Profile
- Position
- Defenseman
- Number
- #21
- Born
- October 2, 2001 · Orel, Russia
- Age
- 25 years old
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 218 lb (99 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2020, CAR, round 3, pick 7 (69th overall)- Nationality
- Russia
Injury
Out · Not Injury Related · expected back around Saturday, November 7 · reported Oct 26
Nikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday.
Injuries · Source: team reports published by ESPN. The NHL publishes no official injury list in its public feed.
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 0
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 0
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 0
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 0
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- 0
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 0
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 0
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 0
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 14.2 35 games, 4.7 goals, 9.4 assists
- Rest of season
- 14.2 35 games left, 0.41 pool pts per game
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 14 0 so far · 14 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 9 to 20 Confidence low
- Current pace
- – No games yet
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 35 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 0.41 |
| 2025-26 | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 0.41 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
No games this season.
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | CSKA Moskva U16 | Russia U16 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 15 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | CSKA Moskva U17 | Russia U17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva | MHL | 62 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +14 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | MHK Spartak Moskva | MHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | MHK Spartak Moskva | MHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 46 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +3 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Russia | EHT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Russia | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 65 | 11 | 44 | 55 | +19 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 67 | 17 | 39 | 56 | +32 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 61 | 17 | 29 | 46 | +19 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | +18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 9.0 | 18:11 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | +18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 9.0 | 18:11 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | MHK Spartak Moskva | MHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | MHK Spartak Moskva | MHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15:59 |
| 2024-25 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 14:50 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 15:03 |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- Stanley Cup2025-26
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