D · CAR · NHL id 8482100
Alexander Nikishin has played 81 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025-26, scoring 11 goals and 22 assists (33 points) on 122 shots while averaging 18:11 a night (15:22 at even strength, 1:26 on the power play and 1:04 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Shayne Gostisbehere and 34% with Eric Robinson over the last 10 games, and the Hurricanes have controlled 58% of shot attempts with Nikishin on the ice (57-43 in goals, 68% offensive-zone starts). In the Hurricanes' most recent game against VGK he was on D3 with Shayne Gostisbehere and on PP2. He is shooting 9.0% this season against 8.0% across the 102 games in our data.
Right now
From the Jun 14 game vs VGK, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 18 games, 15:08 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 377 attempts, 135 on goal, 11 goals
Shot map, OPP at CAR: 377 attempts, 135 on goal, 11 goals, 8.56 expected goals; best chance Alexander Nikishin at 0.49 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 33 points vs 29.8 expected
Last 20 games: +54. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 9.0%
- 100.5
- 36.3%
- G vs xG
- 11 / 8.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:47 a game, PP share 25% → 32%, 8 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals11287th of 715
- Assists22228th of 715
- Points33255th of 715
- Power-play points10172nd of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal122227th of 715
- Hits13298th of 715
- Blocked shots94100th of 715
- Plus/minus+1847th of 715
- Penalty minutes33251st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)58.4%23rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)56.9%35th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.1%134th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.2%129th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.8%161st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)56.1%59th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.34585th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.043370th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4249th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:11225th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:26275th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %67.9%49th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.20415th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1005286th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.780th of 715
- Luck Meter+25180th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4320th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts65331st of 715
- Hardest shot99.419th of 715
- Offensive-zone time47.3%19th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.059
- Season net
- −1.20xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.34
- Attempts
- 7
- 0.001
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 28, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 31, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 27, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:59 more than his 5-game averageDec 27, 2025 alerts →
- Played 8:29 more than his 5-game averageOct 28, 2025 alerts →
How the goals happened
11 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 3* | 70.9 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2026 @ TOR | Cycle | — | 2* | 50.3 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2026 vs PIT | Cycle | — | 6* | 77.5 | one-timer | |
| Mar 7, 2026 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 4 | 75.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Feb 1, 2026 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 62.5 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2026 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 90.7 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 5* | 72.7 | one-timer | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 73.6 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 vs WPG | Rush | carry | 5* | 75.6 | one-timer | |
| Nov 1, 2025 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 64.8 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 64.4 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Nikishin
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Nikishin apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 48 | 504:48 | 35% | 61.3% | 56% (25-20) | 53.6% 170:38 | 64.1% 156:23 |
| Jackson Blake | RW | 97 | 479:37 | 33% | 60.9% | 60% (27-18) | 57.8% 939:13 | 60.1% 853:17 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 96 | 477:46 | 33% | 62.3% | 62% (29-18) | 57.2% 936:35 | 60.8% 832:44 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | 96 | 452:53 | 32% | 60.2% | 64% (30-17) | 58.4% 946:52 | 60.3% 774:17 |
| Eric Robinson | LW | 81 | 335:27 | 23% | 57.0% | 63% (17-10) | 59.7% 839:08 | 57.7% 484:43 |
| Mark Jankowski | C | 81 | 329:01 | 23% | 56.8% | 58% (11-8) | 59.9% 845:41 | 57.8% 455:35 |
| William Carrier | LW | 78 | 312:48 | 22% | 58.7% | 47% (9-10) | 59.8% 824:29 | 58.9% 496:06 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | LW | 83 | 290:01 | 20% | 57.5% | 56% (14-11) | 59.0% 956:28 | 62.1% 786:50 |
| Sebastian Aho | RW | 82 | 276:19 | 19% | 60.2% | 48% (11-12) | 58.0% 934:28 | 61.7% 836:54 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | RW | 82 | 269:59 | 19% | 60.9% | 50% (11-11) | 57.5% 946:50 | 60.6% 804:55 |
| Sean Walker | D | 34 | 263:37 | 18% | 60.1% | 54% (14-12) | 55.3% 296:14 | 61.3% 368:18 |
