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{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1978)}}
{{family name hatnote|Valerievich|Datsyuk|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Pavel Datsyuk
| halloffame = 2024
| image = Pavel Datsyuk exercising, 2015 — Cropping.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Datsyuk with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in March 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 198
| position = [[Center (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Left
| league = [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| played_for = [[Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg|Spartak Yekaterinburg]]<br>[[Ak Bars Kazan]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]<br>[[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]<br>[[SKA Saint Petersburg]]<br>[[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]
| ntl_team = RUS
| draft = 171st overall
| draft_year = 1998
| draft_team = [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| career_start = 1996
| career_end = 2021
}}

'''Pavel Valeryevich Datsyuk''' ({{langx|ru|Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к}}, {{IPA|ru|ˈpavʲɪl dɐˈtsuk|IPA}}; born 20 July 1978) is a Russian former professional [[ice hockey]] player, who  played for the [[Detroit Red Wings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from 2001 to 2016. Nicknamed the "'''Magic Man'''", Datsyuk was named one of the "[[100 Greatest NHL Players]]" in history, and was the only active player on the list outside of the NHL at the time of announcement.<ref name=10Greatest>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest NHL Players|url=https://www.nhl.com/fans/nhl-centennial/100-greatest-nhl-players| website = NHL.com|access-date=27 January 2017|date=27 January 2017}}</ref> 

Datsyuk won the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[2002 Stanley Cup Final|2002]] and [[2008 Stanley Cup Final|2008]] with the Red Wings, and the [[Gagarin Cup]] in [[2017 Gagarin Cup playoffs|2017]] with SKA Saint Petersburg. He was part of the [[Russia men's national ice hockey team]] at the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] in [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]], [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] and was team captain in [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] and [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018]].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last1=Sipple|first1=George|title=Pavel Datsyuk named Russian Team Captain|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/wings/2014/01/15/pavel-datsyuk-russian-olympic-team-captain/4489991/|access-date=20 June 2015|work=USA Today|date=15 January 2014}}</ref> With his gold medal win at the 2018 Olympics, Datsyuk joined the [[Triple Gold Club]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Datsyuk joins TGC|url=http://pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey/men/news/datsyuk-tgc-(1)/|work=IIHF.com.|access-date=25 February 2018|date=25 February 2018|archive-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225193015/http://pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey/men/news/datsyuk-tgc-(1)/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Datsyuk was well known for his elite defensive play and game-changing offensive skills. He won the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] as the NHL's top defensive forward in the [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]] and [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]] while also being a finalist for the award in [[2010–11 NHL season|2011]], [[2011–12 NHL season|2012]] and [[2012–13 NHL season|2013]]. He also won four consecutive [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy|Lady Byng Memorial Trophies]], from 2006 to 2009, awarded for performance and sportsmanship while also being a finalist for the award in [[2014–15 NHL season|2015]]. He was nominated for the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] as the NHL's most valuable player following in 2009. He was also a leading player for the Russian hockey team at multiple Olympics and World Cups. Datsyuk was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2024.

==Early years==
Datsyuk was born in [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], in the [[Soviet Union]]. His parents have called him by his short name "Pasha" from an early age. His childhood had more than its fair share of difficulties, especially at the age of 15, when his mother died.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pavel Datsyuk: from ugly duckling to swan |url=https://en.khl.ru/news/2024/07/30/533088.html |website=khl.ru |publisher=KHL press office |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref>
While Datsyuk displayed above-average hockey skills, he was often overlooked by scouts because of his smaller size. He began playing for the farm club of [[Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg|Dynamo Yekaterinburg]] in the mid-1990s, though he seemed headed for an undistinguished career until noted Olympic trainer [[Vladimir Krikunov]] began coaching the team.

The boy "with the twitchy walk"<ref name="Russian Spider in the Motor City">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/specialsale/spotlight/russia07/russia070228/spider.html|newspaper=Washington Post|year=2007|access-date=2 June 2009|title=Russian "Spider" in the Motor City}}</ref> caught the eye of Krikunov, but not on the ice. Instead, Datsyuk excelled on the [[association football|soccer]] field, where his anticipation, vision and intelligence were more apparent. Under Krikunov, Datsyuk evolved into a particularly efficient two-way player, and he began to draw wider attention among Russian hockey fans.<ref name="Russian Spider in the Motor City"/> Despite his early successes, however, he went undrafted in the [[1996 NHL Draft|1996]] and [[1997 NHL Draft|1997]] NHL drafts.<ref name=notappreciate>{{cite news|last1=Manzullo|first1=Brian|title=Larionov: NHL doesn't appreciate Datsyuk's kind of play|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2015/02/23/igor-larionov-pavel-datsyuk/23889941/|access-date=20 June 2015|work=Detroit Free Press|date=23 February 2015}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Early play in Russia===
Datsyuk was first noticed by [[Detroit Red Wings]] Director of European Scouting [[Håkan Andersson (ice hockey)|Håkan Andersson]] in the summer of 1997–98.{{specify|date=February 2017}}<ref name="FreepAlbom">{{cite news|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20090416/COL01/904160395/|title=Pavel Datsyuk reveals a deeper, thoughtful, funny side using native tongue|last=Albom|first=Mitch|date=16 April 2009|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|page=5|access-date=7 May 2009}}</ref> Andersson was in Moscow to scout defenceman [[Dmitri Kalinin]], but the one who caught his eye was Datsyuk, described as "this little guy on the other team." Andersson made another trip to see Datsyuk and would have gone a third time, though his flight was canceled due to a storm.<ref name="FreepAlbom"/> A scout from the [[Calgary Flames]] was scheduled to fly on the plane as well,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2015/03/19/hakan-andersson-detroit-red-wings-scout-sports-illustrated-feature-story|title=Inside the life of Red Wings superscout Hakan Andersson|website=SI.com|date=19 March 2015 |access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> and as a result of the storm Andersson believes he was the only NHL scout to have seen Datsyuk play prior to the [[1998 NHL Entry Draft]], when the Red Wings drafted him 171st overall.<ref name="FreepAlbom"/> Despite being selected in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Datsyuk continued to play for Dynamo Yekaterinburg through 2000, when he then played for [[Ak Bars Kazan|AK Bars Kazan]] during the 2000–01 season. During the 2000–01 season for AK Bars Kazan, he recorded 42 games played, nine goals, and 17 assists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pavel Datsyuk Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=49097 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref>

