2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

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HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 220 LBS.
SHOOTS: Left
BORN: 02/25/1982
MoScoW, RUS.
SEASON: 11th NhL/
4th NJ
DRAFTED: ottaWa’S
1St choice, 21St
oveRaLL, iN 2000
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28 • ANtoN volCHENkov • D
LAST SEASON: Saw action in 37 of 48 games overall; was a healthy “scratch” on
seven occasions…also served four-game suspension, apr. 12-20, as the result of apr.
10 elbowing penalty...Scored lone goal Mar. 19 vs. Ny Rangers; notched
assists/points in back-to-back games Mar. 9-10 (2a)...posted first point of season with
assist feb. 7 vs. tampa Bay; made season debut Jan. 19 at Ny islanders…appeared
in 11 games with torpedo (KhL) prior to start of NhL campaign.
CAREER
2011-12: With 2g-9a-11pts in 72 games, surpassed previous year’s eight assists/points in
57 appearances…posted goal Mar. 11 vs. philadelphia for first game-winning tally since
oct. 17, 2008 vs. phoenix...total showed points in back-to-back games twice: feb. 4-5
(1g-1a-2pts) and dec. 26-28 (3a)…Notched first goal with club in his 102nd game feb.
5 vs. pittsburgh, marking longest stretch to first goal in team history…Returned to
lineup/activated from injured Reserve Jan. 10 at calgary after missing four contests
Jan. 2-7 with lower body injury...Recorded 2a dec. 26 at carolina for his first multiplepoint
game since Jan. 3, 2010 vs. philadelphia (3a)...appeared in his 500th career NhL
game Nov. 12 at Washington…Returned to lineup/activated dec. 16 after missing 3
games dec. 10-13 with hand injury; was placed on i.R. dec. 12...Missed two contests
Mar. 25-27 with lower body injury…Scored lone playoff goal in game one of Stanley
cup finals vs. Los angeles for first post-season tally since June 2, 2007 vs.
anaheim…2010-11: Saw action in season-high 27 straight appearances Nov. 5-Jan.
8…Recorded 6a/points; did not score a goal for first time in NhL career…total showed
points in back-to-back games feb. 18-19 (2a) and first point with club Jan. 1 at
carolina…Reached 100-point mark in NhL career with assist feb. 19 at
carolina…Missed seven of eight contests Mar. 26 through end of regular-season
schedule apr. 10 with lower body injury suffered Mar. 25 at pittsburgh…Suspended 3
games by NhL feb. 10-16 as the result of feb. 8 elbowing incident vs. carolina...Missed
three matches Jan. 9-15 due to personal/family reasons...Returned to lineup/removed
from i.R. Nov. 5 vs. Ny Rangers; missed 12 games oct. 11-Nov. 3 with stiff neck suffered
oct. 9 at Washington...Made his devils’ debut oct. 8 vs. dallas…2009-10: Reached
400-game mark in career Jan. 18 at Boston…four goals matched career high (’05-06)
and equaled total from previous three seasons combined…posted three multiple-point
games; matched career high with 3a/pts Jan. 3 vs. philadelphia…Notched points in
back-to-back games dec. 23-26 (1g-1a-2pts)…Missed 16 games due to injury,
including 14 contests oct. 29-Nov. 28 with elbow injury and two matches with upper
body injury…Was a healthy “scratch” for last two regular-season
matches…Represented Russia at olympic Winter Games in vancouver, B.c…2008-09:
played in his 300th career game oct. 17 vs. phoenix…Recorded points in back-to-back
games twice: apr. 6-7 (2a) and Mar. 9-11 (2a)…Notched second career GWG oct. 17
vs. phoenix…Missed 11 of 12 games dec. 27-Jan. 20 with upper body injury; also
missed three contests with lower body injury…appeared in 1 game for Gold Medalwinning
Russia at World championships…2007-08: Matched career high with 1g-2a-
3pts Mar. 25 at Buffalo for lone goal of season/first career GW tally…posted 3-game
assist/point-scoring stretch Jan. 4-10 (3a)…finished second among the club’s
defensemen (c. phillips, +15) with plus-14 mark; was +51 over a two-season
span…Missed 15 games dec. 1-Jan. 1 with broken finger…2006-07: appeared in his
200th career NhL game Jan. 29 at Montreal…Set career highs with 78 games, 18a,
19pts, +37 mark and 67 penalty minutes…plus/minus mark was second among
Senators’ defensemen (t. preissing, +40), third on team (d. alfredsson, +42) and tied for
fifth (d. Roy) in NhL…total included assists/points in back-to-back games twice, most
recently Mar. 6-8 (2a)…Recorded four two-assist games, most recently feb. 8 vs.
