Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 417th NHL goal on April 25, 2013. It took 1, Nick Easley Jersey 993 days for him to score No. 418. The Los Angeles Kingsforward got his team on the boardat the 6:26 mark of the first periodinTuesday's game against the Winnipeg Jets, redirecting a Drew Doughty pa s behind a sprawlingConnor Hellebuyck. Ilya Kovalchuk opened the scoring for the , his first NHL goal since April 25, 2013. NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) Kovalchuk had been a dominant scorer in the NHL from his rookie season in 2001-02 with the Atlanta Thrashers until leaving the league after completing the lockout-shortened2012-13 campaign with the New Jersey Devils. The Ru sian returned to his homeland to play in the KHL forSKA Saint Petersburg in 2013, and in five seasons he scored 120goals. The 35-year-old returned to the NHL after signing with the Kings on July 1. Ryan Schmidt Jersey