251 G · 340 A · 756 GP
0.782 P/GP · 140 PPP · 16:27 ATOI
Carolina Hurricanes#27Active
Nikolaj Ehlers
L · 6′0″ / 168 lb · Shoots L · Aalborg, DNK · Age 30 · 2014 #9 by WPG
591Career points
0.782Career P/GP
756Games played
251Goals
11 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2671points
The latest read.
71 points in 82 games in 2025-26. Career: 591 points across 756 games.
82GP
26goals
45assists
71points
207shots
29PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
17 G · 22 A · 63 GP
0.619 P/GP · 11 PPP · 17:11 ATOI
0.528 → 0.866P/GP by season · 11 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2020-21
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 11 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 63 GP · 17 G · 22 A · 39 pts (0.619 P/GP)
80.9
84.3
84.7
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2025-26Lady Byng Memorial Trophy19th · 2026Lady Byng Memorial Trophy57th · 2022
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-07
9away from 600 pointsPoints · 591 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2014 draft#9round 1 · WPG
27Players in sample
100.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Josh Bailey (2008, NYI), 1,057 NHL games.
Sample: 27 players taken #9, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Nikolaj Ehlers's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Nikolaj Ehlers. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2024-25 peak: 69 GP / 24 G / 39 A / 63 Pts / 0.913 P/GP · 15:48 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 0.979 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 0.913 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 0.887 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 0.866 |
| 2022-23 | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0.844 |
| Prime-five | 305 | 111 | 162 | 273 | 0.895 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-06-14@ VGKPlayoff15:28 TOI1G 0A1 P · 3 S
2026-06-11vs VGKPlayoff17:47 TOI0G 3A3 P · 0 S
2026-06-09@ VGKPlayoff19:09 TOI1G 2A3 P · 3 S
2026-06-06@ VGKPlayoff24:36 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-06-04vs VGKPlayoff17:52 TOI0G 0A0 P · 4 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart11 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +8 | 29 | 207 |
| 2024-25Peak | Winnipeg Jets | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +14 | 22 | 174 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | +27 | 7 | 233 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 12 | 132 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +18 | 9 | 245 |
| 2020-21 | Winnipeg Jets | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 13 | 148 |
| 2019-20 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +14 | 5 | 203 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | +2 | 7 | 158 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | +14 | 13 | 231 |
| 2016-17 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +1 | 12 | 204 |
| 2015-16 | Winnipeg Jets | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | +3 | 11 | 167 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +9 | 5 | 39 |
| 2024-25 | Winnipeg Jets | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 2 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019-20 | Winnipeg Jets | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 26 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2020-21 is the best season either way: 0.979 raw, 1.000 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82 | 0.866 | 3.13 | 0.831 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 0.913 | 3.04 | 0.901 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 0.744 | 3.11 | 0.717 |
| 2022-23 | 45 | 0.844 | 3.18 | 0.797 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 0.887 | 3.14 | 0.846 |
| 2020-21Best adjusted | 47 | 0.979 | 2.94 | 1.000 |
| 2019-20 | 71 | 0.817 | 3.02 | 0.812 |
| 2018-19 | 62 | 0.597 | 3.01 | 0.594 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 0.732 | 2.97 | 0.739 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 0.780 | 2.77 | 0.847 |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 0.528 | 2.71 | 0.584 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | OGQ | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | WC | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | WC | Denmark | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | OGQ | Denmark | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | WC | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | OGQ | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | WC | Denmark | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | WC | Denmark | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Halifax | 51 | 37 | 64 | 101 |
| 2014-15 | WJC-A | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Halifax | 14 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 2013-14 | QMJHL | Halifax | 63 | 49 | 55 | 104 |
| 2013-14 | QMJHL | Halifax | 16 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2012-13 | Swiss | Biel | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Swiss-Jr. | Biel Jr. | 34 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 2012-13 | Swiss | Biel | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011-12 | Swiss-Jr. | Biel Jr. | 32 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 2011-12 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011-12 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2010-11 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 2010-11 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2009-10 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Swiss-U17 | Biel U17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 26.
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 756 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 605 to 907); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 108 of them cleared the band.
Vladimir TarasenkoR · 2010 #16 · retired906 GP · 327 G · 382 A · 709 P0.783 P/GP · +0.001Dylan LarkinC · 2014 #15 · active808 GP · 276 G · 367 A · 643 P0.796 P/GP · +0.014Brock BoeserR · 2015 #23 · active629 GP · 226 G · 256 A · 482 P0.766 P/GP · −0.015Nico HischierC · 2017 #1 · active609 GP · 199 G · 289 A · 488 P0.801 P/GP · +0.020Gabriel LandeskogL · 2011 #2 · active798 GP · 262 G · 344 A · 606 P0.759 P/GP · −0.022
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed93.6mph94.4
150.7 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed23.1mph87.8
37.2 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated357.0km88.6
221.8 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game5.5km74.1
3.4 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph182bursts92.0
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time46.9%96.7
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time18.2%75.3
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time34.9%97.2
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal207shots93.7
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal32shots54.2
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot297 G57th
Outside L272 G100th
R Circle253 G91th
L Circle242 G93th
High Slot214 G89th
L Point191 G100th
Outside R150 G95th
Center Point102 G93th
R Point101 G96th
R Net Side71 G92th
Offensive Neutral Zone60 G91th
L Net Side41 G74th
Beyond Red Line30 G74th
Crease32 G48th
L Corner30 G99th
Behind the Net10 G56th
R Corner00 G0th
32high danger9 G · 28.1%
70mid danger9 G · 12.9%
39long range4 G · 10.3%
Method: 207 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 2 ballot appearances · 1 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.DAL35 points38 GP · 10 G · 25 A91 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.COL32 points35 GP · 15 G · 17 A91 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.OTT30 points26 GP · 12 G · 18 A82 shots · 9 PP points
Career vs.MTL29 points33 GP · 11 G · 18 A87 shots · 10 PP points
Career vs.NSH27 points40 GP · 8 G · 19 A96 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.EDM26 points32 GP · 11 G · 15 A105 shots · 5 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.OTT1.15 P/GP26 GP · 12 G · 18 A82 shots · 9 PP points
Pace vs.NJD1.14 P/GP22 GP · 13 G · 12 A58 shots · 5 PP points
Pace vs.NYR1.00 P/GP21 GP · 6 G · 15 A72 shots · 9 PP points
Pace vs.FLA1.00 P/GP18 GP · 11 G · 7 A57 shots · 5 PP pointsPace vs.DAL0.92 P/GP38 GP · 10 G · 25 A91 shots · 7 PP pointsPace vs.COL0.91 P/GP35 GP · 15 G · 17 A91 shots · 3 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
691 shots on goal against 78 goaltenders, 78 goals: 11.3% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 9 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesMTL | 21 | 4 | 19.1% | snap |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | snap |
| Jake OettingerDAL | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | wrist |
| Logan ThompsonWSH | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | wrist |
| Igor ShesterkinNYR | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar GeorgievSJS | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
| Juuse SarosNSH | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | wrist |
| Joey DaccordSEA | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | wrist |
| Stuart SkinnerPIT | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | snap |
| Igor ShesterkinNYR | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.82blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#116Yahoo#65Fantrax#65Roto#57
25-2682 GP26 G45 A1.78 pts/gm
2nd half+0.56Market avg#84.5Point games59%Worst blank run5
This desk has Nikolaj Ehlers No. 116 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 31 seats higher.
The room.
Every current Carolina Hurricanes teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
