Right wing · #15 · Rookie

Nikolai Kovalenko

Colorado Avalanche

San Jose Sharks(traded during the season)

Age: 26
Shoots: Left
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Born: Raleigh, USA
Draft: 2018, round 6, #171 (COL)

2024–25

Games: 57
Goals: 7
Points: 20
TOI per game: 12:20
xGF% (5v5): 47.6%
Goals above expected: +1.2

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Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Casey MittelstadtC · COL/BOS	156:04	27	54.8%	51.0%	44.7%
Samuel GirardD · COL	132:51	27	61.7%	45.6%	50.8%
Josh MansonD · COL	107:32	23	45.1%	60.3%	48.2%
Sam MalinskiD · COL	103:11	27	58.8%	50.0%	53.8%
Timothy LiljegrenD · SJS	89:23	24	54.8%	35.8%	44.8%
Mario FerraroD · SJS	89:01	24	49.5%	38.2%	44.4%
Macklin CelebriniC · SJS	80:28	24	51.8%	36.1%	47.9%
Luke KuninC · SJS	77:57	17	33.4%	48.0%	36.1%
Tyler ToffoliC · SJS	77:30	20	43.9%	44.6%	48.7%
Calvin de HaanD · COL	76:46	21	54.2%	49.1%	47.7%
Logan O'ConnorR · COL	76:35	23	51.8%	51.3%	60.0%
Alexander WennbergC · SJS	75:28	21	31.9%	47.7%	46.7%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Luke SchennD · NSH	20:49	4	22.4%
Brett KulakD · EDM	18:55	3	62.0%
Alex PietrangeloD · VGK	18:38	4	50.3%
Roman JosiD · NSH	18:32	4	46.7%
Dmitry OrlovD · CAR	18:14	4	50.3%
Jack RoslovicC · CAR	17:53	4	36.9%
Jalen ChatfieldD · CAR	17:19	4	61.0%
Noah HanifinD · VGK	16:41	4	45.5%
Shea TheodoreD · VGK	16:29	4	78.4%
Brady SkjeiD · NSH	16:27	5	52.7%
Nicolas HagueD · VGK	16:23	4	31.7%
Brett HowdenC · VGK	16:20	4	71.4%