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Nikita Nesterenko has 9 points (1 goals, 8 assists) in 27 games for the Anaheim Ducks this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 172) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) in 59 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 24.3 yrs (10.09.2001)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 172nd in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: -
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The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Ducks controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nikita Nesterenko is off the ice, the Ducks control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 168th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 196th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    26.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.04
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    12.34
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.19
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    1.12
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.37
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.61
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.38
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.06
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.75
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.20
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.69
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.43
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.56
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.12
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.19
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.62
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.35
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Nikita Nesterenko at his age (24.3 yrs):
    Brandon Duhaime (Rating of 62 in 2021, Today 58)
    Max Jones (Rating of 62 in 2022, Today 68)
    Jonah Gadjovich (Rating of 62 in 2022, Today 64)
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Actual AAV: $0.788M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 26.8 yrs (10.09.2001)
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Nikita Nesterenko
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
30.11.2025 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 9:48 0 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 1 1 0 12:39 3 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 13:24 1 0.0% 0
02.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 14:46 0 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -3 12:25 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -4 7 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Ducks 9 1 0 1 -3 13:16 23 4.3% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Ducks 3 1 0 1 0 11:31 7 14.3% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Ducks 20 4 2 6 -4 10:19 20 20.0% 2
2025-26 Team Logo Ducks 27 1 8 9 -2 12:19 29 3.4% 8
Season Projection 67 2 20 22 -5 12:20 72 2.8% 20
Total 59 7 10 17 -9 79 8.9% 10
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nikita Nesterenko Team Logo C 24.3 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.33 0.29 62 62 $0.788M
92% Aatu Raty Team Logo C 23.1 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.33 0.31 62 63 $0.775M
86% Nico Sturm Team Logo C 30.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.36 0.28 65 59 $2.000M
86% Nate Danielson Team Logo C 21.3 yrs 188 cm / 88 kg 0.25 0.25 65 67 $0.887M
85% Alexander Holtz Team Logo RW 24 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.23 0.28 61 60 $0.838M
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