KEVIN LANKINEN - Lankinen was the first goalie off the ice Tuesday, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll be in goal on the road against Edmonton. JACOB MARKSTROM - Markstrom will guard the road goal against Carolina on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. OLIVER KAPANEN - Kapanen (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's season opener against Toronto, according to Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette. CHARLIE STRAMEL - Stramel was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Tuesday. BRANDON BUSSI - Bussi will defend the home goal in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site. ZACHARY L'HEUREUX - L'Heureux (lower body) won't be available for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now on Tuesday. KIRILL MARCHENKO - Marchenko (not injury related) will play against Montreal on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. CARTER HART - Hart will guard the home crease in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Blackhawks, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic. SPENCER KNIGHT - Knight is expected to defend the road net against the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. FREDERIK ANDERSEN - Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. KEVIN LANKINEN - Lankinen was the first goalie off the ice Tuesday, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll be in goal on the road against Edmonton. JACOB MARKSTROM - Markstrom will guard the road goal against Carolina on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. OLIVER KAPANEN - Kapanen (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's season opener against Toronto, according to Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette. CHARLIE STRAMEL - Stramel was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Tuesday. BRANDON BUSSI - Bussi will defend the home goal in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site. ZACHARY L'HEUREUX - L'Heureux (lower body) won't be available for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now on Tuesday. KIRILL MARCHENKO - Marchenko (not injury related) will play against Montreal on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. CARTER HART - Hart will guard the home crease in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Blackhawks, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic. SPENCER KNIGHT - Knight is expected to defend the road net against the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. FREDERIK ANDERSEN - Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

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#91 NIKITA NOVIKOV (D)

 

Age 23.1 Birth Date 2003-07-25
Shoots L Draft Info 2021 (6/188)
Height 6'5 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 222 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country RUS Status Off Roster
2026-2027 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
0
PROSPECT UPSIDE
4.0 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
55%
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Date Type News
2026-06-29Player UpdateNovikov will become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday after he didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Sabres, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
2023-05-19Player UpdateNovikov signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Buffalo on Friday.

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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
N/A 2031 RFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
NHL ID: 8482916

2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

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2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

DraftKings

Game Date Team Opponent DraftKings Yahoo FanDuel OwnersBox

2026-2027 Regular Season Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

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Power Play Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

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Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

2026-2027 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
BRENT JOHNSON49.5199551293.03.0
IVAN PROSVETOV27.5201841144.85.5
FILIP LARSSON28.1201661675.54.5
KEVIN MANDOLESE26.1201861573.54.5
ISAIAH SAVILLE26.0201951353.03.5
IVAN FEDOTOV29.8201571886.85.0
JAKUB SKAREK26.820183724.04.5
VADIM ZHERENKO25.5201972085.55.5
MAGNUS CHRONA26.0201851524.04.5
LUKAS PARIK25.520193874.82.0
JOE VRBETIC23.9202172144.03.0
VYACHESLAV PEKSA24.0202161855.05.0
GARIN BJORKLUND24.3202061796.06.5
HUGO OLLAS24.4202071976.03.0
TALYN BOYKO23.9202141126.54.0
TRISTAN LENNOX23.920213935.05.0
BENJAMIN GAUDREAU23.720213815.62.8
JESPER VIKMAN24.5202051256.04.0
AMIR MIFTAKHOV26.4202061866.06.5
NIKITA QUAPP23.6202161874.04.0
JAN BEDNAR24.0202041075.52.0
TYLER BRENNAN23.0202241024.04.5
REID DYCK22.6202261835.03.0
JAKUB VONDRAS22.3202261714.04.0
NICK MALIK24.4202251604.51.5
YANIV PERETS26.50003.04.0
LANDON MILLER20.7202441262.52.0
RYERSON LEENDERS20.3202472197.07.0
OWEN SAY25.30003.03.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLRochester Americans50612180.3644600.00015
2024-2025AHLRochester Americans68614200.295228671.09.0212
2023-2024AHLRochester Americans65320230.354220490.86.1014
2022-2023KHLDynamo Moskva622350.0814-300.0005
2021-2022KHLDynamo Moskva321340.136200.0008
2021-2022MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva61340.670600.000
2021-2022EHTRussia10000.000000.000
2020-2021MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva52410140.27611800.000
2020-2021WJC-18Russia U1870550.714900.000
2019-2020MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva3547110.31241300.000
2019-2020Russia U17Dynamo Moskva U171219100.8322000.000
2019-2020Russia U18Dynamo Moskva U188113141.754000.000
2018-2019Russia U16Dynamo Moskva U162648120.4622000.000
2018-2019Russia U18Dynamo Moskva U1872460.862000.000
2017-2018WSI U15Dynamo Moskva Selects U1570110.144000.000
2016-2017WSI U14Russia Selects U1492350.564000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLOntario Reign50000.002100.0000
2024-2025AHLRochester Americans80220.254300.00010
2023-2024AHLRochester Americans50220.400-200.00016
2022-2023MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva61230.502-400.000
2022-2023KHLDynamo Moskva60000.000000.0000
2021-2022KHLDynamo Moskva90110.110000.0008
2021-2022MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva11011.000200.000
2020-2021MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva40000.002300.000
2019-2020MHLMHK Dynamo Moskva40000.004000.000
2018-2019Russia U18Dynamo Moskva U1830000.002000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026BUF10000.0001000.00.0000001000:000.017:33
2024-2025BUF41120.5042081010.02.5301006000:214.816.921:10
2023-2024BUF20000.000-2020.01.0000002000:020.34.114:45
3 Year AVG 841717340.40341713416810.02.05001700118000:164.216.920:27
CAREER 71120.2924-18128.31.7301009000:123.013.218:49

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026BUF100.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0011.0000.00
2024-2025BUF410.2510.2520.5082.00102.5010.2530.7561.5000.00
2023-2024BUF200.0000.0000.0000.0021.0000.0000.0021.0000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 0.0
PTS/60 0.0
PDO 1000
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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