Defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov joined the Griffins on March 11 via a trade with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and made 12 appearances for Grand Rapids with two penalty minutes and a minus-five rating. With the Penguins, the 27-year-old showed six points (2-4—6), 19 penalty minutes and a plus-six rating in 14 games. Knyzhov also spent six games with the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones and logged one assist, two penalty minutes and a minus-six rating. 

Regular Season Stat Line

12 GP, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -5 rating, 2 PIM with GRG
14 GP, 2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points, +6 rating, 19 PIM with WBS
6 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, -6 rating, 2 PIM with CIN

Contract Status 

Unrestricted free agent

By the Numbers 

12 – Made Griffins debut on March 12 against Hartford 

2 – Two goals came on Nov. 29 against Laval and March 8 versus Belleville

15 – AHL career-high 15 penalty minutes on Feb. 11 at Hershey

2 – Tied a career-high two assists on Dec. 7 at Hartford and later tied career-high two points (1-1—2) on March 8 against Belleville

5 – Posted a season-high plus-five rating in a 7-1 victory over Hartford on March 7

9 – Logged a plus-nine rating in a two-game span from March 7-8

1 – Scored the game-winner on Nov. 29 against Laval, marking second-career game-winning goal in the AHL

6.3 – Showed an AHL career-high 6.3 shooting percentage, scoring two goals on 32 shots

19 – Made ECHL debut with Cincinnati on Oct. 19 at Kalamazoo, securing first ECHL point with an assist

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