Kammala wannan magana: Malakhov ya rubuta ta New York Islanders a cikin
1989 NHL Entry Draft, zagaye na goma, na 191 a cikin duka. Ya buga wa Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils (wanda ya lashe Stanley Cup a 2000), New York Rangers da Philadelphia Flyers.