WASHINGTON -- Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin made his NHL debut in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second ...

Alexander Nikishin is making his NHL debut for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series ...

Defenseman Jalen Chatfield was not at Canes practice Wednesday and Nikishin was paired with fellow Russian Dmitry Orlov.

Twice selected as the best defenseman in the Kontinental Hockey League by general managers, Nikishin blossomed over six years ...

Highly touted prospect Alexander Nikishin is set to make his NHL debut tonight for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 against ...

After five years and one thousand days later, the wait for many Hurricanes fans has ended.  On May 15, ahead of Game 5 of the ...

Alexander Nikishin 's NHL debut will come with the Carolina Hurricanes on the verge of a Western Conference Final berth. The ...

Hurricanes' top prospect Alexander Nikishin made his NHL debut in Thursday's Game 5 win over the Capitals and drew strong ...

Carolina Hurricanes prized prospect Alexander Nikishin will make his NHL debut in Game 5 against the Washington Capitals on ...

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Carolina has played a smothering defensive style and limited the NHL's No. 2 regular-season offense to six goals, one of them ...

Behind another solid performance from Frederik Andersen in net and a late third-period charge punctuated by an Andrei ...