===Detroit Red Wings (2001–2016)===

====2001–2006: Early years, first Stanley Cup title====
When Datsyuk began his NHL career for the Red Wings, he was mentored by compatriot stars [[Igor Larionov]] and [[Sergei Fedorov]], as well as Detroit captain [[Steve Yzerman]]. He was put on a line with [[Brett Hull]] and [[Boyd Devereaux]] and had a moderately productive first year. The length and difficulty of the NHL season forced him to sit out a number of games at the end of the year in preparation for the [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002 playoffs]]. After the Red Wings won the [[Presidents' Trophy]] as the regular season champions, Datsyuk contributed three goals and three assists to the Red Wings' [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002 Stanley Cup]] run.

Expectations were high for Datsyuk's [[2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season|second season]], particularly with the addition of another highly touted prospect to the team, [[Henrik Zetterberg]]. Zetterberg replaced Boyd Devereaux on the Datsyuk–Hull line, and the famous version of the "[[List of ice hockey line nicknames#Current, short-lived and/or novelty lines|Two Kids and an Old Goat Line]]" was born. He played only 64 games due to a knee injury but ended up with 51 points for the season. His playoff performance was disappointing, however, the same as the entire Red Wings team; Detroit was swept by the [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] in the first round of the [[2003 Stanley Cup playoffs|2003 playoffs]], and Datsyuk was held pointless within the four games played.

The departure of Sergei Fedorov in the 2003 off-season made room for Datsyuk to rise to prominence on the Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/sports/hockey-fedorov-leaves-wings-to-sign-with-ducks.html |title=HOCKEY; Fedorov Leaves Wings To Sign With Ducks
|website=The New York Times |date=July 20, 2003 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> He took full advantage of his elevated ice time, where his playmaking skills earned him a spot in the [[54th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2004 NHL All-Star Game]]. Datsyuk finished the [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04 season]] with 30 goals and 38 assists for 68 points in 75 games as the Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy. In the [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2004 playoffs]], he had no goals and six assists through 12 games before Detroit was eliminated in the second round by the [[Calgary Flames]].

Datsyuk became a [[restricted free agent]] during the 2004–05 off-season but could not reach a deal with the Red Wings despite repeated statements by his agent, Gary Greenstin, indicating his desire to stay in Detroit. He chose not to take the salary dispute to arbitration, and instead played with [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] during the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. On 4 September 2005, Datsyuk then signed a one-year contract with [[Avangard Omsk]] of the [[Russian Superleague]] (RSL),<ref name="Avangard">{{cite news|url=http://www.detnews.com/2005/wings/0509/06/D01-304766.htm|title=Russian team signs Datsyuk|access-date=11 February 2007|newspaper=The Detroit News|year=2005|author=Kulfan, Ted}}</ref> where Dynamo Moscow matched the offer two days later, retaining the player.<ref name="Arbitration">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/news/iihfpr8905.htm |title=IIHF News: September news from around the hockey world |access-date=11 February 2007 | website = IIHF.com |year=2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014609/http://www.iihf.com/news/iihfpr8905.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 19 September 2005, the day the arbitration committee of the RSL was set to determine which club had Datsyuk's rights, Datsyuk agreed to a two-year deal with the Red Wings for a total of US$7.8 million.<ref name="Arbitration"/> During the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]], which saw the Red Wings win another Presidents' Trophy, Datsyuk's high level of play, combined with his sportsmanship (just 22 penalty minutes for the entire season), won him the [[Lady Byng Trophy]],<ref name="Byng">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/trophies/awards062206.html |title=Thornton, Lidstrom big winners at Awards Show |access-date=11 February 2007 |website=NHL.com |year=2006 |author=Coffey, Phil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012033200/http://www.nhl.com/trophies/awards062206.html |archive-date=12 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the first of four consecutive awards. Datsyuk also earned a spot on the [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russian national team]] for the [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy.

====2006–2013: Ascent to stardom, Selke trophies, second Stanley Cup championship====
During the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], Datsyuk debuted [[Reebok]]'s new hockey stick, with holes bored into the shaft to make it more aerodynamic, dubbed the 9KO.<ref name="Stick">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=288793|title=Pushing the hockey envelope|access-date=11 February 2007|website=NHL.com|year=2007|author=Grossman, Evan}} {{Dead link|date=December 2015}}</ref> He completed the season matching his previous campaign's total of 87 points. Prior to the beginning of the [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2007 playoffs]], on 6 April 2007, Datsyuk signed a seven-year, US$46.9 million contract extension with the Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/red-wings-re-sign-star-centre-pavel-datsyuk-to-seven-year-deal |title=Red Wings re-sign star centre Pavel Datsyuk to seven-year deal |website=The Hockey News |date=April 6, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> He then helped Detroit to another lengthy playoff run as they advanced to the Western Conference Finals against the second-seeded eventual Stanley Cup champion [[Anaheim Ducks]], who defeated the Red Wings in six games. He contributed 16 points (eight goals and assists) in all 18 games during the run.

