Alexander Nikishin
#21 · Defence · Unsigned, rights held by the Carolina Hurricanes
Born Oct 2, 2001 in Orel, RUS (age 25) · 6'3", 218 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 69th overall in 2020 by CAR (round 3)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 122 | 132 | 0.41 | $925K |
| 1 season | Career | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 122 | 132 | 0.41 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CAR | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 2025-26 | CAR | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 0.06 |
| 2 seasons | Playoffs | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 0.10 |
2024-25 season totals
This player has no games in this season.
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 to 2025-26 | $925K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
2024-25 playoff analytics
Rating
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Defence pair | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Orlov · Alexander Nikishin | 4 | 39:34 | 53.3 | 46.0 | 1-6 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere · Alexander Nikishin | 3 | 11:46 | 70.6 | 75.9 | 0-0 |
| Jaccob Slavin · Alexander Nikishin | 3 | 3:45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
| Alexander Nikishin · Scott Morrow | 2 | 1:34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Chances and finishing
Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.
Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 60 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.
His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.