Nikolaj Ehlers

Carolina Hurricanes·LW·#27·DNK·Age 30·Shoots L

6'0"168 lbsAalborgDrafted 9th Overall, 2014 (WPG)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Aalborg, DNK · Draft: 2014 · Round 1, pick 9 (#9 overall) · WPG · 12 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 771
G: 255
A: 348
PTS: 603
+/-: 117

Playoffs

GP: 63
G: 17
A: 22
PTS: 39
+/-: 1

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-29	vs CBJ	0	1	1	1	0	15:56
2026-10-27	vs BOS	0	1	1	1	4	16:16
2026-10-24	@ STL	1	0	1	1	2	15:31
2026-10-22	@ EDM	0	1	1	1	1	17:04
2026-10-20	@ VAN	2	1	3	3	4	17:10

Awards

Stanley Cup · 2025-26

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	@ NYI	0	0	0	1	5	15:46	W
Nov 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	0	3	18:57	L
Nov 1	WPG	0	2	2	2	4	13:22	W
Oct 29	CBJ	0	1	1	1	0	15:56	W
Oct 28	BOS	0	1	1	1	4	16:16	W
Oct 24	@ STL	1	0	1	1	2	15:31	W
Oct 23	@ EDM	0	1	1	1	1	17:04	L
Oct 21	@ VAN	2	1	3	3	4	17:10	W
Oct 19	@ CGY	0	0	0	0	3	16:24	L
Oct 17	@ WPG	1	0	1	-1	1	15:54	W
Oct 13	WSH	0	1	1	-1	1	19:45	W
Oct 11	@ PHI	0	0	0	0	3	17:41	W
Oct 10	@ CHI	0	1	1	1	1	13:04	W
Oct 8	VAN	0	0	0	-1	1	11:08	W
Oct 6	@ MTL	0	1	1	0	2	15:53	W
Oct 3	@ PHI	0	1	1	0	1	13:38	W
Oct 2	WSH	0	0	0	-2	4	19:02	L
Sep 29	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	19:24	L
Sep 26	@ NSH	1	1	2	2	1	13:13	W
Jun 15	@ VGK	1	0	1	1	3	15:28	W
Jun 12	VGK	0	3	3	0	0	17:47	W
Jun 10	@ VGK	1	2	3	2	3	19:09	W
Jun 7	@ VGK	0	0	0	1	2	24:36	L
Jun 5	VGK	0	0	0	0	4	17:52	W
Jun 3	VGK	2	0	2	2	2	16:16	L
May 30	MTL	0	1	1	0	2	16:20	W
May 28	@ MTL	0	2	2	1	1	17:05	W
May 26	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	22:48	W
May 23	MTL	2	0	2	2	5	18:39	W
May 22	MTL	0	0	0	0	1	17:46	L
May 9	@ PHI	0	0	0	-1	1	18:31	W
May 8	@ PHI	1	0	1	1	2	17:30	W
May 4	PHI	1	1	2	1	1	21:35	W
May 3	PHI	0	0	0	0	3	18:17	W
Apr 23	@ OTT	0	0	0	-1	1	17:06	W
Apr 20	OTT	0	1	1	1	5	24:20	W
Apr 18	OTT	0	0	0	0	1	18:38	W
Apr 14	@ NYI	1	0	1	1	5	15:02	W
Apr 13	@ PHI	1	1	2	1	6	16:25	L
Apr 11	@ UTA	0	2	2	1	2	14:59	W
Apr 10	@ CHI	0	1	1	1	0	11:44	W
Apr 7	BOS	0	0	0	-1	2	19:18	W
Apr 5	@ OTT	0	1	1	0	3	17:53	L
Apr 4	NYI	0	0	0	0	3	19:41	W
Apr 2	CBJ	0	0	0	1	0	15:56	W
Mar 31	@ CBJ	1	2	3	0	3	18:23	W
Mar 29	MTL	0	0	0	-1	3	18:08	L
Mar 28	NJD	1	1	2	0	2	15:10	W
Mar 24	@ MTL	1	0	1	-1	5	16:42	L
Mar 22	@ PIT	1	1	2	0	4	16:15	W
Mar 20	@ TOR	0	0	0	-1	3	18:00	W
Mar 18	PIT	0	3	3	2	1	17:50	W
Mar 17	@ CBJ	0	1	1	0	2	14:46	L
Mar 14	@ TBL	0	1	1	2	2	14:19	W
Mar 12	STL	0	0	0	-2	0	15:02	L
Mar 10	PIT	0	1	1	-1	4	17:18	W
Mar 8	@ CGY	0	0	0	-2	2	14:40	L
Mar 7	@ EDM	1	1	2	3	3	15:15	W
Mar 5	@ VAN	3	0	3	2	3	16:06	W
Mar 3	@ SEA	1	0	1	1	4	17:02	L
Mar 1	DET	0	0	0	0	3	16:09	W
Feb 27	TBL	1	0	1	-1	3	14:58	W
Feb 6	@ NYR	0	1	1	1	5	16:01	W
Feb 4	OTT	0	1	1	1	0	16:51	W
Feb 1	LAK	0	0	0	0	2	20:07	W
Jan 31	@ WSH	0	0	0	-1	1	14:58	L
Jan 30	UTA	0	1	1	1	2	17:56	W
Jan 25	@ OTT	0	1	1	-1	1	17:44	W
Jan 23	CHI	0	0	0	-2	3	19:30	L
Jan 19	BUF	0	0	0	0	2	18:35	W
Jan 18	@ NJD	0	1	1	1	1	15:20	W
Jan 17	FLA	3	1	4	2	7	14:14	W
Jan 14	@ STL	0	0	0	-1	2	17:57	L
Jan 13	@ DET	0	0	0	-2	3	17:38	L
Jan 11	SEA	0	0	0	-1	4	17:17	W
Jan 9	ANA	0	0	0	-1	4	15:01	W
Jan 7	DAL	0	3	3	2	1	15:45	W
Jan 5	@ NJD	1	0	1	1	3	16:20	W
Jan 4	COL	1	0	1	1	1	17:42	L
Jan 2	MTL	1	2	3	0	2	16:54	L
Dec 31	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	1	16:28	L
Dec 30	NYR	0	2	2	0	2	19:25	W