[[File:Pavel Datsyuk with Stanley Cup.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Datsyuk hoisting the Stanley Cup in June 2008]]

In [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]], Datsyuk was voted by NHL fans, along with teammates [[Nicklas Lidström]] and [[Henrik Zetterberg]], to start for the Western Conference in the [[56th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2008 All-Star Game]] at [[Philips Arena]] in [[Atlanta]] on January 27, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2008/01/08/lidstrom-joins-zetterberg-datsyuk-as-west-all-star-starters/ |title=Lidstrom joins Zetterberg, Datsyuk as West All-Star starters |website=The Oakland Press |date=January 8, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> He went on to have a career year, scoring a team-high 97 points (31 goals, 66 assists) in all 82 games while also leading all Red Wings forwards in blocked shots. In leading the team in scoring, he joined [[Ted Lindsay]], [[Gordie Howe]] and [[Steve Yzerman]] as the only players in franchise history to do so in three consecutive seasons. The Red Wings would as a team would also go on to win the [[Presidents' Trophy]] as the regular season champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/14768-red-wings-does-presidents-trophy-mean-a-stanley-cup-or-an-early-exit |title=Red Wings: Does President's Trophy Mean a Stanley Cup or an Early Exit? |author=Vincent Zanotti |website=bleacherreport.com |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=March 26, 2008 |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref> Entering into the [[2008 Stanley Cup playoffs|2008 playoffs]], Datsyuk scored his first career NHL [[hat-trick]] on 12 May, in a 5–2 win over the [[Dallas Stars]] in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/datsyuk-hat-trick-powers-wings-to-brink-of-finals-idUSSP273588/ |title=Datsyuk hat-trick powers Wings to brink of finals |website=Reuters |date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> en route to a meeting in the [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|Finals]] with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. In Game 6 of the series, Datsyuk recorded two assists on goals by Henrik Zetterberg and [[Brian Rafalski]] in a 3–2 win to win the series in six games and clinch the team's 11th [[Stanley Cup]] title and its fourth title in 11 years and second for Datsyuk himself. Having led the NHL in 2007–08 with a [[Plus-minus (ice hockey)|plus-minus]] of +41 and 144 takeaways (58 more than [[Mike Modano]]'s second-best total of 86), Datsyuk was awarded the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] as the League' best defensive forward. With just 20 penalty minutes, he also won the Lady Byng Trophy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Red Wings get hat trick at 'NHL Awards Show'|author=Ted Kulfan|newspaper=The Detroit News|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080613/SPORTS0103/806130400/1128|access-date=13 June 2008}}</ref> In voting for the Selke, Datsyuk received 537 points (43 first place votes) while [[John Madden (ice hockey)|John Madden]] of the [[New Jersey Devils]] received 447 points and Datsyuk's linemate Henrik Zetterberg received 425 points. In voting for the Lady Byng, Datsyuk received 985 points (75 first place votes). In addition, Datsyuk became the first NHL player to win the Lady Byng three consecutive times in over 70 years, since [[Frank Boucher]] of the [[New York Rangers]] won from 1933 to 1935. Datsyuk, [[Anze Kopitar]], and [[Ron Francis]] are the only players to have been awarded both the Selke and Lady Byng trophies during their careers.

Datsyuk was selected to his third NHL All-Star Game in [[57th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2009]], but due to a hip injury, he did not participate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Injuries will keep Datsyuk, Lidstrom out of All-Star game lineup|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20090121/BLOG09/90121103/1053/SPORTS05/Injuries+will+keep+Wings++Datsyuk++Lidstrom+out+of+All-Star+Game|access-date=21 January 2009|date=20 January 2009|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124010152/http://freep.com/article/20090121/BLOG09/90121103/1053/SPORTS05/Injuries+will+keep+Wings++Datsyuk++Lidstrom+out+of+All-Star+Game|archive-date=24 January 2009}}</ref> However, as per a newly formed League policy stating players must demonstrate injury by missing at least one game prior to the All-Star Game, Datsyuk was suspended one game, along with teammate Nicklas Lidström, for not attending.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crosby attends All-Star game, Datsyuk, Lidstrom punished for sitting out|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jVIzaYbBIxUkKro5gCLZlnJgVsew|access-date=28 January 2009|date=23 January 2009|agency=[[Canadian Press]]}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 13 February 2009, Datsyuk played in his 500th NHL game in a  3–2 loss to the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] and recorded an assist in the game on a Nicklas Lidström goal. Datsyuk finished the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]] with 97 points (32 goals and 65 assists) in 81 games, matching his career high from the previous season. He also won the Frank J. Selke Trophy, beating out [[Philadelphia Flyers]] center [[Mike Richards (ice hockey)|Mike Richards]] and [[Vancouver Canucks]] center [[Ryan Kesler]], and won the Lady Byng for the fourth consecutive season.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2009/06/pavel_datsyuk_wins_second_stra.html Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk wins Selke, Lady Byng; Zdeno Chara ends Nicklas Lidstrom's Norris run]. Mlive.com. 18 June 2009. Retrieved on 1 January 2012.</ref> Datsyuk also received a nomination for the [[Best NHL Player ESPY Award|Best NHL Player Award]] at the [[ESPY]]s, but lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins' center and captain [[Sidney Crosby]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 ESPY Awards, Sports Star Nominees, Winners, TV Schedule, Pictures|url=http://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/espy-awards.htm#espy|access-date=17 July 2009}}</ref> In game two in the third round of the [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009 playoffs]] against the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], Datsyuk blocked a shot from a Chicago player, causing him to miss the remainder of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2009/06/03/red-wingsdatsyuk |title=Red Wings' Datsyuk sidelined for Game 4 |website=sportsillustrated.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |author=SI Staff |date=3 June 2009 |access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> In his absence, Datsyuk and the Red Wings would reach the [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] for a second consecutive season against the Pittsburgh Penguins and third time under Datsyuk's career. After not playing the last three games of the third round and the first four games of the Finals, Datsyuk returned to the lineup for Game 5. Despite building a 3–2 series lead and on the verge of clinching a second straight championship, Datsyuk and the Red Wings would fall to the Penguins in Games 6 and 7 (both by 2–1 scores) to lose the series in seven games, one win short from a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship and third altogether.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/290527005 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181117151449/http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/290527005 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 November 2018 |title=Helm goal lifts Red Wings into Stanley Cup finals |agency=Associated Press |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> He ended the playoffs with a goal and eight assists for nine points in 16 games.

