Valeri Nichushkin

Columbus Blue Jackets·RW·#43·RUS·Age 31·Shoots L

6'4"217 lbsChelyabinskDrafted 10th Overall, 2013 (DAL)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Chelyabinsk, RUS · Draft: 2013 · Round 1, pick 10 (#10 overall) · DAL · 12 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 639
G: 155
A: 208
PTS: 363
+/-: 106

Playoffs

GP: 91
G: 28
A: 15
PTS: 43
+/-: 3

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ DAL	0	0	-1	3	17:26
2026-10-29	@ CAR	0	0	0	1	18:02
2026-10-27	@ PHI	1	1	0	1	16:50
2026-10-24	vs VGK	1	1	0	2	17:13
2026-10-20	vs TOR	1	1	-1	0	12:27

Awards

Stanley Cup · 2021-22

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 7	@ BUF	0	0	0	-1	0	19:11	L
Nov 6	DAL	0	0	0	0	1	18:08	W
Nov 4	COL	1	1	2	2	1	16:43	W
Nov 1	@ DAL	0	0	0	-1	3	17:26	L
Oct 29	@ CAR	0	0	0	0	1	18:02	L
Oct 27	@ PHI	0	1	1	0	1	16:50	W
Oct 24	VGK	0	1	1	0	2	17:13	W
Oct 20	TOR	0	1	1	-1	0	12:27	L
Oct 18	@ MIN	0	0	0	1	1	16:33	L
Oct 17	NYR	0	0	0	0	0	17:44	W
Oct 13	FLA	0	1	1	-1	2	15:39	L
Oct 10	@ STL	1	0	1	1	4	16:28	L
Oct 9	PIT	0	0	0	0	1	16:01	W
Oct 3	UTA	0	0	0	-1	2	16:47	L
Oct 1	BUF	0	1	1	-1	0	15:45	W
Sep 26	@ DET	1	1	2	2	5	17:23	W
Sep 24	PIT	1	0	1	2	3	16:16	W
May 25	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	8:34	L
May 23	VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	15:07	L
May 21	VGK	1	0	1	1	3	13:39	L
May 14	MIN	0	0	0	1	2	15:32	W
May 12	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	3	19:09	W
May 10	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	1	13:25	L
May 6	MIN	1	0	1	1	1	17:56	W
May 4	MIN	0	2	2	1	2	15:24	W
Apr 26	@ LAK	0	0	0	0	0	14:38	W
Apr 24	@ LAK	0	0	0	0	1	17:29	W
Apr 22	LAK	0	0	0	0	1	20:08	W
Apr 19	LAK	0	0	0	0	1	16:24	W
Apr 17	SEA	0	2	2	2	0	18:13	W
Apr 15	@ CGY	0	0	0	0	1	15:55	W
Apr 14	@ EDM	0	0	0	-1	1	16:10	W
Apr 12	VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	16:52	L
Apr 10	CGY	0	0	0	1	3	16:01	W
Apr 8	@ STL	2	0	2	2	6	15:45	W
Apr 4	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	0	16:43	W
Apr 2	VAN	0	2	2	2	2	13:01	L
Mar 31	CGY	0	1	1	1	4	15:42	W
Mar 28	WPG	0	1	1	0	0	16:01	L
Mar 27	@ WPG	0	0	0	-1	5	12:02	W
Mar 24	@ PIT	0	1	1	1	3	14:58	W
Mar 22	@ WSH	0	0	0	-1	0	18:47	W
Mar 21	@ CHI	1	1	2	1	1	16:52	W
Mar 19	DAL	0	0	0	0	3	19:56	L
Mar 17	PIT	0	0	0	-2	0	22:40	L
Mar 14	@ WPG	0	0	0	0	7	23:03	L
Mar 13	@ SEA	0	0	0	-1	0	18:19	W
Mar 11	EDM	1	0	1	2	3	18:58	L
Mar 8	MIN	0	0	0	-1	1	15:42	W
Mar 7	@ DAL	1	0	1	0	3	19:15	W
Mar 4	@ ANA	0	1	1	0	1	14:28	W
Mar 3	@ LAK	0	0	0	0	1	19:06	W
Feb 28	CHI	0	0	0	0	2	17:54	W
Feb 27	MIN	0	0	0	-1	3	15:31	L
Feb 26	@ UTA	0	1	1	-1	1	16:35	W
Feb 5	SJS	0	3	3	4	2	20:44	W
Feb 3	DET	0	0	0	-2	2	24:02	L
Jan 31	@ DET	0	1	1	3	1	22:57	W
Jan 30	@ MTL	0	1	1	-1	0	15:13	L
Jan 29	@ OTT	1	0	1	-1	2	15:59	L
Jan 25	@ TOR	0	1	1	1	4	17:04	W
Jan 24	PHI	0	0	0	-1	1	16:29	L
Jan 22	ANA	0	0	0	1	0	15:49	L
Jan 17	NSH	0	1	1	-3	3	15:18	L
Jan 13	TOR	0	0	0	-3	1	18:24	L
Jan 10	CBJ	0	0	0	0	0	15:16	W
Jan 9	OTT	0	0	0	2	1	15:03	W
Jan 7	@ TBL	0	0	0	-2	0	19:30	L
Jan 4	@ FLA	0	0	0	0	3	23:28	L
Jan 4	@ CAR	0	0	0	0	3	21:01	W
Jan 1	STL	3	0	3	3	6	17:05	W
Dec 30	LAK	0	1	1	1	2	19:43	W
Dec 28	@ VGK	0	1	1	-1	7	20:03	W
Dec 24	UTA	0	0	0	0	2	19:19	W
Dec 21	@ MIN	0	2	2	2	3	19:27	W
Dec 20	WPG	0	1	1	0	1	21:16	W
Dec 17	@ SEA	0	2	2	1	1	16:50	W
Dec 14	NSH	1	0	1	1	8	17:45	W
Dec 12	FLA	0	1	1	0	3	16:48	W
Dec 10	@ NSH	0	0	0	0	1	18:42	L
Dec 7	@ PHI	1	0	1	1	2	15:22	W
Dec 6	@ NYR	0	0	0	-1	2	18:09	W

