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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Getzlaf ANA · 91 P in 81 GP Jarome Iginla CGY · 89 P in 82 GP Zach Parise NJD · 94 P in 82 GP Marc Savard BOS · 88 P in 82 GP Nicklas Backstrom WSH · 88 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 43 48 91 -12 50 275 43 1.15 15.6 21:48

Contract

$6.389MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$70KCap dollars per point91 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 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2008-09 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 11, 2009 vs TBL W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:02
Apr 9, 2009 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 18:38
Apr 7, 2009 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 27:58
Apr 5, 2009 @ WSH L 4-6 1 0 1 -2 0 4 2 24:52
Apr 3, 2009 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:26
Apr 1, 2009 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 24:49
Mar 28, 2009 vs OTT W 6-3 1 1 2 0 2 6 0 24:33
Mar 26, 2009 vs NYR W 5-4 (SO) 1 2 3 2 4 2 2 23:43
Mar 24, 2009 @ MTL L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 26:29
Mar 21, 2009 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 7 0 22:46
Mar 20, 2009 vs DET L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 21:27
Mar 12, 2009 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:46
Mar 10, 2009 @ COL W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 20:49
Mar 8, 2009 vs CGY W 5-2 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 22:14
Mar 6, 2009 vs MTL W 2-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 27:34
Mar 3, 2009 vs FLA L 3-4 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 19:54
Feb 28, 2009 vs CAR W 5-3 2 3 5 3 0 6 1 21:48
Feb 26, 2009 @ WSH L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 27:59
Feb 24, 2009 vs COL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 22:20
Feb 21, 2009 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:53
Feb 19, 2009 @ PHX L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 21:53
Feb 16, 2009 @ LAK W 7-6 (SO) 2 1 3 2 0 4 2 20:55
Feb 15, 2009 @ ANA W 8-4 3 1 4 1 0 6 1 19:43
Feb 11, 2009 vs CHI L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 23:38
Feb 10, 2009 @ TBL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 20:59
Feb 8, 2009 vs PHI L 2-3 1 1 2 -1 0 2 1 22:19
Feb 6, 2009 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 25:07
Feb 3, 2009 @ NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 23:31
Jan 31, 2009 @ CAR L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 26:10
Jan 29, 2009 vs NYI L 4-5 1 0 1 -2 2 4 1 25:14
Jan 27, 2009 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:01
Jan 21, 2009 @ PHI L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 7 0 22:34
Jan 20, 2009 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:20
Jan 17, 2009 @ NSH W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 18:19
Jan 16, 2009 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 2 1 3 3 0 8 0 22:34
Jan 14, 2009 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:05
Jan 10, 2009 @ FLA L 4-8 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 19:29
Jan 8, 2009 @ NJD W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 18:54
Jan 6, 2009 @ PIT L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 22:20
Jan 4, 2009 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 23:56
Jan 2, 2009 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 2 7 1 25:39
Dec 31, 2008 @ CAR L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 21:38
Dec 30, 2008 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 23:26
Dec 28, 2008 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 21:57
Dec 26, 2008 vs CAR L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:04
Dec 23, 2008 @ NYI W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 19:39
Dec 22, 2008 vs TOR L 2-6 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 19:47
Dec 20, 2008 vs TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:19
Dec 18, 2008 vs PIT L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 25:25
Dec 16, 2008 @ OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 21:03
Dec 13, 2008 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 23:45
Dec 12, 2008 vs BOS L 3-7 1 2 3 -2 0 4 0 26:38
Dec 10, 2008 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 6 4 0 24:22
Dec 6, 2008 @ NYI W 5-1 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 24:09
Dec 3, 2008 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 25:25
Dec 2, 2008 @ MTL L 4-5 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 22:37
Nov 30, 2008 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:40
Nov 28, 2008 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 21:29
Nov 26, 2008 @ WSH L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 21:44
Nov 25, 2008 @ TOR W 6-3 1 0 1 1 9 4 2 16:44
Nov 22, 2008 vs CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:08
Nov 20, 2008 vs PIT L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 23:18
Nov 16, 2008 @ PHI L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 20:05
Nov 14, 2008 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 22:24
Nov 9, 2008 @ CAR W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 17:52
Nov 7, 2008 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:55
Nov 6, 2008 vs NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 23:30
Nov 2, 2008 vs FLA W 5-3 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 19:54
Nov 1, 2008 @ NJD L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 15:07
Oct 30, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:48
Oct 28, 2008 vs PHI L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 4 5 0 19:15
Oct 25, 2008 @ BOS L 4-5 1 1 2 -1 0 2 1 20:35
Oct 24, 2008 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 23:47
Oct 21, 2008 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:10
Oct 18, 2008 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 22:18
Oct 16, 2008 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:10
Oct 14, 2008 vs MIN L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:34
Oct 11, 2008 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 22:29
Oct 10, 2008 vs WSH W 7-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 20:50