Denis Gurianov

Denis Vladimirovich Gurianov (; born 7 June 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the first round, 12th overall, by the Dallas Stars in the 2015 NHL entry draft. Gurianov has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career Gurianov was drafted 42nd overall by Lada Togliatti in the 2014 KHL Draft. In just his second season within the HC Lada Togliatti organization, Gurianov was recalled from the Minor Hockey League to make his professional debut in the 2014–15 KHL season. On 4 September 2014, he appeared in his first KHL contest as a 17-year-old in a 5–2 defeat to HC Ugra. He would dress in 8 games over the campaign recording 1 assist. He was included among the top prospects European rankings approaching the 2015 NHL entry draft and was selected 12th overall by the Dallas Stars in the Draft.

On 12 May 2016, Gurianov terminated his contract with Lada Togiliatti and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He was assigned to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League for the 2016–17 AHL season. Gurianov made his NHL debut on 8 April 2017, against the Colorado Avalanche.

After attending the Stars training camp and development camp, Gurianov was assigned to the Texas Stars to begin the 2018–19 AHL season. On 7 November, Gurianov was recalled to the NHL. He recorded his first career NHL goal on 10 November from a redirect of Ben Gleason's shot in the third period to give the Stars a one goal lead over the Nashville Predators. The Stars would lose the game to the Predators in overtime, 5–4. He was reassigned the next day to the Texas Stars. On 20 August 2020, Gurianov scored four goals in the Stars' 7–3 win over the Calgary Flames to advance to the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. He is the first player in Stars history to score four goals in one playoff game. On 14 September 2020, Gurianov scored the overtime winner against the Vegas Golden Knights in game five of the Western Conference Finals, sending Dallas to the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2000.

On 22 October 2020, Gurianov signed a two-year, $5.1 million contract with the Stars.

On 7 June 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension with the team. In the following 2022–23 season, Gurianov was unable to replicate his previous offensive contributions despite the Stars leading the Western Conference, posting two goals and nine points in 43 regular season games. On 26 February 2023, Gurianov was traded by the Stars to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for fellow Russian, Evgenii Dadonov. Gurianov improved his goal scoring output with the Canadiens ending the season with five goals and three assists for eight points through 23 games.

On 30 June 2023, Gurianov was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Canadiens, releasing him as a free agent. On 11 July, Gurianov signed a one-year contract with the Nashville Predators. During the season, having made just 14 appearances with the Predators, on 8 March 2024, the Predators traded Gurianov to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Wade Allison.

On 1 August 2024, as a free agent from his brief tenure with the Flyers, Gurianov opted to return to his homeland to continue his career, signing a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the KHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Lada Togliatti MHL 37 7 9 16 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Lada Togliatti MHL 23 15 10 25 39 4 3 1 4 12 2014–15 Lada Togliatti KHL 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2015–16 Lada Togliatti MHL 7 4 2 6 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Lada Togliatti KHL 47 4 1 5 6 — — — — — 2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 57 12 15 27 17 — — — — — 2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18Texas StarsAHL7419153411162350 2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 57 20 28 48 12 — — — — — 2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 21 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 64 20 9 29 13 27 9 8 17 2 2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 2 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Dallas Stars NHL 55 12 18 30 21 — — — — — 2021–22 Dallas Stars NHL 73 11 20 31 16 5 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Dallas Stars NHL 43 2 7 9 4 — — — — — 2022–23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 23 5 3 8 6 — — — — — 2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 27 12 18 30 8 — — — — — 2023–24 Nashville Predators NHL 14 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 CSKA Moscow KHL 62 22 14 36 15 6 0 1 1 4 2025–26 CSKA Moscow KHL 56 15 7 22 17 10 6 1 7 2 KHL totals 173 41 23 64 40 16 6 2 8 6 NHL totals 298 52 61 113 60 32 9 8 17 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Russia U17 6 3 2 5 2 2015 Russia U18 5th 6 3 2 5 2 2017 Russia WJC 7 4 3 7 2 Junior totals 19 10 7 17 6