Ku sii wad qodobkan - Malakhov waxaa qortay kooxda New York Islanders ee 1989 NHL Entry Draft
, wareega tobnaad, kaalinta 191-aad. Wuxuu u ciyaaray Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils (oo ku guuleystay Stanley Cup sanadkii 2000), New York Rangers iyo Philadelphia Flyers.