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Russia Ukraine Alexei Zhitnik
#77 Dynamo Moskva / KHL - 09/10
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Oct 10, 1972
Position
D
Age
52
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Kyiv, UKR
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Russia / Ukraine
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sokil Kyiv
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 4 #81 overall by Los Angeles Kings
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Alexei Zhitnik Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 ShVSM Kyiv Soviet2 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
1989-90 Sokil Kyiv Soviet 31* 3* 4* 7* 16* -* |
ShVSM Kyiv Soviet3 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Soviet Union U18 EJC-18 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
1990-91 Sokil Kyiv Soviet 46* 1* 4* 5* 46* -* |
ShVSM Kyiv Soviet3 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Soviet Union U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1991-92 CSKA Moskva Soviet 36* 2* 7* 9* 44* -* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 8 -
CIS U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 14* |
Soviet Union CC 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Unified Team OG 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Russia WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78* 12* 36* 48* 80* -3* | Playoffs 24 3 9 12 26 -4
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81* 12* 40* 52* 101* -11* |
Russia WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 8* 4* |
1994-95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11* 2* 5* 7* 27* -3* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 21* 2* 5* 7* 34* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 14 -7
1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80* 6* 30* 36* 58* -25* |
Russia WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 6* 5* |
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80* 7* 28* 35* 95* 10* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 16 -9
Russia WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78* 15* 30* 45* 102* 19* | Playoffs 15 0 3 3 36 1
Russia OG 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81* 7* 26* 33* 96* 6* | Playoffs 21 4 11 15 52 -6
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74* 2* 11* 13* 95* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -1
Russia WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78* 8* 29* 37* 75* -3* | Playoffs 13 1 6 7 12 -3
2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82* 1* 33* 34* 80* -1* |
2002-03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70* 3* 18* 21* 85* -5* |
2003-04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68* 4* 24* 28* 102* -13* |
2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 23* 1* 8* 9* 30* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 1
2005-06 New York Islanders “A” NHL 59* 5* 24* 29* 88* 4* |
2006-07 New York Islanders NHL 30* 2* 9* 11* 40* 13* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31* 3* 10* 13* 38* -16* |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 18* 2* 12* 14* 14* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -4
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 65* 3* 5* 8* 58* -8* |
2008-09 Dynamo Moskva “A” KHL 56* 4* 12* 16* 58* 0* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 22 2
Russia (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 3* |
2009-10 Dynamo Moskva “C” KHL 56* 0* 7* 7* 60* 2* |

Alexei Zhitnik Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Sokil Kyiv Soviet League Cup 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
1990-91 Sokil Kyiv Fr-Tour 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1991-92 Soviet Union Deutschland Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2008-09 Dynamo Moskva Spengler Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Russia EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 3* |

Alexei Zhitnik Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 112* 4* 19* 23* 0.21* 118* 2* | 1 12 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.25 * 22 * 2 *
NHL 15 1 085* 96* 375* 471* 0.43* 1 268* -41* | 8 98 9 * 30 * 39 * 0.40 * 168 * -33 *
OG 2 14* 1* 2* 3* 0.21* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia 1 23* 1* 8* 9* 0.39* 30* 9* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 1 *
Soviet 3 113* 6* 15* 21* 0.19* 106* -* | 1 8 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 8 * - *
Soviet League Cup 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Soviet2 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Soviet3 2 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 26* 2* 4* 6* 0.23* 22* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 2* 4* 0.29* 4* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alexei Zhitnik Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Dynamo Moskva

Cult/Star player for Sokil Kyiv