Viktor Kozlov

Viktor Nikolayevich Kozlov (born February 14, 1975) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Kozlov was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round as the 6th overall selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He would play a few seasons in San Jose before being traded to the Florida Panthers on November 13, 1997. It would be in Florida, playing with Pavel Bure, that Kozlov would have his best years. His best season was during the 1999–00 season when he set career highs in assists and points. He played with the Panthers until March 1, 2004, when he was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Christian Berglund and Victor Uchevatov.
During the NHL lockout that wiped out the 2004–05 NHL season, Kozlov played for HC Lada Togliatti in the Russian Superleague (RSL). However, he returned to the Devils when the NHL started up again.
Kozlov was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders in 2006. On December 3, 2006, he recorded his second career hat trick and first career four-goal game, as the Islanders defeated the rival New York Rangers 7–4 at Madison Square Garden. The four goals gave him a total of six in a twenty-four hour period; he had scored twice the previous night in Pittsburgh against the Penguins.
On July 1, 2007, Kozlov was part of the Free Agent frenzy, when he was signed by the Washington Capitals.
On April 15th, 2009, after fifteen NHL seasons Kozlov scored his first playoff goal as a member of the Washington Capitals.
On June 9, 2009, Salavat Yulaev Ufa issued a press release stating that Kozlov had signed a three-year contract to return to Russia.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1991–92 	HC Lada Togliatti 	RSL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 	 	30 	6 	5 	11 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 	 	42 	16 	9 	25 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	16 	2 	0 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	13 	4 	5 	9 	12
1995–96 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 	 	15 	4 	7 	11 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	62 	6 	13 	19 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	78 	16 	25 	41 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	18 	5 	2 	7 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	46 	12 	11 	23 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	65 	16 	35 	51 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	80 	17 	53 	70 	16 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2000–01 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	51 	14 	23 	37 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	50 	9 	18 	27 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	74 	22 	34 	56 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	48 	11 	16 	27 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	11 	2 	4 	6 	2 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2004–05 	HC Lada Togliatti 	Rus 	 	52 	15 	22 	37 	22 	 	10 	3 	3 	6 	6
2005–06 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	69 	12 	13 	25 	16 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2006–07 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	81 	25 	26 	51 	28 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	2
2007–08 	Washington Capitals	NHL 	 	81 	16 	38 	54 	18 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	2
2008–09 	Washington Capitals	NHL 	 	67 	13 	28 	41 	16 	 	14 	4 	2 	6 	6
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	897 	198 	339 	537 	248 	 	35 	4 	8 	12 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Played for Russia in:
*1991 European Junior Championships
*1992 European Junior Championships
*1993 World Junior Championships
*1996 World Championships
*1998 World Championships
*2000 World Championships
*2004 World Cup of Hockey
*2005 World Championships
*2006 Winter Olympics
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1991 	Russia 	EJC 	6 	3 	3 	6 	2
1992 	Russia 	EJC 	6 	3 	3 	6 	4
1993 	Russia 	WJC 	7 	2 	1 	3 	2
1996 	Russia 	WC 	8 	0 	3 	3 	0
1998 	Russia 	WC 	6 	4 	5 	9 	0
2000 	Russia 	WC 	6 	1 	3 	4 	2
2004 	Russia 	WCH 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0
2005 	Russia 	WC 	9 	1 	0 	1 	0
2006 	Russia 	Oly 	8 	2 	3 	5 	2
Int'l totals	Int'l totals	Int'l totals	62	17	21	38 	38
==External links==
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