Defencemen with more points than Ilya Kovalchuk

Ilya Kovalchuk has 10 points in 18 games. He has 4 goals and 6 assists. He is 139th in NHL scoring, and 124th in goals. That’s not very good. His projected numbers: 81 games played, 18 goals, 27 assists, 45 points.

There are 20 defencemen with more points this season than Ilya Kovalchuk:

1. Kris Letang, PIT (3-15-18)
2. John-Michael Liles, COL (3-15-18)
3. Dustin Byfuglien, ATL (6-11-17)
4. Lubomir Visnovsky, ANA (3-14-17)
5. Nicklas Lidstrom, DET (2-15-17)
6. Ryan Whitney, EDM (0-16-16)
7. Dan Boyle, SJS (3-12-15)
8. Tobias Enstrom, ATL (2-13-15)
9. Jordan Leopold, BUF (5-9-14)
10. Jack Johnson, LAK (1-13-14)
11. Mike Green, WSH (5-8-13)
12. Sergei Gonchar, OTT (4-9-13)
13. James Wisniewski, NYI (2-11-13)
14. Alexander Edler, VAN (2-11-13)
15. Duncan Keith, CHI (1-12-13)
16. Erik Karlsson, OTT (4-7-11)
17. Alex Goligoski, PIT (4-7-11)
18. Steve Montador, BUF (3-8-11)
19. Brent Seabrook, CHI (2-9-11)
20. Kimmo Timonen, PHI (1-10-11)

There are also five defencemen with more goals than Ilya Kovalchuk:

1. Dustin Byfuglien, ATL (6)
2. Brent Burns, MIN (6)
3. Jordan Leopold, BUF (5)
4. Tyler Myers, BUF (5)
5. Mike Green, WSH (5)

And eight defencemen with as many goals as Kovalchuk:

1. Sergei Gonchar, OTT
2. Erik Karlsson, OTT
3. Alex Goligoski, PIT
4. Brett Clark, TBL
5. Cody Franson, NSH
6. Zdeno Chara, BOS
7. Joe Corvo, CAR
8. Niklas Kronwall, DET

Yes, Brett Clark and Joe Corvo have more goals than Ilya Kovalchuk.

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