6'4"·217 lbs·31 yrs
Valeri Nichushkin has 9 points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27, tied for 204th among NHL skaters with 10+ games played. Stats through Nov 12, 2026.
Valeri Nichushkin
R•
CBJ•#43
CBJSniper
Height6'4"
Weight217
BirthplaceChelyabinsk, RUS
BornMarch 4, 1995
Draft2013, Round 1, #10
2026-27 Season
2Goals
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52nd pctile
7Assists
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75th pctile
9Points
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65th pctile
17.1TOI/GP
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68th pctile
0.53P/GP
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66th pctile
8.7%S%
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43rd pctile
2026-27 Production Profile
Shot Quality0th pctile
-0.3
Goals Above Expected
Shooting %8.7%
10.0% league avg
xG2.3
Goals2
Primary Points0th pctile
33.3%
3 of 9 points
2G
6A2
GoalsA1A2
Clutch Factor
0
Clutch Points (0.0% of 9)
Trailing by 1 in 3rd0G·0A
Tied ≤10 min in 3rd0G·0A
Overtime0G·0A
Game-Winning Goals0
Competition Strength
GPGAPTSP/GP
Top 1040110.25
Middle102460.60
Bottom 1030220.67
0.25
0.60
0.67
Production drops 0.42 P/GP against elite competition
Physical Matchups
GPGAPTSP/GP
vs Physical40220.50
vs Moderate50330.60
vs Finesse82240.50
0.50
0.60
0.50
Consistent production regardless of opponent physicality — playoff-ready
Fatigue Factor
GPGAPTSP/GP
B2B31010.33
1 day rest60110.17
2+ days81670.88
0.33
0.17
0.88
B2B fatigue impact: −0.55 P/GP vs well-rested games
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | S% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | DAL | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 10.9% | 14:58 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 13:46 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 6.5% | 13:56 |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0.0% | 11:55 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 11.5% | 14:04 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 10.2% | 14:05 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 180 | 13.9% | 19:02 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 158 | 10.8% | 20:16 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +5 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 158 | 17.7% | 21:21 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | +11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 17.8% | 19:44 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 10.6% | 17:43 |
| 2026-27 | CBJ | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7% | 17:03 |
| Career | — | 644 | 156 | 210 | 366 | +107 | 114 | 41 | 6 | 1,346 | 11.6% | — |
Career Trajectory
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Stable Performance
Games missed by season
| Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury | Suspension | Other absence | Reason unspecified | Injury | Suspension | Other absence | Reason unspecified | |
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Counted in the season the games were played. Injury: a reported injury or illness. Reason unspecified: games out of the lineup with no reported reason (an unreported injury, a stint in the minors, a healthy scratch).
Absence history
| Season | Team | Absence | Status | From | To | Games missed (regular season) | Games missed (playoffs) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | May 24, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | 0 | 1 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 4, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 16, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 11, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | 8 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 12, 2025 | Apr 19, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 31, 2024 | Feb 26, 2025 | 21 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 – 2024-25 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | May 11, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | 17 | 3 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 26, 2024 | Apr 5, 2024 | 4 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 10, 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 | 22 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 3, 2023 | Dec 9, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 20, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 | 0 | 5 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 1, 2023 | Mar 5, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 23, 2022 | Jan 16, 2023 | 9 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 25, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | 17 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 28, 2022 | May 3, 2022 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 2, 2022 | Apr 8, 2022 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 26, 2022 | Mar 5, 2022 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 15, 2022 | Jan 22, 2022 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 16, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 | 4 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 13, 2021 | Nov 11, 2021 | 9 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 31, 2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2019-20 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 6, 2020 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2019-20 | COL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 14, 2019 | Oct 25, 2019 | 4 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 30, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | 3 | 2 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 19, 2019 | Mar 23, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 12, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 7, 2019 | Mar 12, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 23, 2019 | Feb 26, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 19, 2019 | Feb 23, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 19, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 2, 2019 | Feb 12, 2019 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 15, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 4, 2019 | Jan 8, 2019 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 27, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 12, 2018 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 28, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 15, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2015-16 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | May 1, 2016 | May 5, 2016 | 0 | 1 | Lineups |
| 2015-16 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 22, 2016 | May 1, 2016 | 0 | 2 | Lineups |
| 2015-16 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 3, 2016 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2015-16 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 10, 2015 | Oct 17, 2015 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2014-15 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 4, 2015 | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2014-15 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 6, 2014 | Apr 3, 2015 | 64 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2014-15 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 11, 2014 | Nov 4, 2014 | 9 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2013-14 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 16, 2014 | Jan 21, 2014 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2013-14 | DAL | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 12, 2013 | Oct 17, 2013 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |