Playing career

Arkhipov was selected 60th overall in the third round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He was selected as the second choice of the Nashville Predators.

He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on January 8, 2001 in a 2-1 loss against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver. During this game he notched his first NHL point when he got an assist on a Richard Lintner goal against Bob Essensa. Two days later he scored his first NHL goal in a 5-2 win at the Edmonton Oilers. He scored when he took a Scott Hartnell pass and got it past Tommy Salo. He also got an assist on a Marián Cisár goal to make this his first ever NHL multi-point game.

In the 2001-02 NHL season he played in all 82 games with a career high 42 points. He led the Predators in goals, game-winning goals (6) and shooting percentage (16.9%). That year he centered the "Vowel Line" which also included, Vladimír Országh on right wing, and Martin Erat at left wing. They were called the Vowel Line because their last names all start with vowels.

Arkhipov played the 2004-05 NHL lockout season in the Russian Super League, and remained there for the 2005-06 season before signing as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 6, 2006.

Records

Youngest player in Predator's franchise history to score 20 goals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996-97	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		29	2	2	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		34	12	1	13	22		9	2	3	5	6
1999-00	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		32	7	9	16	24		18	5	5	10	6
2000-01	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		40	9	4	13	11		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Nashville Predators	NHL		40	6	7	13	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Nashville Predators	NHL		82	20	22	42	16		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Nashville Predators	NHL		79	11	24	35	32		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Nashville Predators	NHL		72	9	12	21	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		45	9	8	17	28		4	0	0	0	0
2005-06	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL		50	8	8	16	28		9	2	1	3	0
2006-07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		79	10	17	27	54		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		56	10	18	28	22		9	1	3	4	6
2008-09	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		56	10	12	22	24		7	1	3	4	8
2009-10	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		55	14	15	29	48		4	1	0	1	4
2011-12	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		54	9	17	26	60		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	CSKA Moscow	KHL		8	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		8	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				352	56	82	138	128		—	—	—	—	—
RSL totals				247	49	46	95	126		49	10	12	22	18
KHL totals				181	34	47	81	136		11	2	4	6	12

International

Medal record
Representing Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1999 Winnipeg

Year	Team	Comp	Place	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Russia	WJC	01 !	7	5	2	7	4
2003	Russia	WC	5th	7	2	1	3	12
2006	Russia	WC	5th	7	2	4	6	6
Senior Int'l Totals				14	4	5	9	18

[ Source: Wikipedia ]