• Nikolaev collected 10-15—25 in 41 regular-season contests and 5-3—8 in six playoff games to help Loko Yaroslavl of Russia’s junior league claim the Kharlamov Cup as MHL champions.

• Internationally, Nikolaev served as an alternate captain for Team Russia at the 2019 Under-18 World Championship where he recorded 2-2—4 in seven games to help his country earn silver and ranked tied for third in points at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge (1-5—6 in 6 GP) to again help Russia claim silver. Additionally, Nikolaev skated for Russia at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup where his seven points (1-6—7) tied for fourth in tournament scoring

• Models his style of play after Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron.