Nikita Nesterov

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Birth place: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 198 lb (90 kg)
Birth place: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 198 lb (90 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2011 | Team Russia | U18 World Championship | Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany | |
| 18 | 2012 | Team Russia | U20 World Championship | Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 19 | 2013 | Team Russia | U20 World Championship | Ufa, Russia | |
| 24 | 2018 | Team Russia | Olympics - Pyeongchang | Pyeongchang, South Korea | |
| 26 | 2019 | CSKA Moscow | KHL Gagarin Cup Champion | CSKA Moscow defeated Avangard Omsk 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 26 | 2019 | Team Russia | World Championship | Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia | |
| 28 | 2022 | Team Russia | Olympics - Beijing | Beijing, China | |
| 29 | 2022 | CSKA Moscow | KHL Gagarin Cup Champion | CSKA Moscow defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| 30 | 2023 | CSKA Moscow | KHL Gagarin Cup Champion | CSKA Moscow defeated Ak Bars Kazan 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Olympic Medals | |||||
| KHL Gagarin Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| May 1, 2021 | CGY @ EDM | (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:46 | 18:32 | 1:43 | 0:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 5, 2021 | WPG @ CGY | (4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:10 | 13:34 | 3:12 | 0:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 9, 2021 | OTT @ CGY | (1-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:15 | 18:17 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 13, 2021 | VAN @ CGY | (1-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 | 15:03 | 0:16 | 1:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.618 | 3.618 | 0.000 | 3.987 | 3.987 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 18, 2021 | CGY @ VAN | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 17:37 | 17:27 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2009‑10 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38.5 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Russia U17 | | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Russia U18 | | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 17 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 72 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Russia U18 | | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2011‑12 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 18 | 41 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 66 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 2011‑12 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Russia U19 | | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | ||||
| 2011‑12 | Team Russia U20 | | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012‑13 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 19 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Russia U20 | | 19 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 20 | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| 2014‑15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 21 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 2014‑15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2015‑16 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 2015‑16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 41 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2016‑17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2016‑17 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Russia | | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 24 | 42 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Russia | | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.5 |
| 2018‑19 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 25 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Russia | | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2019‑20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 26 | 53 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2019‑20 | Team Russia | | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 27 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Russia | | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2021‑22 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 28 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Russia | | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022‑23 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 29 | 64 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 2023‑24 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 30 | 59 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 |
| 2024‑25 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 31 | 62 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 |
| 2025‑26 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 32 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| KHL Totals | 437 | 51 | 163 | 214 | 214 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 5.0 | |||
| NHL Totals | 170 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 101 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | |||
| MHL Totals | 98 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 148 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 | |||
| AHL Totals | 96 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5.2 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009‑10 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2015‑16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 24 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2018‑19 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 25 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 2019‑20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 28 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 2022‑23 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 29 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 2023‑24 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| 2024‑25 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| KHL Totals | 127 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | |||
| NHL Totals | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | |||
| MHL Totals | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Russia - U18 World Championship 2010 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Team Russia - U18 World Championship 2011 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| Team Russia - U20 World Championship 2012 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Team Russia - U20 World Championship 2013 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - World Cup 2016 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - Olympics ‑ Pyeongchang 2018 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Team Russia - World Championship 2018 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| Team Russia - World Championship 2019 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - World Championship 2021 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Team Russia - Olympics ‑ Beijing 2022 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 |
| World Championship Totals | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | |
| Olympics Totals | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | |
| World Cup Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Russia - U17 4‑Nations 2009 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - U17 4‑Nations 2010 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - U20 4‑Nations 2011 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team Russia - CHL Canada Russia Series 2011 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - St. Petersburg Grand Prix 2012 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | ||||
| Team Russia - U20 4‑Nations 2012 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Russia - CHL Canada Russia Series 2012 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2017 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2017 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Team Russia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2018 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2018 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2018 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Carlson Hockey Games 2019 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2019 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Russia - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2021 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Men Totals | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U19 Men Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Tarasov | KHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 2022 | Team Tarasov | KHL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Team Tarasov | KHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KHL All-Star Game Totals | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |