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Right Wing•#43MIXEDPPI 86Valeri Nichushkin is a 31-year-old right wing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Selected 10th overall by DAL in the 2013 NHL Draft. Born in Chelyabinsk, RUS.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 1 goals and 5 assists for 6 points in 12 games. He averages 0.50 points per game on 16:24 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: 19–55 pts
MIXED — 44th percentile at R, 50% hit rate (72 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 Valeri's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
7
Current: 1
Assists
33
Current: 5
Points
40
Current: 6
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 31-50 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
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.
5v5
What happened while Valeri was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 12 games, 206 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
59.9 vs 57.3 lg
73th percentile
Quality of teammates
57.9 vs 56.8 lg
55th 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 Valeri takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
24
Goals vs expected
1 vs 1.7 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
35%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
45
Offense
38
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
7-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 7-point gap between offensive (45th) and defensive (38th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
7-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 7-point gap between offensive (45th) and defensive (38th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Valeri Nichushkin's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | CBJ | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 17 | 5.9% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | COL | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +9 | 160 | 10.6% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | COL | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | +11 | 118 | 17.8% |
Form
Valeri'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:26 |
| Oct 29 | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:02 |
| Oct 27 | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 |
| Oct 24 | vs VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:13 |
| Oct 20 | vs TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:27 |
Similar right wings
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Valeri to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 | COL | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +5 | 158 | 17.7% |
| 22-232022-23 | COL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +15 | 158 | 10.8% |
| 21-222021-22 | COL | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +21 | 180 | 13.9% |
| 20-212020-21 | COL | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +9 | 98 | 10.2% |
| 19-202019-20 | COL | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +26 | 113 | 11.5% |
| 18-192018-19 | DAL | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 65 | — |
| 15-162015-16 | DAL | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +2 | 139 | 6.5% |
| 14-152014-15 | DAL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 | — |
| 13-142013-14 | DAL | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +20 | 128 | 10.9% |
| Career | — | 639 | 155 | 208 | 363 | +106 | 1340 | 11.6% |
Damon Severson
D · 5 pts