Datsyuk finished with his lowest end-of-season point total since the lockout in the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]], scoring 70 points in 80 games for his third straight Selke Trophy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/detroit-red-wings-forward-pavel-datsyuk-wins-third-straight-selke-trophy |title=Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk wins third straight Selke Trophy |website=The Hockey News |date=June 20, 2010 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> As a result of early season injuries to sniper [[Johan Franzén]], center [[Valtteri Filppula]] and defenceman [[Niklas Kronwall]], the Red Wings struggled to find consistency. However, a strong finish escalated the team from ninth place in the Western Conference in February to fifth place. Datsyuk scored the first two goals in Game 7 of the first round against the fourth-seeded [[Phoenix Coyotes]], including a breakaway deke on [[Ilya Bryzgalov]], that sent the Wings to the second round for the fourth consecutive playoff season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/04/27/datsyuk-detroit-end-coyotes-season-with-6-1-rout/ |title=Datsyuk, Detroit end Coyotes' season with 6-1 rout |website=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> The Red Wings, however, lost in five games to the top-seeded [[San Jose Sharks]].

[[File:Pavel Datsyuk 2012-11-28.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Datsyuk in November 2012 playing for CSKA during the 2012 NHL lockout]]

Datsyuk achieved a [[Gordie Howe hat trick]] on the opening night of the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]] on October 8, 2010, against the [[Anaheim Ducks]] with a goal, an assist and a fight, which came against [[Corey Perry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-red-wings/2010/10/9/1740034/pavel-datsyuk-fight-corey-perry-gordie-howe-hat-trick-video |title=Pavel Datsyuk Fights Corey Perry, Records Gordie Howe Hat Trick (Video) |website=SBNation |date=October 9, 2010 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> On 22 December, Datsyuk suffered a broken wrist in a game against the Vancouver Canucks as a result of a collision with Canucks' winger 
[[Mikael Samuelsson]], causing him to miss the next 19 games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=5949104 |author=ESPN services |title= Wrist injury to sideline Pavel Datsyuk |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |date=22 December 2010 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/310207005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409011027/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/310207005 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2024 |title=Pavel Datsyuk helps Red Wings extend Rangers' woes |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> Despite an injury-shortened year, Datsyuk was named a finalist for the Selke Trophy for the fourth straight season, which ultimately went to Vancouver Canucks' center Ryan Kesler. After recording 23 goals, 36 assists and 59 points in 56 games in the regular season, Datsyuk was yet again impressive in the [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011 playoffs]], leading his team with 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in all 11 games. After sweeping the sixth-seeded Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, the Red Wings fell behind 3–0 to the second-seeded San Jose Sharks in the second round (which also happened the previous year), Datsyuk almost led his team back from the deficit to win the series; a Game 5-winning assist to [[Tomas Holmström]]'s goal, a Game 6-winning assist to Valtteri Filppula's goal and a Game 7 late backhand goal on Sharks' goaltender [[Antti Niemi (ice hockey)|Antti Niemi]] highlighted Datsyuk's heroics in an eventual losing effort. 

During the entirety of the 2011 pre-season, Datsyuk wore jersey number 24 as a tribute to former teammate [[Ruslan Salei]], who perished on 7 September 2011, in the [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash]], along with 43 others until switching back to his usual number 13 for the [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=James |date=September 17, 2011 |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nhl/news/pavel-datsyuk-will-wear-number-24-during-the-preseason-to-honor-former-teammate-ruslan-salei |title=Pavel Datsyuk will wear number 24 during the preseason to honor former teammate Ruslan Salei |website=NBC Sports |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Datsyuk was an early-season candidate for the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]], awarded to the League MVP, until surgery to remove fragments in his knee on 21 February 2012 forced the Red Wings into a slump.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://torontosun.com/2012/02/21/datsyuk-out-two-weeks-following-minor-knee-surgery |title=NHL notes: Datsyuk out following knee surgery |website=Toronto Sun |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Despite him returning to the lineup after missing 11 games, the team dropped from first place in the Western Conference in February to fifth place at the end of the season, where they drew the fourth-seeded [[Nashville Predators]] in the first round of the [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012 playoffs]], losing the series in five games. Datsyuk finished the [[2011–12 Detroit Red Wings season|season]] with 67 points (19 goals, 48 assists) in 70 games for the season followed by one goals, two assists and three points in all five playoff games, and was also named to the [[59th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2012 NHL All-Star Game]] in [[Ottawa]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Princess |first1=Chuck |date=January 12, 2012 |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Pavel-Datsyuk-and-Jimmy-Howard-named-NHL-11477386.php |title=Pavel Datsyuk and Jimmy Howard named NHL all-stars; Nicklas Lidstrom not on list |website=CT Insider |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Datsyuk was also named a finalist for the Selke Trophy for the fifth straight season which was eventually awarded to [[Boston Bruins]] center [[Patrice Bergeron]].

