| July 8, 2016 |
Datsyuk signed a two-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League on Friday. |
Datsyuk, 37, elected to leave the NHL to return to his native Russia for family reasons, prompting the Detroit Red Wings to make a draft-day trade with the Arizona Coyotes to rid themselves of his cap hit. |
| June 17, 2016 |
Datsyuk is leaving the Detroit Red Wings with a year left on his contract, saying it's time to return home and play in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League. |
The 37-year-old Datsyuk announced his plans Saturday at a news conference at his youth hockey camp in the Detroit area. The move was not a huge surprise. Toward the end of the season, he was quoted in a Detroit Free Press story saying he would retire from the NHL, but Datsyuk later told reporters there was a chance he could change his mind. |
| April 11, 2016 |
Datsyuk says it is hard to make a final decision on his future after being quoted in a story saying he was returning to Russia and retiring from the NHL. The 37-year-old center insists his focus is only on the playoffs. |
Datsyuk has one season left on his three-year, $22.5 million contract. He will count $7.5 million against Detroit's salary cap next season even if he retires. Datsyuk acknowledges it was a mistake to sign a multiyear deal. |
| April 10, 2016 |
Datsyuk is expected to retire from the NHL after the playoffs. Dan Milstein, his agent, confirmed Datsyuk's decision. |
Datsyuk wants to return to Russia to reunite with his teenage daughter and to play in the Kontinental Hockey League for at least one season. Datsyuk had 16 goals and 33 assists this season, and his 49 points were one shy of Henrik Zetterberg's team-leading total. In the regular season, he has 314 goals and 918 points in his career. In 152 playoff games, he has 113 points. |
| March 20, 2016 |
Datsyuk poured in a pair of goals in Saturday's 5-3 win at Florida. |
Datsyuk could be heating up with three goals in his last three games. |
| March 6, 2016 |
Datsyuk was scratched from Sunday's lineup due to an illness. |
Datsyuk has 13 goals and 23 assists in 49 games. |
| March 1, 2016 |
The veteran forward scored a power-play goal at 2:33 of overtime and the Red Wings defeated the Stars 3-2 on Monday night for their third straight victory. |
This snapped a four-game point drought. |
| Feb. 16, 2016 |
Datsyuk had a goal Monday. |
He has six goals with four assists in six games. |
| Feb. 15, 2016 |
Datsyuk had three points, including the 900th of his career, in Sunday's win at Boston. |
The veteran center recorded two goals and assisted on Henrik Zetterberg's game-winner in the 6-5 victory. Datsyuk is riding a five-game point streak in which he's racked up five goals and four assists. |
| Feb. 11, 2016 |
Datsyuk assisted on the game-winning goal during the third period of Wednesday's victory over Ottawa. |
The veteran center was coming off a two-goal effort Monday against Florida. Datsyuk has five points over a three-game streak. |
| Feb. 9, 2016 |
Datsyuk scored twice in a 1:08 span midway through the third after Tomas Tatar broke a scoreless tie earlier in the period and Petr Mrazek made 23 saves for the Red Wings in a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. |
He has four points in two games after recording one in his previous four. |
| Feb. 7, 2016 |
Datsyuk notched two assists in Saturday's 5-1 beating of the Isles. |
Datsyuk has 10 points in his last 10 games for a rate of one per game. |
| Jan. 15, 2016 |
Datsyuk scored a goal and had two assists during Thursday's 3-2 win over Arizona. |
He has a goal and four assists in the last two games. |
| Jan. 12, 2016 |
Datsyuk had two assists Monday. |
All but one of his 13 assists have come in his last 18 games. |
| Dec. 29, 2015 |
Datsyuk extended his point streak to three games with a goal during Monday's 3-1 win over Detroit. |
He has two goals and four assists in his last six games. |
| Dec. 19, 2015 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Friday's loss to Vancouver. |
The goal was his first since Nov. 25. Datsyuk's production has slowed at age 37, but he does have seven points over his last seven games. |
| Nov. 13, 2015 |
Datsyuk made his season debut Friday against the San Jose Sharks after recovering from offseason ankle surgery. |
Datsyuk received a standing ovation when he came on the ice for his first shift, 22 seconds into the game. The 37-year-old missed the first 15 games of the season. He won two Stanley Cups since making his debut with Detroit in 2002. He has been awarded the Lady Byng Trophy four times and the Selke Trophy three times. Last season, he had 26 goals and 39 assists in 63 games, and is two goals short of 300 for his career. |
| Sept. 18, 2015 |
Datsyuk is out for several weeks as he recovers from ankle surgery. |
The 37-year-old center has been healthy enough to play just 56 games per season over the past five years. |
| June 26, 2015 |
