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Left Wing•#27MIXEDPPI 93Nikolaj 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.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 16 games. He averages 0.88 points per game on 16:04 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 38–83 pts
MIXED — 56th percentile at L, 59% hit rate (82 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Nikolaj's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
21
Current: 4
Assists
53
Current: 10
Points
74
Current: 14
Solid middle-six production projected. Range of 59-89 points most likely, with breakout potential toward 103.
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Art Ross
Most Points
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Rocket
Most Goals
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Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Nikolaj was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 16 games, 278 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.4 vs 57.3 lg
31th percentile
Quality of teammates
71.0 vs 56.8 lg
93th 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
52
Goals vs expected
4 vs 3.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
18%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
70
Offense
73
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
3-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 3-point gap between offensive (70th) and defensive (73th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
3-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 3-point gap between offensive (70th) and defensive (73th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | CAR | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +5 | 34 | 11.8% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | CAR | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +8 | 207 | 12.6% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | WPG | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +14 | 174 | 13.8% |
Form
Nikolaj'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs WPG | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 13:22 |
| Oct 29 | vs CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:56 |
| Oct 27 | vs BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:16 |
| Oct 24 | @ STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:31 |
| Oct 22 | @ EDM | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:04 |
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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.
| 23-242023-24 | WPG | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | +27 | 233 | 10.7% |
| 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 | — | 772 | 255 | 350 | 605 | +119 | 2136 | 11.9% |
William Carrier
LW · 8 pts
