#21 · Defense

Alexander Nikishin

Carolina Hurricanes

Age: 25
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 218 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Orel, RUS

GP: 81
G: 11
A: 22
P: 33
+/-: +18
SOG: 122

Drafted 2020 · Round 3, #69 overall (CAR)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%: 51.8; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 55.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -2.8; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.005; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 8.5; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +2.5; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 64.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:24; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

322 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Nikishin is used

#21 · D · Carolina Hurricanes

Alexander Nikishin

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 81 games with shift charts

Pair 3
PP2
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 18:11; 15:24 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 64.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 55.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.8%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Nikishin48.5s

NHL average49.3s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Nikishin27%

NHL average27%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Jackson Blake417.2 min together52%shot attempts

Logan Stankoven414.6 min together52%shot attempts

Taylor Hall395.8 min together51%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2025–26	Carolina Hurricanes	81	11	22	33	+18	33	4	122	9.0	18:11
2025–26 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	17	0	1	1	-1	2	0	13	0.0	14:50
2024–25 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	4	0	1	1	-5	6	0	3	0.0	15:59

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Apr 14	@NYI	0	1	1	+1	0	0	23:40
Mon, Apr 13	@PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	23:38
Sat, Apr 11	@UTA	0	0	0	+1	0	0	21:28
Thu, Apr 9	@CHI	0	1	1	+3	0	2	23:22
Tue, Apr 7	vsBOS	0	1	1	+2	3	0	20:43
Sun, Apr 5	@OTT	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:31
Sat, Apr 4	vsNYI	0	0	0	0	2	2	16:43
Thu, Apr 2	vsCBJ	1	0	1	0	1	0	16:18
Tue, Mar 31	@CBJ	0	0	0	-1	1	0	15:56
Sun, Mar 29	vsMTL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	18:12
Sat, Mar 28	vsNJD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	16:13
Tue, Mar 24	@MTL	0	0	0	0	3	0	20:49
Sun, Mar 22	@PIT	0	1	1	0	1	0	16:15
Fri, Mar 20	@TOR	1	0	1	0	4	2	14:23
Wed, Mar 18	vsPIT	0	0	0	-1	3	0	16:20
Tue, Mar 17	@CBJ	0	1	1	0	1	0	19:18
Sat, Mar 14	@TBL	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:03
Thu, Mar 12	vsSTL	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:59
Tue, Mar 10	vsPIT	1	1	2	+2	2	2	19:49
Sat, Mar 7	@CGY	1	0	1	0	1	0	16:45
Fri, Mar 6	@EDM	0	0	0	+1	3	0	16:11
Wed, Mar 4	@VAN	0	0	0	0	0	2	15:46
Mon, Mar 2	@SEA	0	0	0	-2	1	0	13:38
Sat, Feb 28	vsDET	0	0	0	+3	0	0	16:17
Thu, Feb 26	vsTBL	0	0	0	0	4	0	16:13
Thu, Feb 5	@NYR	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:16
Tue, Feb 3	vsOTT	0	0	0	-1	0	0	15:45
Sun, Feb 1	vsLAK	1	0	1	0	2	0	13:31
Sat, Jan 31	@WSH	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:14
Thu, Jan 29	vsUTA	0	0	0	-2	2	0	16:27
Sat, Jan 24	@OTT	0	1	1	+1	1	2	16:30
Thu, Jan 22	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	1	5	15:47
Mon, Jan 19	vsBUF	0	0	0	0	3	0	17:48
Sat, Jan 17	@NJD	0	0	0	0	4	0	21:13
