#27 · Left Wing

Nikolaj Ehlers

Age: 30
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 168 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Aalborg, DNK

GP: 8
G: 0
A: 4
P: 4
+/-: -3
SOG: 15

Drafted 2014 · Round 1, #9 overall (WPG)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 8 GP
GP	8	3	8
G	0	0	0
A	4	0	3+1
P	4	0	3+1
SOG	15	13	22-7
PPP	3	0	0+3
+/-	-3	-1	+2-5
PIM	0	0	4-4
TOI/GP	16:12	18:13−2:01	17:43−1:31
SH%	0.0	0.0	0.0

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:Ehlers is shooting 0.0% (0 on 15 shots) against 12.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 51.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 62.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -5.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.939; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -1.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 58.5; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 11:05; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

31 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Ehlers is used

#27 · L · Carolina Hurricanes

Nikolaj Ehlers

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 15:48; 11:05 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 58.5%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 62.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Ehlers52.6s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Ehlers27%

NHL average24%

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

Jordan Martinook59.4 min together52%shot attempts

Jordan Staal41.7 min together54%shot attempts

Jaccob Slavin33.5 min together47%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Carolina Hurricanes	8	0	4	4	-3	0	0	15	0.0	16:12
2025–26	Carolina Hurricanes	82	26	45	71	+8	14	10	207	12.6	16:36
2025–26 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	18	8	10	18	+9	6	1	39	20.5	18:52
2024–25	Winnipeg Jets	69	24	39	63	+14	17	6	174	13.8	15:48
2024–25 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	8	5	2	7	+1	4	1	31	16.1	17:17
2023–24	Winnipeg Jets	82	25	36	61	+27	29	0	233	10.7	15:52
2023–24 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	5	0	2	2	-4	0	0	14	0.0	15:52
2022–23	Winnipeg Jets	45	12	26	38	-2	11	3	132	9.1	15:39
2022–23 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	21:10
2021–22	Winnipeg Jets	62	28	27	55	+18	20	4	245	11.4	18:04
2020–21	Winnipeg Jets	47	21	25	46	+15	15	6	148	14.2	16:55
2020–21 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	6	2	1	3	-5	2	1	17	11.8	19:50
2019–20	Winnipeg Jets	71	25	33	58	+14	30	3	203	12.3	16:31
2019–20 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	4	2	0	2	-2	2	1	14	14.3	17:30
2018–19	Winnipeg Jets	62	21	16	37	+2	15	2	158	13.3	15:46
2018–19 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	6	0	0	0	-2	0	0	16	0.0	12:50
2017–18	Winnipeg Jets	82	29	31	60	+14	26	7	231	12.6	16:05
2017–18 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	15	0	7	7	+4	2	0	26	0.0	15:52
2016–17	Winnipeg Jets	82	25	39	64	+1	38	5	204	12.3	17:29
2015–16	Winnipeg Jets	72	15	23	38	+3	21	4	167	9.0	16:06

	Opp					TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsWSH	1	1	-1	1	19:45
Sun, Oct 11	@PHI	0	0	0	3	17:41
Sat, Oct 10	@CHI	1	1	+1	1	13:04
Thu, Oct 8	vsVAN	0	0	-1	1	11:08
Tue, Oct 6	@MTL	1	1	0	2	15:53
Sat, Oct 3	@PHI	1	1	0	1	13:38
Fri, Oct 2	vsWSH	0	0	-2	4	19:02
Tue, Sep 29	vsFLA	0	0	0	2	19:24

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Denmark · OG	4	1	2	3	+3	0	0	9	11.0	20:13
2024–25	Denmark · OGQ	3	1	3	4	0	2	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Denmark · WC	4	3	0	3	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Denmark · WC	7	5	4	9	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Denmark · OGQ	3	5	4	9	+5	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Denmark · WC	7	1	6	7	0	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Denmark · OGQ	3	1	1	2	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Denmark · WC	7	0	4	4	+2	18	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Denmark · WC	8	4	2	6	-3	4	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Halifax · QMJHL	51	37	64	101	+26	67	8	248	1490.0	–
2014–15	Denmark · WJC-A	5	1	3	4	-3	2	1	15	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Halifax · QMJHL	14	10	21	31	+1	14	2	83	1200.0	–
2013–14	Halifax · QMJHL	63	49	55	104	+65	51	13	287	1710.0	–
2013–14 (P)	Halifax · QMJHL	16	11	17	28	+3	18	9	65	1690.0	–
2012–13	Biel Jr. · Swiss-Jr.	34	30	23	53	–	36	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Biel · Swiss	11	1	1	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Biel · Swiss	7	0	3	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Biel U17 · Swiss-U17	7	4	5	9	–	12	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Biel Jr. · Swiss-Jr.	32	19	19	38	–	12	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Biel U17 · Swiss-U17	10	5	8	13	–	6	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Biel U17 · Swiss-U17	28	19	11	30	–	8	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Biel U17 · Swiss-U17	7	7	9	16	–	6	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Biel U17 · Swiss-U17	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Biel U17 · Swiss-U17	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Biel-Bienne U15 · Top Mini	14	8	7	15	0	8	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Biel-Bienne II U15 · Mini B	1	1	1	2	0	0	–	–	–	–