Nikishin scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Flyers.

Rookie defensemen Matthew Schaefer of the New York Islanders and Alexander Nikishin of the Carolina Hurricanes are off to a dream start in the NHL. Schaefer and Nikishin are on a four-game scoring ...

Jackson Blake scored in the shootout, and the Eastern Conference-best Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on ...

Carolina Hurricanes rookie defenseman Alexander Nikishin has looked like the real deal so far in his short NHL career. The rangy 6-foot-3, 218lb blueliner has brought a physical presence to the ...

The Carolina Hurricanes were excited for several years about the potential of Russian defenseman Alexander Nikishin. A standout in the KHL, he made the leap to the Hurricanes at the end of last season ...

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-4-0 11 games into the 2025-26 season. They’re only four points behind the Metropolitan Division lead with two games in hand on the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh ...

Svechnikov wins it in 3rd round for Carolina, which has won 4 straight; Philadelphia loses 3rd in row for 1st time this ...

Brandon Bussi stopped all three Washington attempts in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the ...

Nikishin adapts to NHL play despite limited English; teammates fill gaps. Coach Brind’Amour tolerates mistakes while testing Nikishin’s instincts and growth. Nikishin records early assists and ...

October 17 - Seth Jarvis continued his hot start with two goals and an assist and Alexander Nikishin scored his first NHL goal as the Carolina Hurricanes won their fourth straight game to open the ...

Nikishin recorded an assist in Thursday's 6-3 win over New Jersey. It was Nikishin's first career regular-season game in the NHL, though he did already record an assist in four NHL playoff outings ...