Fri, Jan 16	vsFLA	1	1	2	+2	3	2	16:50
Tue, Jan 13	@STL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	18:01
Mon, Jan 12	@DET	0	1	1	+1	1	0	15:56
Sat, Jan 10	vsSEA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	16:07
Thu, Jan 8	vsANA	0	1	1	+1	3	0	16:04
Tue, Jan 6	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:24
Sun, Jan 4	@NJD	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:23
Sat, Jan 3	vsCOL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	15:30
Thu, Jan 1	vsMTL	1	1	2	-1	2	0	21:08
Tue, Dec 30	@PIT	0	0	0	-2	0	0	22:39
Mon, Dec 29	vsNYR	0	1	1	0	0	2	24:17
Sat, Dec 27	vsDET	0	0	0	+1	2	0	24:59
Tue, Dec 23	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	3	0	16:13
Sat, Dec 20	@TBL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	19:45
Fri, Dec 19	@FLA	0	0	0	0	1	0	17:40
Wed, Dec 17	@NSH	0	1	1	+1	3	0	16:23
Sun, Dec 14	vsPHI	0	1	1	0	2	0	20:01
Sat, Dec 13	@PHI	1	0	1	0	1	0	13:26
Thu, Dec 11	@WSH	0	1	1	+1	0	0	16:37
Tue, Dec 9	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	16:07
Sun, Dec 7	vsSJS	0	0	0	-1	2	0	16:59
Sat, Dec 6	vsNSH	0	0	0	-2	2	0	19:07
Thu, Dec 4	vsTOR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	25:21
Sun, Nov 30	vsCGY	0	0	0	0	2	0	17:59
Fri, Nov 28	vsWPG	1	0	1	+1	5	0	16:38
Wed, Nov 26	vsNYR	0	0	0	0	2	0	16:31
Sun, Nov 23	@BUF	0	0	0	0	0	2	13:59
Wed, Nov 19	@MIN	0	0	0	-1	0	0	16:00
Mon, Nov 17	@BOS	0	0	0	0	1	2	19:35
Sat, Nov 15	vsEDM	0	0	0	+1	2	0	18:36
Fri, Nov 14	vsVAN	0	0	0	0	3	0	16:09
Tue, Nov 11	vsWSH	0	0	0	0	4	0	20:43
Sun, Nov 9	@TOR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	19:08
Sat, Nov 8	vsBUF	0	0	0	+2	1	0	21:39
Thu, Nov 6	vsMIN	0	1	1	+1	2	0	24:42
Tue, Nov 4	@NYR	0	0	0	0	0	0	23:42
Sat, Nov 1	@BOS	1	0	1	-1	4	0	24:41
Thu, Oct 30	vsNYI	0	1	1	+3	1	2	20:28
Tue, Oct 28	vsVGK	0	0	0	0	4	0	27:33
Sat, Oct 25	@DAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	22:29
Thu, Oct 23	@COL	0	0	0	+3	2	2	14:42
Mon, Oct 20	@VGK	0	0	0	-1	1	2	21:08
Sat, Oct 18	@LAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	20:23
Thu, Oct 16	@ANA	1	0	1	+1	2	0	16:37
Tue, Oct 14	@SJS	0	1	1	+2	3	2	17:14
Sat, Oct 11	vsPHI	0	1	1	0	2	0	16:48
Thu, Oct 9	vsNJD	0	1	1	+3	1	0	15:34

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	SKA St. Petersburg · KHL	61	17	29	46	+19	32	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	SKA St. Petersburg · KHL	4	2	1	3	0	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	SKA St. Petersburg · KHL	67	17	39	56	+32	39	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	SKA St. Petersburg · KHL	5	1	0	1	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2022–23	SKA St. Petersburg · KHL	65	11	44	55	+19	50	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	SKA St. Petersburg · KHL	16	4	4	8	+4	10	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Spartak Moskva · KHL	3	1	1	2	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Khimik Voskresensk · VHL	3	0	2	2	+1	2	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	MHK Spartak Moskva · MHL	2	1	1	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Spartak Moskva · KHL	4	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Khimik Voskresensk · VHL	2	0	0	0	-2	0	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–
2019–20 (P)	Spartak Moskva · KHL	3	0	1	1	+1	5	–	–	–	–
2019–20 (P)	MHK Spartak Moskva · MHL	2	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva · MHL	62	8	17	25	+14	55	–	–	–	–
2017–18	CSKA Moskva U17 · Russia U17	2	0	3	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	CSKA Moskva U16 · Russia U16	31	3	12	15	–	10	–	–	–	–