Alexander Nikishin
| Position | Left Defense | Current Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shoots | Left | Current Contract | 2 years |
| Height | 6'3" | Expires | 2025-26 |
| Weight (lbs) | 218 | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | 24 |
| Age | 24 (Oct 2, 2001) | Expiry Status | RFA-arb |
| Drafted | 2020, Round 3, Overall 69 (CAR) |
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2025 | Carolina Hurricanes | Signed to an entry level contract. |
5v5 Individual Stats
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 3 | 45:25 | 0.00 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 0.54 | -0.54 | 0.00 | 6.86 | -6.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
5v5 On Ice Stats
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | SAF/60 | GF/60 | xGF/60 | SAA/60 | GA/60 | xGA/60 | GF% | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 3 | 45:25 | 70.02 | 9.25 | 4.57 | 34.35 | 2.64 | 2.72 | 77.78 | 62.71 | 1.87 | 1.38 | -4.17 |
NHL Edge Stats
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| Season | GP | Top Speed | Bursts>20/mi | Avg. Speed | ES Avg. Speed | Top Speed | Avg. Speed | %Long Range | %Mid Range | %High Danger | ES DZ% | ES NZ% | ES OZ% | 2021-22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2022-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2023-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2024-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-26 | 3 | 20.9 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 99.0 | 70.9 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Legend
| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
5v5 Defense Pairs
| Season | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 11.36 | 1.62 | 87.50 | 5.30 | 1.47 | 78.25 | 2.71 | -0.41 | 20.39 |
Glossary
| Type | Statistic | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | G/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | A/60 | Assists per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | Pts/60 | Points per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | xG/60 | Expected Goals per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | GAE/60 | Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60). |
| Individual | Sh% | Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | xSh% | Expected Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | Sh%AE | Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%). |
| Individual | %SA Rush | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush. |
| Individual | %SA Reb. | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds. |
| On Ice | SAF/60 | Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | GF/60 | Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | xGF/60 | Expected Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | SAA/60 | Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GA/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGA/60 | Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GF% | Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF% | Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF Rel | xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice. |
| On Ice | xGA Rel | xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGF% Rel | xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice. |
News and Opinions
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Hurricanes Gameday Preview: Going Duck Hunting in Anaheim at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
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Detroit Rookie’s Prime Role Could Make Him Calder Dark Horse at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
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Quick bites: Sharks swept away by the storm at Fear the Fin (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
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As injuries shuffle the Hurricanes' lineup, which defensemen will seize their moment? at Cardiac Cane (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
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Hurricanes blow Sharks away, win 5-1 at Canes Country (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
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Arseny Gristyuk could fight for Calder Trophy that ends with all Russian finalists at Pucks and Pitchforks (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
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Fantasy hockey pickups: Zeev Buium's power-play success leads defensemen at ESPN (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
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Game Breakdown: Flyers lose to Hurricanes in bizarre overtime at Flyers Nitty Gritty (Sun Oct 12, 2025)
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Flyers Downed 4-3 in Carolina After Having Overtime Winner Taken Away at Flyer Nation (Sun Oct 12, 2025)
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Hurricanes Gameday Preview: A Home Metropolitan Showdown Against the Flyers at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
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Miller and Jarvis double dip as the iron-happy Hurricanes score an Opening Night win at Cardiac Cane (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
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NHL Rookies Who Made Opening Day Lineups In The East: Demidov, Wings Trio And More at The Hockey News (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
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Devils Set To Open 2025 Season In Raleigh at Devils Army (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
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Devils-Hurricanes: Your guide to opening night at PNC Arena at Canes Country (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
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Expert picks for the 2025-26 NHL season: Stanley Cup, division winners, awards at ESPN (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
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Carolina Hurricanes Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
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The Carolina Hurricanes finalize their Opening Night roster without any surprises at Cardiac Cane (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
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As a favorite to win the Stanley Cup, expectations are high for the Hurricanes this NHL season at Canes Country (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
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Carolina Hurricanes @ Nashville Predators Preseason Game 6: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
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Fantasy Hockey: Fade these players at ADP for the 2025-26 NHL season at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
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The Hurricanes claw back twice before dropping the game to the Panthers in overtime at Cardiac Cane (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
