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| Ilya KOVALCHUK (koh-vuhl-CHUHK, IHL-yah) |
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Left wing. Shoots right. 6'1'', 225 lbs. Born, Tver, Russia, April 15, 1983.
Atlanta's 1st choice, 1st overall, in 2001 Entry Draft.
2007-08 Statistics as of Jan. 24/08: 51 GP – 37 G – 26 A – 63 Pts. – 38 PIM
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Ilya Kovalchuk became the first NHL player to reach the 30-goal plateau this season when he scored the first of his two goals in the Thrashers' 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers Dec. 27. Kovalchuk was also the first NHL player to score 30 goals two seasons ago (2005-06), doing so on January 6.
This is the first season in which a player has scored 30 goals before the end of December since 1999-2000, when the Penguins' Jaromir Jagr became the "first to 30" on December 30. The last season in which a player was the first to score 30 goals at an earlier date than Kovalchuk reached it this season was 1997-98, when Anaheim's Teemu Selanne did it on December 22.
First NHL player to score 30 goals (since 1997-98)
| 2007-08 | Ilya Kovalchuk, Atl. | December 27 | | 2006-07 | Teemu Selanne, Ana. | January 18 | | 2005-06 | Ilya Kovalchuk, Atl. | January 6 | | 2003-04 | Rick Nash, CBJ | January 24 | | 2002-03 | Markus Naslund, Van. | January 8 | | 2001-02 | Jarome Iginla, Cgy. | January 17 | | 2000-01 | Markus Naslund, Van. | January 24 | | 1999-00 | Jaromir Jagr, Pit. | December 30 | | 1998-99 | John LeClair, Phi. | January 30 | | 1997-98 | Teemu Selanne, Ana. | December 22 |
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