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PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has tallied 710 points (305 goals, 405 assists) in 963 NHL games over 15 seasons with Detroit, Buffalo and Atlanta Ranks third on Atlanta’s all-time list with 273 points, 94 goals and 179 assists Registered 79 points (42 goals, 37 assists) in 118 career Stanley Cup playoff games with Red Wings and Thrashers Owns Detroit's franchise record with 12 game-winning goals in playoffs Has notched 30 or more goals in a season twice in his career, and has topped at least 20 goals on 10 occasions Collected 50 or more points eight times, including at least 70 points five times 2005-06: Finished fourth on club with 71 points (25 goals, 46 assists) Fourth on team in goals and points Tied for third on club in assists Ranked fourth on Thrashers with 15 goals and 34 points at Philips Arena Tied for fourth with 19 assists at home Second on team with 27 assists, fifth with 10 goals and fourth with 37 points on the road Shared fourth with eight goals, and was fifth with 16 assists and 24 points on the power play Led team with 46 points, was second with 29 assists and third with 17 goals at even strength Ranked second on team with plus-14 rating Finished fourth on squad with 206 shots Third among forwards on club with 1,859 shifts Shared team lead with 82 games played to equal single-season record Shared ninth in NHL with five goals and was third in percentage 71.4% in shootouts Earned at least one point in 47 out of 82 contests, including assists in 37 contests and eight multiple-assist games Earned plus or even rating in 63 out of 82 games, including plus rating on 27 occasions Team owned 41-33-8 record with him in lineup, went 30-11-6 when he notched a point, and 14-6-3 when he tallied a goal Set career high with nine-game point streak (three goals, 11 assists) from Oct. 25-Nov. 12, including team-record and career-best seven-game assist streak (10) from Oct. 29-Nov. 12 Registered plus or even rating in 10 out of 11 games from March 30-April 18, and was plus eight in that span Recorded second consecutive winning tally in shootout against Florida on March 6 Tallied lone goal in shootout to lift Atlanta past Montreal 2-1 on the road on Feb. 11 Scored goal against Nashville on Jan. 11 to earn 600th NHL point Shared 15th among all NHL players and was third on club with 15 points in January Notched plus rating in four straight games from Jan. 11-19, and was plus seven in that span Fifth among NHL players with seven points (four goals, three assists) for week of Jan. 2-8 Notched four points, including the fourth hat trick of his career, against Ottawa on Jan. 2 Shared 11th among NHL players and was tied for third on the club with 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in November Notched plus or even rating in 10 out of 11 games from Oct. 25-Nov. 18, and was plus three in that span Tied career high with eight shots against Chicago on Dec. 11 Set season bests with 31 shifts and 25:27 TOI at Boston on March 21 2004-05: Split season between Voskresensk and Ak Bars Kazan of Russian Elite League, notching 35 points (14 goals, 21 assists) in 46 games Earned 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists) in 38 games with Voskresensk prior to joining Ak Bars Kazan Notched eight points (three goals, five assists) in eight-game span from Oct. 22-Nov. 3 with Voskresensk Registered one goal in four post-season games with Ak Bars Kazan 2003-04: Became seventh Russian-born player with at least eight 20-goal seasons in NHL ... Shared third on Thrashers with 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) ... Finished second on squad in goals and was fourth in assists ... Played in 800th NHL game at Tampa Bay on April 3 ... Team posted 12-4-1-1 record when he tallied a goal ... Shared second on team and fourth in NHL with 17 points in December, including team-best nine goals ... Tied for second in NHL with seven points (three goals, four assists) for week ending Dec. 7 ... Notched 10 multiple-point games ... Collected seven points (four goals, three assists) in six-game span from Dec. 20-31 ... Played center in six out of eight games from Nov. 15-29, helping team post 5-1-0-0 record in that stretch ... Skated in at least 30 shifts five times Reached at least 20 minutes of ice time on 41 occasions and topped 25 minutes in four games Collected five assists in five-game span from Feb. 3-13 ... Ranked third on team with 14 even-strength goals