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Russia Nikita Popugayev
#81 Shanghai Dragons / KHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Nov 20, 1998
Position
LW/RW
Age
27
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Moskva, RUS
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Dynamo Moskva
Contract
25/26
NHL Rights
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils / Unsigned
Drafted
2017 round 4 #98 overall by New Jersey Devils

Father: Andrei Popugayev

© Photo: Anton Vymotov

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Nikita Popugayev Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 CSKA Moskva U17 Russia U17 24* 19* 22* 41* 10* -* |
Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 28* 2* 2* 4* 4* -12* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 6 -2
Russia U17 WHC-17 6* 3* 0* 3* 2* -* |
Russia U17 (all) International-Jr 7* 3* 0* 3* 2* -* |
2015-16 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70* 16* 31* 47* 28* -7* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 0 -1
2016-17 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 40* 22* 29* 51* 14* 3* |
Prince George Cougars WHL 31* 7* 11* 18* 15* 9* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 1
2017-18 Prince George Cougars WHL 13* 2* 5* 7* 4* -13* |
CSKA Moskva KHL 12* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 1
Zvezda Chekhov VHL 14* 3* 2* 5* 2* -1* |
Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 3* 1* 1* 2* 12* 3* |
2018-19 Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 3* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |
Amur Khabarovsk KHL 36* 1* 0* 1* 20* -6* |
Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 9* 4* 4* 8* 2* 0* |
Binghamton Devils AHL 17* 3* 2* 5* 2* -9* |
2019-20 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 47* 9* 16* 25* 12* 5* |
2020-21 Dynamo Moskva KHL 13* 1* 2* 3* 6* 0* |
Dynamo Krasnogorsk VHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 12* 0* 3* 3* 4* 0* |
2021-22 Did not play * * * * * * |
2022-23 HK Sochi KHL 28* 9* 5* 14* 10* 4* |
SKA St. Petersburg KHL 26* 0* 4* 4* 9* 5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2023-24 Lada Togliatti KHL 23* 8* 4* 12* 2* 3* | Playoffs 3 3 0 3 0 2
2024-25 Lada Togliatti KHL 38* 13* 7* 20* 6* -5* |
2025-26 Shanghai Dragons KHL 32* 10* 10* 20* 6* 6* |
Projected KHL 62* 19* 19* 38* 12* 12* |

Nikita Popugayev Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 CSKA Moskva U17 Russia U17 Finals 6* 5* 4* 9* 2* -* |
2016-17 Russian Selects U20 Jr Super Series 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |

Nikita Popugayev Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 17* 3* 2* 5* 0.29* 2* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 47* 9* 16* 25* 0.53* 12* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 7* 3* 0* 3* 0.43* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 7 220* 42* 36* 78* 0.35* 65* 7* | 3 9 4 * 0 * 4 * 0.44 * 0 * 3 *
MHL 3 43* 9* 8* 17* 0.40* 18* -6* | 1 12 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * -2 *
Russia U17 1 24* 19* 22* 41* 1.71* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U17 Finals 1 6* 5* 4* 9* 1.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 3 23* 5* 2* 7* 0.30* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 3* 0* 3* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 154* 47* 76* 123* 0.80* 61* -8* | 2 12 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.58 * 2 * 0 *

Nikita Popugayev Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/16/2025
08/16/2025 Confirmed Lada Togliatti Shanghai Dragons
07/24/2025
07/24/2025 Confirmed Lada Togliatti Unknown
07/05/2024
07/05/2024 Extension Lada Togliatti Lada Togliatti
07/06/2023
07/06/2023 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Lada Togliatti
11/18/2022
11/18/2022 Confirmed HK Sochi SKA St. Petersburg
08/30/2022
08/30/2022 Extension HK Sochi HK Sochi
08/18/2022
08/18/2022 Confirmed No team HK Sochi
09/27/2021
09/27/2021 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Time-out from hockey
12/24/2020
12/24/2020 Confirmed Dynamo Moskva Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
08/31/2020
08/31/2020 Extension Dynamo Moskva Dynamo Moskva
07/12/2020
07/12/2020 Confirmed Adirondack Thunder Dynamo Moskva
05/29/2019
05/29/2019 Extension Binghamton Devils Binghamton Devils
02/12/2019
02/12/2019 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Binghamton Devils
09/19/2018
09/19/2018 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Amur Khabarovsk
10/30/2017
10/30/2017 Confirmed Prince George Cougars CSKA Moskva
01/05/2017
01/05/2017 Confirmed Moose Jaw Warriors Prince George Cougars
09/10/2015
09/10/2015 Confirmed Krasnaya Armiya Moskva Moose Jaw Warriors
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #23 overall by Moose Jaw Warriors in the CHL Import Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #51 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #54 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #28 by NHL Central Scouting