oct 27, 2007 @ CHI W 3-2 1 2 3 1 0 5 0 19:38
Oct 25, 2007 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 20:43
Oct 23, 2007 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 1 2 3 2 0 6 0 26:35
Oct 20, 2007 @ TBL L 2-6 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 20:08
Oct 18, 2007 vs NYR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:41
Oct 16, 2007 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 21:38
Oct 13, 2007 vs NJD L 5-6 2 0 2 -1 0 3 0 19:14
Oct 11, 2007 @ BUF L 0-6 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 18:46
Oct 10, 2007 vs OTT L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 21:24
Oct 6, 2007 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:54
Oct 5, 2007 vs WSH L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 21:39