NHL Value Model· 2026-27

Nikita Nesterenko

Nikita Nesterenko
C · Bottom-Six FAge 24FairUFA-GROUP6 · Year 2 of 229 GP
Values based on 2025-26 production, 0 games into 2026-27.
Contract AAV
$0.8M
Predicted value
$1.8M
Delta
+$1.0M
119%
GP · Pts · PPG
29 · 9 · 0.31
actual (29 GP)
Performance

Percentile rank vs F cohort

Where this player sits in the distribution of every active forward across the league.

Points/Game
34
Points/60 min
38
Goals/60 min
6
TOI/Game (min)
27
PP Points
0
Shots
25
Games Played
13

Season production

actual (29 GP)
per 82
Goals
1
3
Assists
8
23
Points
9
25
Shots
31
88
PP Points
0
0
PIM
8
23
+/-
-2
-6
Points/Game
0.31
TOI/Game
12.3 min
Shooting %
3.2%
Goals/60
0.17
Points/60
1.52

Similar players

NHL VALUE MODEL

Predictions reflect what the market currently pays for similar production.

Entry-level deals show large positive deltas by CBA design. UFA and unsigned players have no delta. Stats are projected to 82-game pace.

Data: NHL API + PuckPediaModel: Comps-based weighted AAVLast refresh: Jul 3, 2026, 2:57 AM