Alex Ovechkin vs Ilya Kovalchuk

Alex Ovechkin

8of 10 lines

Ilya Kovalchuk

2of 10 lines

Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk compared on their NHL careers: Alex Ovechkin played 22 seasons, 2005-06 to 2026-27, Ilya Kovalchuk 13 seasons, 2001-02 to 2019-20. They have faced each other 40 times: Alex Ovechkin's team won 22, Ilya Kovalchuk's 18. Alex Ovechkin won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alex Ovechkin leads in 8 of the 10 lines, Ilya Kovalchuk in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk career totals
1,576GP926
929G443
759, betterA433
1,688, betterPTS876
56, better+/--146
857PIM544, better
7,111, betterS3,223
3,304, betterHIT221
472, betterBLK119
331, betterPPG144
5SHG10, better
141, betterGWG64
—TOI/G—

Alex Ovechkin vs Ilya Kovalchuk head to head

They have faced each other 40 times: Alex Ovechkin's team won 22, Ilya Kovalchuk's 18.

Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk, record against each other
GamesPlayedAlex Ovechkin wonIlya Kovalchuk won
Regular season4022, better18
Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk, averages in their games against each other
0.8G0.5
0.8, betterA0.5
1.6, betterPTS1.1
0.4, better+/-0.2
5.3, betterS4.5

Every game against each other

Alex Ovechkin vs Ilya Kovalchuk, every game
Feb 20, 2020MTL at WSHL 4-3 OT1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 6 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Feb 18, 2019WSH at LAW 3-22 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 3 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 3 S
Feb 11, 2019LA at WSHW 6-41 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 +/-, 8 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 3 S
Feb 23, 2013NJ at WSHW 5-13 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 2 +/-, 7 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S
Feb 21, 2013NJ at WSHL 3-20 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -2 +/-, 4 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 7 S
Jan 25, 2013WSH at NJL 3-2 OT0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 +/-, 6 S
Mar 2, 2012NJ at WSHL 5-00 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 1 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 +/-, 3 S
Dec 23, 2011WSH at NJL 4-3 SO0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 6 S
Mar 18, 2011WSH at NJW 3-00 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 +/-, 0 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S
Dec 21, 2010NJ at WSHW 5-10 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 1 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 2 S
Nov 22, 2010WSH at NJL 5-00 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 +/-, 1 S
Oct 9, 2010NJ at WSHW 7-22 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 2 +/-, 5 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S
Jan 9, 2010WSH at WPGW 8-10 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 +/-, 6 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -3 +/-, 7 S
Oct 22, 2009WSH at WPGW 5-40 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 4 S2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, -1 +/-, 7 S
Apr 7, 2009WSH at WPGW 4-20 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 4 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S
Apr 5, 2009WPG at WSHW 6-40 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, -2 +/-, 11 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, -2 +/-, 4 S
Feb 26, 2009WPG at WSHW 4-30 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 5 S1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 4 S
Nov 26, 2008WPG at WSHW 5-33 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 2 +/-, 6 S0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 3 S
Oct 10, 2008WSH at WPGL 7-40 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 6 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 2 S
Mar 21, 2008WSH at WPGW 5-32 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 4 +/-, 9 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -3 +/-, 4 S
Mar 14, 2008WPG at WSHW 4-11 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 +/-, 7 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S
Feb 13, 2008WSH at WPGL 3-2 SO1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 6 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S
Dec 8, 2007WPG at WSHW 6-31 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 +/-, 5 S0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, -2 +/-, 5 S
Nov 21, 2007WPG at WSHL 5-11 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, -2 +/-, 6 S2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 3 +/-, 4 S
Nov 6, 2007WSH at WPGL 2-1 OT0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 2 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Oct 5, 2007WSH at WPGW 3-10 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 6 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Apr 4, 2007WSH at WPGW 3-22 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 4 S
Mar 12, 2007WSH at WPGL 4-22 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, -1 +/-, 3 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Jan 6, 2007WPG at WSHW 3-2 OT1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 7 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 4 S
Dec 15, 2006WSH at WPGW 3-2 OT3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 0 +/-, 12 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 7 S
Nov 22, 2006WPG at WSHL 4-20 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -2 +/-, 6 S1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Nov 3, 2006WPG at WSHL 4-30 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 2 S
Oct 19, 2006WSH at WPGL 4-3 SO1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 +/-, 7 S0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 4 S
Oct 14, 2006WPG at WSHL 4-3 OT0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 6 S1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 +/-, 10 S
Apr 17, 2006WPG at WSHW 6-41 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, -1 +/-, 6 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 7 S
Apr 13, 2006WSH at WPGL 5-31 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 3 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Mar 4, 2006WSH at WPGL 3-21 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 7 S1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 +/-, 7 S
Jan 1, 2006WPG at WSHL 5-21 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 5 S1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 0 +/-, 10 S
Dec 22, 2005WSH at WPGW 6-5 SO1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 1 +/-, 8 S1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 6 S
Nov 4, 2005WPG at WSHW 3-2 SO0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 +/-, 7 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk postseason
161GP40
77G11
70, betterA17
147, betterPTS28
3, better+/--8
83PIM33, better
675, betterS106
640, betterHIT49
83, betterBLK11
31, betterPPG6
0SHG0
11, betterGWG0
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk all-time places
10th (1,688), betterPoints146th (876)
1st (929), betterGoals72nd (443)
50th (759), betterAssists247th (433)
1st (331), betterPower-play goals55th (144)
1st (141), betterGame-winning goals80th (64)

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 Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk titles and awards
1, betterChampionships—
—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 Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk season by season
1st2005-062001-02
2nd2006-072002-03
3rd2007-082003-04
4th2008-092005-06
5th2009-102006-07
6th2010-112007-08
7th2011-122008-09
8th2012-132009-10
9th2013-142010-11
10th2014-152011-12
11th2015-162012-13
12th2016-172018-19
13th2017-182019-20
14th2018-19—
15th2019-20—
16th2020-21—
17th2021-22—
18th2022-23—
19th2023-24—
20th2024-25—
21st2025-26—
22nd2026-27—