#15 · Right Wing · Inactive

Nikolai Kovalenko

Age: 26
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 180 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

GP: 28
G: 4
A: 4
P: 8
+/-: -7
SOG: 27

Drafted 2018 · Round 6, #171 overall (COL)

Advanced · 2024–25

CF%: 50.5; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 48.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.0; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.982; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 5.7; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 47.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 11:20; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

97 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Kovalenko is used

#15 · R

Nikolai Kovalenko

How he’s used · 2024–25 · 53 games with shift charts

Line 3
PP · rarely

Ice time / game: 12:07; 11:20 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 47.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 48.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 50.5%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Kovalenko44.0s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Kovalenko16%

NHL average23%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Casey Mittelstadt158.3 min together55%shot attempts

Samuel Girard144.6 min together53%shot attempts

Josh Manson111.3 min together50%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2024–25	Colorado Avalanche	28	4	4	8	-7	10	2	27	14.8	12:00
2024–25	San Jose Sharks	29	3	9	12	-2	6	1	18	16.7	12:40
2023–24 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0	6:48

	Opp							TOI
Wed, Apr 16	vsEDM	0	0	0	-1	0	0	15:19
Mon, Apr 14	@VAN	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14:05
Sun, Apr 13	@CGY	0	0	0	-2	1	0	15:28
Fri, Apr 11	@EDM	0	1	1	+1	0	0	15:14
Wed, Apr 9	@MIN	1	0	1	+1	1	0	16:19
Mon, Apr 7	vsCGY	0	1	1	+1	1	0	15:39
Sat, Mar 22	vsBOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:35
Thu, Mar 20	vsCAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:53
Thu, Mar 13	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:38
Tue, Mar 11	vsNSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:42
Sat, Mar 8	vsNYI	1	0	1	0	1	4	10:10
Thu, Mar 6	@COL	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:19
Thu, Jan 30	@SEA	0	0	0	-1	1	2	8:58
Mon, Jan 27	vsPIT	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:03
Sat, Jan 25	vsFLA	0	0	0	-2	1	0	15:21
Thu, Jan 23	vsNSH	0	2	2	+1	0	0	13:36
Tue, Jan 21	@NSH	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:36
Tue, Jan 7	vsVGK	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:43
Sat, Jan 4	vsNJD	1	0	1	+1	1	0	10:14
Thu, Jan 2	vsTBL	0	0	0	0	2	0	11:46
Tue, Dec 31	vsPHI	0	0	0	0	2	0	12:28
Fri, Dec 27	vsVGK	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:44
Mon, Dec 23	@VAN	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:32
Sat, Dec 21	@EDM	0	0	0	+1	1	0	11:34
Thu, Dec 19	vsCOL	0	0	0	-2	0	0	13:56
Tue, Dec 17	vsWPG	0	1	1	0	0	0	13:05
Sat, Dec 14	vsUTA	0	1	1	0	1	0	13:39
Thu, Dec 12	@STL	0	3	3	+2	1	0	13:18
Tue, Dec 10	@CAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:23
Sat, Dec 7	@DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:58
Thu, Dec 5	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:37
Tue, Dec 3	@BUF	0	0	0	0	1	2	9:35
Sat, Nov 30	vsEDM	1	0	1	-1	2	2	12:53
Fri, Nov 29	@DAL	0	0	0	0	0	2	13:15
Wed, Nov 27	vsVGK	0	0	0	0	2	0	15:05
Mon, Nov 25	@TBL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	11:19
Sat, Nov 23	@FLA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7:35
Thu, Nov 21	@WSH	0	0	0	+1	0	0	8:06
Mon, Nov 18	@PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:50
Fri, Nov 15	vsWSH	1	0	1	+2	2	0	6:31
Wed, Nov 13	vsLAK	0	0	0	-1	0	2	14:57
Mon, Nov 11	vsNSH	0	0	0	0	2	0	11:12
Sat, Nov 9	vsCAR	0	0	0	0	2	0	11:57
Thu, Nov 7	@WPG	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:27
Tue, Nov 5	vsSEA	1	1	2	0	1	0	11:34
Sat, Nov 2	@NSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:25
Wed, Oct 30	vsTBL	0	0	0	-2	0	0	12:06
Mon, Oct 28	vsCHI	0	0	0	-1	1	0	17:10
Sun, Oct 27	vsOTT	1	0	1	+1	1	0	14:10
Thu, Oct 24	@UTA	0	2	2	+1	1	0	13:17
Tue, Oct 22	@SEA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	10:42
Sun, Oct 20	@SJS	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:22
Fri, Oct 18	vsANA	0	1	1	-1	3	0	13:43
Wed, Oct 16	vsBOS	0	0	0	-1	2	0	13:03
Mon, Oct 14	vsNYI	0	0	0	0	1	2	13:31
Sat, Oct 12	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:50
Wed, Oct 9	@VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	0	14:57

	Team / League										TOI
2026–27	CSKA Moskva · KHL	13	4	5	9	-1	8	–	–	–	–
2025–26	CSKA Moskva · KHL	66	12	19	31	-8	34	–	–	–	–
2025–26 (P)	CSKA Moskva · KHL	10	2	6	8	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod · KHL	42	11	24	35	+5	30	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Colorado Eagles · AHL	4	1	2	3	0	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod · KHL	5	0	4	4	+1	10	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Colorado Eagles · AHL	2	1	0	1	0	4	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod · KHL	56	21	33	54	+10	36	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod · KHL	10	3	4	7	-5	8	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Ak Bars Kazan · KHL	29	6	8	14	+5	12	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Ak Bars Kazan · KHL	6	0	1	1	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	41	6	5	11	+17	12	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Russia · EHT	3	1	2	3	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	9	0	1	1	0	4	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	54	10	12	22	+14	26	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Loko Yaroslavl · JCWC	4	0	4	4	+4	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20 (P)	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	6	0	0	0	-4	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	33	5	1	6	0	14	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Loko Yaroslavl · JCWC	5	3	5	8	+8	12	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Russia U20 · WJC-20	6	1	2	3	+3	12	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	7	0	2	2	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Loko Yaroslavl · MHL	11	3	6	9	+4	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Loko Yaroslavl · MHL	33	10	21	31	+20	34	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Loko-76 Yaroslavl · NMHL	2	1	1	2	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	2	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Loko Yaroslavl · MHL	13	1	11	12	+5	22	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHL	4	0	0	0	+1	7	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Loko Yaroslavl · JCWC	5	1	2	3	0	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Loko Yaroslavl · MHL	35	3	11	14	+7	35	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Loko-76 Yaroslavl · NMHL	2	5	3	8	+7	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Loko Yaroslavl · MHL	3	0	1	1	+1	12	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Loko-76 Yaroslavl · NMHL	9	1	5	6	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U17 · Russia U17	15	9	17	26	–	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Russia U17 · WHC-17	6	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Russia U18 \|WJAC-19\| · WJAC-19	4	1	0	1	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Loko Yaroslavl · MHL	4	4	1	5	+6	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 · Russia U16	32	15	24	39	–	16	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 · Russia U16 Finals	6	3	5	8	+7	2	–	–	–	–