In addition, the Canadiens will be retaining 50 percent of Kovalchuk’s contract. The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2020 third-round pick. Washington Capitals right winger Ilya Kovalchuk has slashed $2 million from the price of his mansion in Alpine, NJ. Kovalchuk is one of five Russia-born players on the Capitals along with Ovechkin, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goalie Ilya Samsonov. The Washington Capitals acquired Ilya Kovalchuk before the trade deadline, but it seems the team will have less time with him than expected. Ilya Kovalchuk is heading to D.C. to join Alex Ovechkin and form a Russian power duo after being traded on Sunday night.. "Sometimes in the summer, we would say ‘It would be nice if you’re going to be one day on the Washington Capitals team,'" Alex Ovechkin said, who is friends with Kovalchuk. The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Ilya Kovalchuk from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2020 third round pick, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. The Montreal Canadiens traded Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals on Sunday night for a third-round draft pick. In Washington, it's now Ovi and Kovy. The move was first announced via … Ilya Kovalchuk Bio Kovalchuk became the first player born in Russia to be taken with the No. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Ilya Kovalchuk of the Washington Capitals The estate is now priced at $16 million. Washington Capitals right winger Ilya Kovalchuk has slashed $2 million from the price of his mansion in Alpine, NJ. Capitals' Ilya Kovalchuk: First point with Caps by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Kovalchuk registered an assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Wild. The Washington Capitals have acquired Russian sniper Ilya Kovalchuk from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. That certainly will not be an issue for the Capitals and the newly acquired Ilya Kovalchuk who already is a familiar face for several of the team's players. Home Forums NHL Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division Washington Capitals Confirmed with Link: Ilya Kovalchuk to Capitals for 2020 3rd round pick Discussion in ' Washington Capitals ' started by hockeykicker , Feb 23, 2020 . NHL Star Ilya Kovalchuk … 1 pick in the NHL Draft when the Atlanta Thrashers selected him in 2001. Since Ilya Kovalchuk became an unrestricted free agent when his former Los Angeles Kings team terminated his contract, some teams have expressed interest in the aging forward. Ilya Kovalchuk was never going to be with the Washington Capitals at the start of the 2020-21 season. Among teams who thought about signing Kovalchuk included the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, and Calgary Flames. It seems these four teams have now lost interest in going forward with Kovalchuk … The estate is now priced at $16 million. The Washington Capitals now have Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Ovechkin on the same team.