Right wing · #43 · CBJ

Valeri Nichushkin

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 217 lb
Born: Mar 4, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Draft: 2013, DAL, round 1, 10th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 16; CBJ
TOI: 270; 16:52 a game
CF%: 48.8; 231–242
xGF%: 41.1; 10.2–14.6
GF%: 47.8; 11–12

2026-27 individual

G: 2
A1: 1
A2: 6
P: 9
iSF: 23
Sh%: 8.7
ixG: 2.46
G−ixG: -0.46

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	8.7	13.3	-4.6	13.3
On-ice Sh%	9.5	11.5	-2.1	11.7
PDO	98.8	101.8	-3.1	100.3
G−ixG	-0.46	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.7. 23 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts36.9 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net37.6 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 270 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

32 unblocked · 23 SOG · 2 G · 2.46 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	7	5	1	20.0	20.6
High slot	3	1	1	100.0	18.2
Circles	14	9	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	8	8	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 COL	COL	65	915	57.3	69.9	59.2	+9.1	44.06	30.41	10.2	94.2	104.4
2020-21 COL	COL	55	774	56.9	56.1	57.7	-2.9	41.48	30.39	8.4	91.3	99.7
2021-22 COL	COL	62	1180	58.3	62.8	58.2	+5.9	73.59	52.93	11.7	91.0	102.7
2022-23 COL	COL	53	1074	57.5	62.8	58.0	+5.8	72.99	52.92	12.4	90.6	103.0
2023-24 COL	COL	54	1153	58.4	58.8	59.0	+10.2	79.87	55.53	13.4	87.8	101.2
2024-25 COL	COL	43	849	57.0	60.7	55.6	+2.3	60.15	47.95	13.5	88.8	102.3
2025-26 COL	COL	72	1276	56.8	56.2	57.3	+0.5	81.50	60.68	10.4	89.4	99.9
2026-27 CBJ	CBJ	16	270	48.8	47.8	41.1	-5.2	10.15	14.55	9.5	89.3	98.8
Total CBJ/COL	CBJ/COL	420	7491	57.2	60.4	57.3	+4.0	463.79	345.36	11.5	90.3	101.8

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Nichushkin without	Without Nichushkin	With	Nichushkin without	Without Nichushkin	With	Nichushkin without	Without Nichushkin	With	Nichushkin without	Without Nichushkin
MonahanSean Monahan C	105	113	94	41.5 4.1–5.8	54.8 -13.3	42.1 -0.6	45.5 92–110	56.4 -10.8	47.8 -2.3	37.5 3–5	62.5 5–3	40.0 2–3
MateychukDenton Mateychuk D	88	129	213	51.8 4.3–4.0	43.7 +8.1	47.6 +4.2	57.0 94–71	46.2 +10.7	52.4 +4.5	62.5 5–3	37.5 3–5	40.0 4–6
WerenskiZach Werenski D	86	132	254	44.2 3.3–4.1	49.7 -5.6	49.8 -5.6	49.0 77–80	51.9 -2.9	51.2 -2.1	50.0 3–3	50.0 5–5	66.7 12–6
FantilliAdam Fantilli C	84	133	169	51.9 3.4–3.2	44.8 +7.1	47.3 +4.7	56.2 82–64	47.5 +8.6	48.4 +7.8	75.0 3–1	41.7 5–7	50.0 7–7
GarlandConor Garland RW	76	142	106	44.1 2.6–3.3	49.1 -5.0	43.2 +0.9	46.4 65–75	53.2 -6.8	47.4 -1.0	33.3 1–2	53.8 7–6	20.0 1–4
SeversonDamon Severson D	70	147	202	54.5 4.0–3.3	42.6 +11.9	47.0 +7.5	55.4 77–62	48.2 +7.2	48.5 +6.9	100.0 4–0	33.3 4–8	66.7 10–5
ChristiansenJake Christiansen D	56	162	125	37.0 1.8–3.0	51.2 -14.3	40.7 -3.8	49.1 54–56	51.4 -2.3	43.7 +5.4	50.0 1–1	50.0 7–7	25.0 2–6
VoronkovDmitri Voronkov LW	54	163	50*	59.8 2.8–1.9	43.0 +16.8	43.4* 2.0–2.6	58.7 54–38	48.3 +10.4	52.0* 52–48	75.0 3–1	41.7 5–7	0.0* 0–1
JohnsonKent Johnson C	53	165	166	46.9 2.2–2.5	47.6 -0.7	49.4 -2.5	52.2 48–44	50.3 +1.8	51.2 +1.0	40.0 2–3	54.5 6–5	53.3 8–7

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 14 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 vs FLA · L 1-4	vs FLA	L 1-4	66.7	50.0	54.2	19	0.93	0.78	6.7	83.3	90.0
2026-11-06 @ BUF · L 2-5	@ BUF	L 2-5	47.4	0.0	19.1	19	0.45	1.88	0.0	93.3	93.3
2026-11-05 vs DAL · W 2-1 SO	vs DAL	W 2-1 SO	44.4	–	28.2	18	0.30	0.77	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-03 vs COL · W 7-2	vs COL	W 7-2	51.7	100.0	68.8	17	1.10	0.50	50.0	100.0	150.0
2026-10-31 @ DAL · L 1-3	@ DAL	L 1-3	59.1	0.0	36.9	17	0.56	0.95	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-29 @ CAR · L 2-3	@ CAR	L 2-3	50.0	–	59.9	18	0.63	0.42	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-27 @ PHI · W 4-3 OT	@ PHI	W 4-3 OT	27.6	50.0	30.0	17	0.44	1.03	33.3	90.0	123.3
2026-10-24 vs VGK · W 2-1 OT	vs VGK	W 2-1 OT	58.1	50.0	48.3	17	0.58	0.62	14.3	83.3	97.6
2026-10-20 vs TOR · L 2-6	vs TOR	L 2-6	55.0	33.3	32.5	12	0.31	0.64	20.0	50.0	70.0
2026-10-18 @ MIN · L 1-2	@ MIN	L 1-2	45.8	50.0	18.3	17	0.26	1.16	20.0	80.0	100.0
2026-10-17 vs NYR · W 1-0 OT	vs NYR	W 1-0 OT	35.0	–	34.6	18	0.79	1.50	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-13 vs FLA · L 3-7	vs FLA	L 3-7	53.2	33.3	45.1	16	1.43	1.74	8.3	80.0	88.3
2026-10-10 @ STL · L 3-5	@ STL	L 3-5	46.4	100.0	38.6	16	0.59	0.94	14.3	100.0	114.3
2026-10-09 vs PIT · W 3-2 SO	vs PIT	W 3-2 SO	67.6	–	64.2	16	1.31	0.73	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-03 vs UTA · L 1-4	vs UTA	L 1-4	36.7	0.0	37.1	17	0.25	0.43	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-01 vs BUF · W 6-3	vs BUF	W 6-3	23.1	50.0	32.8	16	0.22	0.45	50.0	75.0	125.0