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| Andrei Kostitsyn | |
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| Born | February 3, 1985 Navapolatsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Montreal Canadiens |
| National team |  Belarus |
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
Andrej Aliehavič Kaścicyn (Belarusian: Андрэй Алегавiч Касціцын; born February 3, 1985), better known as Andrei Kostitsyn, is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. Kostitsyn plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has a younger brother who also plays in the NHL for the Nashville Predators named Sergei.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Polimir Novopolotsk | Belarus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Polimir Novopolotsk | EEHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Yunost Minsk | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vitebsk | Belarus | 17 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Polimir Novopolotsk | Belarus | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Polimir Novopolotsk | EEHL | 29 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Yunost Minsk | Belarus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Yunost Minsk | Belarus | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | CSKA Moscow 2 | RSL-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 66 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 64 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 50 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Belarus totals | 48 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 180 | 51 | 71 | 122 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 326 | 87 | 99 | 186 | 155 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 22 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Belarus | U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | U18-B | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | U18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | U18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | WC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Belarus | WJC-B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2004 | Belarus | WC-B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | WJC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 58 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 78 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | ||||