SOCHI, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 18: Ilya Kovalchuk #71 of Russia scores a goal in the second period against Lars Haugen #30 of Norway during the Men’s Ice Hockey Qualification Playoff game on day eleven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Ilya Kovalchuk officially returning to the NHL, signs with the LA Kings