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2002-03 to 2014-15 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #20 ANTON VOLCHENKOV Ottawa Senators · Defense
NM Career
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Card #CAREER-08468501
Anton Volchenkov in action
20 D Defense
75 OVR
Anton Volchenkov Ottawa Senators
12 NHL seasons · 2002-03 to 2014-15
2014-15

Career Report

7 Near Mint 7

Graded on the Game Score of their best 5 seasons, ranked among retired defense.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
2006-07 OTT 78 19 89 8
2007-08 OTT 67 15 80 7
2005-06 OTT 75 17 79 7
2009-10 OTT 64 14 67 6
2011-12 NJD 72 11 62 5

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 98OVR Jason Spezza Senators 4 of his goals C 56OVR Peter Regin Senators 3 of his goals L 98OVR Dany Heatley Senators 3 of his goals C 90OVR Bryan Smolinski Kings 2 of his goals

Set up most

L 98OVR Dany Heatley Senators Set up 11 goals R 98OVR Daniel Alfredsson Senators Set up 8 goals C 76OVR Chris Kelly Senators Set up 7 goals C 89OVR Mike Fisher Senators Set up 7 goals

Most time together

C 85OVR Dainius Zubrus Devils 787 min together L 98OVR Ilya Kovalchuk Devils 731 min together C 97OVR Patrik Elias Devils 706 min together D 65OVR Bryce Salvador Blues 663 min together

Best with

C 54OVR Jacob Josefson Devils 11–4 in goals together L 85OVR Alexei Ponikarovsky Maple Leafs 8–3 in goals together D 74OVR Colin White Devils 11–6 in goals together D 55OVR Adam Larsson Kraken 10–6 in goals together
Scored on most
Marc-Andre Fleury 2 goals Steve Shields 1 goal Manny Legace 1 goal
Best game
December 19, 2002 vs SJS: 1G · 2A

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

Hit most

R 85OVR Wayne Simmonds Flyers Hit him 9 times C 71OVR Max Talbot Penguins Hit him 7 times C 85OVR Brandon Dubinsky Blue Jackets Hit him 7 times L 84OVR Ruslan Fedotenko Lightning Hit him 6 times

Hit most by

R 86OVR Ryan Callahan Rangers Hit by him 10 times C 67OVR Brian Boyle Rangers Hit by him 9 times C 49OVR Zac Rinaldo Flyers Hit by him 9 times L 56OVR Matt Martin Islanders Hit by him 8 times
2 fights with 2 opponents
Shane Doan 1 fight Martin Biron 1 fight