Russia Nikita Soshnikov
Date of Birth
Position
RW/C
Age
30
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Contract
23/24
Agency

Soshnikov is an extremely smooth and quick skater, and uses his edges to evade defenders and create space for his teammates. Has a very good shot and often chooses to shoot first. He is creative with the puck, and often opts for an extra move when he might be better off passing.
(Peter Oundjian, EP 2018)

Brother: Artyom Soshnikov

© Photo: Anton Vymotov

Nikita Soshnikov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Mytishchinskie Atlanty MHL 48* 17* 10* 27* 14* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -1
2011-12 Atlanty Mytishchi MHL 47* 14* 20* 34* 12* 7* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 25 3
2012-13 Atlanty Mytishchi MHL 59* 38* 34* 72* 47* 44* | Playoffs 8 5 4 9 4 6
2013-14 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 33* 2* 3* 5* 27* -4* |
Buran Voronezh VHL 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* 1* |
Atlanty Mytishchi MHL 10* 5* 8* 13* 4* 10* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 -1
2014-15 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 57* 14* 18* 32* 22* 5* |
Russia (all) International 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11* 2* 3* 5* 6* -4* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 52* 18* 10* 28* 18* 26* | Playoffs 11 5 2 7 4 5
Russia (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56* 5* 4* 9* 16* 1* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 6* 1* 2* 3* 6* 1* |
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 19* 7* 10* 17* 12* 13* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 12* 1* 1* 2* 4* 0* |
Russia WC 4* 0* 3* 3* 0* 4* |
Russia (all) International 10* 1* 3* 4* 14* -* |
2018-19 St. Louis Blues NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 11* 3* 3* 6* 4* 1* |
2019-20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 58* 27* 21* 48* 28* -2* |
Russia (all) International 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -3* |
2020-21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 21* 4* 13* 17* 6* -10* |
CSKA Moskva KHL 25* 4* 5* 9* 10* 4* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 4 -5
Russia (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2021-22 CSKA Moskva KHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 6* -3* |
Avangard Omsk KHL 22* 4* 11* 15* 8* 0* | Playoffs 13 5 3 8 31 2
2022-23 New York Islanders NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Bridgeport Islanders AHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 22* 8* 6* 14* 17* 10* |
2023-24 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 67* 10* 17* 27* 25* 1* | Playoffs 11 1 2 3 4 0

Nikita Soshnikov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Atlant Mytishchi Nadezhda Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
2014-15 Russia EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2017-18 Russia EHT 6* 1* 0* 1* 14* -1* |
2019-20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Spengler Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Russia EHT 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -3* |
2020-21 Russia EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |

Nikita Soshnikov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 92* 29* 26* 55* 0.60* 40* 41* | 1 11 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.64 * 4 * 5 *
EHT 4 18* 4* 1* 5* 0.28* 14* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 30* 4* 4* 8* 0.27* 18* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 7 316* 73* 95* 168* 0.53* 149* 1* | 3 37 6 * 8 * 14 * 0.38 * 39 * -3 *
MHL 4 164* 74* 72* 146* 0.89* 77* 69* | 4 27 8 * 9 * 17 * 0.63 * 35 * 7 *
Nadezhda Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 90* 8* 8* 16* 0.18* 26* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 4* 0* 3* 3* 0.75* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nikita Soshnikov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/20/2022
12/20/2022 Confirmed New York Islanders Traktor Chelyabinsk
12/18/2022
12/18/2022 Confirmed New York Islanders Unknown
09/21/2022
09/21/2022 Confirmed Avangard Omsk New York Islanders
10/19/2021
10/19/2021 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Avangard Omsk
11/28/2020
11/28/2020 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa CSKA Moskva
06/03/2019
06/03/2019 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Salavat Yulaev Ufa
06/24/2018
06/24/2018 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
02/15/2018
02/15/2018 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues
03/20/2015
03/20/2015 Confirmed Atlant Mytishchi Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 6 #123 overall by Atlant Mytishchi in the KHL Draft