Buffalo Sabres' 3rd round choice (69th overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
2006 PLAYOFFS: Eight points (3+5) in 18 games... Earned assist @ Carolina (5/22)... Scored goal vs. Ottawa (5/10)... Scored goal @ Philadelphia (5/2)... Scored goal vs. Philadelphia (4/30)... Had two assists @ Philadelphia (4/26).
2005-06: Scored 22nd goal of the season @ MTL (4/15)... Scored two assists (4/8)... Earned assist vs. PHL (4/7)... Scored a career-high four points (1+3) vs. Ottawa (4/5)...Had two points (1+1) and shootout deciding goal @ Toronto (4/3)...Scored goal vs. Boston (3/29)... Had three assists @ Boston (3/25)...Scored two points (1+1) @ Ottawa (3/18)...Had two points (1+1) @ Washington (3/14)...Scored a penalty shot goal and added two assists vs. Boston (3/12)...Earned three assists vs. Toronto (3/3)... Collected two assists @ Carolina (2/13)...Had two assists vs. Florida (2/11)...Scored OT game winner @ Montreal (2/7)...Collected two assists @ Toronto (1/26)... Scored Buffalo's only goal @ Calgary (1/21)... Scored GWG and added one assist @ Edmonton (1/16)... Had one goal vs. Atlanta (12/30)... Held scoreless @ Toronto (12/29)... Scored two points (1+1) vs. NY Islanders (12/26), giving him points in four straight games... Had one assist @ Florida (12/22) to extend his point streak to three games (1+4)... Scored shootout deciding goal and added one assist in 2-1 SO win @ Philadelphia (12/19)... Tied his career-high with three points (1+2) vs. Pittsburgh (12/17)... Had one assist @ Minnesota (12/11)... Scored GWG in 3-2 OT win vs. Anaheim (12/8)... Scored one goal and had one assist @ Pittsburgh (11/29)... Had two assists @ Washington (11/27)... Had 4 PIM and had seven shots vs. Montreal (11/25)... One assist vs. NY Rangers (11/22)... DNP vs Toronto (11/11) with upper body injury... Collected two assists @ Montreal (11/5)... Had one assist vs. Montreal (11/4)... Had one assist @ NY Islanders (10/29)...Had one assist vs. Ottawa (11/2)... Assisted on Fitzpatrick's GWG vs. NY Rangers (10/22)... Had one assist @ Boston (10/20)... Scored third goal of the season in 4-1 win vs. Boston (10/7)... Scored two goals on four shots vs. NY Islanders (10/5).
2004-05: Played with Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Super League, collecting 27 points (13+14) in 36 gamesRepresented Russia at 2005 World Championships in Austria, scoring three goals and two assists in nine gamesWas selected as Russia's player of the game in 4-3 quarter-final win over Finland when he scored game-winner in a shootoutAlso named player of the game in Russia's 6-3 win in the bronze-medal game, leading the way with two goals and one assist.
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