Montreal…Notched lone goal feb. 27 at carolina to snap 85-game goal-less
streak…posted season-high +5 mark on two occasions: Mar. 30 vs. Montreal and oct.
21 vs. New Jersey…Sens’ nominee for Masterton trophy as selected by the ottawa chapter of the phWa…Missed
2 games Nov. 26-28 with leg injury…Suffered fractured finger in Sept. 23 pre-season game; returned to lineup for
season-opener at toronto…appeared in all 20 post-season contests en-route to Scf appearance…Recorded 1g-
3a-4pts in ecQf vs. pittsburgh, including GWG in game 5 at igloo…2005-06: played in his 100th career game dec. 9
at vancouver…Recorded career-high 4g (since tied), equaling his total from previous two seasons…posted two
multiple-point games, including career-high 3a (since tied) dec. 30 vs. Ny islanders…Recorded 3-game pointscoring
streak dec. 26-30 (1g-4a-5pts)…Missed 2 games Nov. 2-3 with rib injury, three matches Mar. 24-28 with slight
concussion and two contests apr. 5-6 with neck injury…Represented Russia at olympic Winter Games…2004-05:
Spent lockout season by appearing in 69 games with Binghamton (ahL) for only minor-league stint of North
american career…finished second among the club’s defensemen with 35a/45pts; tied for first (c. Schubert) with
+24 mark…tied franchise mark with 4a Mar. 30 vs. philadelphia…Named to PlanetUSA roster for ahL all-Star
Game…Recorded 2a in first ahL playoff game apr. 22 vs. Wilkes-Barre…appeared in 1 game for Russia at World
cup of hockey tournament…2003-04: Notched lone goal dec. 1 vs. philadelphia; recorded 2a two nights later at
florida…Suffered shoulder injury dec. 8 at Boston; underwent surgery and missed 52 games before returning to
lineup Mar. 31 at florida…also missed 7 games oct. 25-Nov. 11 due to concussion suffered oct. 23 vs.
Washington…2002-03: Made NhL debut oct. 10 vs. New Jersey…Recorded two multiple-point games, including
1g-2a-3pts dec. 19 vs. San Jose…posted 3-game point-scoring streak Jan. 23-27 (1g-2a-3pts)…Represented eastern
conference at NhL YoungStars Game at florida (1g)…Missed 5 games Mar. 1-11 with groin injury, as well as seven
contests Mar. 22-apr. 5 with shoulder injury…appeared in 17 of 18 playoff games en-route to ecf vs. New
Jersey…OTHER: Represented Silver Medal-winning Russia at 2002 World championships…also played for Russia at
2001/2002 World Junior championships, winning a Gold Medal in 2002.
HiGHliGHts
1st NhL Gp: 10/10/02, NJ 2 @ ott. 1 • 1st NhL Goal: 12/12/02, ott. 5 @ Bos. 2 vs. S. Shields • 1st NhL assist:
10/23/02, car. 1 @ ott. 4 • Most Goals in Game: 1; 19 times, last time 3/19/13, NyR 3 @ NJ 2 • Most assists in
Game: 3; 1/3/10, phi. 4 @ ott. 7; 12/30/05, Nyi 3 @ ott. 4 • Most pts. in Game: 3; 4 times, last time 1/3/10, phi. 4
@ ott. 7 (3a) • Most piM in Game: 15; 4/10/13, Bos. 5 @ NJ 4 (maj., game misc.); 10/20/07, fla. 1 @ ott. 4 (maj.,
game misc.) • Most Shots in Game: 6; 3/29/08, ott. 0 @ Bos. 4; 12/5/05, ott. 6 @ fla. 3 • Gp Streak: 70; 1/4-
4/4/08 (43), 10/4-12/12/08 (27) • Goal-Scoring Streak: 1; 19 times, last time 3/19/13 (1g) • assist-Scoring Streak:
3; 1/4-10/08 (3a) • point-Scoring Streak: 3; 1/4-10/08 (0g-3a-3pts); 12/26-30/05 (1g-4a-5pts); 1/23-27/03 (1g-2a-
3pts) • penalties: 177 min., 4 maj., 1 misc., 2 game misc. • Multiple-pt. Games: 8 2-pt. games, 4 3-pt. games.
