Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: April 9, 1980 in Kiev, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Draft: Toronto, 4th round (87th overall), 1998 NHL Entry
Contract: 1 year/$1,800,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $1,800,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2000-01 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 188 | 8:32 |
| 2001-02 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 64 | 8:03 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 139 | 10:43 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 73 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 8.2 | 847 | 11:36 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 81 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 13.4 | 1142 | 14:06 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 71 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 10.6 | 1214 | 17:06 |
| 2007-08 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 66 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 12.0 | 1054 | 15:58 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | TOR | NHL | 82 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 22 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 185 | 12.4 | 1294 | 15:47 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 77 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 19 | -1 | 61 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 11.4 | 1268 | 16:28 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | TOR | NHL | 61 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 12.9 | 1026 | 16:50 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | -6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 5.4 | 241 | 15:05 |
| 2010-11 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 61 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 5.3 | 769 | 12:36 |
| 2011-12 | 31 | TOT | NHL | 82 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 13 | -3 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 9.0 | 1209 | 14:45 |
| 2011-12 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 49 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | -12 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 7.1 | 729 | 14:52 |
| 2011-12 | 31 | NJD | NHL | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12.1 | 481 | 14:34 |
| 2012-13 | 32 | TOT | NHL | 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.8 | 553 | 13:10 |
| 2012-13 | 32 | WPG | NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 142 | 11:52 |
| 2012-13 | 32 | NJD | NHL | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.9 | 410 | 13:40 |
| Career | NHL | 678 | 139 | 184 | 323 | 124 | 47 | 419 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 2 | 33 | 1327 | 10.5 | 9741 | 14:22 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2000-01 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 22 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.64 | 0.95 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2001-02 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 8 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 13 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 73 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.60 | 1.51 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 81 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.47 | 0.19 | 0.84 | 1.94 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 54 | 8 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 71 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.63 | 0.25 | 0.89 | 2.79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 19 | 73 | 19 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 2007-08 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 66 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.55 | 2.27 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 60 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | TOR | NHL | 82 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 2.26 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 24 | 84 | 20 | 71 | 13 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 77 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.25 | 0.79 | 2.39 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 21 | 75 | 20 | 60 | 4 | -1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | TOR | NHL | 61 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.26 | 0.72 | 2.41 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 18 | 63 | 14 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 16 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.18 | 1.06 | 2.31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | -6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 2010-11 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 61 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 1.54 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 2011-12 | 31 | TOT | NHL | 82 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 1.90 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 49 | 13 | 41 | 2 | -3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| 2011-12 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 49 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 2.00 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 29 | 2 | -12 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 2011-12 | 31 | NJD | NHL | 33 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 1.76 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 2012-13 | 32 | TOT | NHL | 42 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 1.21 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 32 | WPG | NHL | 12 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 0.83 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 32 | NJD | NHL | 30 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 1.37 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 678 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.62 | 1.96 | 145 | 187 | 332 | 130 | 473 | 103 | 380 | 58 | 47 | 21.2 | 12.0 | 33.2 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2001-02 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 83 | 8:15 | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4.3 | 186 | 14:20 | |
| 2009-10 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 145 | 13:13 | |
| 2010-11 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 41 | 10:11 | |
| 2011-12 | 31 | NJD | NHL | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3.8 | 345 | 14:23 | |
| Career | NHL | 62 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 4.9 | 800 | 12:55 | |||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1996-97 | 16 | Dynamo Moscow 2 | Russia-3 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 17 | Dynamo Moscow | Russia | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 18 | Krylja Sovetov Moscow | Russia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | THK Tver | Russia-2 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | Dynamo Moscow | Russia | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | Dynamo Moscow | EuroHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 20 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 49 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 9.5 | |||
| 2001-02 | 21 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 72 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 4 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 21 | Ukraine | Olympics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 22 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 63 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 14.8 | |||
| 2004-05 | 24 | Khimik Moscow Region (Voskresensk) | Russia | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 184 | 57 | 73 | 130 | 33 | 186 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 288 | 12.5 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Russia | 75 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Russia-2 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Russia-3 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1998-99 | 18 | Dynamo Moscow | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | Dynamo Moscow | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 20 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001-02 | 21 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Russia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Thru 12 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Brent Ashton | 92.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 | |
| Jude Drouin | 91.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |
| Bill Hay | 90.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | ||||
| Marc Tardif | 90.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||||
| Mike Johnson | 89.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Antoine Vermette | 89.8 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Christian Ruuttu | 89.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |||
| Ryan Malone | 89.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |||
| Grant Warwick | 89.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |||
| Mikael Samuelsson | 89.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Jude Drouin | 91.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Bill Hay | 90.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | ||||
| Marc Tardif | 90.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||||
| Mike Johnson | 89.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Antoine Vermette | 89.8 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Christian Ruuttu | 89.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |||
| Ryan Malone | 89.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |||
| Grant Warwick | 89.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |||
| Mikael Samuelsson | 89.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Don Raleigh | 88.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ||
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Games Played 2011-12 NHL 82 (3) |
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November 13, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Voskresensk (Russia), November 13, 2004.
March 2, 2010: Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto for Martin Skoula and Luca Caputi, March 2, 2010.
July 27, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, July 27, 2010.
July 1, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Carolina, July 1, 2011.
January 20, 2012: Traded to New Jersey by Carolina for Joe Sova and New Jersey's 4th round choice (Jaccob Slavin) in 2012 Entry Draft, January 20, 2012.
July 1, 2012: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg, July 1, 2012.
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