Most Goals, Game: 2 — five times, m.r. 2/28/23; 4-3 W (OT) at CGY
Most Assists, Game: 3 — three times, m.r. 10/22/22; 4-3 W vs. LAK
Most Points, Game: 4 — 4/16/22; 8-4 W at MTL (1g, 3a)
Most PIMs, Game: 12 — 3/6/12; 4-3 L (OT) vs. CAR
Longest Goal Streak: 3 games (11/21/15-11/25/15: 3g, 1a)
Longest Assist Streak: 5 games (3/10/19-3/19/19: 5a)
Longest Point Streak: 5 games — twice (m.r. 4/11/21-4/18/21: 2g, 3a)
First NHL game: 11/21/11; 4-3 W vs. PHX // 100th NHL game: 3/1/14; 4-2 W at BOS // 200th NHL game: 4/9/16; 5-1 W at STL // 300th NHL game: 11/10/17; 4-1 W vs. PIT // 400th NHL game: 12/22/18; 4-0 W at OTT // 500th NHL game: 2/4/20; 4-2 W vs. LAK // 600th NHL game: 12/31/21; 3-1 W at DET // 700th NHL game: 3/25/23; 2-1 W vs. TBL
First NHL goal: 1/15/12; 2-1 W vs. CAR (Ward)
First NHL assist: 11/23/11; 4-3 W (OT) vs. WPG // 100th NHL assist: 11/19/18; 5-4 W (OT) at MTL // 200th NHL assist: 3/2/23; 7-1 W vs. BUF
First NHL point: 11/23/11 (assist); 4-3 W (OT) vs. WPG // 100th NHL point: 11/30/17 (assist); 5-2 L vs. LAK // 200th NHL point: 5/5/21 (assist); 4-2 W at NYR
June 26, 2009 — Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 2009 NHL Draft. Second round, 55th overall.
March 2, 2011 — Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals.
March 13, 2014 — Signed a two-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals.
September 21, 2016 — Signed a one-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals.
June 30, 2017 — Signed a six-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals.
February 23, 2023 — Acquired by the Boston Bruins from the Washington Capitals in a three-team trade with the Minnesota Wild. Boston also acquired Garnet Hathaway from Washington in exchange for Craig Smith, a first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (Easton Cowan), a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and acquired Andrei Svetlakov from Minnesota in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (Melvin Strahl).
July 1, 2023 — Signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent.
Dmitry has a Bengal cat named Joy… He spends his summers at home in Russia, which he also says is his favorite place to go on vacation… He started playing hockey at the age of 6… He credits his father with having the biggest influence on his career… Dmitry’s favorite TV shows are Vikings and Suits, and his favorite thing to do away from the rink is relax at home… His favorite food is sushi… His favorite sport to watch is tennis, but he also played rugby growing up, so he enjoys watching major rugby tournaments when he can… Even if he wasn’t playing hockey, he would still want to be an athlete in a different sport… His favorite NHL road cities are New York and Las Vegas… His most memorable hockey moment was winning the Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018.
Won the 2018 Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals… Appeared in 401 consecutive NHL games from 10/10/14-1/19/21… Has represented Russia at five IIHF World Championships (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) and two IIHF World Junior Championships (2010, 2011), as well as the 2016 World Cup of Hockey… Won a gold medal at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship and 2014 IIHF World Championship… Won bronze medals at the 2016, 2017 and 2019 IIHF World Championships.
Skated in six Russian Superleague games with Metallurg Novokuznetsk… Posted four points (1g, 3a) in 12 games with Metallurg Novokuznetsk’s reserve team (Russia-3)… Represented Russia at the 2007 World U17 Hockey Challenge, leading all defensemen in points (9), and won a silver medal at the 2008 IIHF World U18 World Championship.
Scored one goal in 15 KHL games with Metallurg Novokuznetsk… Added one assist in seven games with Metallurg Novokuznetsk’s reserve team (Russia-3)… Made KHL debut vs. Dinamo Minsk (9/2)… Scored first career KHL goal at Spartak Moscow (11/23)… Won a silver medal with Russia at the 2008 IIHF World U18 World Championship.
Posted seven points (4g, 3a) in 41 KHL games with Metallurg Novokuznetsk and added 13 points (7g, 6a) in seven MHL (Russia-Jr.) games with Kuznetskie Medvedi, Metallurg’s junior team… Registered first career KHL assist vs. Ak Bars Kazan (10/27)… Scored two goals vs. Barys Astana (11/24)… Tallied 19 points (9g, 10a) in 17 MHL playoff games… Led all MHL defensemen and finished second among all MHL skaters in playoff scoring… Named 2010 MHL Playoffs MVP… Recorded four assists in six games with Russia at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Registered 13 points (2g, 11a) in 45 KHL games with Metallurg Novokuznetsk and skated in one MHL (Russia-Jr.) game with Kuznetskie Medvedi… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Barys Astana (10/21)… Served as an alternate captain for Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship, posting nine points (1g, 8a) in seven games and winning a gold medal… Signed an amateur try-out agreement with the AHL’s Hershey Bears (2/22)… Recorded nine points (2g, 7a) in 19 AHL games with Hershey… Registered an assist in AHL debut vs. Albany (2/26)… Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals (3/2)… Scored first career AHL goal at Worcester (3/9)… Posted two assists at Adirondack (3/12)… Earned a three-game point streak from 3/26-4/1 (1g, 3a)… Tallied two assists at Norfolk (4/1)… Added one assist in six AHL playoff games with the Bears… Made AHL playoff debut vs. Charlotte (4/14)… Earned first career AHL playoff point (assist) vs. Charlotte (4/17).
