| Sept. 27, 2026 |
Zhilkin was placed on waivers by the Jets on Sunday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press. - Zhilkin just missed the cut on making Winnipeg's Opening Night roster as a depth winger. The 22-year-old forward had a brief trial run with the NHL club in the middle of the 2025-26 campaign, where he posted an assist, four shots on net, a plus-three rating, five hits and four blocked shots across six regular-season games. He has the potential to suit up for the Jets in some capacity in the upcoming campaign and beyond, but to begin 2026-27, he'll return to AHL Manitoba for his fourth season with the Moose. |
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| April 3, 2026 |
Zhilkin was loaned to AHL Manitoba on Friday. - Zhilkin spent the past week with the Jets and recorded an assist and two hits while averaging 6:16 of ice time over two appearances during his stint with the NHL club. He should have more consistent opportunities to contribute in the minors. |
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| March 31, 2026 |
Zhilkin notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks. - This was Zhilkin's first NHL point, coming in his sixth appearance. The 22-year-old has added four shots on net, five hits, four blocked shots and a plus-3 rating while playing in a fourth-line role. Zhilkin looks likely to stay in the lineup until one of Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body) or Morgan Barron (concussion) is healthy enough to play. |
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| March 27, 2026 |
Zhilkin was summoned from AHL Manitoba on an emergency basis Friday. - Zhilkin played four games earlier in the year with the Jets and was unable to garner a point. The rookie center had 11 goals and 11 assists in 54 AHL games before his recall. The Jets are down to 11 healthy forwards as Morgan Barron is in concussion protocol after he was hurt Thursday versus Colorado. |
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| Jan. 23, 2026 |
Zhilkin was loaned to AHL Manitoba on Friday. - Zhilkin spent just over two weeks with the Jets but appeared in only four games during that time, recording no points, four blocked shots, three PIM and a plus-2 rating while averaging 8:14 of ice time. He should have more consistent opportunities to garner playing time with the Moose. |
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| Jan. 7, 2026 |
Zhilkin was promoted from AHL Manitoba on Wednesday. - Zhilkin has been putting up decent numbers with the Moose, generating seven goals and seven helpers in 30 minor-league outings. The 22-year-old center has yet to make his NHL debut but could get an opportunity to do so versus the Oilers on Thursday. |
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| Nov. 15, 2025 |
Zhilkin scored two goals in AHL Manitoba's 5-2 win over Rockford on Saturday. - Zhilkin was a bigger factor on offense earlier in the year, but he had gone 11 games without a goal, adding just two helpers in that span. For the season, he has four goals and seven points across 15 games. The 21-year-old forward has still made a noticeable improvement compared to last year, when he was limited to 10 points in 53 regular-season outings. |
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| Oct. 10, 2025 |
Zhilkin scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in AHL Manitoba's 4-1 win over Laval on Friday. - Zhilkin has yet to display much of a scoring touch in the AHL, producing just 17 points in 97 regular-season outings over his first two campaigns. However, the 21-year-old Russian has been a bit young for the league in those years. If he can stay healthy, he may be able to get into more of a groove in 2025-26. |
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| July 2, 2024 |
Zhilkin (shoulder) will be in attendance for the Jets' prospect camp, the team announced Tuesday. - Zhilkin was limited to just 44 games with AHL Manitoba last year due to his shoulder problem. In those outings, the 20-year-old center notched two goals, five assists and 22 PIM. Given his injury history and limited offensive upside, Zhilkin will almost certainly spend the majority of the 2024-25 campaign playing in the minors with the Moose. |
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| Feb. 28, 2024 |
Zhilkin underwent shoulder surgery this week and is out for the remainder of the season. - Zhilkin had seven points in 44 games with AHL Manitoba this season, his first at the professional level. Given the timing of his surgery, it's unclear if he'll be cleared for training camp in September. |
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| April 23, 2023 |
Zhilkin was reassigned to AHL Manitoba from the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL on Sunday. - Zhilkin, a third-round pick in the 2022 draft, will join AHL Manitoba for their playoff run following OHL Kitchener's elimination from the postseason. The 19-year-old Zhilkin tallied 29 goals and 56 points in 60 OHL games between Kitchener and Guelph. |
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| Dec. 30, 2022 |
Zhilkin has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Jets on Friday. - Zhilkin was drafted in the third round in 2022 (77th overall) and is off to a great start with OHL Guelph, scoring 11 times and adding 14 assists in 23 games. The Russian-born center represented Canada at the 2019 World U-17 Challenge, where he had four goals and six points in five games. |
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