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Russia Nikolai Knyzhov

a.k.a. "Nikolay Knyzhov"
#71 San Jose Sharks / NHL - 22/23
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2. Alex Dostie 42 15 48 63
3. Austin Cangelosi 42 31 30 61
4. Patrick Thoresen 45 16 41 57
5. Kristian Jakobsson 45 23 29 52
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Date of Birth
Mar 20, 1998
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Kemerovo, RUS
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Russia
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Youth Team
Energia Kemerovo
Contract
22/23
Cap Hit
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San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks / Signed
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Phoenix Firebirds 16U AAA NAPHL 16U 17 3 2 5 30 - | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 18 -
Phoenix Firebirds 18U AAA NAPHL 18U 8 0 1 1 14 - |
2014-15 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 24 1 3 4 16 - | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -
2015-16 Regina Pats WHL 19 0 1 1 8 -3 |
Springfield Jr. Blues NAHL 17 0 3 3 8 -3 |
2016-17 Austin Bruins NAHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 |
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 41 1 7 8 24 -2 |
2017-18 SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 33 2 4 6 16 10 | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 2 2
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 9 1 5 6 10 3 |
Russia U20 WJC-20 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 15 0 0 0 6 - |
2018-19 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 3 0 0 0 0 -2 |
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 46 1 4 5 22 16 | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 4 4
SKA-Varyagi St. Petersburg MHL 4 0 4 4 4 -1 |
2019-20 San Jose Sharks NHL 3 0 0 0 2 -1 |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 33 1 4 5 22 4 |
2020-21 San Jose Sharks NHL 56 2 8 10 39 -9 |
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL 9 1 0 1 8 -13 |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 12 0 0 0 7 -6 |
Projected NHL 19 2 0 2 17 -27 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Russia Silver Lions QC Int PW 2 0 0 0 2 - |
2017-18 Russian Selects U20 Jr Super Series 6 0 0 0 4 5 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-03-23T22:00:00-0400 San Jose Sharks @ Vancouver Canucks
2023-03-20T21:30:00-0400 San Jose Sharks @ Edmonton Oilers
2023-03-18T22:30:00-0400 San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders
2023-03-16T22:30:00-0400 San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken
2023-03-14T22:30:00-0400 San Jose Sharks vs Columbus Blue Jackets
2023-03-11T21:30:00-0600 San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild
2023-03-09T19:00:00-0600 San Jose Sharks @ St. Louis Blues
2023-03-07T20:00:00-0600 San Jose Sharks @ Colorado Avalanche
2023-03-06T18:30:00-0600 San Jose Sharks @ Winnipeg Jets
AHL
2023-03-04T17:00:00-0900 San Jose Barracuda vs Coachella Valley Firebirds
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 45 1 4 5 0.11 29 -2 | 0
International-Jr 1 15 0 0 0 0.00 6 - | 0
Jr Super Series 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 5 | 0
KHL 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2 | 0
MHL 3 54 2 16 18 0.33 38 0 | 0
NAHL 2 21 0 3 3 0.14 8 -3 | 0
NAPHL 16U 1 17 3 2 5 0.29 30 - | 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 18 -
NAPHL 18U 1 8 0 1 1 0.13 14 - | 0
NHL 4 68 3 8 11 0.16 49 -23 | 0
QC Int PW 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
T1EHL 16U 1 24 1 3 4 0.17 16 - | 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 -
VHL 2 79 3 8 11 0.14 38 26 | 2 23 0 2 2 0.09 6 6
WHL 1 19 0 1 1 0.05 8 -3 | 0
WJC-20 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (D) 2019-2023 4 San Jose Sharks
Jeffrey Viel (F) 2019-2023 4 San Jose Barracuda, San Jose Sharks
Radim Simek (D) 2019-2023 4 San Jose Barracuda, San Jose Sharks
Alexei Polodyan (F) 2010-2019 4 Russia Silver Lions, Russia U20, Russia U20 (all), Russian Selects U20, SKA-Neva St. Petersburg, SKA-Varyagi St. Petersburg, Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/06/2023
03/06/2023 Up/Down San Jose Barracuda San Jose Sharks
01/23/2023
01/23/2023 Up/Down San Jose Sharks San Jose Barracuda
04/01/2022
04/01/2022 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
07/02/2019
07/02/2019 Confirmed SKA-Neva St. Petersburg San Jose Sharks
08/28/2015
08/28/2015 Confirmed Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA Regina Pats
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Drafted 2015, 1 #41 overall by Regina Pats in the CHL Import Draft

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