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52 Nikolai Knyzhov

GP 19
Goals 2
Assists 5
Points 7
+/- 3
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Knyzhov Nikolai

Nikolai Knyzhov

#52 | Defender
52
Birthdate March 20, 1998
Birthplace Kemerovo, Russia
Height 6-3
Weight 200
Shoots Left
Drafted Undrafted

First season as a Griffin...Eighth year pro...Signed to an entry-level contract by San Jose (NHL), 7/1/19...Assigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 10/2/19...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 3/7/19...Reassigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 3/15/19...Re-signed to a one-year contract by San Jose (NHL), 3/31/22...Assigned to San Jose (AHL) on a conditioning loan by San Jose (NHL), 1/23/23...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 2/5/23...Reassigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 2/5/23...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 3/5/23...Reassigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 3/25/23...Re-signed to a two-year contract by San Jose (NHL), 3/28/23...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 4/9/23...Assigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 12/3/23...Signed to a contract by Cincinnati (ECHL), 10/9/24...Signed to a PTO by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), 11/8/24...Signed to a standard player's contract by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), 12/21/24...Acquired by Grand Rapids from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in exchange for future considerations, 3/11/25. 

Player Biography

First season as a Griffin...Eighth year pro...Signed to an entry-level contract by San Jose (NHL), 7/1/19...Assigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 10/2/19...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 3/7/19...Reassigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 3/15/19...Re-signed to a one-year contract by San Jose (NHL), 3/31/22...Assigned to San Jose (AHL) on a conditioning loan by San Jose (NHL), 1/23/23...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 2/5/23...Reassigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 2/5/23...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 3/5/23...Reassigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 3/25/23...Re-signed to a two-year contract by San Jose (NHL), 3/28/23...Recalled by San Jose (NHL), 4/9/23...Assigned to San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL), 12/3/23...Signed to a contract by Cincinnati (ECHL), 10/9/24...Signed to a PTO by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), 11/8/24...Signed to a standard player's contract by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), 12/21/24...Acquired by Grand Rapids from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in exchange for future considerations, 3/11/25. 

Career Stats

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
2013-14 Phoenix U16 AAA NAPHL U16 17 3 2 5 30 4 1 1 2 18
Phoenix U18 AAA NAPHL U18 8 0 1 1 14 -- -- -- -- --
2014-15 Phoenix U16 AAA T1EHL U16 24 1 3 4 16 4 1 1 2 0
2015-16 Regina WHL 19 0 1 1 8 -- -- -- -- --
Springfield NAHL 17 0 3 3 8 -- -- -- -- --
2016-17 Austin NAHL 4 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 41 1 7 8 24 -- -- -- -- --
2017-18 SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 33 2 4 6 16 12 0 1 1 2
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 9 1 5 6 10 -- -- -- -- --
2018-19 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 46 1 4 5 22 11 0 1 1 4
SKA-Varyagi St. Peterburg MHL 4 0 4 4 4 -- -- -- -- --
2019-20 San Jose NHL 3 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
San Jose AHL 33 1 4 5 22 -- -- -- -- --
2020-21 San Jose NHL 56 2 8 10 39 -- -- -- -- --
2021-22 San Jose NHL 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2022-23 San Jose NHL 12 1 0 1 8 -- -- -- -- --
San Jose AHL 19 0 2 2 7 -- -- -- -- --
2023-24 San Jose NHL 10 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- --
San Jose AHL 40 3 11 14 24 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 81 3 9 12 55 -- -- -- -- --
AHL TOTALS 92 4 17 21 53 -- -- -- -- --
PRO TOTALS 176 7 26 33 108 -- -- -- -- --

AHL Career Highs

Games Played 40, 2023-24
Goals 3, 2023-24
Assists 11, 2023-24
Points 14, 2023-24
PIM 24, 2023-24
Goal Streak N/A
Assist Streak N/A
Point Streak 2, 12/29/23-12/30/23
Goals, Game 1, four times (MR: 3/20/24 SJ vs. SD)
Assists, Game 2, three times (MR: 2/14/24 SJ at SD)
Points, Game 2, four times (MR: 3/20/24 SJ vs. SD)
PIM, Game 5, 2/27/23 SJ at CV

Career Firsts

AHL Game 10/4/19 SJ at ONT
AHL Point 1/17/20 SJ at IA (assist)
AHL Goal 2/23/20 SJ at ONT (Matthew Villalta)
NHL Game 3/7/20 SJ vs. OTT
NHL Point 2/9/21 SJ at LAK (assist)
NHL Goal 3/31/21 SJ vs. MIN (Kaapo Kahkonen)
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