- Age
- 31
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Chelyabinsk, RUS
- GP
- 5
- G
- 1
- A
- 2
- P
- 3
- +/-
- -2
- SOG
- 9
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2013 · Round 1, #10 overall (DAL)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 5 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 2-1 |
| A | 2 | 1 | 1+1 |
| P | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| SOG | 9 | 8 | 12-3 |
| PPP | 1 | 0 | 0+1 |
| +/- | -2 | -1 | +1-3 |
| PIM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOI/GP | 16:08 | 15:51+0:18 | 16:09−0:01 |
| SH% | 11.1 | 0.0+11.1 | 16.7-5.6 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Nichushkin is shooting 11.1% (1 on 9 shots) against 15.1% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 0.9 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.1).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 52.1
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 52.3
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -1.8
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.970
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 0.9
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- +0.1
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 57.9
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 13:23
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
13 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Nichushkin is used
#43 · R · Columbus Blue Jackets
Valeri Nichushkin
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts
- Line 3
- PP2
- PK1
- Ice time / game
- 16:14
- 13:23 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 57.9%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 52.3%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 52.1%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Colorado Avalanche | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | Colorado Avalanche | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Colorado Avalanche | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022–23 | Colorado Avalanche | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Colorado Avalanche | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2020–21 | Colorado Avalanche | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2020–21 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Colorado Avalanche | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Dallas Stars | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Dallas Stars | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Dallas Stars | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:39 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:28 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:01 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:47 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:45 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moskva · KHL | 50 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 2017–18 | Russia · EHT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 (P) | CSKA Moskva · KHL | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moskva · KHL | 36 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2016–17 | Russia · EHT | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016–17 | Russia · WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016–17 (P) | CSKA Moskva · KHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | Texas · AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Russia · Olympics | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Chelyabinsk Jr. · Russia-Jr. | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012–13 | Chelmet · Russia-2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012–13 | Chelyabinsk · KHL | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Chelyabinsk · KHL | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011–12 | Chelyabinsk Jr. · Russia-Jr. | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 |