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CHI· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2025-26 season (his most recent)
- GP
- 81
- G
- 11
- A
- 22
- PTS
- 33
- +/-
- +18
- PPP
- 10
- SOG
- 122
- TOI/G
- 18:11
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @NYI | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:42 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 13 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:36 | 4 | 3 |
| Apr 11 | @UTA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Apr 9 | @CHI | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 23:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | vs BOS | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 20:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | @OTT | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | vs CBJ | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | @CBJ | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | vs MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs NJD | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | @MTL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:48 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 22 | @PIT | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 20 | @TOR | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs PIT | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | @CBJ | L 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 14 | @TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | vs STL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 10 | vs PIT | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 19:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | @CGY | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 6 | @EDM | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:12 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | @VAN | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | @SEA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs DET | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs TBL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:12 | 1 | 4 |
| Feb 5 | @NYR | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 1 | vs LAK | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | @WSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs UTA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | @OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | vs BUF | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | @NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 16 | vs FLA | W 9-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | @STL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | @DET | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 10 | vs SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:06 | 3 | 4 |
| Jan 8 | vs ANA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | vs DAL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | @NJD | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 3 | vs COL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | vs MTL | L 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 21:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 | @PIT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 29 | vs NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:18 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 27 | vs DET | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:00 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | vs FLA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:12 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 20 | @TBL | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:48 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 19 | @FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 17 | @NSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 14 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | @WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | vs CBJ | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs SJS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | vs NSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs TOR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 25:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs CGY | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs WPG | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:30 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | @BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | @MIN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | @BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 | 4 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs EDM | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:42 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | @TOR | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 21:36 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | @NYR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | @BOS | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 24:42 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs NYI | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 20:30 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs VGK | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27:36 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | @DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:30 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | @COL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 14:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | @VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:06 | 4 | 5 |
| Oct 18 | @LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | @ANA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | @SJS | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 17:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:48 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs NJD | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 15:36 | 3 | 2 |
Latest news
Nikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday.
After agreeing to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Hurricanes on Sunday, Nikishin has no timeline in place for his season debut. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour told reporters Monday that Nikishin will need a "mini training camp" to get up to speed. The 25-year-old Nikishin registered 11 goals, 33 points, 132 hits, 122 shots on net and 94 blocked shots in 81 regular-season appearances with Carolina in 2025-26.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 26
Nikishin (not injury related) signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Hurricanes on Sunday, which ends his time as an unsigned restricted free agent.
Nikishin missed Carolina's opening 13 games because of the contract dispute. Although he's eligible to play Tuesday versus Boston, he might need time to get up to speed during practices before he makes his season debut. When Nikishin is ready to play, it might be in a third-pairing capacity. He had 11 goals, 33 points, 33 PIM, 132 hits and 94 blocks in 81 regular-season appearances with Carolina in 2025-26.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 25
Nikishin (contract dispute) is on the Hurricanes' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday.
Nikishin hasn't signed a new contract as a restricted free agent and has officially requested a trade, though nothing has materialized yet. Nikishin registered 11 goals, 33 points, 122 shots on net, 94 blocked shots and 132 hits in 81 regular-season games for Carolina in 2025-26 during an impressive rookie campaign.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 14
General manager Eric Tulsky announced Wednesday that Nikishin isn't currently under contract with the Hurricanes and won't be present for the start of camp Thursday.
Nikishin remains a restricted free agent on the eve of training camp, and it's unclear if he will be a member of the Hurricanes in 2026-27 following his offseason trade request. The 24-year-old made 81 regular-season appearances during his first year in the NHL last campaign. He recorded 11 goals, 22 assists, 132 hits, 94 blocked shots and 33 PIM while averaging 18:11 of ice time per game.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 16
Nikishin logged an assist, two PIM and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 6-1 win over the Canadiens in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Nikishin got on the scoresheet for the first time this postseason with the helper on Logan Stankoven's first-period tally. Through 11 outings, Nikishin has added eight shots on net, 14 hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-2 rating. The 24-year-old defenseman has mostly played sheltered minutes on the third pairing throughout the postseason. Nikishin managed 58 seconds of power-play ice time in Game 5, which marked the first time he's skated with the man advantage since Game 3 versus the Flyers in the second round.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 30
Nikishin (concussion) has been cleared to play in Game 3 versus the Flyers on Thursday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports Tuesday.
Now that he's moved past the concussion he sustained in the first round against Ottawa, Nikishin will more than likely link back up with Shayne Gostisbehere on the third pairing. Mike Reilly will come out of the lineup due to Nikishin being an option for Game 3. The 24-year-old Nikishin recorded six hits and five blocked shots while averaging 16:30 of ice time over four games against the Senators in the first round.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 5