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Russia Nikita Nesterov
#89 CSKA Moskva / KHL - 25/26
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time KHL First All-Star Team 2
3-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 3
Date of Birth
Mar 28, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Chelyabinsk, RUS
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2011 round 5 #148 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency
PREMIUM

Sister: Viktoria Nesterova

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Nikita Nesterov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Russia U16 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 9* 5* 2* 7* 8* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -2
Russia U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 0* 2* 29* 3* |
2010-11 Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 46* 5* 14* 19* 72* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -3
Russia U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 2* 4* 29* 11* |
2011-12 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 4* 8* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 41* 11* 20* 31* 66* 11* | Relegation 4 0 5 5 6 0
Russia U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 6* 7* |
2012-13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 35* 0* 0* 0* 14* 6* | Playoffs 19 0 4 4 6 -3
Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -2
Russia U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 0* 4* 4* 2* 1* |
2013-14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 54* 4* 12* 16* 39* -2* |
2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 27* 2* 5* 7* 16* 6* | Playoffs 17 1 5 6 8 5
Syracuse Crunch AHL 32* 3* 11* 14* 26* 4* |
2015-16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57* 3* 6* 9* 41* -6* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 9 1
Syracuse Crunch AHL 10* 1* 3* 4* 4* 1* |
2016-17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 35* 3* 9* 12* 20* -3* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 13* 1* 4* 5* 4* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Russia WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Russia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2017-18 CSKA Moskva KHL 42* 3* 16* 19* 41* 9* | Playoffs 21 1 4 5 14 3
OAR OG 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Russia WC 8* 2* 1* 3* 2* 8* |
Russia (all) International 23* 5* 4* 9* 10* -* |
2018-19 CSKA Moskva “A” KHL 41* 4* 14* 18* 20* 16* | Playoffs 20 2 9 11 4 11
Russia WC 9* 0* 1* 1* 4* 8* |
Russia (all) International 18* 2* 5* 7* 16* 6* |
2019-20 CSKA Moskva “A” KHL 53* 7* 16* 23* 24* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0 5
Russia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Calgary Flames NHL 38* 0* 4* 4* 20* -10* |
Russia WC 5* 2* 2* 4* 6* 6* |
Russia (all) International 5* 2* 2* 4* 6* 6* |
2021-22 CSKA Moskva KHL 41* 5* 28* 33* 26* 11* | Playoffs 22 3 8 11 6 11
Russia OG 6* 2* 2* 4* 0* 1* |
Russia (all) International 8* 3* 2* 5* 0* 4* |
2022-23 CSKA Moskva “C” KHL 64* 11* 29* 40* 23* 12* | Playoffs 27 2 16 18 18 11
Russia (all) “A” International 1* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
2023-24 CSKA Moskva “C” KHL 59* 11* 25* 36* 36* 1* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 0
2024-25 CSKA Moskva “C” KHL 62* 8* 27* 35* 20* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -7
2025-26 CSKA Moskva “C” KHL 35* 2* 8* 10* 6* -6* |
Projected KHL 65* 4* 15* 19* 11* -11* |

Nikita Nesterov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Team Urals U14 Districts Cup U14 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Team Urals U16 Districts Cup U16 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* -1* |
2009-10 Team Urals U17 “C” Districts Cup U17 5* 2* 5* 7* 20* -* |
2010-11 Russia U18 WJAC-19 4* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
2011-12 Russian Selects Jr Super Series 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* 5* |
2012-13 Russia U20 CAN-RUS Challenge 4* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
Russian Selects “A” Jr Super Series 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2017-18 Russia EHT 7* 2* 2* 4* 4* 3* |
2018-19 Russia “A” EHT 9* 2* 4* 6* 12* -2* |
2019-20 Russia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2021-22 Russia (EHT) EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* |

Nikita Nesterov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 96* 8* 26* 34* 0.35* 69* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
CAN-RUS Challenge 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U14 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U16 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U17 1 5* 2* 5* 7* 1.40* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 4 21* 5* 6* 11* 0.52* 16* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 61* 12* 15* 27* 0.44* 38* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 11* 0* 2* 2* 0.18* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 10 442* 51* 164* 215* 0.49* 214* 75* | 9 127 10 * 48 * 58 * 0.46 * 52 * 31 *
MHL 4 98* 21* 37* 58* 0.59* 148* 9* | 4 17 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.47 * 18 * -7 *
NHL 4 170* 9* 28* 37* 0.22* 101* -10* | 3 28 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.25 * 17 * 5 *
OG 2 12* 3* 2* 5* 0.42* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 22* 4* 4* 8* 0.36* 12* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 4* 2* 6* 0.43* 58* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 7* 9* 0.64* 8* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nikita Nesterov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/12/2022
07/12/2022 Extension CSKA Moskva CSKA Moskva
07/20/2021
07/20/2021 Confirmed Calgary Flames CSKA Moskva
10/23/2020
10/23/2020 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Calgary Flames
07/07/2017
07/07/2017 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens CSKA Moskva
01/27/2017
01/27/2017 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Montréal Canadiens
09/26/2016
09/26/2016 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
04/30/2013
04/30/2013 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 1 #16 overall by Tri-City Americans in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2010, 1 #22 overall by Traktor Chelyabinsk in the KHL Draft