Nikita Nesterenko

Shoots left · 25 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	1	0	1	3	11:20
Last season	29	1	8	9	31	12:16

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Role

Where he fits on Anaheim right now.

Line: L4 with M. Granlund and C. Gauthier · 8:14 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Spot duty 3 of 15 kills · 0:45 a kill
Ice time: 11:20 a game, 9th-most among Anaheim forwards · 10:08 5-on-5 · 0:35 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 67% of forwards · home 71%, road 64%
Easier opponents than 59% of forwards

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Preventing chancesTop 10
−0.25 expected goals against /60better than 98% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 27910.33 hits /60better than 95% of forwardsmore than 85% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 550.15 takeaways /60behind 99% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 571.20 blocks /60behind 92% of centersfewer than 95% of centers
Creating his own chances
0.59 expected goals /60behind 82% of centers
Finishing
−0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 79% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 25821.18 hits /60better than 94% of forwardsmore than 98% of forwards
Top speed
22.7 mphfaster than 94% of forwards
Distance skated
10.40 miles /60farther than 94% of centers

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Nikita NesterenkoAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 29, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.03 expected goals /60bottom 37%
−0.06 expected goals /60bottom 32%
Preventing chancesTop 10
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.25 expected goals against /60top 2%
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 29%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.6 shot attempts /60bottom 39%
10.3 shot attempts /60bottom 35%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.59 expected goals /60bottom 18%
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 41%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 21%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.62 first assists /60top 24%
0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.84 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.79 expected goals for /60too few games
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 279top 5%10.33 hits /60top 15%
hitting score 258top 6%21.18 hits /60top 2%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 57bottom 8%1.20 blocks /60bottom 5%
blocking score 81bottom 33%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 55bottom 1%0.15 takeaways /60bottom 1%
takeaway score 92average0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.69 penalties drawn /60bottom 33%
0.74 penalties drawn /60bottom 39%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.68 penalties taken /60average
0.77 penalties taken /60bottom 37%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
46.4% wontoo few games
48.9% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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51 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

4 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left3
Wide right9
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other1

18 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

2 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.7 mphtop 35%
22.7 mphtop 6%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
8.4 bursts /60top 21%
9.3 bursts /60top 22%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
84.6 mphbottom 39%
71.2 mphbottom 18%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.92 miles /60top 26%
10.40 miles /60top 6%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.1% of his timebottom 26%
38.3% of his timebottom 24%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.