Nico Hischier

New Jersey Devils·C·#13·CHE·Age 27·Shoots L

6'1"200 lbsNatersDrafted 1st Overall, 2017 (NJD)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Naters, CHE · Draft: 2017 · Round 1, pick 1 (#1 overall) · NJD · 10 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 623
G: 206
A: 291
PTS: 497
+/-: 19

Playoffs

GP: 22
G: 6
A: 6
PTS: 12
+/-: -9

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-30	@ VGK	0	0	-1	1	18:12
2026-10-28	@ COL	0	0	0	3	16:55
2026-10-27	@ DAL	2	2	2	3	18:08
2026-10-24	vs LAK	0	0	1	4	16:16
2026-10-22	vs ANA	1	1	1	2	16:31

Awards

E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence · 2016-17

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	STL	0	0	0	0	2	18:02	W
Nov 4	EDM	0	1	1	0	0	18:09	W
Oct 30	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	1	18:12	W
Oct 29	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	3	16:55	L
Oct 28	@ DAL	2	0	2	2	3	18:08	W
Oct 24	LAK	0	0	0	1	4	16:16	W
Oct 22	ANA	1	0	1	1	2	16:31	W
Oct 20	COL	0	1	1	3	4	18:37	W
Oct 17	@ WSH	0	0	0	0	2	19:00	L
Oct 15	NYR	1	0	1	2	1	14:12	W
Oct 13	@ DET	1	0	1	-3	3	16:22	W
Oct 12	OTT	0	0	0	-2	1	18:08	L
Oct 10	VAN	2	1	3	0	4	18:59	W
Oct 6	UTA	0	0	0	0	0	23:08	L
Oct 3	@ NYI	0	0	0	0	3	19:19	L
Oct 1	PHI	0	0	0	1	2	18:56	W
Sep 26	@ NYI	0	1	1	1	3	16:11	W
Sep 21	NYR	1	0	1	0	4	16:57	W
Apr 14	@ BOS	0	0	0	0	0	17:47	L
Apr 12	OTT	2	1	3	1	5	22:40	W
Apr 11	@ DET	0	1	1	0	3	20:13	W
Apr 9	PIT	0	0	0	-3	0	18:06	L
Apr 7	PHI	0	0	0	0	3	17:56	L
Apr 5	@ MTL	0	0	0	1	3	23:44	W
Apr 4	MTL	0	1	1	2	3	23:47	L
Apr 2	WSH	0	2	2	0	0	21:08	W
Mar 31	@ NYR	0	1	1	-1	1	19:38	L
Mar 29	CHI	0	2	2	2	2	21:25	W
Mar 28	@ CAR	0	1	1	-1	5	19:12	L
Mar 27	@ NSH	2	0	2	2	3	18:06	W
Mar 25	@ DAL	0	1	1	2	4	20:05	W
Mar 20	@ WSH	0	0	0	0	2	21:15	L
Mar 18	@ NYR	1	1	2	-1	3	18:52	W
Mar 16	BOS	0	0	0	-1	2	22:03	W
Mar 14	LAK	2	2	4	0	4	20:26	W
Mar 12	CGY	0	0	0	-1	1	20:59	L
Mar 8	DET	0	0	0	-1	0	18:06	L
Mar 7	NYR	1	0	1	0	1	20:34	W
Mar 5	TOR	0	2	2	1	5	24:17	W
Mar 4	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	19:06	W
Feb 28	@ STL	1	0	1	1	2	18:33	W
Feb 27	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	4	18:00	L
Feb 26	BUF	0	0	0	1	2	21:11	L
Feb 6	NYI	1	0	1	-1	4	20:02	L
Feb 4	CBJ	0	0	0	-2	3	21:21	L
Feb 1	@ OTT	0	0	0	-1	3	22:27	L
Jan 30	NSH	1	0	1	1	7	26:09	W
Jan 28	WPG	1	0	1	1	4	21:07	L
Jan 25	@ SEA	0	0	0	-2	1	20:39	L
Jan 24	@ VAN	1	1	2	-1	3	19:57	W
Jan 21	@ EDM	0	0	0	0	0	20:03	W
Jan 20	@ CGY	0	0	0	0	1	19:12	W
Jan 18	CAR	0	0	0	-2	0	21:12	L
Jan 15	SEA	2	0	2	0	3	19:01	W
Jan 13	@ MIN	0	2	2	3	2	18:13	W
Jan 11	@ WPG	1	0	1	1	2	24:16	L
Jan 9	@ PIT	0	0	0	-1	3	20:47	L
Jan 7	@ NYI	0	0	0	-1	6	20:23	L
Jan 5	CAR	0	0	0	-1	6	25:16	L
Jan 3	UTA	1	0	1	1	2	19:06	W
Jan 1	@ CBJ	1	0	1	0	3	19:39	W
Dec 31	@ TOR	0	0	0	-2	4	19:06	L
Dec 28	WSH	0	1	1	0	2	24:10	L
Dec 24	@ NYI	0	1	1	0	3	18:54	L
Dec 22	BUF	0	0	0	-2	3	19:48	L
Dec 20	@ UTA	0	2	2	1	5	22:08	W
Dec 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	5	23:15	W
Dec 14	VAN	0	0	0	0	2	22:30	L
Dec 13	ANA	0	0	0	0	2	19:57	W
Dec 12	TBL	0	0	0	-2	3	17:21	L
Dec 10	@ OTT	0	0	0	0	3	21:57	W
Dec 7	@ BOS	0	1	1	-2	1	18:52	L
Dec 6	VGK	0	0	0	-1	4	20:38	L
Dec 4	DAL	0	0	0	-2	0	18:13	L
Dec 2	CBJ	1	1	2	-2	4	23:51	L
Nov 30	PHI	0	1	1	-2	2	23:52	L
Nov 28	@ BUF	1	0	1	1	2	16:58	W
Nov 27	STL	1	2	3	2	4	21:17	W
Nov 25	DET	1	1	2	1	1	21:15	W
Nov 23	@ PHI	2	1	3	1	5	20:11	L
Nov 21	@ FLA	0	0	0	-1	4	22:33	L
Nov 19	@ TBL	1	0	1	0	4	18:06	L

