Ray Shero must not have been satisfied with just getting James Neal and Matt Niskanen, as he traded a seventh-round pick to the Ottawa Senators for former Pens winger Alexei Kovalev. Kovalev, now 38 ...

Just over a week ago, former Montreal Canadiens player Alexei Kovalev criticized the organization's prized prospect Ivan Demidov for not getting enough ice time with SKA St. Petersburg. According to ...

Before wearing number 27 in bleu-blanc-rouge, a young Russian forward dawned number 14 while helping his country secure a gold medal in 1992. The 1992 Winter Olympic Games held in Albertville, France ...

NHL trade trees are an extraordinary way to view the effect a single trade has had on multiple organizations. Today, we will look at a 1998 deal between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins ...

Veteran forward Alexei Kovalev will be a healthy scratch for the Panthers tonight in Philadelphia, according to George Richards of the Miami Herald. Kovalev, who turns 40 in two weeks, has been mired ...

It’s no secret that the Montreal Canadiens’ power play (PP) isn’t very good. General manager (GM) Kent Hughes will need to help the team find some solutions. One obvious place to start is adding more ...

Alexis Lafreniere punctuated a breakout regular season with a goal in the New York Rangers ‘ 82nd game of 2023-24, a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on April 15 that wrapped up the Presidents’ ...

Forward Alexei Kovalev is returning to the Penguins on a day the team couldn't escape losing yet another regular to an ever-growing injured list. The Penguins acquired Kovalev for a conditional ...

NEW YORK ? The Rangers added another high-priced All-Star to their struggling lineup, reacquiring Alexei Kovalev from the cash-strapped Pittsburgh Penguins in an eight-player trade Monday.New York, ...

Alexei Kovalev is Keyshawn Johnson on skates. He's the Russian Allen Iverson, a modern-day Joe Namath with a stick in his hands. So it's not hard to understand why the enigmatic Pittsburgh Penguins ...

PITTSBURGH -- It almost didn't seem fair: A rookie goaltender is asked to face Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Alexei Kovalev in only his second NHL career start. And it wasn't. Kovalev had his third ...