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Right WingRetired·Third-Line Forward

Nikolai Kovalenko

Born October 17, 1999 · Raleigh, USA

Draft 2018 · COL round 6 #171

57

GP

7

G

13

A

20

PTS

Career

7G 13A 20P

Bio

Position
Right Wing
Height
5'10"
Weight
180 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#15

Drafted 2018 by COL · Round 6, #171 overall

62OVR

Fringe

Third-Line Forward

Scoring20

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking25

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production23

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play14

Power play points contribution

Skating0

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting70

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Right now

Last 5 games · GS = Luszczyszyn game score

Last game

-0.15

Apr 16 vs EDM · 0G 0A 0S

Hot / Cold

Cooling off -1.04

Next game

No game scheduled

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.24

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2025-04-16EDM0000-1-0.15
2025-04-14VAN0000-1-0.15
2025-04-13CGY0001-2-0.22
2025-04-11EDM011010.75
2025-04-09MIN101110.98

Career arc

13 NHL seasons · P/GP per year (≥10 GP)

73% off career peak

Peak 1.73Now 0.472014–152025–26
Career peak
1.73 · 2015–16 (—)
This season
0.47 · —
Seasons
13

Season projections

57 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

10

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

19

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

29

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

65

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

4

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

6

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.35

current rate

Goals/Game

0.12

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

15.6%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.96

2022–23

0.83

2023–24

0.29

2024–25

0.41

2024–25

0.47

2025–26