RW · SJS · NHL id 8481042
Nikolai Kovalenko has played 57 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2024-25, scoring 7 goals and 13 assists (20 points) on 45 shots while averaging 12:20 a night (11:16 at even strength, 0:52 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Sharks have controlled 48% of shot attempts with Kovalenko on the ice (27-33 in goals, 48% offensive-zone starts). In the Sharks' most recent game against EDM he was on L3 with Ty Dellandrea and Danil Gushchin and on PP2. He is shooting 15.6% this season against 15.2% across the 59 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 16 game vs EDM, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2024-25 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 6 games, 15:02 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2024-25 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2024-25 · 97 attempts, 45 on goal, 7 goals
Shot map, OPP at SJS: 97 attempts, 45 on goal, 7 goals, 6.53 expected goals; best chance Nikolai Kovalenko at 0.30 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2024-25 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Beyond the box score
2024-25 regular season · 57 of 57 games through the sequence engine
- −0.023
- Season net
- −0.25xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.47
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.002
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L2 from L3Nov 27, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2025 @ MIN | Rebound | dump | 0 | 45.2 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Mar 8, 2025 vs NYI | Deflection | — | 3 | 24.4 | deflection | |
| Jan 4, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2 | 25.7 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 vs EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 24.6 | 5-on-3, one-timer | |
| Nov 15, 2024 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 29.7 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2024 vs SEA | Deflection | — | 0 | 16.3 | — | |
| Oct 27, 2024 vs OTT | Cycle | — | 2 | 22.3 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2024-25 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kovalenko
No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.
Game log
57 games in 2024-25, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | vs EDM | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:19 | 13:23 | 1:01 | — |
| Apr 14 | @ VAN | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14:05 | 10:52 | 3:03 | — |
| Apr 13 | @ CGY | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:28 | 14:57 | 0:31 | — |
| Apr 11 | @ EDM | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:14 | 13:34 | 1:40 | — |
| Apr 9 | @ MIN | OTL 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 16:19 | 16:19 | — | — |
| Apr 7 | vs CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 15:39 | 13:47 | 1:03 | — |
| Mar 22 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:35 | 10:10 | 1:25 | — |
| Mar 20 | vs CAR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 12:53 | 11:03 | 1:50 | — |
| Mar 13 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10:38 | 10:05 | 0:33 | — |
| Mar 11 | vs NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:42 | 9:36 | 0:40 | — |
| Mar 8 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:10 | 8:00 | 2:10 | — |
| Mar 6 | @ COL | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:19 | 7:56 | 4:23 | — |
| Jan 30 | @ SEA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:58 | 8:58 | — | — |
| Jan 27 | vs PIT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11:03 | 11:03 | — | — |
| Jan 25 | vs FLA | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 15:21 | 14:36 | 0:45 | — |
| Jan 23 | vs NSH | L 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 13:36 | 10:44 | 2:52 | — |
| Jan 21 | @ NSH | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:36 | 11:36 | — | — |
| Jan 7 | vs VGK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11:43 | 11:43 | — | — |
| Jan 4 | vs NJD | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 10:14 | 10:14 | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vs TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 11:46 | 11:46 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2024-25 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 57 | 703:24 | 12:20 | 640 | 641 | 50.0% | 50.5% | 318 | 312 | 35 | 38 | 48% | 29.8 | 31.6 | 52% |
| Even strength | 57 | 642:03 | 11:16 | 563 | 615 | 47.8% | 48.1% | 279 | 298 | 27 | 33 | 45% | 24.3 | 28.4 | 49% |
| 5v5 | 57 | 641:11 | 11:15 | 563 | 615 | 47.8% | 48.1% | 279 | 298 | 27 | 33 | 45% | 24.3 | 28.4 | 48% |
| Power play | 38 | 48:56 | 1:17 | 59 | 6 | 90.8% | 88.9% | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4.4 | 0.5 | 79% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:19 | 0:10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 38 | 48:56 | 1:17 | 59 | 6 | 90.8% | 88.9% | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4.4 | 0.5 | 79% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 10 | 7:56 | 0:48 | 18 | 3 | 85.7% | 76.9% | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 1.1 | 1.6 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 9 | 4:10 | 0:28 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | SJS, COL | 57 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 16 | 45 | 15.6% | 84 | 24 | 12:20 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 6:48 |
Nikolai Kovalenko news
- NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Top Remaining NHL Free AgentsNHLRumors.com
- Nikolai Kovalenko returns to KHL with CSKA Moscow after NHL struggles and trade to Sharksmotorcyclesports.net
- Nikolai Kovalenko returns to Russia as NHL dreams pause with CSKA Moscow dealmotorcyclesports.net
- Nikolai Kovalenko: Headed back to KHLCBS Sports
- Nikolai Kovalenko Signs With CSKA MoscowPro Hockey Rumors
- Sharks Free Agent Nikolai Kovalenko Signs In KHLThe Hockey News
- Nikolai Kovalenko Leaves NHL for CSKA Moscow After Struggles With Avalanche and SharksSports Al Dente
- 3 Remaining UFAs the Winnipeg Jets Could TargetThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.