| Seth Jarvis | RW | 72 | 237:00 | 17% | 57.5% | 50% (9-9) | 58.3% 815:40 | 59.9% 725:26 |
| Jordan Martinook | LW | 71 | 236:12 | 16% | 57.5% | 43% (6-8) | 58.3% 838:36 | 60.3% 651:29 |
| Jordan Staal | C | 70 | 223:07 | 16% | 60.6% | 50% (6-6) | 58.4% 816:54 | 59.3% 666:22 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,218 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen
teammates' average xGF%
98th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
16th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Favourable spot: strong linemates against weaker opponents.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Nikishin's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Nikishin's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
98 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14PO | @ VGK | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:40 | 10:13 | 1:27 | — |
| Jun 11PO | vs VGK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14:01 | 9:54 | 3:05 | 1:02 |
| Jun 9PO | @ VGK | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 10:13 | 7:51 | 1:29 | 0:53 |
| Jun 6PO | @ VGK | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 19:16 | 18:02 | 1:11 | 0:03 |
| Jun 4PO | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16:18 | 14:02 | 2:12 | 0:04 |
| Jun 2PO | vs VGK | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:48 | 11:48 | — | 0:24 |
| May 29PO | vs MTL | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:14 | 11:10 | 0:58 | 0:06 |
| May 27PO | @ MTL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 12:41 | 12:06 | — | 0:35 |
| May 25PO | @ MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16:45 | 15:45 | — | 0:52 |
| May 23PO | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 13:36 | 13:30 | — | 0:06 |
| May 21PO | vs MTL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17:25 | 16:34 | — | 0:01 |
| May 9PO | @ PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:08 | 14:56 | — | — |
| May 7PO | @ PHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:55 | 10:18 | 1:52 | 1:45 |
| Apr 25PO | @ OTT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 5:16 | 4:29 | 0:15 | 0:32 |
| Apr 23PO | @ OTT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 14:57 | 10:20 | 3:52 | 0:45 |
| Apr 20PO | vs OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 28:19 | 26:23 | 1:17 | 0:20 |
| Apr 18PO | vs OTT | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17:31 | 13:57 | 2:54 | 0:40 |
| Apr 14 | @ NYI | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 23:40 | 19:05 | 1:10 | 2:02 |
| Apr 13 | @ PHI | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 23:38 | 21:41 | 0:25 | 1:32 |
| Apr 11 | @ UTA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 21:28 | 17:20 | 1:06 | 2:58 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 81 | 1472:56 | 18:11 | 1687 | 1201 | 58.4% | 57.2% | 766 | 597 | 91 | 54 | 63% | 83.6 | 68.4 | 67% |
| Even strength | 81 | 1245:15 | 15:22 | 1428 | 1015 | 58.5% | 57.0% | 639 | 504 | 61 | 43 | 59% | 61.5 | 52.3 | 68% |
| 5v5 | 81 | 1218:09 | 15:02 | 1404 | 999 | 58.4% | 56.9% | 625 | 498 | 57 | 43 | 57% | 60.1 | 51.0 | 68% |
| Power play | 64 | 115:58 | 1:49 | 189 | 28 | 87.1% | 84.8% | 94 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 96% | 16.3 | 1.9 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 60 | 86:33 | 1:27 | 29 | 124 | 19.0% | 21.7% | 18 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 2.6 | 9.2 | 8% |
| 4v4 | 23 | 21:56 | 0:57 | 20 | 14 | 58.8% | 61.5% | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 67% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 7 | 5:10 | 0:44 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 64 | 111:59 | 1:45 | 178 | 28 | 86.4% | 83.8% | 87 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 95% | 14.7 | 1.9 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 60 | 86:18 | 1:26 | 29 | 124 | 19.0% | 21.7% | 18 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 2.6 | 9.2 | 8% |
| 5v3 | 4 | 3:59 | 1:00 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 20 | 14:18 | 0:43 | 35 | 13 | 72.9% | 66.7% | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 1.0 | 4.2 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 14 | 8:55 | 0:38 | 5 | 18 | 21.7% | 18.2% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.5 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | CAR | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13 | 0.0% | 25 | 9 | 14:50 |
| 2025-26 | CAR | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | +18 | 33 | 122 | 9.0% | 132 | 94 | 18:11 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | CAR | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 17 | 2 | 15:59 |
Alexander Nikishin news
- Hurricanes Trade Pitch Sends Alexander Nikishin to St. Louis BluesYahoo Sports
- The Toronto Maple Leafs Aren’t Done Making MovesNHLRumors.com
- Will Alexander Nikishin’s New Agent Help Speed Up the Process on a Trade and Signing?NHLRumors.com
- MAPLE LEAFS LINKED TO ALEXANDER NIKISHIN! SIMON EDVINSSON: OFFER SHEET OR TRADE?!YouTube
- How to Work a Kings-Hurricanes Trade for Alexander Nikishin - MayorsManor.comLA Kings News
- NHL Rumors: Alexander Nikishin and Carolina Hurricanes Waiting for the Right Trade PackageNHLRumors.com
- Alexander Nikishin Rumors – The Rangers Talk May Have been at the Draft, But There Has Been Recent Talk With Someone ElseNHLRumors.com
- NHL Rumor Roundup: Updates on Connor Hellebuyck, Alexander Nikishin, And MoreThe Hockey News
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.