Posted 19 points (3g, 16a) in 60 NHL games with Washington… Tallied nine points (4g, 5a) in 15 AHL games with Hershey… Began the season in Hershey… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. Syracuse (10/23)… Registered three points (1g, 2a) vs. Albany (11/19)… Recalled to Washington (11/20)… Made NHL debut vs. PHX (11/21)… Earned first career NHL point (assist) vs. WPG (11/23)… Scored first career NHL goal vs. CAR (1/15)… Logged a season-high 24:31 of ice time and tallied an assist vs. TBL (3/8)… Earned assists in three straight games from 3/6-3/10 (4a)… Posted two assists at BOS (3/10).
Tallied one assist in five NHL games with Washington and added 17 points (3g, 14a) in 31 AHL games with Hershey… Began the season in Hershey… Earned a three-game point streak from 10/20-10/26 (1g, 2a)… Recorded a three-game assist streak from 11/25-11/30 (4a)… Registered two assists vs. Bridgeport (11/30)… Posted two assists vs. Adirondack (3/17)… Recalled to Washington (3/18)… Logged an NHL season-high 17:56 of ice time and added an assist at WPG (3/22)… Reassigned to Hershey (4/2)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Portland (4/14)… Recorded three points (1g, 2a) in four AHL playoff games with the Bears… Scored first career AHL playoff goal and added an assist at Providence (4/26).
Registered 11 points (3g, 8a) in 54 NHL games with Washington… Posted nine points (3g, 6a) in 11 AHL games with Hershey… Began the season in the AHL… Earned a four-game point/assist streak from 10/19-11/3 (2g, 6a)… Tallied four points (1g, 3a) at St. John’s (10/19)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. Norfolk (11/3)… Recalled to Washington (11/30)… Played 100th career NHL game at BOS (3/1)… Scored two goals vs. PHI (3/2)… Logged a season-high 25:07 of ice time at NSH (3/30)… Won a gold medal and posted one assist in three games with Russia at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
Missed almost the entire season due to injury… Loaned to Hershey for conditioning (3/27)… Posted three assists in three games with the Bears… Tallied two assists vs. Manchester (3/27).
Recorded 29 points (8g, 21a) in 82 NHL games with Washington… Was one of seven Capitals skaters to appear in every game… Ranked seventh on his team in blocked shots (61) and hits (121)… Earned a four-game point streak from 11/19-11/25 (3g, 2a)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) vs. WPG (11/25)… Tallied two assists at NYR (12/20)… Recorded two assists vs. NJD (2/20)… Played 200th career NHL game at STL (4/9)… Registered one assist in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Washington… Made NHL playoff debut in Game 1 of Eastern Conference First Round series vs. PHI (4/14)… Posted first career Stanley Cup Playoff point (assist) in Game 3 at PHI (4/18)… Won a bronze medal and tallied three assists in six games with Russia at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Tallied 33 points (6g, 27a) in 82 NHL games with Washington… Skated in four games with Russia at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey… Was one of seven Capitals skaters to appear in every game… Ranked fourth on his team in blocked shots (94) and fifth in hits (122)… Finished second among Capitals defensemen in goals and third in assists and points… Recorded two assists at BUF (12/9)… Logged a season-high 24:29 of ice time and added an assist at PHI (12/21)… Earned assists in three straight games from 12/21-12/27 (3a)… Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. TOR (1/3)… Scored two goals at CAR (1/23)… Posted two assists at NJD (1/26)… Earned first career NHL fighting major against Joseph Blandisi vs. NJD (3/2)… Added three assists in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Capitals… Won a bronze medal and scored one goal in five games with Russia at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Recorded 31 points (10g, 21a) in 82 games with Washington… 2018 Stanley Cup Champion… Appeared in every game for the third consecutive season… Was one of three Capitals skaters to play every game… Averaged a career-high 23:08 of ice time per game… Ranked second among team defensemen in goals, assists and points… Ranked third among team skaters in blocked shots (116) and fifth in hits (128)… Logged a season-high 27:37 of ice time and added an assist at DET (10/20)… Played 300th career NHL game vs. PIT (11/10)… Posted 100th career NHL point (assist) vs. LAK (11/30)… Earned a four-game point streak from 12/4-12/11 (1g, 3a)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at PIT (2/2)… Registered three points (1g, 2a) at NYI (3/15)… Added eight points (2g, 6a) in 24 NHL playoff games as the Capitals won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history… Earned a three-game point streak from 4/21-4/26 (1g, 3a)… Recorded two assists in Game 5 of Eastern Conference First Round series vs. CBJ (4/21)… Scored first career NHL playoff goal in Game 6 at CBJ (4/23)… Made Stanley Cup Final debut in Game 1 at VGK (5/28).
