
Fantasy Summary
A steady, quiet two-way defender. Plays a cautious defensive game with few offensive assertions. Sometimes is slow to react to developing plays.
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June 2025 – Novikov’s sophomore AHL campaign was quite similar to his rookie year, posting six goals, 14 assists and adding 52 penalty minutes in 68 games. The soon-to-be 22 year old doesn’t project as an offensive option at the NHL level- his play driving thus far in the AHL has been minimal. He averages less than a shot per game, and sees minimal powerplay time. If Novikov were to see an NHL call up, expect him to play a more defensive, shutdown type role in the bottom four, and provide some peripheral category coverage. Alex Wyatt
July 2024- Novikov played 65 games with Rochester in his AHL rookie campaign this past year. He tallied three goals and 23 points, demonstrating improvements in his ability to assess defensive situations and position himself for better puck support. This has helped his team to transition the puck more effectively out of the defensive end and to counter-attack. Novikov has contributed at both ends of the ice this season, using his size, reach, and mobility to challenge his opposition. Improvements have been made regarding his offensive skill set, as he tends to be more assertive than in previous seasons. He was ranked first among his teammates in plus-minus with a rating of plus-20. 2023-2024 was a successful rookie season for the 20-year-old defender. Kevin Wong
May 2023 – Novikov played 62 games with Dynamo Moskva of the KHL in 2022-2023. As a shutdown defender, he scored just two goals and five points. His size and mobility are his strongest qualities, although he offers very little with regards to playmaking and quarterbacking in the offensive zone. He tends to keep plays simple. Kevin Wong
Attributes | |
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Fantasy Upside | 4.0 |
NHL Certainty | 5.5 |
Country | RUS |
Position | D |
Roster Type | Minors |
Shoot/Glove | Left |
Date of Birth | July 25, 2003 |
Height | 6‘3” |
Weight | 196 lbs |
Drafted | 2021 Round 6; Overall: 188 |

Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT
Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-2025 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 68 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 28 |
2023-2024 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 65 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 42 | 20 |
2022-2023 | KHL | Dynamo Moskva | 62 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -3 |
2021-2022 | MHL | MHK Dynamo Moskva | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
2021-2022 | KHL | Dynamo Moskva | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
2021-2022 | EHT | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020-2021 | WJC-18 | Russia U18 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
2020-2021 | MHL | MHK Dynamo Moskva | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 18 |
2019-2020 | Russia U18 | Dynamo Moskva U18 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
2019-2020 | Russia U17 | Dynamo Moskva U17 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 0 |
2019-2020 | MHL | MHK Dynamo Moskva | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 13 |
2018-2019 | Russia U18 | Dynamo Moskva U18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
2018-2019 | Russia U16 | Dynamo Moskva U16 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
2017-2018 | WSI U15 | Dynamo Moskva Selects U15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
2016-2017 | WSI U14 | Russia Selects U14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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