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AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Milestones Achieved:

• 300th Assist: 2/27/02 vs. Los Angeles.
• 200th Assist: 12/23/99 vs. Tampa Bay.
• 800th Game:
• 700th Game: 
• 600th Game: 2/7/01 vs. Philadelphia.
• 500th Game: 12/29/99 at Washington.
• 400th Game: 11/18/98 at Anaheim.
• 200th Goal: 2/19/01 vs. Colorado.
• 100th Goal: 12/5/97 vs. Washington.
• 600th Point: 
• 500th Point: 12/11/01 at Washington.
• 400th Point: 11/1/01 at San Jose.
• 300th Point: 2/2/99 vs. Buffalo.

Facts:

• First NHL Game: Oct. 12, 1992 vs. Hartford.
• First NHL Goal: Oct. 12, 1992 vs. Hartford vs. Sean Burke.
• First NHL Point: Oct. 12, 1992 vs. Hartford.
• Most Goals, Game:
  • 3 Goal-Games: 9 times.
• Most Assists, Game:
  • 3 Assist-Games: 10 times.
• Most Points, Game:
  • 5 Point-Games: 10 times.
• Longest Scoring Streak: 46 Games.
• Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 21 - Jan. 6, 1992 at Ottawa.
• Stanley Cup Championships: 1994.
• NHL All-Star Games: 2001.

Notables:

• Was the first Soviet player ever taken in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft.
• Alexei and his wife, Eugina, have a son, Nikita.
• Is a licensed pilot and has flown numerous trips across the Northeast United States.
• Enjoys playing golf in the off-season.

TRANSACTIONS

June, 1991:

• Drafted by NY Rangers in the first round (15th overall) of 1991 Entry Draft.

November 25, 1998:

• Traded to Pittsburgh by New York Rangers with Harry York for Petr Nedved, Chris Tamer, and Sean Pronger.

February 10, 2003:

• Traded to New York Rangers by Pittsburgh with Janne Laukkanen, Dan Lacouture, and Mike Wilson for Mikael Samuelsson, Rico Fata, Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and cash.

March 2, 2004:

• Traded to Montreal by New York Rangers for Jozef Balej and a 2004 4th round pick.

INJURIES

January 8, 1997:

• Missed the last 37 games of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament vs Tampa Bay.

January 26, 1998:

• Missed eight games following arthroscopic knee surgery.

2001-02 Season:

• Missed 15 games due to injury (13- knee surgery, 2 hip).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1990-91 Season:

• Played for Moscow Dynamo, winning a national title.
• Also played for the Russian team that won the World Junior Championship, recording 10 points (5+5) in seven games.
• Led the team in scoring and ranked fifth in the tournament.
• Named to the World Junior Tournament All-Star team.

1991-92 Season:

• Spent the season with Moscow Dynamo after playing in two pre-season games with the Rangers.
• Won the national title with Moscow Dynamo for the second consecutive year.
• Was a member of the CIS team that won the Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games, recording three points (1+2) in eight games.

1992-93 Season:

• Played in 65 games with the Rangers.
• Scored a goal in his first NHL game Oct. 12 vs Hartford.
• Notched his first career hat trick Dec. 27 vs Boston.
• Had a career-high four point game (1+3) Dec. 13 vs Montreal.

1993-94 Season:

• Recorded 56 points in 76 games to rank sixth on the Rangers in scoring.
• His 23 goals tied for third on the team.
• Had an 11-game point streak Mar. 16-Apr. 8, recording 15 points (10+5).
• Ranked second on the team with 27 even strength assists and 43 even strength points.
• Placed third on the team in playoff scoring with 21 points in 23 games.
• Tied for second on the team with seven points (2+5) in the Stanley Cup Finals vs Vancouver.
• Notched a point in each of the last five games of the Finals.
• Set a club record with his fifth power play goal of the playoffs in Game Six of the Finals.
• Recorded a point in each of the first seven playoff games, collecting 11 points (4+7).

1994-95 Season:

• Ranked seventh on the Rangers with 28 points, appearing in all 48 games.
• Collected 17 of his 28 points at home.
• Led the team with 11 even strength goals.
• Ranked third on the Rangers in playoff scoring with 11 points in 10 games.
• Registered a point in seven of 10 playoff games.

1995-96 Season:

• Ranked third on the Rangers with 24 goals.
• Ranked fifth with 58 points.
• Led the Rangers with seven game-winning goals.
• Tied for fifth on the team with seven points in the playoffs.
• Played for Team Russia in the World Cup of Hockey.

1996-97 Season:

• Missed the last 37 games of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament Jan. 8 vs Tampa Bay.
• Notched his second career hat trick Oct. 16 vs Pittsburgh.
• Recorded his 200th career point Dec. 6 vs Toronto.

1997-98 Season:

• Ranked third on the Rangers with 53 points.
• Tied for first on the team with 23 goals and ranked fourth with 30 assists.
• Tallied 22 points (8+14) on the power play to rank fourth on the team.
• Tied for second with three game-winning goals.
• Had 13 multi-point games (one four-point game, one three-point game, 11 two-point games).
• Had a seven-game point streak Mar. 21-Apr. 4, recording 10 points (7+3).
• Missed eight games following arthroscopic knee surgery Jan. 26.
• Recorded eight points (5+3) in six games for Russia at the 1998 World Championships.

