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1997-98 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #27 ALEX KOVALEV New York Rangers · Right Wing
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #1998-08458529
Alex Kovalev in action
27 R Right Wing
86 OVR
Alex Kovalev New York Rangers
1997-98 · 73 GP · 23 G · 30 A · 53 PTS
1998-99
1996-97

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.58 a game, 82nd percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
73
G
23
A
30
P
53
+/-
-22
PIM
44
PPP
22
SHP
0
GWG
3
S
173
TOI
17:28
FO%
45.0%

1997-98 ranks

  • 3rd Points on the Rangers
  • 1st Goals on the Rangers
  • 4th Assists on the Rangers

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1997-98. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 91

Goals / 60
1.08

83rd percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
8.14

76th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 91

Points / 60
2.49

83rd percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
1.41

82nd percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.30

91st percentile of forwards

Physicality 62

PIM / 60
2.07

37th percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 1997-98 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 96OVR Wayne Gretzky Rangers 13 of his goals R 91OVR Niklas Sundstrom Rangers 6 of his goals D 71OVR Brian Leetch Rangers 5 of his goals C 91OVR Pat LaFontaine Rangers 3 of his goals

Set up most

C 91OVR Pat LaFontaine Rangers Set up 8 goals C 96OVR Wayne Gretzky Rangers Set up 6 goals L 66OVR Adam Graves Rangers Set up 5 goals R 91OVR Niklas Sundstrom Rangers Set up 5 goals
Scored on most
Sean Burke 2 goals Ron Tugnutt 2 goals Kevin Hodson 2 goals
Best game
March 16, 1998 vs OTT: 2G · 2A

1997-98 New York Rangers

25-39-18 · 68 points · 21st of 26

Top teammates

C 96OVR Wayne Gretzky Rangers 82 GP · 23 G · 67 A · 90 PTS R 91OVR Niklas Sundstrom Rangers 70 GP · 19 G · 28 A · 47 PTS C 91OVR Pat LaFontaine Rangers 67 GP · 23 G · 39 A · 62 PTS R 86OVR Tim Sweeney Rangers 56 GP · 11 G · 18 A · 29 PTS D 80OVR Bruce Driver Rangers 75 GP · 5 G · 15 A · 20 PTS L 76OVR Kevin Stevens Rangers 80 GP · 14 G · 27 A · 41 PTS