GRIT & GF
Alexander Nikishin

Carolina Hurricanes, Defence

Alexander Nikishin

  • Play-driver
  • Net-front
  • Heavy
Points, 2025–26
33
11 G, 22 A in 81 GP
Individual xG
8.4
11 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:11
122 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.0
share of chances while he's on

Alexander Nikishin has 11 goals and 22 assists (33 points) in 81 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025–26, with 122 shots on goal and 18:11 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 28.3 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

28.3050100
Rated above 65% of defencemen
Goals above average
−1.1
Wins
−0.18
Physicality75thGF78thIntimidation9thChemistry57thClutch51th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.37, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 65.1% of 281 rated players

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GF

−1.18 SD · 78th percentile · weight 38% · +2.2 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.0.4565th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.5958th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.3087th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 1,436 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.

  1. at MTL

    Monday, May 25

    Volume

    Alexander Nikishin had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.9. It finished 3-2 for the Hurricanes in overtime.

  2. at TOR

    Friday, March 20

    Overtime winner

    Alexander Nikishin won it in overtime. That was his tenth goal of the season. He played 14:23 and had four shots on goal. The Hurricanes beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime.

  3. vs DET

    Saturday, December 27

    Ice time

    Alexander Nikishin played 24:59, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 13 points in 36 games this season. The Hurricanes beat the Red Wings 5-2.

  4. vs TOR

    Thursday, December 4

    Ice time

    Alexander Nikishin played 25:21, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 9 points in 25 games this season. The Hurricanes fell 5-1 to the Maple Leafs.

  5. vs VGK

    Tuesday, October 28

    Ice time

    Alexander Nikishin played 27:33, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 points in 9 games this season. The Hurricanes lost 6-3 to the Golden Knights.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:11
    45
  • Points per 601.34
    80
  • Goals per 600.45
    90
  • Individual xG per 600.34
    87
  • Shots per 605.0
    82

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.09
    95
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.53
    52
  • xGF%55.0%
    86

Physical

  • Hits per 605.4
    85
  • Blocks per 603.9
    41
  • Penalty minutes per 601.3
    53

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Shayne Gostisbehere71512:21613–38829.5–18.925–2161%
Sean Walker93283:16329–22414.5–11.714–1255%
Joel Nystrom37218:05255–18810.7–10.910–749%
Mike Reilly40205:18243–15210.1–7.18–559%
Jalen Chatfield8393:4591–1082.8–5.32–235%
K'Andre Miller8549:3649–502.3–2.61–247%
Jaccob Slavin5041:0341–311.8–0.81–168%
Charles Alexis Legault1214:1420–140.9–0.83–053%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 11 goals from 195 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
0.000.100.20
04-1106-14

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–26811122331228.418:111329555.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-06-1411:400000.00100
2026-06-1114:010000.00100
2026-06-0910:130000.00220
2026-06-0619:160030.15500
2026-06-0416:180010.01100
2026-06-0212:480010.02100
2026-05-2912:140110.04002
2026-05-2712:410000.07500
2026-05-2516:450030.09000
2026-05-2313:360010.15120
2026-05-2117:250010.00200
2026-05-0915:080000.02000
2026-05-0713:550000.00000
2026-04-255:160010.05120
2026-04-2314:570000.02310
2026-04-2028:190000.05110
2026-04-1817:310010.07110
2026-04-1423:400100.01030
2026-04-1323:380000.02430
2026-04-1121:280000.00230