Nikita Nesterenko

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Stingy
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Points, 2026–27: 3; 2 G, 1 A in 7 GP
Individual xG: 1.9; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 12:05; 10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 56.0; share of chances while he's on

Nikita Nesterenko has 2 goals and 1 assist (3 points) in 7 games for the Anaheim Ducks in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 12:05 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 77.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 66% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.2
Wins: +0.04

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.35, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 65.9% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.02 SD · 93th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1292th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.0374th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 74 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at WPG
Friday, October 9
Drought over
Nikita Nesterenko scored for the first time in 22 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 11:58 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Ducks.
vs EDM
Wednesday, October 7
Physical
Nikita Nesterenko finished 7 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 0 points in 3 games this season. The Ducks lost 5-2 to the Oilers.
vs VAN
Wednesday, November 26
Volume
Nikita Nesterenko had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 1.9 attempts a game. The Ducks lost 5-4 to the Canucks.
at BOS
Thursday, October 23
Big night
Four points for Nikita Nesterenko: four assists. He has 4 points in 5 games this season. He played 15:17 and had two shots on goal. The Ducks beat the Bruins 7-5.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game12:05
17
Points per 602.13
60
Goals per 601.42
81
Individual xG per 601.32
87
Shots per 607.1
64

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.32
42
xG against per 60, on ice1.82
90
xGF%56.0%
75

Physical

Hits per 6017.0
96
Blocks per 600.7
9
Penalty minutes per 601.4
52

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed22.7 mph
90
Bursts over 20 mph12
59
Distance skated14 mi
29

Shooting

Hardest shot84.6 mph
76
Shots on goal10
49
Shooting %20.0%
83

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.0%
20
Offensive zone time, even strength39.7%
32

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Mikael Granlund, Cutter Gauthier	2	9:39	6–12	0.1–0.2	0–0	18%
Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke	1	9:03	12–8	0.6–0.4	1–0	60%
Mikael Granlund, Sam Colangelo	3	8:59	15–8	0.4–0.3	0–0	57%
Frank Vatrano, Ryan Poehling	1	7:49	5–6	0.2–0.3	0–0	42%
Ryan Poehling, Sam Colangelo	2	7:33	9–5	0.3–0.1	0–0	72%
Ryan Poehling, Nikita Klepov	1	4:31	7–4	0.2–0.0	0–0	81%
Alex Killorn, Ryan Poehling	5	2:41	2–3	0.0–0.0	0–0	26%
Mikael Granlund, Beckett Sennecke	4	2:38	2–3	0.3–0.2	0–1	52%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 14 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.00

11-1710-16

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	7	2	1	3	10	1.9	12:05	24	1	56.0
2025–26	29	1	8	9	31	3.0	12:16	53	8	50.2
2024–25	20	4	2	6	20	2.1	10:19	46	11	39.9
2023–24	3	1	0	1	7	0.7	11:31	7	0	48.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-16	12:10	0	1	2	0.32	2	0	0
2026-10-13	13:02	0	0	2	0.04	2	0	0
2026-10-10	14:04	1	0	3	0.46	4	1	0
2026-10-09	11:58	1	0	2	0.90	3	0	0
2026-10-07	11:08	0	0	1	0.12	7	0	2
2026-10-04	10:24	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0
2026-10-02	11:49	0	0	0	0.02	3	0	0
2026-01-13	11:27	0	0	1	0.00	2	2	0
2026-01-10	10:47	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0
2026-01-05	12:25	0	0	3	0.20	2	0	0
2026-01-02	14:47	0	0	0	0.05	3	0	0
2025-12-31	13:24	0	0	1	0.11	1	1	0
2025-12-29	12:39	0	1	3	0.38	3	0	0
2025-11-30	9:48	0	0	0	0.03	1	0	0
2025-11-28	14:03	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0
2025-11-26	11:22	0	0	3	0.35	0	0	2
2025-11-22	7:49	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
2025-11-20	11:53	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	0
2025-11-19	8:00	0	1	1	0.01	1	0	0
2025-11-17	9:35	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0