Valentin Zykov

Date of Birth: May 15, 1995
Age: 31
Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, RUS
Nation: Russia
Youth Team: -
Position: LW/RW
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 105 kg / 231 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Valentin Zykov Facts

Drafted: 2013 round 2 #37 overall by Los Angeles Kings

A highly skilled offensive minded player. Zykov is strong, skates very well and has impressive hands and creativity. Good scorer and potential to become a high scoring player in the future. (EP, 2013)

Valentin Zykov Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2010-2011	CSKA Moskva U16	Russia U16	29	32	28	60	24	-
2011-2012	CSKA Moskva U17	Russia U17	-	3	0	3	-	-
2011-2012	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	MHL	52	5	6	11	105	-4	Playoffs	18	0	2	2	4	-5
2011-2012	Russia U17	WHC-17	5	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	67	40	35	75	60	29	Playoffs	19	10	9	19	18	13
2013-2014	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	53	23	40	63	70	32	Playoffs	22	7	15	22	14	-2
2013-2014	Russia U20	WJC-20	7	0	0	0	2	0
2014-2015	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	16	6	12	18	22	0
2014-2015	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	26	15	13	28	38	4	Playoffs	11	3	4	7	20	1
2014-2015	Russia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	1	3	2	-
2015-2016	Ontario Reign	AHL	43	7	7	14	20	7
2015-2016	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	-4
2016-2017	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	2	1	0	1	0	1
2016-2017	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	66	16	18	34	57	6	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	3
2017-2018	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10	3	4	7	2	4
2017-2018	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	63	33	21	54	45	-13	Playoffs	8	4	2	6	8	-2
2018-2019	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	13	0	3	3	0	-1
2018-2019	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	6	2	0	2	16	-1
2018-2019	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	5	0	0	0	2	-1
2018-2019	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	10	2	0	2	0	-3
2019-2020	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	15	1	3	4	6	-2
2019-2020	Chicago Wolves	AHL	29	10	5	15	22	-4
2020-2021	MODO Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	7	2	2	4	8	3
2021-2022	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	21	3	1	4	14	3	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	4	-2
2022-2023	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	54	8	16	24	16	4	Playoffs	16	1	2	3	6	-4
2022-2023	Russia 25 (all)	International	9	7	5	12	4	3
2023-2024	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	52	13	15	28	47	13	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	6	0
2023-2024	Russia 25 (all)	International	6	2	4	6	6	-
2024-2025	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	56	15	14	29	55	13	Playoffs	6	2	0	2	6	-2
2025-2026	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	50	13	13	26	34	2	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	8	1	1	2	6	-1
2026-2027	Projected	KHL	63	8	8	16	47	-8

Valentin Zykov Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2010-2011	CSKA Moskva U16	Russia U16 Finals	5	5	3	8	2	6
2011-2012	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	JCWC	4	1	1	2	0	1
2011-2012	Russia U18	WJAC-19	4	0	2	2	0	-
2012-2013	Russian Selects	Jr Super Series	2	1	1	2	0	1
2013-2014	Russian Selects	Jr Super Series	2	0	2	2	0	-1

Valentin Zykov Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	5	209	68	51	119	0.57	160	-9	2	13	4	4	8	0.62	10	1
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	8	3	0
International	2	15	9	9	18	1.20	10	3*	0
International-Jr	1	4	2	1	3	0.75	2	-	0
JCWC	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	1	0
Jr Super Series	2	4	1	3	4	1.00	0	0	0
KHL	6	241	53	60	113	0.47	172	34	5	35	4	4	8	0.23	22	-8
MHL	1	52	5	6	11	0.21	105	-4	1	18	0	2	2	0.11	4	-5
NHL	4	55	7	10	17	0.31	10	-2	0
QMJHL	3	162	84	100	184	1.14	190	65	3	52	20	28	48	0.92	52	12
Russia U16	1	29	32	28	60	2.07	24	-	0
Russia U16 Finals	1	5	5	3	8	1.60	2	6	0
Russia U17	1	-	3	0	3	-	-	-	0
WHC-17	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
WJAC-19	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	0	-	0
WJC-20	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0

Valentin Zykov Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2011-2012	U17 WHC Gold Medal
2012-2013	CHL Player of the Week (Jan. 13) CHL Rookie of the Year CHL Top Prospects Game Jr Super Series Champion QMJHL All-Rookie Team QMJHL Most Goals by Rookie (40) QMJHL Most Points by Rookie (75) QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) QMJHL Rookie of the Year
2013-2014	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2017-2018	AHL All-Star Game AHL Most Goals (Willie Marshall Award) (33)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/01/2024	Extension	SKA St. Petersburg	SKA St. Petersburg
04/28/2022	Extension	SKA St. Petersburg	SKA St. Petersburg
10/12/2021	Confirmed	MoDo Hockey	SKA St. Petersburg
02/12/2021	Confirmed	No team	MODO Hockey
12/29/2018	Confirmed	Edmonton Oilers	Vegas Golden Knights
11/30/2018	Confirmed	Carolina Hurricanes	Edmonton Oilers
06/29/2018	Extension	Carolina Hurricanes	Carolina Hurricanes
02/29/2016	Confirmed	Los Angeles Kings	Carolina Hurricanes
01/02/2015	Confirmed	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Gatineau Olympiques
05/27/2014	Confirmed	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Los Angeles Kings

Valentin Zykov Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 2 #50 by CSKA Moskva in the KHL Draft
Drafted 2012, 2 #76 by Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the CHL Import Draft
2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #19 by FCHockey

On March 9, 2017, Zykov scored his first NHL goal in a game against the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta was in net for New York.