
Fantasy Summary
A big-bodied defenceman with an aggressive mindset and a big slapshot.
Observations
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June 2023 – A season to remember for Nikishin sees him develop into a legit first-pairing defenseman for a SKA that lost in the conference finals to the eventual champion, CSKA. In the regular season, Nikishin has 55 points in 65 games (a 43 point improvement from 21-22), which was good enough for first in points for a defenceman in the entire KHL! Nikishin played in all situations, has physicality beyond his age and somehow monumentally improved his point production. He will step into the Hurricanes lineup in 2024-25 and probably assume a top four role on his arrival. Nick Bass
March 2022 – Nikishin is a big bodied 20-year-old, at 6 foot 4 and 220 pounds already. He has eight goals and four assists in 46 KHL games for Spartak Moskva, good for just outside as a defenseman. He is playing just under 19 minutes a night, with over a hit, shot and block a game, while leading the team in penalty minutes. If Nikishin makes his way to North America and gets on with the Hurricanes, he could very well be a decent peripheral player depending on your league’s settings. Alex Wyatt
March 2021 – Nikishin played in all levels of Russian hockey this season but spend most of his season in the KHL (20 games) with Spartak Moskva. Although his role in the KHL was limited he did manage a goal and four assists during the regular season and appeared in four playoff games. After his KHL season was over he went back to the MHL for two playoff games. Austin Broad
Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
2016-2017 | CSKA Moskva U16 | Russia U16 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | | | ||||||
CSKA Moskva U16 | Russia U16 Finals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | |||||||
2017-2018 | CSKA Moskva U17 | Russia U17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | ||||||
Russia U17 (all) | International-Jr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | |||||||
2018-2019 | MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva | MHL | 62 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 55 | | | ||||||
2019-2020 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
MHK Spartak Moskva | MHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2020-2021 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MHK Spartak Moskva | MHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2021-2022 | Spartak Moskva | KHL | 46 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 39 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Russia | EHT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |||||||
Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Russia | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | |||||||
Russia (all) | International | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | |||||||
2022-2023 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 65 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 50 | | | Playoffs | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
Russia 25 (all) | International | - | - | - | - | - | | | |||||||
Russia (all) | International | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |||||||
2023-2024 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 39 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 26 | | | ||||||
Russia 25 (all) | International | - | - | - | - | - | | |
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