Nikolai Kovalenko #15

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San Jose Sharks

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Player Information

Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 6th round (No. 171) of the 2018 NHL Draft, he had 20 points (7 goals, 13 assists) in 57 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks. He also had 0 playoff points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 2 games.

Country:	USA
Age:	26.1 yrs (17.10.1999)
Height / Weight:	178 cm / 82 kg
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Drafted:	171st in 2018
Draft Team:	Colorado Avalanche
Awards:	-

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63

Overall Rating

Season by Season Ratings:

Nikolai Kovalenko

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
09.04.2025	Wild	1	1	0	1	1	16:19	1	100.0%	0
11.04.2025	Oilers	1	0	1	1	1	15:13	0		0
13.04.2025	Flames	1	0	0	0	-2	15:28	1	0.0%	0
14.04.2025	Canucks	1	0	0	0	-1	14:04	0		0
16.04.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	-1	15:19	0		0
Total		5	1	1	2	-2		2	50.0%	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Avalanche	28	4	4	8	-7	12:00	27	14.8%	10
2024-25	Sharks	29	3	9	12	-2	12:40	18	16.7%	6
Total		57	7	13	20	-9		45	15.6%	16

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2023-24	Avalanche	2	0	0	0	-1	6:47	1	0.0%	0
Total		2	0	0	0	-1		1	0.0%	0

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