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The losing streak continues as the Hurricanes drop their third game in Tampa Bay at Cardiac Cane (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Preview: Carolina Hurricanes trying to take next step at Broad Street Hockey (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
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Ovi breaks another Gretzky record? A draft lottery surprise? Bold predictions for every NHL team at ESPN (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
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The Hurricanes come up short to open the preseason, fall 2-1 to the Lightning at Cardiac Cane (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
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Lightning @ Hurricanes – Preseason Game One at Canes Country (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
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The Hurricanes unleash a young roster to open the preseason against the Lightning at Cardiac Cane (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
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Will Rod Brind’Amour’s system give a breakout defenseman a chance this season? at Cardiac Cane (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
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3 Early Takeaways From Hurricanes’ Training Camp at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
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Breakout rankings: Defensemen predicted for break out success this season at ESPN (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
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What Does Zeev Buium Have To Do To Be In the Calder Conversation? at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
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NHL’s Top 5 Defenses at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
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NHL Calder Trophy Tracker: Canadiens' Demidov Leads Pre-Training Camp Rookie Race at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
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Every NHL Team’s Top Prospect – 2025-26 Preseason Update at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
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Defense tiers: Elite, roster fillers, everyone in between at ESPN (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
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Metro Moves: 2025-26 Carolina Hurricanes preview at Pens Burgh (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
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Ranking NHL Teams By Defensemen at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
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Fantasy Hockey Rankings Tiers: Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes sit atop elite group of NHL defensemen at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
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Hurricanes fans are about to see whether Alexander Nikishin was worth the hype at Cardiac Cane (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
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The NHL’s Best Farm Systems Ranked – 2025-26 Preseason Update at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
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Carolina Hurricanes 2025-26 Roster Projection 2.0 at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
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The NHL’s Top 100 Prospects – Preseason Update at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 29, 2025)
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Alexander Nikishin earns an invitation to the 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase at Cardiac Cane (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
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Hurricanes’ Alexander Nikishin Invited to 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase at The Hockey Writers (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
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Ryan Leonard to participate in 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase at MedStar Capitals Iceplex at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
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Hurricanes’ Roster Revamp Poses Special Teams Questions at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 24, 2025)
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The Hurricanes' Calder hopeful blue liner soaking up lessons from high-profile stars at Cardiac Cane (Tue Aug 19, 2025)
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NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 19, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Tue Aug 19, 2025)
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Le comportement d'Alexander Nikishin en dit long sur le dévouement d'Ivan Demidov at HABSolument Fan (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
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Ivan Demidov en mission: Montréal vise encore le Calder at HABSolument Fan (Sun Aug 17, 2025)
Current Contract
Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)
Career Statistics
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2016-17 | Russia U16 | CSKA Moskva U16 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | Russia U17 | CSKA Moskva U17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | MHL | MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva | 62 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +14 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | VHL | Khimik Voskresensk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | KHL | Spartak Moskva | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |||||||
| 2019-20 | MHL | MHK Spartak Moskva | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2020-21 | KHL | Spartak Moskva | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2020-21 | VHL | Khimik Voskresensk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 2 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 2020-21 | MHL | MHK Spartak Moskva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | EHT | Russia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | OG | Russia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | VHL | Khimik Voskresensk | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | KHL | Spartak Moskva | 46 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +3 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | KHL | SKA St. Petersburg | 65 | 11 | 44 | 55 | +19 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 10 | ||||||
| 2023-24 | KHL | SKA St. Petersburg | 67 | 17 | 39 | 56 | +32 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | 4 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 15:59 | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | KHL | SKA St. Petersburg | 61 | 17 | 29 | 46 | +19 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 16:32 | |||||||||
| NHL Career | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 16:32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 15:59 | |||