Datsyuk has had surgery on his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in three months. The Detroit Red Wings confirmed Datsyuk's operation Friday, saying it was to repair ruptured tendons in the ankle. |
Datsyuk, who turns 37 next month, had 26 goals and 39 assists in 63 games last season. He hasn't played 80 games in a season since 2010. The Red Wings still depend on Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg for veteran leadership and offensive production, but the team has added younger talent like Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar in recent years. Detroit will have a new coach next season in Jeff Blashill, who took over after Mike Babcock left this offseason. |
| April 10, 2015 |
Datsyuk had one goal and one assist Thursday. |
Datsyuk is headed back to the playoffs - again. The superstar is up to 65 points after some difficult fantasy campaigns. |
| April 8, 2015 |
Datsyuk had a goal with an assist Tuesday. |
His 25 goals are the most in his last four seasons. |
| March 31, 2015 |
Datsyuk is out with a lower-body injury. |
Datsyuk has been struggling with injuries this season, but they've hardly slowed him. He has 60 points in 59 games, so he's productive when healthy. Detroit may opt to rest him ahead of the playoffs. |
| March 30, 2015 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Sunday's 5-4 road loss to the Islanders. |
Datsyuk has 24 goals and 60 points in 59 games this season. |
| March 18, 2015 |
Datsyuk is back in the lineup for the Detroit Red Wings after missing five games with an undisclosed lower-body injury. |
The 36-year-old Datsyuk entered Saturday's game against Tampa Bay with 23 goals and 35 assists. He was second on the team in points behind Henrik Zetterberg. |
| March 16, 2015 |
Datsyuk recorded his 35th assist in Sunday's win at Pittsburgh. |
Datsyuk has recorded 34-plus assists in 11 of his 13 NHL seasons. |
| March 10, 2015 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist Monday against Edmonton. |
Datsyuk has eight goals and nine assists during a torrid 12-game stretch. |
| March 9, 2015 |
Datsyuk had two assists Sunday at Boston. |
After scoring five goals in a four-game span, Datsyuk is now piling up the assists with four in his last four games. |
| Feb. 24, 2015 |
Datsyuk recorded another two-goal performance Monday, but the Red Wings fell in a shootout 4-3. |
Datsyuk now has 21 goals on the season, his most since 2010-11. |
| Feb. 15, 2015 |
Datsyuk scored two goals and added an assist in Saturday's shootout loss to Winnipeg. |
The game snapped a nine-game goalless drought for Datsyuk, who has seven points in six games. |
| Jan. 16, 2015 |
Datsyuk scored his 15th goal with the overtime winner Thursday at St. Louis. |
Datsyuk is two shy of his single-season best with four game-winning goals in 33 games. |
| Dec. 8, 2014 |
Datsyuk had a goal and two assists to lead the Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. |
He has seven goals and four assists in seven games since missing four contests with a nagging groin injuries. |
| Dec. 1, 2014 |
Datsyuk scored twice and Detroit beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday for their fourth straight victory. |
He has four goals in three games. |
| Nov. 27, 2014 |
Datsyuk scored twice in his return from an injury to lead the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. |
He has seven goals and six assists in just 11 games this season. |
| Nov. 18, 2014 |
Datsyuk is dealing with a nagging groin injury. |
The Detroit Red Wings star forward has played 10 games this season because of various ailments and has appeared in two contests since Nov. 6. |
| Nov. 1, 2014 |
Datsyuk has now scored in three straight games. |
Datsyuk netted two goals Friday for his third and fourth goals this season. Since rejoining the Red Wings on Oct. 21, Datsyuk has recorded a point in five consecutive games. |
| Oct. 22, 2014 |
Datsyuk was credited with an assist in his season debut Tuesday against Montreal. |
Datsyuk had been sidelined with a separated shoulder. |
| Oct. 6, 2014 |
Datsyuk remains out with a separated shoulder. |
Datsyuk missed 37 games in 2013-14, 30 from a knee injury and seven with a concussion. He still managed 17 goals and 37 points in 45 games. |
| Sept. 25, 2014 |
Datsyuk is expected to miss the start of the regular season because of a separated right shoulder. The Detroit Red Wings open the season Oct. 9 against Boston. |
Detroit general manager Ken Holland says his star center likely will miss 4-5 weeks. The 36-year-old Datsyuk was injured in the Red Wings' exhibition opener at Pittsburgh on Monday night when he was checked into the glass by Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi. Datsyuk missed 37 games in 2013-14, 30 from a knee injury and seven with a concussion. He still managed 17 goals and 37 points in 45 games. |
| March 5, 2014 |
The Red Wings are shutting down Datsyuk. |
Datsyuk is being shut down for three weeks, according to the Detroit Free Press, as he deals with a substantial knee injury. |
