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Center•#13PPI 31Nikita Nesterenko is a 25-year-old center for the Anaheim Ducks. A 2019 Draft pick (Round 6). Born in Brooklyn, USA.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 12 games. He averages 0.33 points per game on 11:23 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 5–29 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Nikita's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
13
Current: 2
Assists
13
Current: 2
Points
27
Current: 4
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 14-39 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Nikita was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 12 games, 149 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.6 vs 57.3 lg
34th percentile
Quality of teammates
69.4 vs 56.8 lg
90th percentile
Deployment
neutral
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 Nikita takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
20
Goals vs expected
2 vs 1.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
25%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
44
Offense
56
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
12-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 12-point spread between offensive (44th) and defensive (56th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown center.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
12-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 12-point spread between offensive (44th) and defensive (56th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown center.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Nikita Nesterenko's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | ANA | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 15 | 13.3% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | ANA | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 31 | 3.2% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | ANA | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 20 | 20.0% |
Form
Nikita'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs OTT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:35 |
| Oct 27 | vs VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:56 |
| Oct 24 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 |
| Oct 22 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 |
| Oct 20 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:35 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Nikita to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Anaheim Ducks 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 forward. 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.
| 23-242023-24 | ANA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 22-232022-23 | ANA | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 23 | 4.3% |
| Career | — | 73 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 96 | 9.4% |
Tim Washe
C · 6 pts
