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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#21PPI 84Alexander Nikishin is a 24-year-old defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes. A 2020 Draft pick (Round 3). Born in Orel, RUS.
On the blue line this season, Alexander has recorded 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points across 81 games. He averages 0.41 points per game on 18:11 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Alexander was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 81 games, 1,717 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
50.3 vs 54.8 lg
7th percentile
Quality of teammates
69.1 vs 53.2 lg
94th percentile
Deployment
sheltered
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Alexander takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
191
Goals vs expected
11 vs 6.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
6%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
60
Offense
75
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
15-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 15-point spread between offensive (60th) and defensive (75th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
15-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 15-point spread between offensive (60th) and defensive (75th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Alexander Nikishin's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | CAR | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | +18 | 122 | 9.0% |
Form
Alexander's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 |
| Jun 11 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 |
| Jun 9 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:13 |
| Jun 6 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 19:16 |
| Jun 4 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:18 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Carolina Hurricanes this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
Logan Stankoven
C · 44 pts
