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 the 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.
Linemate and opposition quality
2024-25 · 5v5 · 641 min on ice · ranked against 495 forwards
teammates' average xGF%
20th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
96th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Hard minutes: tough opponents with little help from linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Kovalenko's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Kovalenko's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
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.