Playing career

Tyutin started his North American professional career with the Hartford Wolf Pack, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the New York Rangers at the start of the 2003-04 season.

Tyutin made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers on 12 February 2004 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He recorded his first point four days later with an assist in a game against the Ottawa Senators. Nearly a month later, on 13 March 2004, Tyutin scored his first NHL goal, a shorthanded goal, against Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers. On 21 March 2004, he had his first multi-point game with two assists against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He began the 2004-05 season, during the NHL lockout, with the Hartford Wolfpack. In 13 games, he tallied two goals, one assist, and ten penalty minutes. After his brief stint with the Wolfpack, Tyutin returned to Russia to play in the Russian Superleague (RSL) for his old team, SKA Saint Petersburg.

Tyutin rejoined the Rangers for the start of the 2005-06 NHL season.

Tyutin skated in 77 games with the Rangers in the 2005-06 season, registering six goals and 19 assists for 25 points, along with 58 penalty minutes. Among team defensemen, he ranked first in power play goals (four), tied for first in goals (six) and was second in scoring with 25 points. In addition, Tyutin picked up one assist along with four penalty minutes in eight games for Team Russia at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

On 2 August 2006, Tyutin signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Rangers.

On 17 February 2008, Tyutin signed a four-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $11.375 million.

On 2 July 2008, Tyutin was traded with Christian Bäckman to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche. He scored nine goals as well as adding 25 assists in his first season in Columbus.

On 31 August 2011, Tyutin signed a six-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth 27 million. During the 2012-13 NHL lockout, Tyutin played for Atlant Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Awards and achievements

• OHL Rookie of the Month (November 2001)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		34	2	4	6	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Guelph Storm	OHL		53	19	40	59	54		9	2	8	10	8
2002-03	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		10	1	1	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		10	0	0	0	8		5	0	0	0	4
2003-04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		43	5	9	14	50		16	0	5	5	18
2003-04	New York Rangers	NHL		25	2	5	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		13	2	1	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		35	5	3	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	New York Rangers	NHL		77	6	19	25	58		4	0	1	1	0
2006-07	New York Rangers	NHL		66	2	12	14	44		10	0	5	5	8
2007-08	New York Rangers	NHL		82	5	15	20	43		10	0	3	3	4
2008-09	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		82	9	25	34	81		4	0	0	0	0
2009-10	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		80	6	26	32	49		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		80	7	20	27	32		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	5	21	26	49		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		17	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		48	4	18	22	28		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		69	4	22	26	44		4	1	1	2	4
2014-15	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		67	3	12	15	40		—	—	—	—	—
2015-16	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		61	1	2	3	28		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				803	54	197	251	510		32	1	10	11	16

International

Tyutin at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Representing Russia
World Championships
	2008 Canada
World Junior Championships
	2002 Czech Republic
	2003 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championships
	2001 Finland

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Russia	WJC18	01 !		6	1	4	5	18
2002	Russia	WJC	01 !		7	1	0	1	2
2003	Russia	WJC	01 !		6	0	3	3	12
2006	Russia	Oly	4th		8	0	1	1	4
2008	Russia	WC	01 !		6	0	1	1	0
2010	Russia	Oly	6th		4	0	2	2	2
2011	Russia	WC	4th		9	0	3	3	0
2013	Russia	WC	6th		8	0	1	1	8
2014	Russia	Oly	5th		5	0	0	0	4
Junior int'l totals					19	2	7	9	32
Senior int'l totals					40	0	8	8	18

[ Source: Wikipedia ]