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

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 ...

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

After plenty of will-he-or-won’t-he talk, Russian defender Nikishin made his NHL debut in Game 5 of the Hurricanes’ playoff ...

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

Alexander Nikishin took the ice helmetless for warmups prior to Game 5 of the Carolina Hurricanes' second-round series at ...

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

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

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

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

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 made his NHL debut in Game 5 against the Washington Capitals on ...