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Alexander Nikishin #21

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Carolina Hurricanes

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The 24-year-old has 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 19 games for the Carolina Hurricanes this season. Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round (No. 69) of the 2020 NHL Draft, he has 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 19 regular-season games for the Carolina Hurricanes. He also has 1 playoff points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 4 games.

Country:	RUS
Age:	24.1 yrs (02.10.2001)
Height / Weight:	191 cm / 99 kg
Shoots:	L
Drafted:	69th in 2020
Draft Team:	Carolina Hurricanes
Awards:	-

Contract InformationPowered by CORE

Actual AAV:	$0.925M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 RFA
Age at the end:	24.7 yrs (02.10.2001)

Alexander Nikishin

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
09.11.2025	Maple Leafs	1	0	1	1	1	19:07	2	0.0%	0
11.11.2025	Capitals	1	0	0	0	0	20:43	4	0.0%	0
14.11.2025	Canucks	1	0	0	0	0	16:08	3	0.0%	0
15.11.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	1	18:36	2	0.0%	0
17.11.2025	Bruins	1	0	0	0	0	19:34	1	0.0%	2
Total		5	0	1	1	2		12	0.0%	2

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2025-26	Hurricanes	19	2	6	8	15	20:06	36	5.6%	10
Season Projection		82	9	26	35	65	20:05	155	5.8%	43
Total		19	2	6	8	15		36	5.6%	10

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Hurricanes	4	0	1	1	-5	15:58	3	0.0%	6
Total		4	0	1	1	-5		3	0.0%	6

Player MatchPowered by CORE

Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Alexander Nikishin		D	24.1 yrs	191 cm / 99 kg	0.42	0.42			$0.925M
83%	Charle-Edouard D'Astous		D	27.6 yrs	188 cm / 95 kg	0.45	0.45			$0.775M
81%	Sam Rinzel		D	21.4 yrs	193 cm / 87 kg	0.18	0.31			$0.942M
79%	Max Crozier		D	25.6 yrs	191 cm / 93 kg	0.38	0.19			$0.775M
77%	Charles Alexis Legault		D	22.2 yrs	193 cm / 99 kg	0.25	0.25			$0.916M

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