Nikita Nikitin

Jersey Number: 6

Defense

6'4" (193cm)

June 16, 1986

Left

217 lbs (98kg)

Omsk, RUS

Registered 12-44-56 and 51 penalty minutes in 158 games with the Blue Jackets from 2011-14.
Had his best season as a Blue Jacket in 2011-12 when he posted career highs with 7-25-32 in 54 games.
Was named the club’s most outstanding defenseman for the season after leading CBJ blueliners in goals, assists and points in 2011-12.
Notched his first goal as a Blue Jacket and added two assists on Dec. 1, 2011 at Calgary (Miikka Kiprusoff).
Finished his six-year NHL career with 17-59-76 and 85 penalty minutes in 259 games with the Edmonton Oilers, Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues from 2010-16.
Made his NHL debut as a 24-year-old with St. Louis on Nov. 6, 2010 at Boston and scored his first career goal on Feb. 6, 2011 at Tampa Bay (Dan Ellis).
Wrapped up his NHL career with the Oilers, combining for 4-7-11 in 53 games over two seasons from 2014-16.
Went on to play three seasons in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League from 2016-19, suiting up for Traktor Chelyabinsk from 2017-19.
Represented Russia in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, the 2012 IIHF World Championships (gold) and 2006 IIHF World Junior Championships (silver).
Prior to his NHL debut, he played eight seasons within the Avangard Omsk program at varying levels, including in the KHL from 2008-10.

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2011-2012	54	7	25	32	-5	14	93
2012-2013	38	3	6	9	2	17	60
2013-2014	66	2	13	15	9	20	95
Totals	158	12	44	56	6	51	248

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2013-2014	5	0	0	0	0	0	8
Playoff Totals	5	0	0	0	0	0	8

Drafted by St. Louis in the fifth-round, 136th overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft.
Acquired by Columbus from St. Louis for D Kris Russell on Nov. 11, 2011.
Traded by Columbus to Edmonton in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft on June 25, 2014.