Young Hurricanes Defenseman Shines, But Carolina Struggles In Pre-Season Loss To Lightning

Adam Proteau · 2025-09-23T05:54:10.000Z

The Carolina Hurricanes [http://thn.com/carolina] kicked off their first pre-season game of the 2025-26 campaign with a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning [http://thn.com/tampabay]. But in this story from THN.com's Ryan Henkel [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/game-day/hurricanes-drop-preseason-opener-2-1-to-lightning-takeaways-and-standouts], Hurricanes young star defenseman Alexander Nikishin was one of the top stars in the game. "The Wraparound" But what do you think about Nikishin? Leave your opinion here by commenting below. And be sure to register as a community member here on THN.com [https://thehockeynews.com/]. Your voice counts, and we want to hear it.

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AdamProteau

Sep 23, 2025

The Carolina Hurricanes kicked off their first pre-season game of the 2025-26 campaign with a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. But in this story from THN.com's Ryan Henkel, Hurricanes young star defenseman Alexander Nikishin was one of the top stars in the game.

"The Wraparound"

But what do you think about Nikishin? Leave your opinion here by commenting below. And be sure to register as a community member here on THN.com. Your voice counts, and we want to hear it.