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Nikita Nesterenko

C · #13 · ANA · 25

Average career stats over an 84-game season

-12

+/−

PIM

11:44

TOI/GP

0:07

PP TOI/GP

0:24

SH TOI/GP

SeasonCareer to dateRawRegressed

Season	Team	Type	GP	Box score					Net goals per 84 games											Elo	On-ice context						Contract
Season	Team	Type	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall	Elo	Comp	Mates	Top linemates				Cap hit	% of cap	NG/84 per $M
2024-25			20	4	2	6	-4	2	-2.110:14	-0.5	+0.40:02	+0.20:01	+6.3	-0.7	+0.6	+0.5	-0.1	-0.0	+4.5	-2	+0.4	-4.2	Harkins 54%	Lundestrom 41%	Mintyukov 35%	Gudas 34%	$0.87M	1.0%	+5.12
2025-26			29	1	8	9	-2	8	-1.211:20	+0.6	-0.10:04	-0.10:50	-5.2	-0.7	+0.7	+0.7	-0.2	-0.0	-5.4	+7	+0.7	-0.4	Poehling 39%	Trouba 37%	Zellweger 34%	LaCombe 32%	$0.79M	0.8%	-6.84
2024-25			20	4	2	6	-4	2	-0.410:14	-0.1	+0.10:02	+0.00:01	+0.2	-0.6	+0.4	+0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-2	+0.4	-4.2	Harkins 54%	Lundestrom 41%	Mintyukov 35%	Gudas 34%	$0.87M	1.0%	-0.41
2025-26			29	1	8	9	-2	8	-0.611:20	+0.1	+0.00:04	-0.00:50	-0.1	-0.7	+0.6	+0.2	-0.1	-0.0	-0.5	+7	+0.7	-0.4	Poehling 39%	Trouba 37%	Zellweger 34%	LaCombe 32%	$0.79M	0.8%	-0.66
2024-25			20	6	2	8	-7	2	-0.410:14	-0.0	+0.00:02	+0.00:01	+0.2	-0.6	+0.1	+0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.6	1481	+0.3	-4.9	Lundestrom 50%	Harkins 31%	Mintyukov 20%	Gudas 20%	$0.91M	1.1%	-0.70
2025-26			49	7	10	17	-9	10	-0.611:20	+0.0	+0.00:04	+0.00:50	-0.0	-0.7	+0.7	+0.2	-0.1	-0.0	-0.4	1492	+0.5	-2.7	Lundestrom 25%	Poehling 19%	Trouba 18%	LaCombe 18%	$0.88M	1.0%	-0.49

NHL Edge — tracking, 2021-22 on

Season	Shot mph	Speed mph	22+ /GP	20–22 /GP	18–20 /GP	Miles /60
2024-25			0.20	1.7	5.2	9.6
2025-26			0.17	1.5	6.4	9.9

Over time

Career net goalsrunning total vs a league-average player

Games and opponents

Single-game net goalsshare of his 61 games by that night’s total

Best game +0.96 net goals · Nov 4, 2025 vs FLA (W 7–3) · Game recap →

Vs competition quartilescareer at 5v5, opposing fives ranked by average net goals/84

Shots

Best finishes on videohis lowest-xG goals with a highlight clip (2018-19 on)

	xG	Date	Opp	Sit	Shot
1	0.083	Mar 18, 2025	at DAL	EV	Tip-in	Watch ▸
2	0.097	Mar 16, 2025	at STL	EV	Tip-in	Watch ▸
3	0.099	Jan 9, 2025	at STL	EV	Deflected	Watch ▸

2026-27 forecast

Projected GP

-0.1

Projected net goals

From the season simulation behind the projected standings: his per-84 value times the games he is expected to play.

Comparables at 24

The most similar players at the same age: level, trajectory, experience, ice time and style. Net goals per 84 then, and over their next three seasons.

Now: −0.9 (2025-26 and the season before, regressed)

Nikitacomparables

Matthew Highmore 2020-21 CHI · 91% match
then −0.9→−3.1 2 GP 7 GP
Trevor Moore 2019-20 TOR · 89% match
then −1.8→−2.0 −1.2 −4.1
Jay Beagle 2010-11 WSH · 89% match
then −1.2→−4.8 −9.0 −8.7
Jake Evans 2020-21 MTL · 89% match
then −1.2→−5.5 −4.4 −7.5
Zack Mitchell 2017-18 MIN · 89% match
then −1.8→out out out

They averaged −3.8 the next season; 4 of 5 were still in the NHL three seasons later. In backtests, comparables add information about how long a career lasts; for next season, the forecast above is the better guide.