As the NHL entered its second lockout in eight years in [[2012–13 NHL lockout|2012–13]], Datsyuk followed other prominent NHL players, such as [[Washington Capitals]] winger and captain [[Alexander Ovechkin]] and Pittsburgh Penguins center [[Evgeni Malkin]], in playing overseas while the lockout was in effect; he signed with [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL) on 16 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/09/red_wings_pavel_datsyuk_signs.html |title=Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk signs with Russian club for duration of NHL lockout| website = MLive.com|date=16 September 2012|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Datsyuk tallied 36 points in 31 games. When play for the NHL resumed in [[2012–13 NHL season|January 2013]] for a 48 game-shortened regular season, Datsyuk returned to the Red Wings and managed to score 15 goals, 34 assists for 49 points in 47 games. Datysuk was named a finalist for the Selke Trophy for the sixth straight year, ultimately ceding the award to Chicago Blackhawks center and captain [[Jonathan Toews]]. Detroit as a team finished as the seventh seed and as a result would take on the second-seeded Anaheim Ducks in the first round where they would upset them in seven games (recovering from a 3–2 series deficit along the way) and make it back to the second round of the [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013 playoffs]] where they were defeated by the Presidents' Trophy-winning and eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in seven games via an overtime goal in game seven by Blackhawks defenceman [[Brent Seabrook]]. The Red Wings lost the series despite having a 3–1 series lead.

====2013–2016: Final years in Detroit====
On 18 June 2013, Datsyuk signed a three-year extension to stay with Detroit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dadoun |first1=Ryan |title=Datsyuk announces three-year, $22.5 million extension with Red Wings |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nhl/news/datsyuk-announces-three-year-extension-with-red-wings |website=NBC Sports |access-date=27 March 2024 |date=18 June 2013}}</ref> On 23 November, Datsyuk suffered a concussion against the [[Ottawa Senators]] as a result from a hit by Senators defenceman [[Jared Cowen]], causing him to miss the next six games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/wings/2013/11/24/pavel-datsyuk-injury/3690883/ |title=Pavel Datsyuk improving after head hit |author=Helene St. James |website=usatoday.com |publisher=USA Today |date=24 November 2013 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> Throughout the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 campaign]], Datsyuk had also been hampered by a knee injury which resulted in him missing 15 games after the season resumed following the Olympic break.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/439387 |title=Pavel Datsyuk is still feeling pain in his knee, but hopes to play Wednesday, Ansar Khan of MLive reports. |website=thescore.com |publisher=The Score |author=Rotowire |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> He finished the injury-shortened 2013–14 season with 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points in 45 games played along with five points (three goals, two assists) in all five playoff games in a Red Wings first round exit in the [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014 playoffs]] to the [[Presidents' Trophy]]-winning [[Boston Bruins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2014/05/red_wings_2013-14_season_grade.html |author=Ansar Khan |website=milive.com |publisher=MI live |title=Red Wings 2013-14 season grades: Young players scored high marks; some veterans underachieved |date=4 May 2014 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

Datsyuk missed the first five games of the [[2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season|2014–15 regular season]] due to a separated shoulder sustained in a pre-season game against the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] on 22 September 2014 as a result from a hit from Penguins' defenceman [[Rob Scuderi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/11581506/pavel-datsyuk-detroit-red-wings-miss-month-separated-shoulder |title=Separated shoulder for Pavel Datsyuk |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> He ultimately finished the season with 26 goals and 39 assists for 65 points in 63 contests played followed by five points (three goals, two assists) in all seven games in the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015 playoffs]] in the Red Wings first seven-game round exit to the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] and was a finalist for the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] for the sixth time in his career with former Red Wing teammate [[Jiri Hudler]] of the [[Calgary Flames]] receiving the award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://octopusthrower.com/2015/07/12/detroit-red-wings-pavel-datsyuk-effect/ |title=Detroit Red Wings: The Pavel Datsyuk Statistical Effect |website=octopusthrower.com |publisher=Octopus Thrower |date=12 July 2015 |access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/how-jiri-hudler-won-the-2015-lady-byng-trophy-005808611.html |title=How Jiri Hudler won the 2015 Lady Byng Trophy |website=yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo Movies |author=Greg Wyshynski |date=24 June 2015 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/400790532 |title=Ben Bishop has 31 saves as Lightning bury Red Wings on 2 late goals |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=30 April 2015 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>

