Khristich played 811 games in the NHL in his career, for the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was the head coach of EIHL side the Edinburgh Capitals, joining in June 2017 but departing in December of the same year.

[1] Since 2023, he is the head coach of the national ice hockey team of Ukraine.

He is the all-time scoring leader for players born and trained in Ukraine.

Khristich represented the Soviet Union in the 1990 World Ice Hockey Championships where he won a gold medal.