Playing career

Kozlov was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the first round as the sixth overall selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Kozlov scored his first career goal for the Sharks against Ed Belfour and the Chicago Blackhawks on 21 March 1995 in a 7-3 Sharks loss. He would play a few seasons in San Jose before being traded to the Florida Panthers on 13 November 1997. It would be in Florida, playing with Pavel Bure, that Kozlov would have his best years. His best season was during the 1999-2000 season when he set career highs in assists and points. He played with the Panthers until 1 March 2004, when he was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Christian Berglund and Victor Uchevatov.

During the NHL lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 NHL season, Kozlov played for Lada Togliatti in the Russian Superleague (RSL). However, he returned to the Devils when the NHL started up again.

Kozlov was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders in 2006. On December 3, 2006, he recorded his second career hat trick and first career four-goal game. Despite a hat trick of his own by Brendan Shanahan, the Islanders defeated rival New York Rangers 7-4 at Madison Square Garden. The four goals gave him a total of six in a 24-hour period — he had scored twice the previous night in Pittsburgh against the Penguins.

On 1 July 2007, Kozlov signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. On 15 April 2009, after 15 NHL seasons Kozlov scored his first playoff goal as a member of the Capitals.

On 9 June 2009, Salavat Yulaev Ufa signed Kozlov to a three-year contract, signifying the end of his successful NHL career. In each season with Salavat, Kozlov helped the club qualify for the post-season and was part of the leadership group, Captaining for one year.

Kozlov opted to sign as a free agent on a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl from the 2012-13 season. In scoring just 1 goal in 21 games, Kozlov was traded to fellow KHL club, HC CSKA Moscow on January 9, 2013. Plagued by injury throughout his tenure with CSKA, Kozlov missed the entire 2013-14 campaign.

On June 19, 2014, Kozlov signalled a return to health in signing a one-year contract to provide a veteran presence with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990-91	Lada Togliatti	USSR-2		2	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Lada Togliatti	CIS		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Dynamo Moscow	IHL		30	6	5	11	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Dynamo Moscow	IHL		42	16	9	25	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Dynamo Moscow	IHL		3	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		16	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Kansas City Blades	IHL		4	1	1	2	0		13	4	5	9	12
1995-96	Kansas City Blades	IHL		15	4	7	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		62	6	13	19	6		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	16	25	41	40		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		18	5	2	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Florida Panthers	NHL		46	12	11	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Florida Panthers	NHL		65	16	35	51	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Florida Panthers	NHL		80	17	53	70	16		4	0	1	1	0
2000-01	Florida Panthers	NHL		51	14	23	37	10		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Florida Panthers	NHL		50	9	18	27	20		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Florida Panthers	NHL		74	22	34	56	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Florida Panthers	NHL		48	11	16	27	16		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		11	2	4	6	2		2	0	0	0	0
2004-05	Lada Togliatti	RSL		52	15	22	37	22		10	3	3	6	6
2005-06	New Jersey Devils	NHL		69	12	13	25	16		3	0	0	0	0
2006-07	New York Islanders	NHL		81	25	26	51	28		5	0	2	2	2
2007-08	Washington Capitals	NHL		81	16	38	54	18		7	0	3	3	2
2008-09	Washington Capitals	NHL		67	13	28	41	16		14	4	2	6	6
2009-10	Salavat Yulayev Ufa	KHL		48	10	18	28	43		16	3	4	7	0
2010-11	Salavat Yulayev Ufa	KHL		48	17	15	32	14		21	4	6	10	2
2011-12	Salavat Yulayev Ufa	KHL		36	10	16	26	8		6	1	0	1	2
2012-13	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		21	1	5	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	CSKA Moscow	KHL		6	1	0	1	0		4	0	1	1	4
NHL totals				897	198	339	537	248		35	4	8	12	10
KHL totals				159	39	54	93	79		47	8	11	19	8

International

Medal record
Representing Russia
Ice hockey
World Championship
	2005 Austria
	2010 Germany

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Russia	EJC18	03 !		6	3	3	6	2
1993	Russia	EJC18	02 !		6	3	3	6	4
1993	Russia	WJC	6th		7	2	1	3	2
1996	Russia	WC	4th		8	0	3	3	0
1998	Russia	WC	5th		6	4	5	9	0
2000	Russia	WC	11th		6	1	3	4	2
2004	Russia	WCH	5th		4	1	0	1	0
2005	Russia	WC	03 !		9	1	0	1	0
2006	Russia	Oly	4th		8	2	3	5	2
2010	Russia	Oly	6th		4	1	0	1	0
2010	Russia	WC	02 !		9	1	2	3	2
Junior totals					19	8	7	15	8
Senior totals					54	11	16	27	6

[ Source: Wikipedia ]