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An underrated, athletic goaltender who moves quickly for his size.
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June 2025 – Nikitin was the Kazakhstan U20 league top goaltender in 2022-23 after posting a .921 SV% and 2.07 GAA in 24 games with MHK Barys Astana and was drafted in the seventh round (207th overall) in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
To start the 2024-25 campaign, he played in the MHL with Snezhyne Barsy Astana before heading to the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship to represent Kazakhstan; he was then traded in January 2025 in the BCHL by the Chiefs to the Nanaimo Clippers, where he finished the season playing in 13 regular season games compiling an 11-2 record with a 2.35 GAA and a .924 SV% and made three playoff appearances with the Clippers. Mark Henry
| Attributes | |
|---|---|
| Fantasy Upside | 3.0 |
| NHL Certainty | 3.0 |
| Country | KAZ |
| Position | G |
| Roster Type | Junior |
| Shoot/Glove | Left |
| Date of Birth | January 7, 2005 |
| Height | 6‘4” |
| Weight | 205 lbs |
| Drafted | 2023 Round 7; Overall: 207 |
Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT
| Season | League | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | WJC-20 | Kazakhstan U20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.07 | 0.836 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | MHL | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4.61 | 0.884 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | BCHL | Nanaimo Clippers | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | 0.924 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | WJC-20 D1A | Kazakhstan U20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | 0.944 | 1 |
| 2023-2024 | BCHL | Chilliwack Chiefs | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2.76 | 0.898 | 1 |
| 2022-2023 | WJC-18 D1A | Kazakhstan U18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.936 | 3 |
| 2022-2023 | Kazakhstan Jastar | MHK Barys Astana | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2.07 | 0.921 | 3 |
| 2022-2023 | Kazakhstan | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.56 | 0.885 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | WJC-18 D1A | Kazakhstan U18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.72 | 0.862 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Kazakhstan Jastar | Barys-Jastar Astana | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.43 | 0.892 | 1 |
| 2020-2021 | Kazakhstan U17 | Barys Astana U16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.19 | 0.921 | 3 |
| 2019-2020 | Kazakhstan U16 | Barys Nur-Sultan U15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.82 | 0.881 | 0 |
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