Nikolai
Kovalenko
RAge : 26Shoots : L
#15
Nikolai Kovalenko stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.
Nikolai Kovalenko
#15R
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 82 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 16, 1999 · Raleigh, United States
Drafted : 2018 · COL · round 6, pick #171
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| NHL totals | 57 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:52
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.35
- EV points
- 16
- Hits
- 84
- Blocks
- 24
- Takeaways
- 16
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 22.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100, computed from data (play-by-play, NHL EDGE, PickALeague analytics), never by hand. Each compares the player with others at the same position, over several seasons. 75 = established NHL player, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 39 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 79
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 71
- Confidence 44 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 64
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 69
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 81
- Confidence 44 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 25 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 84
- Confidence 44 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 77
- Confidence 39 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 66
- Confidence 39 %
- DF
- Defense
- 73
- Confidence 34 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 45
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating79
- Top speed (35 %)35.9 · 73
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.469 · 75
- Distance /60 (20 %)17.1 · 93
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.5 · 78
ST — Strength71
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.048 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-1.442 · 60
EN — Endurance64
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.2 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)628 · 60
- Shift length (15 %)44 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.9 · 69
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.47 · 63
DU — Durability69
- Share of games played (100 %)0.772 · 69
CK — Checking81
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.225 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.974 · 81
- Season volume (10 %)4.357 · 76
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.853 · 77
DI — Discipline84
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.051 · 86
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.727 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.02 · 85
PA — Passing77
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.709 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.493 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.062 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.912 · 82
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.594 · 79
SC — Scoring66
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.771 · 67
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.73 · 63
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.137 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.123 · 68
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.9 · 62
DF — Defense73
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.001 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.082 · 78
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.625 · 74
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.039 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.584 · 61
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.9 · 84
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.522 · 77
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience45
- Career regular-season games (65 %)57
- Career playoff games (25 %)21
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (28 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)77
- DF · Defense (18 %)73
- SK · Skating (12 %)79
- EN · Endurance (8 %)64
- DI · Discipline (5 %)84
- ST · Strength (4 %)71
- CK · Checking (3 %)81
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.6
wins above replacement
221 of 596
PAL Rating
32/ 100
Performance · Below average
286 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 30
- Defense
- 43
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- Offense
- 41
- Creation
- 16
- Shooting
- 30
- Possession
- 44
- Defense
- 48
- Discipline
- 86
- Power play
- 58
- Penalty kill
- 24
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →WAR estimates how many wins a player added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player it could have called up from the AHL. It adds up offense, defense, special teams, shooting and penalties, then converts those goals into wins.
0.6
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 1.2 — 90% interval
221 of 596 forwards
+2.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.3
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- +0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +0.0
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +1.6
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →NHL EDGE measures what the eye can't put a number on: skating speed, shot power, distance covered and time spent in each zone, captured by chips in the puck and the shoulder pads. The percentile places the player within the league: 90th means better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 130.7 km/h25th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.8 km/h49th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 5748th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 41.5 %42nd percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 189.2 km43rd percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.70 km49th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.9 %46th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %76th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.3 %44th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4535th percentile | 744th percentile | 15.6 %74th percentile |
| High danger | 1736th percentile | 656th percentile | 35.3 %98th percentile |
| Mid range | 1135th percentile | 133rd percentile | 9.1 %30th percentile |
| Long range | 644th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:19 |
| April 14, 2025 | @ VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:05 |
| April 13, 2025 | @ CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:28 |
| April 11, 2025 | @EDM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:14 |
| April 9, 2025 | @ MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:19 |
Nikolai Kovalenko in five questions
How many goals does Nikolai Kovalenko have in 2024-25?
Nikolai Kovalenko has 7 goals and 20 points (13 assists) in 57 games in 2024-25.
How old and how tall is Nikolai Kovalenko?
Nikolai Kovalenko is 26 years old (born October 17, 1999). He is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 181 lb (82 kg).
Where is Nikolai Kovalenko from?
Nikolai Kovalenko was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
How good is Nikolai Kovalenko?
Nikolai Kovalenko produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 221st of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 32 out of 100: below average for his position.
Where can I find Nikolai Kovalenko's full stats?
On this PickALeague page: his season-by-season stats, WAR, PAL rating and skill ratings, updated daily during the season.
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