and was fourth with 30 even-strength points Finished fifth on team with 16 even-strength assists ... Shared second on club with 16 power-play assists and was tied for third with six power-play goals Second on club with 22 power-play points ... Ranked second on team with 15 goals and 29 points at home ... Was second on team with 191 shots Took at least one shot in 67 out of 76 games, including five or more on six occasions Topped club or shared team lead in shots 11 times ... Posted season-best, seven-game point streak (six goals, five assists) from Nov. 29-Dec. 12, including team-record and career-high five-game goal streak (five goals) from Dec. 3-12 ... Set season highs with three assists and four points against Anaheim on Dec. 5 and matched it with four points (two goals, two assists) at Pittsburgh on Dec. 20 ... Set career high with 30:00 of ice time at New York Rangers on Oct. 16 Set season high with 33 shifts against New York Islanders on Oct. 14 2002-03: Led team and ranked 16th in NHL with 49 assists Placed second on club with 70 points Ranked third on team with 21 goals Tied for team lead with 19 power-play assists and ranked second with 27 power-play points Shared second with eight power-play tallies Shared first on club with 28 even-strength assists Was third with 12 even-strength goals and 40 even-strength points Led team with eight assists and was second with 10 points on game-winning goals Led club with 25 assists and finished second with 36 points at home Ranked third on club with 11 tallies at Philips Arena Shared first on team with 24 assists on road and placed third with 34 points Netted his 20th goal of season, the game-winner, against Buffalo on March 15 Registered six point scoring streaks of at least three games, including pairs of six-point and five-point streaks Finished season with six-game assist/point streak (one goal, 10 assists), setting career-high and tying team record for longest assist streak Recorded six-game point streak (two goals, seven assists) from Nov. 17-28, including five-game assist streak (seven assists) from Nov. 19-28 Led team with 12 multiple-assist games, tying career-high with three, three-assist games Was second on team with 23 multiple-point games and tied for third with pair of two-goal games Notched three straight multiple-point games on three occasions Registered season-best four points (one goal, three assists), notched 500th NHL point and set career high with 39 shifts at New York Rangers on March 31 Skated in 30 or more shifts on 11 occasions Notched at least one shot in 73 of 79 games, finishing third on team with 185 shots Led club or shared lead in shots on 11 occasions Took five or more shots in seven games Earned plus or even rating in 49 out of 79 games Notched plus-rating in six out of last seven games, and was plus-six Topped club with five goals in February Led team with five assists and shared second with five points in April Earned 28 points (eight goals, 20 assists) in last 28 games Picked up points in 27 out of his last 41 games to finish second half with 46 points (17 goals, 29 assists) after being held scoreless in 12 of final 13 games of first half Team posted 9-7-2-1 record when he scored a goal, and went 20-16-4-4 when he notched at least one point Assisted on Shawn McEachern's game-winning goal in overtime against Florida on Nov. 19 Served a three-game NHL suspension from Jan. 3-7 2001-02: Missed final 43 games for Buffalo with Achilles injury Notched points in 10 out of his last 13 games (four goals, 12 assists) Collected five multiple-point games, including season-high, three-point game (one goal, two assists) on Dec. 21 against Toronto Collected two assists in a game on four occasions Recorded six-game point streak (three goals, 11 assists) from Dec. 7-21 ... Earned five assists in three-game span from Dec. 8-14 2000-01: Scored 200th career goal, the game-winner, at New York Rangers on March 24 Played in 600th career NHL game against Minnesota on March 22 1999-2000: Notched 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists) for Red Wings 1998-99: Earned 40 points (20 goals, 20 assists) over final 36 games of season for Detroit Netted third career hat trick on Feb. 21 at Buffalo ... Tallied 300th career point against Montreal on Jan. 12 ... Four of his six playoff goals in 1998 were game-winners setting team record Had game-winning goals in Games One and Four of 1998 Western Conference Finals against Dallas 1997-98: Ranked second on club with 25 goals