Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kozlov akasarudzwa neSan Jose Sharks mumutambo wokutanga sechisarudzo chechitanhatu chose mu
1993 NHL Entry Draft. Kozlov akarova chibodzwa chake chekutanga chebasa reSharks vachipesana naEd Belfour neChicago Blackhawks musi wa21 Kurume 1995 mukurasikirwa kweSharks ne7 <unk> 3. Akatamba mwaka mishoma muSan Jose asati atengeswa kuFlorida Panthers musi wa13 Mbudzi 1997. Yaiva muFlorida, achitamba naPavel Bure, uko Kozlov aizova namakore ake akanakisisa. Mwaka wake wakanakisa waive mumwaka wa1999-2000 paakaisa basa rakakwira mukubatsira uye mapoinzi. Akatamba nePanthers kusvika 1 Kurume 2004, paakachinjirwa kuNew Jersey Devils yaChristian Berglund naVictor Uchevatov.