Datsyuk missed the first 15 games of the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]] recovering from ruptured tendons in his ankle that required surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2015/06/26/detroit-red-wings-pavel-datsyuk/29359563/ |title=Datsyuk has ankle surgery, could miss start of season |website=freepress.com |publisher=Free Press |author=Helen St. James |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> On 14 February 2016, Datsyuk recorded his 900th point against in a 6–5 win over the Boston Bruins with a goal on Bruins' goaltender [[Tuukka Rask]] to become the sixth Red Wing player and fifth Russian player in league history to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/14778532/pavel-datsyuk-reaches-900-point-milestone-detroit-red-wings |title=Pavel Datsyuk hits 900-point milestone with Red Wings|publisher=ESPN|date=14 February 2016|access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref> Datsyuk was named the [[List of 2015–16 NHL Three Star Awards|First Star of the Week]] for the week ending 15 February. He shared the league lead with five goals and tied for second overall with seven points in four games to help lead the Red Wings to seven out of a possible eight standings points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=868916 |title=Datsyuk ends week as NHL's first star|website=NHL.com|date=15 February 2016|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> Datsyuk completed the [[2015–16 Detroit Red Wings season|2015–16 season]] playing in 66 games with 16 goals, 33 assists and 49 points and was held pointless in all five games in the [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016 playoffs]] in the Red Wings first round exit to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second straight season with this series ending in five games this time around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/400874124 |title=Alex Killorn scores winning goal as Lightning oust Red Wings again |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=21 April 2016 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>

On 18 June 2016, Datsyuk announced that he was leaving Detroit to play in Russia, ending his 14-year career with the Red Wings. He left the Wings having won two Stanley Cups (2002 and 2008), four consecutive Lady Byng trophies (2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009), 953 games played, and 918 points. He was the last remaining member of the Wings' 2002 Stanley Cup Championship team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Datsyuk leaving Red Wings to play in Russia|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/pavel-datsyuk-leaving-red-wings-to-play-in-russia/c-280994594|publisher=NHL|date=18 June 2016|access-date=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/06/18/pavel-datsyuk-leaving-detroit-red-wings/86081818/ |title=Pavel Datsyuk leaving Detroit Red Wings: He retired from the NHL with 2 Stanley Cups and 4 Lady Byng's 'I have to go back home'|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|first=Helene|last=St. James|date=18 June 2016|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref>

On 24 June 2016, the Red Wings traded Datsyuk's contract to the [[Arizona Coyotes]] with the 16th overall pick in the [[2016 NHL Entry Draft]] for the 20th overall pick, the 53rd overall pick, and [[Joe Vitale (ice hockey)|Joe Vitale]] to clear [[salary cap]] space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/06/24/detroit-red-wings-2016-nhl-draft-first-round/86362374/ |title=Red Wings trade Pavel Datsyuk contract to Arizona on draft night |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|first=Helene|last=St. James|date=24 June 2016|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>

===Return to Russia (2016–2021)===

====SKA Saint Petersburg: 2016–2019====
[[File:Dmitry Medvedev and Pavel Datsyuk.jpg|thumb|Datsyuk with Dmitry Medvedev after winning gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang]]
On 8 July 2016, Datsyuk signed a two-year contract with powerhouse [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] of the KHL.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ska.ru/news/view/paviel-datsiuk-v-ska | title = Павел Дацюк – в СКА! | publisher = [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] | date = 8 July 2016| access-date = 8 July 2016 | language = ru-RU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/07/08/datsyuk-agrees-two-year-deal-ska-st-petersburg/86864632/ |title=Datsyuk agrees to two-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg |newspaper=[[The Detroit News]]|first=Ted|last=Kulfan|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> During the [[2016–17 KHL season|2016–17 season]], Datsyuk recorded 12 goals and 22 assists in 44 regular season games, and helped lead SKA Saint Petersburg to the [[Gagarin Cup]] in his first season back in the KHL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2017/04/16/detroit-red-wings-pavel-datsyuk-khl-finals/100553002/ |title=Ex-Red Wing Pavel Datsyuk raises the cup -- after winning KHL finals |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|first=Kirkland|last=Crawford|date=16 April 2017|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref> During the [[2017–18 KHL season|2017–18 season]], Datsyuk recorded eight goals and 27 assists in 37 regular season games. On 17 April 2018, Datsyuk signed a one-year contract extension with SKA Saint Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2018/04/17/detroit-red-wings-pavel-datsyuk-russia/523754002/ |title=Detroit Red Wings great Pavel Datsyuk re-ups with Russian team |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|first=Helene|last=St. James|date=17 April 2018|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref>

He was named "Male Athlete of the Year" in the nomination "Pride of Russia" by the [[Ministry of Sport (Russia)|Ministry of Sport of Russia]], leaving behind runner [[Sergey Shubenkov]] and cross-country skier [[Alexander Bolshunov]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIZLPYpZFhI Церемония награждения лауреатов Национальной спортивной премии за 2018 год]</ref>

====Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: 2019–2021====
Following completion of the [[2018–19 KHL season|2018–19 season]], his third with SKA, Datsyuk left the club as a free agent following the conclusion of his contract.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.ska.ru/news/view/paviel-datsiuk-pokidaiet-ska/ | title = Павел Дацюк покидает СКА | publisher = [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] | date = 1 May 2019 | access-date = 1 May 2019 | language = ru-RU}}</ref> On 5 June 2019, despite light speculation of a possible reunion with the Red Wings, Datsyuk opted to continue in the KHL, returning to play in his hometown with [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]] on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hc-avto.ru/news/5429/ | title = С возвращением домой, Павел! | publisher = [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]] | date = 5 June 2019 | access-date = 5 June 2019 | language = ru-RU}}</ref> On 10 July 2020, Datsyuk extended with Avtomobilist for another one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rg.ru/2020/07/10/reg-urfo/daciuk-prodlil-kontrakt-s-avtomobilistom.html | title=Дацюк продлил контракт с "Автомобилистом" | date=10 July 2020 }}</ref> He retired in 2021.

