Vladimir Alexanderovich Zharkov (; born January 10, 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger. He is currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly playing in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils. Zharkov was selected by the Devils in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 2006 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Zharkov played four seasons within the New Jersey Devils organization. He scored his first NHL goal in the 2010–11 season, on January 17, 2011, against Kevin Poulin of the New York Islanders.
On July 3, 2012, Zharkov opted to return to his native Russia in accepting a three-year contract for a second spell with original club, HC CSKA Moscow of the KHL.
After six further seasons with CSKA, Zharkov left for a second time as a free agent, in agreeing to a two-year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa on 1 May 2018.
Zharkov played three seasons with Salavat Yulaev, before signing as a free agent to a two-year contract with newly crowned champions, Avangard Omsk, on 1 May 2021.
Having concluded his contract with Avangard, Zharkov signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with his fourth KHL club, Traktor Chelyabinsk, on 30 June 2023.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.3357078————— 2005–06CSKA MoscowRSL4011410000 2005–06CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.34817223974————— 2006–07CSKA MoscowRSL4841518120112 2006–07CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.377294————— 2007–08CSKA MoscowRSL305276————— 2007–08CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.3434741287158 2008–09Lowell DevilsAHL6911233426————— 2009–10Lowell DevilsAHL23615216————— 2009–10New Jersey DevilsNHL40010108————— 2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 31 8 11 19 19 — — — — — 2010–11 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 62 16 23 39 45 — — — — — 2011–12 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 47 9 2 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 49 2 5 7 6 4 0 0 0 2 2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 51 8 6 14 6 16 1 3 4 8 2015–16 CSKA Moscow KHL 29 2 4 6 12 19 2 2 4 6 2016–17 CSKA Moscow KHL 51 5 7 12 32 10 1 2 3 8 2017–18 CSKA Moscow KHL 35 0 1 1 18 15 0 2 2 12 2018–19 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 56 6 10 16 48 17 1 2 3 4 2019–20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 59 4 9 13 34 6 2 2 4 0 2020–21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 52 4 15 19 36 7 0 1 1 0 2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL 41 4 7 11 4 11 0 3 3 10 2022–23 Avangard Omsk KHL 54 3 7 10 10 14 0 2 2 2 2023–24 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 33 2 3 5 10 14 0 1 1 4 2024–25 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 57 3 13 16 14 16 0 0 0 4 2025–26 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 59 2 4 6 16 5 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 82 2 12 14 10 — — — — — KHL totals 673 54 93 147 250 157 7 20 27 64
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Russia IH18 4th 5 2 1 3 6 2006 Russia U18 5th 6 1 2 3 6 Junior totals 11 3 3 6 12
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