| Jan. 15, 2014 |
Datsyuk has been named captain of Russia's Olympic hockey team. |
Datsyuk is recovering from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him almost two weeks. This will be his fourth Olympics. Datsyuk says on Twitter he is "honored" by the captain's spot. |
| Jan. 4, 2014 |
Datsyuk has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. |
It's unclear when Datsyuk will be able to return. |
| Nov. 23, 2013 |
Datsyuk returned to the lineup Tuesday in Florida. |
Datsyuk had missed seven games because of a concussion. |
| Nov. 17, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored twice Saturday in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Isles. |
Datsyuk has now scored twice three times and has 11 goals and 11 assists. |
| Nov. 13, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored twice but the Detroit Red Wings fell 3-2 in a shootout to Winnipeg on Tuesday night. |
Datsyuk has four goals and four assists in his first six games this month. |
| Nov. 8, 2013 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Dallas. |
Datsyuk has two goals and four assists during a modest four-game scoring streak. His 18 points are tied with Henrik Zetterberg for the team lead. |
| Nov. 2, 2013 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Detroit's 4-3 win in Calgary on Friday night. |
Datsyuk's goal snapped a season-high, four-game drought. |
| Oct. 18, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored his third and fourth goals of the season in Detroit's 4-2 win over Colorado on Thursday. |
Eight of Datsyuk's 10 points have come in his last four games. His plus-seven rating is tied with Henrik Zetterberg for the team lead. |
| Oct. 13, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored a power-play goal and had two assists in a 5-2 win over Philadelphia Saturday. |
The three-point night was Datsyuk's first multi-point effort of the year and gives him five points through five games. His goal was the third Red Wings' power-play goal of the night after going their first four games without one. |
| Oct. 3, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored in Wednesday's season-opening win over Buffalo. |
Datsyuk's goal came 36 seconds after Mikael Samuelsson's in the first period to give Detroit a 2-0 lead in a game it would win 2-1. |
| June 18, 2013 |
Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings have an agreement on a three-year contract. |
The Red Wings said Tuesday they had agreed to terms on a deal to keep Datsyuk through the 2016-17 season. He can't sign the contract until July 5 because he was entering the last year of his current deal. The Russian superstar has said he wanted to stay with the Red Wings instead of returning home to play following the 2013-14 season. |
| April 27, 2013 |
Datsyuk had three assists in a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. |
Datsyuk has eight points in his last three games. |
| March 26, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored Detroit's second power-play goal of the game in the third period and had an assist, lifting the Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the reeling Phoenix Coyotes on Monday. |
Datsyuk has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in eight games. |
| March 23, 2013 |
Datsyuk had a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win over Anaheim on Friday. |
Datsyuk has two goals and nine assists in the last nine games. |
| March 16, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored at 3:39 of overtime to give Detroit a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night, snapping the Red Wings' three-game skid. |
The goal snapped an 11-game drought for Datsyuk, who has nine this season and 18 assists. |
| Feb. 20, 2013 |
Datsyuk scored a highlight reel goal and added an assist in Tuesday's loss to the Preds. |
He has five goals and three assists in his last five games. He can match a career high with a goal in his sixth straight game Tuesday. |
| Feb. 15, 2013 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist Sunday in a 3-2 loss to Minnesota. |
Datsyuk was back after missing a game with a shoulder injury. |
| Feb. 10, 2013 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Detroit's 2-1 win against Edmonton on Saturday. |
Datsyuk had failed to register a point in his previous three games after recording seven points over his first seven contests. |
| Feb. 2, 2013 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Friday's win over St. Louis. |
Datsyuk has registered multiple points in three of his last four games, totaling seven. |
| Jan. 30, 2013 |
Datsyuk set up two goals Tuesday in a 4-1 victory over Dallas. |
Datsyuk has two goals and eight points. |
| Jan. 10, 2013 |
Datsyuk is expected to play in the KHL All-Star Game in Russia on Sunday. |