==Playing style==
Throughout his career in the NHL, Datsyuk was known as a top two-way forward with stellar play in both the offensive and defensive sides of the game. He won the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] as the league's best defensive forward three straight times in [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]] and [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]] and was also a finalist six straight times having also been named a finalist in [[2010–11 NHL season|2011]], [[2011–12 NHL season|2012]], [[2012–13 NHL season|2013]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jonathan-toews-patrice-bergeron-and-pavel-datsyuk-nominated-for-selke-trophy |title=Jonathan Toews, Patrice Bergeron and Pavel Datsyuk nominated for Selke Trophy |agency=Associated Press |website=foxnews.com |publisher=Fox News |date=15 May 2013 |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref> In addition to his defensive style of play, Datsyuk was also well known for his backhand shot and ability to deke and maneuver around opposing players while stickhandling, a move that was eventually named "The Datsyukian" and Datsyuk himself being nicknamed "The Magic Man".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/red-wings-pavel-datsyuk-magic-man/ |title=Detroit Red Wings 'Magic Man' – Pavel Datsyuk |author=Devin Little |website=thehockeywriters.com |publisher=The Hockey Writers |date=20 July 2023 |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref>

{{blockquote|"I'd call Datsyuk a master chess player. As a goalie, your nightmare is when the puck carrier has multiple options. Datsyuk has a knack for seeing the entire ice and holding onto the puck until space opens up and he has a couple different plays he can make. He kind of stretches you and forces you to get caught in the middle of taking away the shot or taking away the pass. You have to commit to one or you're toast. It's a 50-50 gamble sometimes with him."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/jonathan-quick-kings-snipers |title=Elite Snipers 101 |author=Jonathan Quick |website=theplayerstribune.com |publisher=The Players' Tribune |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref>|[[Los Angeles Kings]] goaltender [[Jonathan Quick]] on Datsyuk, July 2015}}

==Personal life==
At the age of 18, Datsyuk met his future wife Svetlana in Yekaterinburg. They married three years later, and had a daughter named Elizabeth in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playerwives.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/pavel-datsyuks-wife-svetlana-datsyuk/ |title=Pavel Datsyuk's wife Svetlana Datsyuk| website = PlayerWives.com|date=14 March 2013|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> They divorced in 2010. Datsyuk got married for a second time in 2012; his new wife is named Maria. On 23 April 2014, she gave birth to his second child, a daughter named Vasilisa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://redwingsfront.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/baby-names/|title=Baby names|date=24 April 2014}}</ref> His third child, a son named Pavel Jr., was born in February 2017.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=HockeyAgent1|author=Dan Milstein-Hockey|number=831142390899556352|date=13 February 2017|title=Congratulations to my friends Pavel and Maria Datsyuk on the birth of the baby boy Pavel Jr. Everyone is doing well! #2035NHLDraft}}</ref>

He is a [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox Christian]].<ref name="Orthodox">[http://www.freep.com/article/20130822/SPORTS05/308220100 Pavel Datsyuk, asked about Russia's anti-gay law: 'I'm an orthodox, and that says it all']</ref>

==Career achievements==

===International===
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]|}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012 Finland/Sweden]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010 Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005 Austria]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016 Russia]]|}}
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* World Championship best forward – [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
* World Championship All-Star team – [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
* [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic]] All-Star team – [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey/men/news/kovalchuk-mvp/ |title=Kovalchuk MVP |work=IIHF.com |access-date=25 February 2018 |date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225193008/http://pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey/men/news/kovalchuk-mvp/ |archive-date=25 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===NHL===
*2-time [[Stanley Cup]] champion – [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals|2002]], [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|2008]]
*[[NHL All-Star team|NHL Second All-Star team]] – [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]]
*Selected to the [[NHL All-Star Game]] – [[54th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2004]], [[56th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2008]], [[57th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2009]]*, [[59th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2012]]
*Played in the [[NHL YoungStars Game]] – [[2001–02 NHL season|2002]]
*[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] – [[2005–06 NHL season|2006]], [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]]
*[[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] – [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]], [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]]
*[[NHL Plus-Minus Award]] – [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]]
*NHL Offensive Player of the Month – December 2003
*Carhartt "Hardest Working" Player of the Month – December 2007
*2010–11 NHL Players Poll: Hardest to Take the Puck Off of; Cleanest Player.<ref name="playerspoll.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.playerspoll.ca/|title=Hockey Night in Canada / NHLPA Player Poll|access-date=20 February 2012}}</ref>
*2011–12 NHL Players Poll: Smartest Player; Most Difficult to Play Against; Hardest to Take the Puck From; Most Difficult to Stop; Cleanest Player; Toughest Forward to Play Against.<ref name="playerspoll.ca"/>
*Selected as one of the [[100 Greatest NHL Players]] (2017)<ref name="10Greatest" /> 
*Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame - 2024 <ref name="Detroit Free Press">{{cite web |last=St. James |first=Helen |date=25 June 2024 |title=Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk gets Hockey Hall of Fame call in class of 2024 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2024/06/25/pavel-datsyuk-of-detroit-red-wings-makes-hockey-hall-of-fame/74209368007 |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=Detroit Free Press}}</ref>

