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Top Nikolai Kovalenko News
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Provides two assists in loss
Kovalenko logged two assists and three hits in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Predators.
Kovalenko was held off the scoresheet in his return from an upper-body injury Tuesday. He made up for it by assisting on tallies from Walker Duehr and Henry Thrun in this contest. Kovalenko is up to eight points in 14 games, matching his output from 28 outings with the Avalanche to begin the year before he was dealt to the Sharks. The 25-year-old winger has added 37 shots on net, 64 hits and a minus-5 rating.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Good to go
Kovalenko (upper body) will play against Nashville on Tuesday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Kovalenko will return to the lineup after missing the last six outings. He has five goals, 14 points, 60 hits and 37 shots on net in 40 games between San Jose and Colorado this season. Kovalenko will replace Carl Grundstrom in Tuesday's lineup.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Activated from IR, ruled out Monday
Kovalenko (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Monday but has been ruled out for Monday's road game against Boston, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Kovalenko practiced for a second consecutive day Sunday and was considered an option for Monday's road matchup. Although he's been activated from injured reserve, he'll be sidelined for at least one more game due to his upper-body injury. Kovalenko appears to be trending in the right direction, but it's unclear whether he'll be available for Tuesday's game in Nashville.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Not going on road trip
Kovalenko (upper body) won't accompany the Sharks on the team's upcoming five-game road trip, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Monday.
Kovalenko moved to injured reserve before Saturday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota, making him ineligible to play against Detroit on Tuesday. However, he could miss four more games if he doesn't join his teammates on the road. Kovalenko has five goals, 14 points, 60 hits and 37 shots on net through 40 appearances between San Jose and Colorado this season. Due to Kovalenko's absence, Ty Dellandrea has played in the last two contests.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Lands on injured reserve
Kovalenko (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Kovalenko's move to injured reserve comes amid a rash of injury-related transactions for the Sharks. The 25-year-old last played Tuesday versus the Golden Knights. He was labeled day-to-day earlier Saturday, so his stay on IR could be brief
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Remains day-to-day
Kovalenko (upper body) is day-to-day and won't play Saturday versus Minnesota, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.
Kovalenko will miss his second straight game. He has five goals, 14 points, 60 hits and 37 shots on net through 40 appearances between San Jose and Colorado this season. While Klim Kostin (lower body) and Alexander Wennberg (illness) are unavailable to play Saturday, Carl Grundstrom (undisclosed) or Nico Sturm (lower body) might be options to return to the lineup. San Jose may also opt to use seven defensemen due to several injuries to the forward group.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Not available Friday
Kovalenko (undisclosed) will not travel with the team to Utah for Friday's game. reports. According to coach Ryan Warsofsky, the forward is dealing with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Kovalenko has a goal and five assists in 12 games with the Sharks after he was dealt from Colorado in the Mackenzie Blackwood deal Dec. 9. Kovalenko had four goals and eight points in 28 games with the Avalanche before the trade, as he made his NHL debut this season. Kovalenko could return as early as Saturday as the Sharks are home to Minnesota.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: First goal in teal
Kovalenko scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 win over New Jersey.
Kovalenko's goal was his first for San Jose since being acquired from Colorado on Dec. 9. He drove the net and fired low through Jacob Markstrom after taking a pass from William Eklund. Kovalenko had eight points (four goals, four assists) in 28 games with the Avalanche, and he's already put up six points (one goal, five assists) through 11 contests with the Sharks. But don't get too hyped on Kovalenko yet. He started hot once he arrived in California but had gone six games without a point before Saturday.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Garners another helper
Kovalenko provided an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Jets.
Kovalenko has five assists over his last three games. It's taken him virtually no time at all to settle into a middle-six role since he was traded to the Sharks from the Avalanche. The 25-year-old winger is up to 13 points, 29 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-5 rating over 32 appearances this season, but it looks like his ceiling is much higher in San Jose, making him an option in deeper fantasy formats for now.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Lends assist in loss
Kovalenko logged a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Utah.
Kovalenko is fitting right in with the Sharks, earning four assists over his first three games since he was traded from the Avalanche. The 25-year-old has filled a second-line role with his new team, and while the Sharks don't boast a great offense, it's more of an opportunity than he got regularly in Colorado. Kovalenko has a total of 12 points, 29 shots on net, 40 hits and a minus-5 rating through 31 appearances as a rookie this season.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Three helpers Thursday
Kovalenko distributed three assists Thursday in a 4-3 win over St. Louis.