Datsyuk is one of a number of players who went to the Kontinental Hockey League during the NHL lockout. Now that players and owners have reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout, the KHL has needed to replace several selections to its All-Star Game. But a spokesman for the Russian league says Datsyuk and New Jersey Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk are still expected to participate. |
| March 18, 2012 |
Datsyuk scored in his first game back from right knee surgery Saturday, but the Red Wings lost 3-2 in overtime in San Jose. |
The Detroit winger, who has a team-best 60 points, had missed 11 games with his injury. |
| Feb. 21, 2012 |
Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee. |
Datsyuk has 59 points. |
| Feb. 18, 2012 |
Datsyuk scored with 5 seconds left to give the Red Wings' their 22nd consecutive home victory, 2-1 over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. |
Datsyuk also assisted on Todd Bertuzzi's first-period goal and has points in three straight games for Detroit. |
| Jan. 26, 2012 |
Zdeno Chara went with offense in taking Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk with the No. 1 pick in the NHL All-Star draft. Daniel Alfredsson stuck closer to home, choosing Ottawa Senators defenseman and teammate Erik Karlsson with his club's first selection. |
"I love the way he plays the game," Chara said. Datsyuk entered the break tied for third in the league with 53 points. |
| Jan. 24, 2012 |
Datsyuk tied the game early in the second period on the power play and added an assist as Detroit beat the Blues 3-1 on Monday night for its 17th straight home win. |
Datsyuk has 15 points during the Wings' 10-1-0 surge. |
| Jan. 17, 2012 |
Datsyuk recorded his 700th career point during the Red Wings' team-record 15th consecutive home win, 5-0 over Buffalo on Monday. |
Datsyuk, tied for fourth in the NHL with 49 points, had three assists in the victory while also extending a seven-game point streak. He has one goal and 10 assists during that run. |
| Jan. 15, 2012 |
Datsyuk assisted on two goals - scored by Tomas Holmstrom and Todd Bertuzzi - in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Chicago. |
Datsyuk has a goal and seven assists in a six-game point streak. |
| Jan. 11, 2012 |
Datsyuk has a lower-body injury. |
Datsyuk is considered day-to-day since the injury isn't thought to be serious. Another absence from the left wing, however, would be a red flag. |
| Jan. 9, 2012 |
Datsyuk banked in a shot from a bad angle off Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy for the winning goal 3:08 into overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday night. |
The goal gave Datsyuk 33 points over the past 25 games (11 goals, 22 assists). |
| Dec. 28, 2011 |
Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored 56 seconds apart in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. |
Datsyuk added an assist for his 14th point in 10 games. He's scored in each of Detroit's past two contests. |
| Dec. 16, 2011 |
Datsyuk had a pair of assists in a 4-3 loss to Nashville on Thursday night. |
It was the fourth straight two-point performance for the winger, who also has seven goals and 15 assists over his last 14 games. |
| Dec. 14, 2011 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist as the Red Wings handed the Penguins their first regulation loss to a Western Conference team this season, 4-1 on Tuesday. |
The dazzling Russian has two points in three straight games. |
| Dec. 3, 2011 |
Datsyuk had a goal in Friday's 4-1 win over Buffalo. |
Datsyuk has six goals and six assists during Detroit's seven-game winning streak after scoring two goals in his first 17 games. |
| Dec. 1, 2011 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in the Red Wings' sixth straight win, 4-2 over Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. |
Datsyuk has a team-best 10 points (five goals, five assists) during Detroit's win streak after totaling two goals and nine assists in his first 17 games this season. |
| Nov. 26, 2011 |
Datsyuk scored in regulation and in the shootout in the Red Wings' 3-2 win over Boston on Friday. |
Datsyuk has four goals and four assists in his last four games. |
| Nov. 24, 2011 |
Datsyuk had a goal and two assists in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Flames. |
Datsyuk has three goals and five assists during a four-game point streak. |
| Nov. 20, 2011 |
Datsyuk ended a 12-game drought with a pair of goals, Justin Abdelkader scored for the first time in 15 games, and Niklas Kronwall netted the go-ahead score during a power play in the second period, leading the Red Wings to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. |
Datsyuk had two goals in his first 16 games this season. |
| Oct. 29, 2011 |
Datsyuk had two assists Friday in a 4-2 home loss to San Jose. |
Datsyuk is tied for the team lead with seven points for Detroit. |
| Oct. 9, 2011 |
Datsyuk had a goal and an assist to help the Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado 3-0 on Saturday . |
Datsyuk has three points in his first two games. |
