C · ANA · NHL id 8481754
Nikita Nesterenko has played 1 game for the Anaheim Ducks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 11:49 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Ryan Poehling and 80% with Frank Vatrano in his only game so far, and the Ducks have controlled 40% of shot attempts with Nesterenko on the ice (0-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Ducks' most recent game against VGK he was on L4 with Frank Vatrano and Ryan Poehling and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs VGK, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 0.12 (was 0.54)
- −1:35 5v5 TOI
- 0% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 49%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 11:13 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at ANA: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Nikita Nesterenko at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 29 GP · 9 points vs 9.6 expected
Last 20 games: -43. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 3.2%
- 99.4
- 75.0%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 3.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.053 xG per attempt lately vs 0.084 before.
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played29
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists8513th of 715
- Points9577th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal31641st of 715
- Hits53374th of 715
- Blocked shots8695th of 715
- Plus/minus−2368th of 715
- Penalty minutes8640th of 715
- Faceoffs won11305th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.0%380th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.0%244th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.9%106th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.5%115th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.3%495th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)45.5%592nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.37575th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.054445th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.36122nd of 719
- Faceoff win %39.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.166
Usage
- Ice time per game12:15580th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:05524th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %41.7%548th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO994406th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.2588th of 715
- Luck Meter−30595th of 828
- Ascension score43366th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.5285th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts49413th of 715
- Hardest shot84.6521st of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.9%557th of 715
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 · 28 of 29 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.040
- Season net
- −0.22xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.37
- Attempts
- 2
- 0.002
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
- Moved up to L1 from L4Apr 13, 2025 alerts →
- Played 7:14 more than his 5-game averageApr 13, 2025 alerts →
How the goals happened
6 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 48.2 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 26, 2025 vs BOS | Rush | loose | 0 | 5.3 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2025 @ DAL | Deflection | — | 5* | 33.3 | deflection | |
| Mar 16, 2025 @ STL | Deflection | — | 2 | 11.2 | — | |
| Jan 9, 2025 @ STL | Deflection | — | 2* | 54.5 | deflection | |
| Apr 7, 2024 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 34.1 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Nesterenko
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Nesterenko apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Poehling | C | 1 | 9:03 | 85% | 38.5% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 1:33 | 37.5% 2:24 |
| Frank Vatrano | C | 1 | 8:28 | 80% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 2:08 | 20.0% 2:06 |
| Tristan Luneau | D | 1 | 5:16 | 50% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 5:20 | 42.1% 18:25 |
| Jackson LaCombe | D | 1 | 4:23 | 41% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 6:13 | 31.3% 18:07 |
| Tyson Hinds | D | 1 | 4:09 | 39% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 6:27 | 54.5% 5:06 |
| Noah Warren | D | 1 | 3:12 | 30% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 41.7% 7:24 | 66.7% 3:57 |
| Travis Mitchell | D | 1 | 2:07 | 20% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 35.7% 8:29 | 38.7% 15:34 |
| Pavel Mintyukov | D | 1 | 2:04 | 19% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 35.7% 8:32 | 51.3% 15:42 |
| Tim Washe | C | 1 | 1:00 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 35.7% 9:36 | 33.3% 10:17 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 321 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
50th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
40th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Nesterenko's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Nesterenko'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
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | @ VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11:49 | 11:13 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 11:49 | 11:49 | 6 | 11 | 35.3% | 45.5% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:13 | 11:13 | 6 | 9 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:36 | 10:36 | 6 | 9 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 50% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 11:49 |
| 2025-26 | ANA | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 31 | 3.2% | 53 | 8 | 12:15 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 20 | 20.0% | 46 | 7 | 10:19 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3% | 7 | 0 | 11:31 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 23 | 4.3% | 6 | 1 | 13:17 |
Nikita Nesterenko news
- Nikita Nesterenko StatsNHL.com
- Nikita Nesterenko Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Latest On Nikita Nesterenko, Ducks' ForwardsPro Hockey Rumors
- 24-year-old Nikita Nesterenko's fate with the New York Rangers was just confirmed: Per Elliotte Friedmannyhockeyinsider.com
- Nikita Nesterenko News: Still with big clubRotoWire
- Ducks' Nikita Nesterenko: Still with big clubCBS Sports
- Ducks' Nikita Nesterenko: Placed on waiversCBS Sports
- Ducks Place Nikita Nesterenko On Waivers - NHL RumorsProHockeyRumors.com
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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.