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Ilya Nabokov

Position	Goaltender	Current Team	Colorado Avalanche
Catches	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'0"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	179	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	24
Age	22 (Mar 27, 2003)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2024, Round 2, Overall 38 (COL)

News/Contracts/Statistics
Transaction History

Date	Team	Transaction
May 30, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic	Definition
SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60	Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60	Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%	Save Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AE	Save Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).

Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

Every NHL Team’s Most Underrated Prospect at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Avalanche Mailbag 2.0: Who To Watch at the Rookie Showcase, Hakstol Running the PP, & Playoff Salary Cap at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Devils Prospect Goaltender Makes Huge Leap in 2024 Re-Draft Ranks at New Jersey Hockey Now (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Ilya Nabokov at Mile High Hockey (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
The Top 10 NHL Goalie Prospects at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche Season Preview: Goaltending at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Avalanche’s Prospect Pool Ranked Among the Worst in the NHL at Colorado Hockey Now (Sat Aug 30, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche could have franchise goalie in Nabokov at Mile High Sticking (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
Avalanche prospects who might be closest to NHL action at Mile High Sticking (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
Avalanche Depth Chart: Lineup Coming Together but Still an Unfinished Product at Colorado Hockey Now (Fri Aug 8, 2025)

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	22	$975,000	$1,400,000	$425,000	$97,500	$877,500	$975,000	$85,000	ELC
2026-27	23	$975,000	$1,400,000	$425,000	$97,500	$877,500	$975,000	$85,000	ELC
Total				$850,000	$195,000	$1,755,000	$1,950,000	$170,000

Signed: May 30, 2025

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Chris MacFarland

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%
2018-19	Russia U17		2					51	9		0.824
2018-19	Russia U16		17					434	40		0.908
2019-20	MHL		2					12	1	2.26	0.917
2019-20	Russia U17		30					792	49		0.938
2020-21	MHL		33		18	10	2	813	61	2.06	0.925	5		2	3	2	126	12	3.70	0.905
2021-22	MHL		36		25	8	1	1023	70	2.06	0.932	8		4	3	1	239	19	2.61	0.921
2022-23	KHL		1					1		0.00	1.000
2022-23	MHL		34		18	9	7	969	65	1.93	0.933	4		1	3	7	113	11	3.02	0.903
2023-24	KHL		43		23	13	3	1135	80	2.15	0.930	23		16	6	3	702	41	1.82	0.942
2024-25	KHL		49		23	17	6	1304	101	2.22	0.923	5		2	3	6	138	11	2.13	0.920