Scored game-winning, power-play goal in triple overtime against Anaheim in Game Two of second round of the 1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 4 Helped Detroit win second of two consecutive Stanley Cup Championships 1996-97: Led Red Wings to Stanley Cup title 1995-96: Tied for second on Red Wings with career-high 36 goals Tied career-high with 73 points ... Only Red Wing to play all 82 games ... Posted four straight two-point performances from Jan. 27-Feb. 6 ... Matched career high with five-point performance, including a career-high three assists, on Feb. 13 against Los Angeles ... Netted career-high four goals on Dec. 2 at Montreal Tied club playoff record with four game-winning goals in 1995 postseason ... Detroit clinched Western Conference title with his game-winning goal at 2:25 of second OT in Game Five against Chicago on June 11, for his first career playoff overtime tally ... 1994-95: Had 33 points (13 goals, 20 assists) in 46 games 1993-94: Set career high with 73 points Registered career high with five-point game, including his first NHL hat trick, on Jan. 6 at San Jose ... Notched career-high eight-game point streak (eight goals, four assists) from Nov. 20-Dec. 3 1992-93: Scored first NHL goal on Oct. 8 at Los Angeles ... Earned two assists in NHL debut on March 12 at St. Louis, including first career point (assist) on his first shift Notched 60 points (23 goals, 37 assists) and 69 penalty minutes in 48 career AHL games with Adirondack 1991-92: Made NHL debut and registered first NHL point with an assist on March 12, 1992 at St. Louis.
EUROPEAN CAREER: Notched 104 points (48 goals, 56 assists) and 181 penalty minutes in 173 games over seven seasons in former Soviet Union and Russia from 1987-91, 1994-95 and 2004-05 1990-91: Notched 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) for Voskresensk Khimik of Soviet Elite League 1989-90: Named Rookie of the Year in Soviet Elite League after notching 26 points, including career-best 14 goals for Voskresensk Khimik.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Has represented Russia in international competition 10 times in his career, including gold-medal winning team at 1990 Goodwill Games Helped Russia to fourth-place finish at 1996 World Cup of Hockey, notching three points (one goal, two assists) in five games Member of Russian squad that finished fifth at 1991 Canada Cup, registering three points (one goal, two assists) in five games Was scoreless in one game with Russia at 1994 World Championships Helped Soviet Union capture bronze medal at 1991 World Championships, notching seven points (three goals, four assists) in 10 games Led Soviet Union to silver medals at both 1991 and 1990 World Junior Championships, notching 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in seven games in 1991 and 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in seven games in 1990 Member of Soviet Union teams at European Junior Championships in 1990, 1989 and 1988.
PERSONAL: Won two Stanley Cup Championships (1997, 1998) while with Detroit Named recipient of 2006-07 Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy named in honor of the former Thrashers player and given annually to the team’s player who best embodies perseverance, dedication and hard work without reward or recognition, so that his team and teammates might succeed Won Ruth’s Chris Sizzlin' Player of the Month for November 2002 Slava is involved in helping raise money for the Thrashers Foundation and sponsors Russian families during holidays Is an active tennis player and enjoys golfing and billiards Nickname is "Slava" Teammates with Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk with Ak Bars Kazan in 2004-05 He and his wife, Tanya, reside in Buckhead with their son, Nikita and daughter, Ksenia.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Detroit in second round, 45th overall, in 1990 NHL Entry Draft Acquired by Buffalo along with a first-round pick in 2002 NHL Entry Draft (later traded to Columbus later traded to Atlanta Atlanta selected Jim Slater) and future considerations for goaltender Dominik Hasek on July 1, 2001 Acquired by Atlanta along with a second-round selection, 41st overall, (which was later a part of a trade to Columbus, used to take Joakim Lindström) in 2002 NHL Entry Draft for second-round selection (Jeff Deslauriers), 31st overall, and third-round selection (John Adams), 82nd overall, in 2002 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 2002. |
