In 472 career NHL games with San Jose and Colorado, Nieto has registered 151 points (62 goals, 89 assists) and 82 penalty minutes. He led Colorado forwards in average shorthanded ice time per game in each of the last two seasons, set a career high in goals (15) during the 2017-18 season and his 19 assists in 2018-19 were a career best. In 55 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, Nieto has posted 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) and a plus-16 rating, including appearing in 16 games during San Jose's 2016 Stanley Cup Final appearance.
Prior to his professional career, Nieto played collegiately at Boston University, where he totaled 102 points (44 goals, 58 assists) in 115 career games. He played for the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2008-10, winning back-to-back gold medals with Team USA at the 2009 and 2010 IIHF Under-18 World Championship.
The five-foot-eleven, 185-pound native of Long Beach, CA, was originally selected by San Jose in the 2011 NHL Draft (second round, 47th overall) and was the first California-born player selected by the Sharks in the NHL Draft in franchise history.
