The Lightning have agreed to terms with defenseman Nikita Nesterov on a three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and GM Steve Yzerman announced. 

Nesterov played in 35 games with Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL this season, recording 14 penalty minutes while averaging 12:21 in average ice time.  He also appeared in 19 playoff games, recording four assists as Traktor lost to Dynamo Moscow in the Continental Cup Finals.  

Nesterov, 20, was selected by Tampa Bay in the fifth round, 158th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.  He participated in the 2012 Lightning Development Camp at the Brandon Ice Sports Forum.