Kovalenko recorded his first three-point outing of the campaign Thursday, and it came in just his second game with his new club. The 25-year-old skated on the top line with Macklin Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli, and Kovalenko's ice time increased from 9:23 in his first game with the Sharks on Tuesday to 13:18 in Thursday's victory. Kovalenko will certainly be a name to keep an eye on if he can maintain a top-six role, and he could be an option on the man advantage Saturday against Utah if Klim Kostin (undisclosed) is unable to suit up. Kovalenko is up to four goals and 11 points through 30 appearances (28 with Colorado).
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Could suit up Tuesday
Kovalenko (undisclosed) will be available to play in Tuesday's road game versus the Hurricanes, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Kovalenko was acquired by the Sharks in a trade with the Avalanche on Monday. The 25-year-old wasn't able to participate in the club's morning skate, but head coach Ryan Warsofsky said that Kovalenko will be an option at even strength and on the man advantage against the Hurricanes. Kovalenko will almost certainly be in the lineup if Klim Kostin (lower body), who is a game-time decision Tuesday, is unable play. Kovalenko accumulated four goals and four helpers over 28 games with Colorado.
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Sharks' Nikolai Kovalenko: Flipped in trade
Kovalenko (undisclosed) was sent to San Jose from Colorado on Monday, along with Alexandar Georgiev, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick in a swap for Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a 2027 fifth-round selection.
Kovalenko will join a strong young core of forwards in San Jose after logging 28 games for the Avalanche this season. In those outings, the 25-year-old winger notched four goals on 27 shots, four assists and 34 hits while averaging 12:00 of ice time. While Kovalenko was originally ruled out against New Jersey on Sunday with an undisclosed injury, it's possible the team was simply holding him out of action while it finalized this move.
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Avalanche's Nikolai Kovalenko: Won't suit up in New Jersey
Kovalenko (undisclosed) will not be available for Sunday's road matchup with the Devils, according to the NHL media site.
Kovalenko will miss his first game of the season. The 25-year-old didn't play in the final 15:31 of Saturday's 2-1 win over Detroit after blocking a shot, per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post. Kovalenko will be replaced in the lineup by Nikita Prishchepov.
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Avalanche's Nikolai Kovalenko: Scores on power play in loss
Kovalenko scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Oilers.
Kovalenko had the opening tally at 7:02 of the first period. Kovalenko snapped his six-game point drought with the goal. The 25-year-old has taken on a larger role as the injury bug takes a second run at the Avalanche's forward group. The winger is up to four goals, eight points, 26 shots on net, 31 hits and a minus-6 rating through 25 appearances this season.
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Avalanche's Nikolai Kovalenko: Up from minors
Kovalenko was called up by Colorado on Wednesday.
Kovalenko has three goals and seven points over 22 appearances with the Avalanche this season. He hasn't played in the AHL this year but keeps getting briefly reassigned to the minors for cap purposes.
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Avalanche's Nikolai Kovalenko: Sent down
Kovalenko was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Monday.
This move is likely a paper transaction, and Kovalenko could be back with the big club as soon as Tuesday. The 25-year-old has registered three goals and four assists through 22 games.
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Avalanche's Nikolai Kovalenko: Finds back of net Friday
Kovalenko scored his third goal of the season Friday in a 5-2 loss to Washington.
Kovalenko got on the board with an even-strength tally in the second period, but that was the last of Colorado's offensive output for the night. The 25-year-old added two shots, two hits, and a plus-2 rating in a team-low 6:31 of ice time. The 2018 sixth-round pick is slotting in on the fourth line, and he's up to three goals, four assists and a minus-4 rating through 18 contests.
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Avalanche's Nikolai Kovalenko: Summoned from AHL
Kovalenko was recalled from AHL Colorado on Friday.
Kovalenko was sent down Thursday in what was a paper move as the Avalanche are up against the cap. The 25-year-old has two goals and six points in 17 NHL games this season. He will likely be a bottom-six forward, as the Avs are expected to get top-six forwards Jonathan Drouin (upper body) and Valeri Nichushkin (suspension) back in the lineup Friday.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-10, 180 lbs |
| Birthplace: Raleigh, NC |
| Age: 25 |
| Experience: 1 |