1998-99 Season:

• Recorded 46 points (20+26) in 63 games with the Penguins after being acquired from the NY Rangers Nov. 25.
• Made his Penguins debut Nov. 27, picking up two assists against his former team.
• His 53 total points ranked fourth on the Penguins.
• Ranked third in goals, fourth in power play goals (6), second in game-winning goals (5) and fifth in hits (95).
• Had eight multi-point games, seven with the Penguins (6 with 2 points, 2 with 3 points).
• Posted a 10-game point streak from Jan. 28 to Feb. 15, collecting 12 points (6+6).
• Scored the first overtime goal of his career Feb. 9 vs Montreal.
• Tied for second with Jaromir Jagr in playoff scoring with 12 points (5+7) in 10 games.
• Tied for second on the team in goals and assists.
• Recorded 10 points (4+6) in six games vs New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to rank second on the team.

1999-00 Season:

• Ranked second on the team in goals (26) and points (66), and ranked third in assists (40).
• Led the team in short-handed goals (2) and short-handed points (5).
• Recorded a point on five of the Penguins seven short-handed goals.
• Tied for second on the team with 26 power play points and ranked third with nine power play goals.
• Ranked second in game-winning goals (4) and shots on goal (254).
• His 94 penalty minutes ranked fourth on the team and his 90 hits ranked seventh.
• Was the only Penguins to appear in all 82 games.
• Had 18 multi-point games to rank second on the team.
• Of those 18 games, 14 were two-point games, three were three-point games and one was a four-point game.
• Tied for fourth on the team with six points (1+5), in 11 playoff games.
• Ranked second with 37 shots on goal.
• Had three assists in Game One at Washington on Apr. 13.

2000-01 Season:

• Set career highs with 44 goals, 51 assists and 95 points.
• Tied for fourth in the league in points, ranked fifth in goals, tied for 13th in assists, ranked fifth in shots (307) and tied for fourth in game-winning goals (9).
• Tied for second on the Penguins in points, ranked second in goals, third in assists, second in game-winning goals, third in power play goals, third in power play points and fifth in hits (104).
• Set career-highs with five points (3+2) Feb. 7 vs. Philadelphia and Feb. 23 vs. the Rangers (3+2).
• Also notched hat tricks Nov. 8 vs. Philadelphia and Feb. 10 vs. New Jersey.
• His four hat tricks tied for the league lead with Floridas Pavel Bure and were the most in one season by a Penguin since Mario Lemieux had six in 1995-96.
• Had an eight-game point streak from Jan. 12-27 totaling 12 points (7+5).
• Had a point in 51 of his 79 games (64.6%) and was held scoreless in three straight games only once (Feb. 11-16).
• Recorded 32 multi-point games (24 with two points, six with three points and two with five points).
• Had seven multi-goal games (four with three goals and three with two).
• Tied for second on the team in playoff goals (5), tied for fifth in assists (5) and tied for fourth in points (10).
• Ranked second in shots (44).
• Played in all 18 playoff games.
• Had four multi-point games.

2001-02 Season:

• Led the Penguins with 76 points, despite playing in only 67 games.
• Ranked 11th in the league in points.
• Among the top 100 league scorers, was one of only nine players to average more than a point per game.
• Ranked fourth with 1.13 points per game behind Bertuzzi, VAN 1.18 ppg (85 pts, 72 GP); Iginla,, CGY 1.17 ppg (96 pts, 82 GP); Jagr, WSH 1.14 ppg (79 pts, 69 GP).
• Tied for 19th in the league in goals, tied for 18th in assists, ranked 15th in even-strength goals (23), tied for 13th in even-strength assists (30), tied for ninth in even-strengh points (53) and ranked 14th in shots (266).
• Led the Penguins in goals, assists, points, shots, even-strength goals, even-strength assists, even-strength points, power play goals (8), power play assists (14), and power play points (22).
• Tied for first in the league with three hat tricks (Naslund-VAN).
• Posted hat tricks in back-to-back games Nov. 13 at New Jersey and Nov. 14 vs. the Islanders. Were his first two games after missing the previous 13 games (Oct. 16-Nov. 10) due to knee surgery.
• Also notched a hat trick Jan. 5 vs. the Rangers.
• Recorded a point in 44 of his 67 games (66.0%), and never went more than two consecutive games without recording a point.
• Had a six-game point streak from Mar. 16-27, collecting 12 points (3+9).
• Had a five-game streak from Mar. 4-11 (4+5=9) and Dec. 4-12 (4+4=8).
• Recorded 24 multi-point games (16 with two points and eight with three points).
• Had seven multi-goal games (three with three and four with two).
• Totaled 46 points (22+24) in 36 home games, leading the team in home goals, assists and points.
• Collected 30 points (10+20) in 31 road games, ranking first in road assists and points and tied for first in road goals.
• Notched 29 points (16+13) in 18 games against Atlantic Division opponents, ranking first on the team in all categories.
• Missed 15 games due to injury (13- knee surgery, 2 hip).
• Won a bronze medal with Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
• Tied for the team lead with four points (3+1), led the team in goals and plus/minus(+6).