Sergei Plotnikov

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

| name = Sergei Plotnikov

| image = Sergei Plotnikov 2015-10-28 1.JPG

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Plotnikov in 2015 with the Pittsburgh Penguins

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 198

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| league = KHL

| team = SKA Saint Petersburg

| former_teams = Amur Khabarovsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Pittsburgh Penguins
Arizona Coyotes
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
CSKA Moscow

| ntl_team = RUS

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2009

}}

Sergei Sergeyevich Plotnikov ({{langx|ru|Сергей Сергеевич Плотников}}; born 3 June 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Plotnikov previously played in the KHL with Amur Khabarovsk, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and CSKA Moscow.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0050262014.html | title = Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's 2013–14 Roster | website = hockeydb.com | date = 1 April 2014 | accessdate = 1 April 2014}} He has played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Arizona Coyotes.

Playing career

File:Sergei Plotnikov 2012-01-31 1.JPG

Plotnikov was not drafted by any NHL team. On 1 July 2015, Plotnikov bought out the final year of his contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.{{cite web| url = http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773409 | title = Penguins sign forward Sergei Plotnikov | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = 1 July 2015 | accessdate = 1 July 2015}}

In his first North American season in 2015–16, Plotnikov scored just two points in 32 games. From December 2015, he was a healthy scratch for almost two months. Displeased with his lack of playing time, Plotnikov requested a trade and was subsequently traded to the Arizona Coyotes on 29 February 2016 in exchange for Matthias Plachta and a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2016, dependent on if the Coyotes resigned him.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/coyotes-acquire-plotnikov-from-penguins-1.445328 | title = Coyotes acquire Plotnikov from Penguins | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 2016-02-29 | accessdate = 2016-02-29}} Plotnikov's struggles continued with the Coyotes, unable to find his offensive touch with one assist from 13 games.{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Penguins Stats - 2015-16 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/stats/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-penguins |publisher=ESPN |access-date=8 April 2016}}{{cite web |title=Arizona Coyotes Stats - 2015-16 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/stats/_/name/ari/arizona-coyotes |publisher=ESPN |access-date=8 April 2016}}

As a free agent from the Coyotes and with little success in the NHL, Plotnikov returned to Russia in agreeing to a two-year KHL contract with SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 July 2016.{{cite web| url = https://www.ska.ru/news/view/ska-podpisal-kontrakt-s-sierghieiem-plotnikovym | title = SKA has signed a contract with Sergei Plotnikov | publisher = SKA St. Petersburg | date = 2016-07-01 | accessdate = 2016-07-01 | language = Russian}}

Following his fourth season with SKA Saint Petersburg in the 2019–20 season, in which he served as team captain, Plotnikov was traded to his original club, Amur Khabarovsk in exchange for Igor Rudenkov on 16 May 2020.{{cite web| url = https://hcamur.ru/news/item/spasibo-igor/ | title = Thanks Igor! | publisher = Amur Khabarovsk | date = 16 May 2020 | accessdate = 16 May 2020 | language = Russian}} Unable to agree to terms with Amur, Plotnikov was soon traded for the second time within the month, dealt to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in exchange for four prospects and financial compensation. He was then signed to a two-year contract on 28 May 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.metallurg.ru/press/club-news/475166/ | title = Sergei Plotnikov is at Metallurg! | publisher = Metallurg Magnitogorsk | date = 28 May 2020 | accessdate = 28 May 2020 | language = Russian}}

Following a lone season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Plotnikov left the club with a year remaining on his contract in agreeing to a one-year deal with fellow KHL club, HC CSKA Moscow, on 6 July 2021.{{cite web| url = https://cska-hockey.ru/news/general/sergey_plotnikov_stal_igrokom_tsska/ | title = Sergei Plotnikov becomes a CSKA player | publisher = HC CSKA Moscow | date = 6 July 2021 | accessdate = 6 July 2021 | language = Russian}}

During his three season tenure with CSKA Moscow, Plotnikov captured two Gagarin Cup championships, before leaving as a free agent and signing a four-year contract to return to former club SKA Saint Petersburg on 24 May 2024.{{citeweb| url = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7WYFfMogKx/ | title = Sergei Plotnikov returns to SKA | publisher = Instagram | date = 24 May 2024 | accessdate = 24 May 2024 | language = Russian | author = SKA Saint Petersburg}}

