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Left Wing•#27Nikolaj Ehlers is a 30-year-old left wing for the Carolina Hurricanes. Selected 9th overall by WPG in the 2014 NHL Draft. Born in Aalborg, DNK.
Nikolaj is having an elite 2025-26 campaign with 34 goals and 55 assists for 89 points through 100 games. He averages 0.89 points per game on 17:00 of ice time.
#25 NHL
#24 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 32–75 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Nikolaj 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, 1,447 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.6 vs 54.8 lg
72th percentile
Quality of teammates
74.5 vs 53.2 lg
97th percentile
Deployment
neutral
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 Nikolaj takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
308
Goals vs expected
26 vs 18.4 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
20%
With-or-without-you
Who Nikolaj plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean WalkerD | 405 min | 58.5 | 56.0 | +2.5 |
| Jordan StaalC | 374 min | 56.5 | 57.3 | -0.8 |
| Jalen ChatfieldD | 360 min | 56.0 | 57.5 | -1.5 |
| K'Andre MillerD | 354 min | 59.9 | 55.5 | +4.4 |
| Jordan MartinookL | 348 min | 58.2 | 56.5 | +1.7 |
| Jackson BlakeR | 310 min | 57.8 | 56.7 | +1.1 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Nikolaj, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14 | @ VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:28 |
| Jun 11 | vs VGK | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 |
| Jun 9 | @ VGK | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 19:09 |
| Jun 6 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:36 |
| Jun 4 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:52 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Forwards
78
Offense
52
Defense
65
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL forwards. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
26-pt spreadThe 26-point spread between offensive (78th) and defensive (52th) percentiles is significant for a winger. 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, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
26-pt spreadThe 26-point spread between offensive (78th) and defensive (52th) percentiles is significant for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Nikolaj Ehlers's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | CAR | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +8 | 207 | 12.6% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | WPG | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +14 | 174 | 13.8% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | WPG | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | +27 | 233 | 10.7% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Carolina Hurricanes 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.
End of season statistical forecast
0
games remaining
Goals
34
Current: 34
Assists
55
Current: 55
Points
89
Current: 89
Strong production expected. Most likely outcome is 89-96 points, establishing this player as a top-line contributor.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
| 22-232022-23 | WPG | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 132 | 9.1% |
| 21-222021-22 | WPG | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +18 | 245 | 11.4% |
| 20-212020-21 | WPG | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 148 | 14.2% |
| 19-202019-20 | WPG | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +14 | 203 | 12.3% |
| 18-192018-19 | WPG | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | +2 | 158 | 13.3% |
| 17-182017-18 | WPG | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | +14 | 231 | 12.6% |
| 16-172016-17 | WPG | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +1 | 204 | 12.3% |
| 15-162015-16 | WPG | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | +3 | 167 | 9.0% |
| Career | — | 756 | 251 | 340 | 591 | +114 | 2102 | 11.9% |
D · 62 pts