===KHL===
*[[Gagarin Cup]] champion – [[2017 Gagarin Cup playoffs|2017]]
*2-time [[KHL]] All-Star – 2013, 2017
*Sergey Gimayev Prize (top veteran player) – 2021

===Other===
*[[Kharlamov Trophy]] – 2011, 2013

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|&nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|&nbsp;
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|&nbsp;
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1994–95 Open Russian Championship season|1994–95]]
| SKA Avtomobilist–2 Yekaterinburg
| [[Vysshaya Liga (1992–2010)|RUS.2]]
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 Vysshaya Liga season|1995–96]]
| SKA Avtomobilist–2 Yekaterinburg
| RUS.2
| 44
| 8
| 9
| 17
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1996–97 Russian Superleague season|1996–97]]
| [[Spartak Yekaterinburg]]
| [[Russian Superleague|RSL]]
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| SKA Yekaterinburg
| [[Supreme Hockey League Championship|RUS.3]]
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1997–98 Russian Superleague season|1997–98]]
| Dinamo–Energija Yekaterinburg
| RSL
| 24
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 Vysshaya Liga season|1998–99]]
| Dinamo–Energija Yekaterinburg
| RUS.2
| 13
| 9
| 8
| 17
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1998–99
| Dinamo–Energija–2 Yekaterinburg
| RUS.3
| 10
| 14
| 14
| 28
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 Russian Superleague season|1999–2000]]
| Dinamo–Energija Yekaterinburg
| RSL
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2000–01 Russian Superleague season|2000–01]]
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
| RSL
| 42
| 9
| 19
| 28
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 70
| 11
| 24
| 35
| 4
| 21
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 2
|-
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 64
| 12
| 39
| 51
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 75
| 30
| 38
| 68
| 35
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2
|-
| [[2004–05 Russian Superleague season|2004–05]]
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| RSL
| 47
| 15
| 17
| 32
| 16
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 9
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 75
| 28
| 59
| 87
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
|-
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 79
| 27
| 60
| 87
| 20
| 18
| 8
| 8
| 16
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 82
| 31
| 66
| 97
| 20
| 22
| 10
| 13
| 23
| 6
|-
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 81
| 32
| 65
| 97
| 22
| 16
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 5
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80
| 27
| 43
| 70
| 18
| 12
| 6
| 7
| 13
| 8
|-
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 56
| 23
| 36
| 59
| 15
| 11
| 4
| 11
| 15
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 70
| 19
| 48
| 67
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 2
|-
| [[2012–13 KHL season|2012–13]]
| [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 31
| 11
| 25
| 36
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 47
| 15
| 34
| 49
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 6
| 9
| 4
|- 
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 45
| 17
| 20
| 37
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 63
| 26
| 39
| 65
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 2
|- 
| [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 66
| 16
| 33
| 49
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016–17 KHL season|2016–17]]
| [[SKA Saint Petersburg]]
| KHL
| 44
| 12
| 22
| 34
| 14
| 7
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 27
|- 
| [[2017–18 KHL season|2017–18]]
| SKA Saint Petersburg
| KHL
| 37
| 8
| 27
| 35
| 8
| 15
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018–19 KHL season|2018–19]]
| SKA Saint Petersburg
| KHL
| 54
| 12
| 30
| 42
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 4
|- 
| [[2019–20 KHL season|2019–20]]
| [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]
| KHL
| 43
| 5
| 17
| 22
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2020–21 KHL season|2020–21]]
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
| KHL
| 51
| 12
| 23
| 35
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|RSL totals
! 146
! 30
! 45
! 75
! 40
! 14
! 6
! 4
! 10
! 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
! 953
! 314
! 604
! 918
! 228
! 157
! 42
! 71
! 113
! 55
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|KHL totals
! 260
! 60
! 144
! 204
! 52
! 43
! 11
! 18
! 29
! 33
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|&nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001]]
| [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 6th
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
| Russia
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| {{bronze3}}
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
|-
| [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003]]
| Russia
| WC
| 7th
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
| Russia
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 5th
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
| [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]]
| Russia
| WC
| {{bronze3}}
| 9
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| Russia
| OG
| 4th
| 8
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 10
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]]
| Russia
| OG
| 6th
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
| Russia
| WC
| {{silver2}}
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 0
|-
| [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]]
| Russia
| WC
| {{gold1}}
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]
| Russia
| OG
| 5th
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 0
|- 
| [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016]]
| Russia
| WC
| {{bronze3}}
| 10
| 1
| 10
| 11
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016 World Cup of Hockey|2016]]
| Russia
| WCH
| 4th
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
|-
| [[ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018]]
| [[Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics|OAR]]
| OG
| {{gold1}}
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018]]
| Russia
| WC
| 6th
| 8
| 2
| 8
| 10
| 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"|Senior totals
! 92
! 22
! 58
! 80
! 16
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131007150443/http://www.datsyuk13.com/ Official site]
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112140539/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/russian-hockey-players-guide/id567106362?ls=1&mt=8 Pavel Datsyuk in Russian Hockey Players Guide]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140218114758/http://sochi2014.rbth.ru/pavel_datsyuk_intellectual_might_of_the_red_machine Pavel Datsyuk: Intellectual might of the Red Machine]

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{{succession box | before = [[Brad Richards]] | title = [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] winner | years = [[2005–06 NHL season|2006]], [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]] | after = [[Martin St. Louis]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Thomas Vanek]] | title = Winner of the [[NHL Plus/Minus Award]] | years = [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]] | after = Award discontinued}}
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