Biography

2008-09: Made NHL playoff debut for NY Rangers 4/28/09 @ Washington, in Game Seven of First-Round series…Led Wolf Pack club in regular-season points (81) and goals (37), and finished with fifth-best plus/minus (+12) on team…Finished regular season fourth in AHL in goals and fifth in points…Registered his second four-game goal-scoring streak (5-2-7) of season, tying a team season high, 3/21-3/28/09…Scored his 30th goal of season 3/22/09 @ Providence…Returned to Wolf Pack 2/4/09, after making NHL debut with NY Rangers 2/3 vs. Atlanta (one shot on goal in 9:27 of ice time)…Received first career NHL recall from NY Rangers 2/1/09…Notched 1-2-3 for victorious Planet USA squad in 2009 AHL All-Star Game, 1/25/09 in Worcester…Tallied GWG in 4-1 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1/24/09, to extend a point-scoring streak to eight games (5-6-11), which tied a Wolf Pack season high…Named 1/23/09 to Planet USA Squad for 2009 AHL All-Star Classic…Scored game’s only goal, and his second OT-GWG in two 2008-09 visits to Springfield, in 1-0 triumph @ Springfield 1/9/09 (Third Star)…Netted his first AHL OT goal, and added an assist, 12/27/08 @ Springfield (First Star in 4-3 win)…Posted Wolf Pack season-high four-game goal-scoring streak (5-0-5) 11/30-12/6/08…Posted his first multiple-goal game in the AHL with two tallies vs. Lowell 11/21/08 (First Star in 4-3 shootout loss)…2007-08: Registered his first North American pro playoff point with goal in 3-2 loss @ Portland 4/19/08, in Game Three of Atlantic Division Semifinals…Was +2 in North American pro playoff debut, a 3-1 Pack win in Game One of Atlantic Division Semifinals vs. Portland 4/16/08…Topped Wolf Pack rookies in regular-season points, goals and assists (16-27-43 in 74 GP)…Finished regular season tied for fifth among AHL rookies in plus/minus (+16)…Struck for 1-2-3, and was +4 (tying a Wolf Pack season high), in 5-2 win vs. Bridgeport 4/12/08 (Third Star)…Posted a personal season-best three points (1-2-3), including his first AHL SHG, in 10-1 win vs. Springfield 3/29/08…Reassigned by NY Rangers 12/23/07 to Russian National Junior Team for World Junior Championships, returned to Wolf Pack 1/7/08…Tallied 1-3-4 (+4, 6 PIM) in 7 GP for Bronze Medal-winning Russian squad at 2008 World Juniors…Registered five-game point-scoring streak (2-4-6) 11/17-11/24/07…Registered his first points in North American pro in 5-4 shootout loss at Manchester 10/12/07, with the tying goal at 19:58 of third period and an assist…Made North American pro debut in Wolf Pack’s season opener 10/6/07 vs. Bridgeport…2006-07: Skated for Silver Medal-winning Russian squad at 2007 World Junior Championships, registering 2-1-3 and a +4 in 6 GP…Drafted: 2nd rd. (54th ov.) by NY Rangers 2006.