Alex DeBrincat vs Ilya Kovalchuk

Alex DeBrincat

2of 7 lines

Ilya Kovalchuk

5of 7 lines

Alex DeBrincat and Ilya Kovalchuk compared on their NHL careers: Alex DeBrincat played 9 seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26, Ilya Kovalchuk 13 seasons, 2001-02 to 2019-20.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ilya Kovalchuk leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Alex DeBrincat in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex DeBrincat and Ilya Kovalchuk career totals
696GP926
294G443
301A433, better
595PTS876, better
-49, better+/--146
194, betterPIM544
102PPG144, better
1SHG10, better
38GWG64, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex DeBrincat and Ilya Kovalchuk postseason
9GP40
2G11
4A17, better
6PTS28, better
4, better+/--8
9, betterPIM33
0PPG6, better
0SHG0
0GWG0
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Alex DeBrincat and Ilya Kovalchuk all-time places
191st (294)Goals58th (443), better
145th (102)Power-play goals55th (144), better
258th (38)Game-winning goals80th (64), better
—Points119th (876), better
—Assists208th (433), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Alex DeBrincat and Ilya Kovalchuk titles and awards
—Championships—
—Rocket Richard Trophy1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex DeBrincat and Ilya Kovalchuk season by season
1st2017-182001-02
2nd2018-192002-03
3rd2019-202003-04
4th2020-212005-06
5th2021-222006-07
6th2022-232007-08
7th2023-242008-09
8th2024-252009-10
9th2025-262010-11
10th—2011-12
11th—2012-13
12th—2018-19
13th—2019-20