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#78 NIKOLAI KOVALENKO (R)
COLORADO AVALANCHE
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Age 24 Birth Date 1999-10-17
Shoots L Draft Info 2018 (6/171)
Height 5'10 Fantrax Roster% 17
Weight 180 Yahoo Roster% 1
Country USA Status Off Roster
2023-2024 Regular Season
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
0
PROSPECT UPSIDE
7.0 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
85%
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Date Type News
2024-03-19Injury UpdateKovalenko was reassigned from the KHL's Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod to AHL Colorado on Tuesday. He is dealing with a leg injury sustained at the end of the KHL campaign, so it's unclear when the 24-year-old will make his debut for the club.
2024-01-26Player UpdateKovalenko (undisclosed) played 19:01 of ice time against Avtomobilist on Friday.
2023-12-28Injury UpdateKovalenko (undisclosed) was a scratch from Tuesday's game in the KHL and will miss "at least two weeks," according to head coach Igor Larionov, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports. He's been placed on injured reserve.
2023-11-09Player UpdateKovalenko (wrist) returned to action for Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL on Wednesday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
2023-10-28Injury UpdateKovalenko (wrist) is expected to return to action for Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL on Nov. 2, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
2023-10-16Injury UpdateKovalenko sustained a wrist injury and has missed seven games for Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
2023-09-06Player UpdateKovalenko scored an even-strength goal and recorded a power-play assist in Sunday's season opener for Torpedo of the KHL, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
2023-09-04Player UpdateKovalenko scored an even-strength goal and recorded a power-play assist in the season opener for Torpedo of the KHL, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
2023-07-25Player UpdateKovalenko signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Colorado on Tuesday.

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Top Prospect Forwards69

Salary/CapHit Information

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Year Salary Cap Hit AAV
2023-2024925,000896,250925,000
2024-2025867,500896,250925,000

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8481042

2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Mar 28NYR
Mar 30NSH
Apr 1@CBJ
Apr 4@MIN
Apr 5@EDM
Apr 7DAL
Apr 9MIN
Apr 13WPG
Apr 14@VGK
Apr 18EDM

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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Mar 28NYR
Mar 30NSH
Apr 1@CBJ
Apr 4@MIN
Apr 5@EDM
Apr 7DAL
Apr 9MIN
Apr 13WPG
Apr 14@VGK
Apr 18EDM

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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

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Even Strength Best Linemate

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Power Play Line Combinations

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Colorado Avalanche Last Game Lines (2024-03-26)

Opponent: Montreal Canadiens
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
115:1331.7NATHAN MACKINNON - JONATHAN DROUIN - MIKKO RANTANEN1108753.3281270.0
29:0218.8VALERI NICHUSHKIN - ARTTURI LEHKONEN - CASEY MITTELSTADT01-16275.011378.6
37:4816.3ZACH PARISE - MILES WOOD - ROSS COLTON0005741.771236.8
45:2011.1ANDREW COGLIANO - YAKOV TRENIN - BRANDON DUHAIME0002340.07653.8
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
115:0231.3DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR1107653.828877.8
212:0625.2JOSH MANSON - SAMUEL GIRARD01-18188.915671.4
310:4822.5JACK JOHNSON - SEAN WALKER0002722.281436.4
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
14:2072.2VALERI NICHUSHKIN - NATHAN MACKINNON - JONATHAN DROUIN - MIKKO RANTANEN00010100.020100.0
21:1821.7ARTTURI LEHKONEN - CASEY MITTELSTADT - ROSS COLTON00010100.020100.0
30:215.8VALERI NICHUSHKIN - NATHAN MACKINNON - MIKKO RANTANEN - CASEY MITTELSTADT000000.0010.0
40:010.3MIKKO RANTANEN - ARTTURI LEHKONEN - CASEY MITTELSTADT000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
14:4178.1CALE MAKAR00010100.02166.7
21:0818.9SAMUEL GIRARD - DEVON TOEWS00010100.020100.0
30:113.1SAMUEL GIRARD - CALE MAKAR000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:2757.5ANDREW COGLIANO - YAKOV TRENIN000040.0070.0
20:3910.8ZACH PARISE - VALERI NICHUSHKIN000000.0000.0
30:349.4MILES WOOD - ARTTURI LEHKONEN000000.0010.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:4245.0DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR000030.0060.0
21:0217.2SAMUEL GIRARD - DEVON TOEWS000000.0000.0
30:5214.4JACK JOHNSON - JOSH MANSON000010.0010.0

COLORADO AVALANCHE 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

COLORADO AVALANCHE Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
IVAN PROSVETOV25201841146.09.0
ARVID HOLM25201761677.05.0
JUSTUS ANNUNEN2420183648.08.0
TRENT MINER23201972025.04.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024KHLTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod421124350.8330500.00055
2022-2023KHLTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod562133540.96361000.00064
2021-2022KHLAk Bars Kazan2968140.4812500.00032
2020-2021KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl4165110.27121700.00018
2020-2021EHTRussia31231.002200.000
2019-2020KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl541012220.41261400.00027
2019-2020JCWCLoko Yaroslavl40441.002400.000
2018-2019KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl335160.1814000.00012
2018-2019WJC-20Russia U2061230.5012300.000
2018-2019JCWCLoko Yaroslavl53581.6012800.000
2017-2018MHLLoko Yaroslavl331021310.94342000.000
2017-2018NMHLLoko-76 Yaroslavl21121.000100.000
2017-2018KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl20000.000100.0000
2016-2017MHLLoko Yaroslavl35311140.4035700.000
2016-2017JCWCLoko Yaroslavl51230.600000.000
2016-2017NMHLLoko-76 Yaroslavl25384.000700.000
2015-2016Russia U17Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U1715917261.7312000.000
2015-2016WHC-17Russia U1760000.002000.000
2015-2016MHLLoko Yaroslavl44151.250600.000
2015-2016WJAC-19Russia U18 |WJAC-19|41010.254000.000
2014-2015Russia U16Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16321524391.2216000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024KHLTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod50440.8010100.00053
2022-2023KHLTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod103470.708-500.00046
2021-2022KHLAk Bars Kazan60110.172-100.00011
2020-2021KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl90110.114000.0007
2019-2020KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl60000.000-400.0000
2018-2019MHLLoko Yaroslavl113690.828400.000
2018-2019KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl70220.292100.00019
2017-2018MHLLoko Yaroslavl13111120.9222500.000
2017-2018KHLLokomotiv Yaroslavl40000.007100.0000
2016-2017NMHLLoko-76 Yaroslavl91560.676400.000
2016-2017MHLLoko Yaroslavl30110.3312100.000
2014-2015Russia U16 FinalsLokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U1663581.332700.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2023-2024

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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2022-2023

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 0.0
PTS/60 0.0
PDO 1000
Sec. Asst% 0

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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

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PTS %Total Line Combination