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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

NIKOLAI KNYZHOV

March 20, 1998  
St. Petersburg, RU

Defenseman  
6'2"  
Entry drafts
None
NHL earnings$ 4 340 000
Nikolai Knyzhov stats hockey
STATS
NIKOLAI KNYZHOV
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
2015-16WHL - PAT19-118-3------
2017-18WJC-20 - RU5-----------
2018-19KHL - SKA3-----------
2019-20NHL - SJS3---2-1------
AHL - BAR3314522+4------
2020-21NHL - SJS56281039-10------
2022-23NHL - SJS121-18-13------
AHL - BAR19-227-6------
2023-24NHL - SJS10-116-6------
AHL - BAR403111424+8------
2024-25AHL - PEN1424619+6------
AHL - GRI12---2-5------
ECHL - CYC6-112-6------
2025-26AHL - CAN60-7713-16------
2026-27KHL - SKA3-22--------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL81391255-30------
AHL1786283487-9------
ECHL6-112-6------
WHL19-118-3------
KHL6-22--------
WJC-205-----------
NHL SALARIES
NIKOLAI KNYZHOV
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
3 years  ·  $ 2 390 000
2019-2021780 000796 667780 000
2020-2122780 000796 6671 560 000
2021-2223830 000796 6672 390 000
1 year  ·  $ 850 000
2022-2324850 000850 0003 240 000
2 years  ·  $ 2 500 000
2023-24251 100 0001 250 0004 340 000
TOTAL4 340 0004 490 001
TRANSACTIONS
NIKOLAI KNYZHOV
July 2, 2019

Nikolai Knyzhov signed a new deal with the San Jose Sharks

April 1, 2022

Nikolai Knyzhov signed a new deal with the San Jose Sharks

March 29, 2023

Nikolai Knyzhov signed a new deal with the San Jose Sharks

NHL trades