Zhilkin was placed on waivers by the Jets on Sunday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
Zhilkin just missed the cut on making Winnipeg's Opening Night roster as a depth winger. The 22-year-old forward had a brief trial run with the NHL club in the middle of the 2025-26 campaign, where he posted an assist, four shots on net, a plus-three rating, five hits and four blocked shots across six regular-season games. He has the potential to suit up for the Jets in some capacity in the upcoming campaign and beyond, but to begin 2026-27, he'll return to AHL Manitoba for his fourth season with the Moose.
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Jets' Danny Zhilkin: Earns first career point
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Zhilkin notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
This was Zhilkin's first NHL point, coming in his sixth appearance. The 22-year-old has added four shots on net, five hits, four blocked shots and a plus-3 rating while playing in a fourth-line role. Zhilkin looks likely to stay in the lineup until one of Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body) or Morgan Barron (concussion) is healthy enough to play.
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Jets' Danny Zhilkin: Recalled from AHL
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Zhilkin was summoned from AHL Manitoba on an emergency basis Friday.
Zhilkin played four games earlier in the year with the Jets and was unable to garner a point. The rookie center had 11 goals and 11 assists in 54 AHL games before his recall. Morgan Barron is in the concussion protocol, which resulted in Zhilkin being brought up from the minors.
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Jets' Danny Zhilkin: Called up from minors
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Zhilkin was promoted from AHL Manitoba on Wednesday.
Zhilkin has been putting up decent numbers with the Moose, generating seven goals and seven helpers in 30 minor-league outings. The 22-year-old center has yet to make his NHL debut but could get an opportunity to do so versus the Oilers on Thursday.
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Jets' Danny Zhilkin: Tallies twice for Moose
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Zhilkin scored two goals in AHL Manitoba's 5-2 win over Rockford on Saturday.
Zhilkin was a bigger factor on offense earlier in the year, but he had gone 11 games without a goal, adding just two helpers in that span. For the season, he has four goals and seven points across 15 games. The 21-year-old forward has still made a noticeable improvement compared to last year, when he was limited to 10 points in 53 regular-season outings.
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Jets' Danny Zhilkin: Opens AHL campaign with two points
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Zhilkin scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in AHL Manitoba's 4-1 win over Laval on Friday.
Zhilkin has yet to display much of a scoring touch in the AHL, producing just 17 points in 97 regular-season outings over his first two campaigns. However, the 21-year-old Russian has been a bit young for the league in those years. If he can stay healthy, he may be able to get into more of a groove in 2025-26.
