Dmitrij Jaškin

Dmitrij Alexejevič Jaškin (; born 23 March 1993) is a Russian-born Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Shanghai Dragons of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played five seasons for the St Louis Blues and one season with the Washington Capitals and Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jaškin was selected first overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Sibir Novosibirsk, and was drafted by the Blues in the second round, 41st overall, in the 2011 NHL entry draft. He registered 10 points in 33 Extraliga games during the season as a 17-year-old, ranking him second among junior-aged players in the league.

After being selected by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2012 CHL Import Draft, Jaškin announced that he would play for the QMJHL team in the 2012–13 season in order to increase his chances of playing in the NHL.

On 3 April 2013, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues, and was assigned to the Chicago Wolves. He was recalled to the Blues roster on 9 April.

During the 2013–14 season, on 28 December 2013, he scored his first NHL goal against Antti Raanta of the Chicago Blackhawks. On 3 July 2015, the Blues re-signed him to a one-year deal. Following 2015–16 season, on 16 June 2016, Jaškin re-signed with the Blues to a two-year, $2 million deal.

On 2 October 2018, Jaškin was claimed off waivers by the Washington Capitals.

Jaškin as a free agent from the Capitals, opted to pause his NHL career and returned to Russia in signing a one-year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL on 22 August 2019. Making his KHL debut in the 2019–20 season and benefiting from an increased role with Dynamo, Jaškin was leaned on offensively recording 63 points in 58 regular season games. His 31 goals set a new franchise single KHL season record and he was signed to an improved two-year contract extension on 17 April 2020.

After two highly productive seasons with HC Dynamo Moscow, Jaškin returned to North America as a free agent, agreeing to a lucrative one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 28, 2021. Jaškin continued to struggle to make an impact at the NHL level with a poorly performing Coyotes team. Through his first 12 games, he registered a single assist before suffering an injury in a game against the Nashville Predators on November 13. Following an illegal hit by Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki, he was expected to be out of action long-term and was placed on the injured reserve. Ultimately Jaškin did not appear in another game with the Coyotes.

As a free agent, Jaškin returned to the KHL and was signed to a one-year contract after his rights were traded from Dynamo Moscow to SKA Saint Petersburg on 25 July 2022. Named as team captain for the 2022–23 season, Jaškin returned to his previous goal scoring form, leading the league with 40 goals and in points across the regular and post-season.

On 7 June 2023, Jaškin as the top tier free agent of the league was signed to a three-year contract with SKA competitor club, Ak Bars Kazan.

Having concluded his tenure with Ak Bars with an appearance in the Gagarin Cup finals, Jaškin left the club and continued his tenure in the KHL with Chinese club, Shanghai Dragons, on 17 July 2026.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Vsetínská hokejová CZE U18 40 15 25 40 72 2 2 0 2 6 2008–09 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 46 28 19 47 34 9 6 2 8 8 2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 12 15 12 27 36 2 1 3 4 4 2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 40 13 10 23 67 7 2 5 7 26 2010–11 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 2 2010–11 HC Slavia Praha ELH 33 3 7 10 16 17 2 1 3 31 2011–12 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 10 6 11 17 12 2 1 3 4 14 2011–12 HC Slavia Praha ELH 30 1 1 2 16 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Berounští Medvědi Czech.1 10 2 6 8 16 — — — — — 2012–13 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 51 46 53 99 73 5 1 2 3 16 2012–13 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 42 15 14 29 28 9 4 5 9 10 2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL 18 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 54 13 5 18 16 6 0 1 1 2 2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 4 9 13 26 6 1 1 2 5 2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 3 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 51 1 10 11 18 2 1 0 1 4 2017–18 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 6 11 17 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 37 2 6 8 6 — — — — — 2019–20 Dynamo Moscow KHL 58 31 32 63 75 6 3 3 6 6 2020–21 Dynamo Moscow KHL 59 38 22 60 52 10 5 3 8 12 2021–22 Arizona Coyotes NHL 12 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 67 40 22 62 48 14 5 2 7 16 2023–24 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 36 18 6 24 28 4 1 1 2 4 2024–25 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 68 35 19 54 44 13 6 5 11 10 2025–26 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 59 18 14 32 32 20 7 3 10 20NHL totals 315 27 43 70 92 14 2 2 4 11KHL totals 347 180 115 295 279 67 27 17 44 68

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Czech Republic IH18 4th 5 3 4 7 0 2011 Czech Republic U18 8th 6 4 1 5 10 2012 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 4 2013 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 3 3 6 12 2016 Czech Republic WCH 6th 3 0 0 0 0 2018 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 4 3 7 10 2019 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 2 2 4 14Junior totals 18 8 5 13 26 Senior totals 21 6 5 11 24