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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Center•#13MIXEDPPI 92Nico Hischier is a 27-year-old center for the New Jersey Devils. Selected 1st overall by NJD in the 2017 NHL Draft. Born in Naters, CHE.
In 2025-26, Nico has been a consistent offensive contributor with 28 goals and 38 assists for 66 points in 82 games. He averages 0.80 points per game on 20:43 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 46–95 pts
MIXED — 34th percentile at C, 51% hit rate (82 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Nico was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 82 games, 1,741 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
60.6 vs 54.8 lg
95th percentile
Quality of teammates
63.0 vs 53.2 lg
83th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Nico takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
298
Goals vs expected
28 vs 31.4 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
40%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
91
Offense
46
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
45-pt spreadThe 45-point spread between offensive (91th) and defensive (46th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
45-pt spreadThe 45-point spread between offensive (91th) and defensive (46th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Nico Hischier's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | NJD | 82 | 28 | 38 | 66 | -6 | 211 | 13.3% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | NJD | 75 | 35 | 34 | 69 | +9 | 187 | 18.7% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | NJD | 71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | -5 | 182 | 14.8% |
Form
Nico's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 |
| Apr 12 | vs OTT | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 22:40 |
| Apr 11 | @ DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:13 |
| Apr 9 | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:06 |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:56 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the New Jersey Devils this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | NJD | 81 | 31 | 49 | 80 | +33 | 256 | 12.1% |
| 21-222021-22 | NJD | 70 | 21 | 39 | 60 | -1 | 153 | 13.7% |
| 20-212020-21 | NJD | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 44 | 13.6% |
| 19-202019-20 | NJD | 58 | 14 | 22 | 36 | -16 | 123 | 11.4% |
| 18-192018-19 | NJD | 69 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 160 | 10.6% |
| 17-182017-18 | NJD | 82 | 20 | 32 | 52 | +10 | 180 | 11.1% |
| Career | — | 609 | 199 | 289 | 488 | +15 | 1496 | 13.3% |
Dougie Hamilton
D · 39 pts