Posted 29 points (3g, 26a) in 82 NHL games with Washington… Appeared in every game for the fourth consecutive season… Was one of two Capitals skaters (Jakub Vrana) to play every game… Ranked second among team defensemen in assists and points… Averaged 21:38 of ice time per game… Finished fourth on the Capitals in blocked shots (103) and hits (137)… Tallied three points (2g, 1a) at MIN (11/13)… Recorded two assists including 100th career NHL assist at MTL (11/19)… Played 400th career NHL game at OTT (12/22)… Registered two points (1g, 1a) at CHI (1/20)… Posted two assists vs. OTT (2/26)… Tallied two assists at PHI (3/6)… Earned an assist in five consecutive games from 3/10-3/19 (5a)… Added four assists in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Capitals in their Eastern Conference First Round series vs. CAR… Logged a career-high 37:57 of ice time in Game 7 vs. CAR (4/24)… Won a bronze medal and registered six points (2g, 4a) in 10 games with Russia at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
Recorded 27 points (4g, 23a) in 69 NHL games with Washington… Appeared in every game for the fifth consecutive season… Was one of five Capitals skaters to play every game… Ranked second among team defensemen in goals, assists and points… Averaged 22:10 of ice time per game… Finished third on the Capitals in blocked shots (82) and sixth in hits (106)… Logged a season-high 29:28 of ice time at BOS (11/16)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) vs. TBL (11/29)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) vs. TBL (12/21)… Earned assists in three straight games from 12/28-1/3 (3a)… Played 500th career NHL game vs. LAK (2/4)… Recorded two assists vs. WPG (2/25)… Added three assists in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Capitals.
Registered 22 points (8g, 14a) in 51 NHL games with Washington… Ranked second among team defensemen in goals and third in points… Finished fifth among Capitals skaters in blocked shots (50) and seventh in hits (87)… Averaged 19:49 of ice time… Played 400th consecutive NHL game at BUF (1/14)… Posted two assists vs. NYR (3/28)… Tallied two assists at NJD (4/4)… Earned a five-game point streak from 4/11-4/18 (2g, 3a)… Logged a season-high 27:30 of ice time and added an assist at BOS (4/18)… Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. PIT (4/29)… Recorded three assists including 200th career NHL point (assist) at NYR (5/5)… Added three assists in five Stanley Cup Playoff games with Washington… Posted two assists in Game 2 of their East Division First Round series vs. BOS (5/17)… Earned two assists in three games with Russia at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
Tallied 35 points (12g, 23a) in 76 NHL games with Washington… Set career high in goals… Finished second among team defensemen in goals, assists and points… Ranked fourth on the Capitals in blocked shots (94) and seventh in hits (124)… Averaged 20:58 of ice time per game… Recorded two assists vs. COL (10/19)… Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. MTL (11/24)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) at CAR (11/28)… Tallied two assists at FLA (11/30)… Logged a season-high 26:48 of ice time vs. ANA (12/6)… Earned two assists vs. NSH (12/29)… Played 600th career NHL game at DET (12/31)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. WPG (1/18)… Scored two goals at PIT (2/1)… Registered a career-high four points (1g, 3a) at MTL (4/16)… Added one assist in six Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Capitals.
Posted 36 points (7g, 29a) in 66 NHL games with Washington and Boston… Set career highs in assists and points… Tied previous career high in hits (137) and blocked 85 shots… Averaged 22:33 of ice time per game, the second-highest mark in his career… Tallied 19 points (3g, 16a) in 43 games with Washington and added 17 points (4g, 13a) in 23 games with Boston… Began the season with the Capitals… Registered three assists vs. LAK (10/22)… Recorded two assists at WPG (12/11)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) at NYI (1/16)… Tallied two assists at ARI (1/19)… Acquired by the Bruins in a three-team trade with the Capitals and Wild (2/23)… Made Bruins debut at VAN (2/25)… Earned a four-game point streak from 2/27-3/4 (3g, 6a)… Recorded two assists at EDM (2/27)… Scored two goals and added an assist at CGY (2/28)… Registered three points (1g, 2a) including 200th career NHL assist vs. BUF (3/2)… Named NHL’s First Star of the Week (3/5)… Played 700th career NHL game vs. TBL (3/25)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) at MTL (4/13)… Added eight assists in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games with Boston… Earned an assist in six of seven games during Eastern Conference First Round series vs. FLA, including a four-game assist streak from 4/17-4/23 (5a)…Tallied two assists in Game 3 at FLA (4/21)… Recorded two assists in Game 7 vs. FLA (4/30).