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Player of the week: Nikolai Zherdev (R)
NHL has awarded Nikolai Zherdev (R) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 2 assists for 7 points in 5 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Nikolai Zherdev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 622 NHL games during his career, notching 168 goals and adding 202 assists along with 281 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 12 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 0 PIM.