International play

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Plotnikov won a gold medal with Russia at the 2014 World Championship. He finished the tournament third overall in scoring.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

On 23 January 2022, Plotnikov was named to the roster to represent Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/31594/roc_targets_repeat_gold |title=ROC targets repeat gold |date=24 January 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2005–06

| Amur–2 Khabarovsk

| RUS.3

| 49

| 6

| 12

| 86

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Amur–2 Khabarovsk

| RUS.3

| 39

| 12

| 5

| 17

| 38

| —

2007–08

| Amur–2 Khabarovsk

| RUS.3

| 48

| 20

| 14

| 34

| 100

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Amur–2 Khabarovsk

| RUS.3

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 18

| —

2008–09

| Yermak Angarsk

| RUS.2

| 26

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 36

| 4

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Amur Khabarovsk

| KHL

| 43

| 6

| 12

| 30

| —

2010–11

| Amurskie Tigry

| MHL

| 16

| 12

| 22

| 34

| 32

| 8

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 47

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Amur Khabarovsk

| KHL

| 45

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 36

| —

2011–12

| Amur Khabarovsk

| KHL

| 53

| 13

| 7

| 20

| 70

| 4

| 0

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Amurskie Tigry

| MHL

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

| —

2012–13

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| KHL

| 50

| 14

| 16

| 30

| 54

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| KHL

| 53

| 15

| 20

| 35

| 88

| 18

| 4

| 10

| 14

| 30

2014–15

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| KHL

| 56

| 15

| 21

| 36

| 71

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 33

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 32

| 0

| 2

| 20

| —

2015–16

| Arizona Coyotes

| NHL

| 13

| 0

| 1

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 46

| 11

| 18

| 29

| 53

| 15

| 3

| 6

| 14

2017–18

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 55

| 16

| 23

| 39

| 60

| 12

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 37

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 61

| 19

| 20

| 39

| 40

| 18

| 3

| 11

| 14

| 23

2019–20

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 48

| 8

| 21

| 29

| 81

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 58

| 13

| 30

| 43

| 50

| 12

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 28

2021–22

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 43

| 16

| 11

| 27

| 23

| 22

| 6

| 7

| 13

| 12

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 65

| 23

| 24

| 47

| 43

| 27

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 18

2023–24

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 66

| 13

| 26

| 43

| 5

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 52

| 21

| 22

| 43

| 30

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 6

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 794

! 208

! 260

! 468

! 772

! 150

! 29

! 49

! 78

! 219

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 45

! 0

! 3

! 24

! —

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2014

| Russia

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 10

| 6

| 12

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Russia

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 10

| 1

| 2

2016

| Russia

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017

| Russia

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 10

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 10

2019

| Russia

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| ROC

| OG

| {{silver2}}

| 4

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 44

! 10

! 15

! 25

! 30

Awards and honors

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref
colspan="3"\|KHL
All-Star Game \| 2013, 2015 \|
Gagarin Cup champion \| 2017, 2022, 2023 \| {{cite web \|url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2017/04/16/345125.html \|title=Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5 \|author= \|date= 2017-04-16 \| publisher = Kontinental Hockey League \|access-date= 2017-04-16}}{{cite web\| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2022/04/30/499142.html \| title = CSKA wins Gagarin Cup \| publisher = Kontinental Hockey League \| date = 30 April 2022 \| accessdate = 30 April 2022}}{{cite web\| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2023/04/29/513598.html \| title = CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups \| publisher = Kontinental Hockey League \| date = 29 April 2023 \| accessdate = 29 April 2023}}

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

! Ref

colspan="3"|KHL

All-Star Game

| 2013, 2015

Gagarin Cup champion

| 2017, 2022, 2023

| {{cite web |url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2017/04/16/345125.html |title=Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5 |author= |date= 2017-04-16 | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League |access-date= 2017-04-16}}{{cite web| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2022/04/30/499142.html | title = CSKA wins Gagarin Cup | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 30 April 2022 | accessdate = 30 April 2022}}{{cite web| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2023/04/29/513598.html | title = CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 29 April 2023 | accessdate = 29 April 2023}}