Accomplishments
- First Russian player to be drafted in the first round.
- First Russian player (along with Alexander Karpovtsev, Sergei Nemchinov, and Sergei Zubov) to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
- First Russian player to be a captain of an All-Star Team
- Captain of the 2009 NHL Eastern All-Star team
- Most Valuable Player of the 2009 NHL All-Star game
- November 23, 2010, recorded 1,000th (and 1,001st) career point(s) against the LA Kings notching a goal and an assist.
- Most NHL games played by a player born and trained in the former USSR (1,302).
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