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits15#288 of 654
Hits per game0.94#350 of 654
Hits per 603.11#367 of 654
Blocked shots9#312 of 654
Takeaways2#364 of 654
Giveaways6#102 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)3.00#137 of 654
Expected goals per 600.62#208 of 654
Goals above expected+2.00#62 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.100#79 of 654
High-danger shots14#83 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)61.6%#7 of 654
Corsi relative to team+5.1%#96 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)61.3%#16 of 654
PDO at 5v51.006#263 of 654
Offensive zone starts49.6%#340 of 654
Time on ice per game18:03#214 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

59.2%

Won–Lost

177–122

299 taken

League rank

#10

of 122 (100+ FO)

By zone

Offensive zone57.5% · 65/113
Neutral zone60.0% · 57/95
Defensive zone60.4% · 55/91

By situation

Even strength59.9% · 139/232
Power play62.0% · 31/50
Shorthanded41.2% · 7/17

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Career Arc

10 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	NJD	14	7	2	9	+4	2	33	21.2	18:03	4	1
2025-26	NJD	82	28	38	66	-6	29	211	13.3	20:43	11	12
2024-25	NJD	75	35	34	69	+9	20	187	18.7	20:23	14	15
2023-24	NJD	71	27	40	67	-5	12	182	14.8	19:29	6	11
2022-23	NJD	81	31	49	80	+33	10	256	12.1	19:17	7	12
2021-22	NJD	70	21	39	60	-1	17	153	13.7	19:21	4	8
2020-21	NJD	21	6	5	11	-9	4	44	13.6	18:31	3	1
2019-20	NJD	58	14	22	36	-16	12	123	11.4	18:04	2	8
2018-19	NJD	69	17	30	47	0	24	160	10.6	18:06	3	8
2017-18	NJD	82	20	32	52	+10	26	180	11.1	16:19	1	5

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Nico Hischier

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

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Career Arc

Career Stats