A top-heavy draft among Russian forwards, the 2004 NHL Entry Draft class was highlighted by two all-time great goal and point scorers.
There aren't many draft classes in the recent history of the NHL Draft in the past few decades that had two better Russian players being selected at the top of the draft lottery than the class from 2004. Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin are two of the best Russian players in the history of the league in the NHL.