Ilya Kovalchuk: I’d easily swap my 750 points for a place in the Stanley Cup finals

New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk admitted that he would gladly swap his personal achievements for a spot in the final of the Stanley Cup.

The Russian forward’s goal in a 5-2 win over Pittsburg was the 750th point of his career. He then added assists on goals by Dainius Zubrus and Anton Volchenkov, giving him 752 points in 749 career regular season games.

«I’ll trade all those points to be one day in the Stanley Cup Finals,» Kovalchuk told Fire&Ice.

The 28-year-old Russia also paid tribute to his teammates, particularly Zach Parise and Patty Elias.

«Everybody knows Zach is an elite player. Like I said a lot of times, it’s so easy to play with good players like him and Patty (Elias). I really hope that he’s going to stay here for a long time and we’ll have a lot more games Zach and me together,» Kovalchuk said.