PERsoNAl
Married, wife’s name is irina…the couple has three children, oldest son, anton, Jr., and welcomed twins Milan
and Melina on february 20, 2011…has several nicknames, including “a-train,” “human Shield” and “Russian
Bear”…played goaltender as a child and credits his time in the net for his ability to block shots…father, alexei,
played in the Soviet Red army system during the 1970’s and 1980’s and played on team that faced the
Montreal canadiens in 1975 New year’s eve game.
vs. NHl
GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 7 0 0 0 2
BOS 44 2 4 6 47
BUF 40 1 9 10 27
CGY 8 0 0 0 0
CAR 31 2 11 13 28
CHI 3 0 0 0 6
COL 7 0 0 0 0
CBJ 7 0 1 1 4
DAL 9 0 1 1 8
DET 10 0 1 1 6
GP G A PTS PIM
EDM 8 0 3 3 6
FLA 30 0 5 5 27
LA 9 0 0 0 4
MIN 7 2 0 2 4
MTL 46 0 10 10 24
NSH 7 1 1 2 6
NJ 20 0 3 3 8
NYI 37 0 8 8 8
NYR 31 2 2 4 8
OTT 8 0 0 0 4
GP G A PTS PIM
PHI 40 3 9 12 28
PHX 7 1 0 1 9
PIT 32 3 5 8 38
SJ 7 1 2 3 2
STL 7 0 1 1 2
TB 22 0 6 6 14
TOR 46 0 9 9 34
VAN 8 0 2 2 12
WSH 27 0 2 2 14
WPG 29 1 4 5 24
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S GP G A PTS PIM
1999–00 hK Moscow-2 Rus.-3 6 0 1 1 - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
hK Moscow Rus.-2 30 2 9 11 - 36 - - - - - - - - - -
2000–01 Krylja Sovetov Rus.-2 34 3 4 7 - 56 - - - - - - - - - -
Russia WJc-a 7 0 4 4 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
2001–02 Krylja Sovetov-2 Rus.-3 1 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Krylja Sovetov Rus. 47 4 16 20 - 50 - - - - - 3 0 0 0 29
Russia WJc-a 7 1 3 4 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
Russia Wc-a 9 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2002–03 ottawa NhL 57 3 13 16 4- 40 0 0 0 0 75 17 1 1 2 4
2003–04 ottawa NhL 19 1 2 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 15 5 0 0 0 6
2004–05 Binghamton ahL 69 10 35 45 - 62 - - - - - 6 0 3 3 0
Russia W cup 1 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2005–06 ottawa NhL 75 4 13 17 21 53 0 0 0 - 82 9 0 4 4 8
Russia olym. 8 0 0 0 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
2006–07 ottawa NhL 78 1 18 19 37 67 0 0 0 - 85 20 2 4 6 24
2007–08 ottawa NhL 67 1 14 15 14 55 0 0 1 - 71 4 0 1 1 2
2008–09 ottawa NhL 68 2 8 10 10- 36 0 0 1 - 79 - - - - -
Russia Wc-a 1 0 1 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2009–10 ottawa NhL 64 4 10 14 2 38 0 0 0 - 69 6 0 2 2 4
Russia olym. 4 0 1 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
2010–11 deviLS NhL 57 0 8 8 3 36 0 0 0 - 65 - - - - -
2011–12 deviLS NhL 72 2 9 11 3 34 0 0 1 - 63 24 1 1 2 10
2012–13 Nizhny Novgorod KhL 11 0 1 1 - 16 - - - - - - - - - -
deviLS NhL 37 1 4 5 1- 37 0 0 0 - 38 - - - - -
DEVILS TOTALS 166 3 21 24 5 107 0 0 1 - 166 24 1 1 2 10
NHL TOTALS 594 19 99 118 66 404 0 0 3 0 642 85 4 13 17 58
played in NhL youngStars Game (2003) • played in ahL all-Star Game (2005)
Signed as a free agent by deviLS, July 1, 2010.
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