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits27#123 of 654
Hits per game1.80#154 of 654
Hits per 606.45#175 of 654
Blocked shots12#216 of 654
Takeaways2#364 of 654
Giveaways18#509 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)1.73#296 of 654
Expected goals per 600.41#347 of 654
Goals above expected-0.73#485 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.072#310 of 654
High-danger shots8#224 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)49.3%#333 of 654
Corsi relative to team+1.1%#261 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)48.8%#354 of 654
PDO at 5v50.985#390 of 654
Offensive zone starts53.9%#241 of 654
Time on ice per game16:44#294 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

33.3%

Won–Lost

2–4

6 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone40.0% · 2/5
Neutral zone0.0% · 0/1
Defensive zone— · 0/0

By situation

Even strength33.3% · 1/3
Power play33.3% · 1/3
Shorthanded— · 0/0

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Career Arc

12 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	CBJ	12	1	5	6	-3	0	17	5.9	16:25	0	1
2025-26	COL	72	17	32	49	+9	26	160	10.6	17:44	1	3
2024-25	COL	43	21	13	34	+11	8	118	17.8	19:44	5	3
2023-24	COL	54	28	25	53	+5	22	158	17.7	21:21	16	5
2022-23	COL	53	17	30	47	+15	2	158	10.8	20:16	10	6
2021-22	COL	62	25	27	52	+21	14	180	13.9	19:02	5	4
2020-21	COL	55	10	11	21	+9	4	98	10.2	14:05	0	1
2019-20	COL	65	13	14	27	+26	14	113	11.5	14:04	1	0
2018-19	DAL	57	0	10	10	-4	0	65	0.0	11:55	0	0
2015-16	DAL	79	9	20	29	+2	12	139	6.5	13:56	1	1
2014-15	DAL	8	0	1	1	-5	2	6	0.0	13:46	0	0
2013-14	DAL	79	14	20	34	+20	8	128	10.9	14:58	2	1

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Valeri Nichushkin

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Fantasy Value

Similar Players

Career Arc

Career Stats