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Take a look back at the 2001 NHL draft: We've ranked the top 10 forwards and top 10 defensemen by career NHL points and goalies by career NHL wins. FORWARDS: Here are the top 10 highest-scoring forwards selected in the 2001 NHL draft, with draft position and NHL games played: NOTES: --Ilya Kovalchuk and Jason Spezza, the top two picks in the 2001 draft, sit first and second in career NHL points. Kovalchuk, who hasn't played in North America since leaving the NHL to return to Russia after the 2012-13 season, scored 816 points in 816 NHL games.