#43 · Right wing · CBJ
ValeriNichushkin
Next milestone 42 points from 400
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- March 4, 1995 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- Chelyabinsk, RUS
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 217 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2013 DAL, round 1, #10 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.4 mphleague avg 21.2 mph18th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 4.723rd percentile
- Distance skated5.9 mileague avg 7.4 mi31st percentile
- Hardest shot72.3 mphleague avg 73.0 mph32nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone38.1%league avg 42.2%22nd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.07 | -0.07 | 2 | 1 | .033 |
| 2025-26 | 17 | 22.95 | -5.95 | 321 | 81 | .072 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 27:22 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 23.4% | 55.7% | -32.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 30.6% | 47.4% | -16.9 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–2
- xG for–against
- 0.2–0.5
- Average rating
- 5.4
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Monahan | 2 | 20:58 | 18.5% |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 2 | 13:01 | 20.8% |
| Conor Garland | 2 | 9:23 | 32.5% |
| Adam Fantilli | 2 | 1:37 | 100.0% |
| Kent Johnson | 1 | 0:50 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.4 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 629 | 154 | 204 | 358 | +107 | 112 | 1325 | 11.6 | 66 |
| Playoffs | 91 | 28 | 15 | 43 | +3 | 26 | 202 | 13.9 | 7 |
Season by season (12)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Avalanche | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +9 | 26 | 160 | 10.6 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Avalanche | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | +11 | 8 | 118 | 17.8 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Avalanche | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +5 | 22 | 158 | 17.7 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Avalanche | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +15 | 2 | 158 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Avalanche | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +21 | 14 | 180 | 13.9 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | Avalanche | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +9 | 4 | 98 | 10.2 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Avalanche | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +26 | 14 | 113 | 11.5 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Stars | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 65 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Stars | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +2 | 12 | 139 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Stars | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Stars | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +20 | 8 | 128 | 10.9 | 3 |