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits4#561 of 654
Hits per game0.22#601 of 654
Hits per 600.82#595 of 654
Blocked shots5#471 of 654
Takeaways4#168 of 654
Giveaways19#533 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)3.17#123 of 654
Expected goals per 600.65#183 of 654
Goals above expected+0.83#140 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.066#356 of 654
High-danger shots8#224 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)60.7%#12 of 654
Corsi relative to team+3.3%#159 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)61.6%#14 of 654
PDO at 5v51.002#287 of 654
Offensive zone starts57.3%#164 of 654
Time on ice per game16:13#324 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

66.7%

Won–Lost

4–2

6 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone60.0% · 3/5
Neutral zone100.0% · 1/1
Defensive zone— · 0/0

By situation

Even strength50.0% · 1/2
Power play75.0% · 3/4
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	CAR	15	4	8	12	+3	0	30	13.3	16:15	2	3
2025-26	CAR	82	26	45	71	+8	14	207	12.6	16:36	10	19
2024-25	WPG	69	24	39	63	+14	17	174	13.8	15:48	6	16
2023-24	WPG	82	25	36	61	+27	29	233	10.7	15:52	0	7
2022-23	WPG	45	12	26	38	-2	11	132	9.1	15:39	3	9
2021-22	WPG	62	28	27	55	+18	20	245	11.4	18:04	4	5
2020-21	WPG	47	21	25	46	+15	15	148	14.2	16:55	6	7
2019-20	WPG	71	25	33	58	+14	30	203	12.3	16:31	3	2
2018-19	WPG	62	21	16	37	+2	15	158	13.3	15:46	2	5
2017-18	WPG	82	29	31	60	+14	26	231	12.6	16:05	7	6
2016-17	WPG	82	25	39	64	+1	38	204	12.3	17:29	5	7
2015-16	WPG	72	15	23	38	+3	21	167	9.0	16:06	4	7

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Nikolaj Ehlers

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