COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSBorn in Russia#43 ·Right Wing

Valeri Nichushkin

ACTIVE

Last game:October 21, 2026(3d ago)1 PTS · 0G · 1AvsToronto Maple Leafs

Next match:October 25, 2026(overnight)vsVegas Golden Knights

Valeri Nichushkin has played in the NHL since 2013–14 and currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He is 31 years old (born in 1995), is originally from Chelyabinsk, is 193 cm tall and weighs 98 kg. He has previously played for Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. Nichushkin has put up 361 points in 635 games, 155 goals and 206 assists, an average of 0.57 points per game. The best season so far is 2023–24 with 53 points in 54 games.

BirthplaceChelyabinsk, RUSBorn1995 (31 years)Height193 cmWeight98 kgShootsLNHLSeason 12 in the NHL

DRAFT 2013: selected No. 10 in round 1 · Dallas StarsDEBUT October 4, 2013(13y ago)vsFlorida PanthersCONTRACT $6,125,000/yr (≈ 5 058 338 kr/month, 60 700 055 kr/yr) · UFA 2030–31

Coming soon

The 2026-2027 season8 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#245NHL F#198

Goals

NHL#255NHL F#219

Assists

NHL#178NHL F#131

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

8 of 8

games

Point pace

42P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

-2

NHL#471NHL F#305

Ice time/game

15:55

NHL#409NHL F#167

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs25 playoff goals1y ago

Career500 NHL games2y ago

Next up

200 career goals

155 now · target 200

45left

Season30 goals this season29 away

Show all milestones 33

Season

30 goals this season29 away

Match season best: 32 assists29 away

Match season best: 53 points49 away

Match season best: 28 goals27 away

Playoffs

25 playoff goals1y ago

25 playoff points3y ago

10 playoff goals4y ago

10 playoff assists4y ago

50 playoff games4y ago

5 playoff goals4y ago

10 playoff points4y ago

5 playoff assists5y ago

25 playoff games6y ago

10 playoff games10y ago

First playoff goal12y ago

First playoff point12y ago

Career

200 career goals45 away

500 career points139 away

250 career assists44 away

750 NHL games115 away

500 NHL games2y ago

250 career points2y ago

100 career goals2y ago

100 career assists4y ago

50 career goals4y ago

100 career points6y ago

250 NHL games6y ago

25 career goals6y ago

50 career assists7y ago

50 career points10y ago

100 NHL games10y ago

First NHL goal12y ago

First NHL point13y ago

Compared with the NHL

Valeri Nichushkin has a higher +/− than about 83% of all forwards.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

2.30

Upper halfValeri Nichushkin scores points more often than 73% of NHL forwards (346 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.80

Upper halfValeri Nichushkin scores goals more often than 52% of NHL forwards (247 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

1.50

Top 20%Valeri Nichushkin records assists more often than 80% of NHL forwards (381 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

7.52

Top 25%Valeri Nichushkin shoots more often than 75% of NHL forwards (358 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

2.59

Lower halfValeri Nichushkin hits more often than 33% of NHL forwards (158 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.27

Bottom 20%Valeri Nichushkin blocks more shots than 19% of NHL forwards (90 of 476)

+/−

Top 18%Valeri Nichushkin has a higher +/− than 83% of NHL forwards (395 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.