Alexandar Georgiev
Alexandar Georgiev was born on February 10, 1996, in Ruse, Bulgaria, making him the first Bulgarian-born player to appear in the NHL. Standing 6'1" and weighing 178 pounds, the left-catching goaltender built a 303-game NHL career across stops with the New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, and San Jose Sharks, finishing with 151 wins, 108 losses, 26 overtime losses, a 2.99 goals-against average, a .903 save percentage, and 15 shutouts.
Georgiev reached the NHL as an undrafted player, a path that also included time in Finland's Liiga with TPS. After his NHL tenure concluded, he returned to Europe, signing with Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Sharks | 31 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 3.88 | .875 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Avalanche | 63 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 3.02 | .897 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Avalanche | 62 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 2.53 | .919 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Rangers | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2.92 | .898 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Rangers | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2.71 | .905 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Rangers | 34 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3.04 | .910 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Rangers | 33 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2.91 | .914 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Rangers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.15 | .918 | 0 |
| Career | 303 | 151 | 108 | 26 | 2.99 | .903 | 15 |