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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Seth Jarvis scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals and added an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes remained the NHL's only unbeaten team with a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on ...