Left wing · #27 · CAR

Nikolaj Ehlers

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 168 lb
Born: Feb 14, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Aalborg, Denmark
Draft: 2014, WPG, round 1, 9th overall

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

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; CAR
TOI: 308; 16:11 a game
CF%: 66.0; 407–210
xGF%: 71.3; 25.2–10.2
GF%: 71.9; 23–9

2026-27 individual

G: 4
A1: 9
A2: 2
P: 15
iSF: 43
Sh%: 9.3
ixG: 4.69
G−ixG: -0.69

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%	9.3	12.0	-2.7	13.3
On-ice Sh%	11.8	11.1	+0.7	11.7
PDO	103.1	102.1	+1.0	100.3
G−ixG	-0.69	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.6. Within what chance gives: at the 12.1% expected of him, his 43 shots could well have brought this. 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 attempts57.9 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net28.9 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 308 min.

His attempts

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65 unblocked · 43 SOG · 4 G · 4.69 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

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	2	1	50.0	20.6
High slot	4	3	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	35	23	2	8.7	9.9
Point and perimeter	17	13	1	7.7	4.4
Behind the net	1	1	0	0.0	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 WPG	WPG	71	1173	57.2	59.3	51.8	+6.0	60.26	55.99	9.3	92.0	101.2
2020-21 WPG	WPG	47	794	56.8	67.5	54.6	+11.2	44.70	37.10	11.2	92.6	103.8
2021-22 WPG	WPG	62	1120	58.2	63.2	55.2	+7.2	77.44	62.97	10.6	91.6	102.2
2022-23 WPG	WPG	45	704	63.3	59.7	61.7	+12.8	51.59	32.03	10.2	89.9	100.1
2023-24 WPG	WPG	82	1302	58.9	64.5	59.7	+11.0	82.29	55.62	10.2	92.1	102.3
2024-25 WPG	WPG	69	1090	58.3	68.5	60.9	+11.1	73.38	47.03	13.7	90.7	104.4
2025-26 CAR	CAR	82	1361	65.5	65.4	64.2	+10.0	97.93	54.67	12.2	88.0	100.3
2026-27 CAR	CAR	19	308	66.0	71.9	71.3	+13.5	25.23	10.16	11.8	91.3	103.1
Total CAR/WPG	CAR/WPG	477	7852	60.1	64.6	59.1	+9.9	512.82	355.57	11.1	91.1	102.2

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	Ehlers without	Without Ehlers	With	Ehlers without	Without Ehlers	With	Ehlers without	Without Ehlers	With	Ehlers without	Without Ehlers
StankovenLogan Stankoven C	116	109	142	67.5 8.5–4.1	54.4 +13.1	60.2 +7.3	62.6 154–92	55.6 +7.0	58.5 +4.1	84.6 11–2	22.2 2–7	64.3 9–5
BlakeJackson Blake RW	111	115	139	69.0 8.2–3.7	53.5 +15.4	63.7 +5.3	63.2 146–85	55.5 +7.7	60.4 +2.8	83.3 10–2	30.0 3–7	72.7 8–3
SlavinJaccob Slavin D	88	138	244	55.4 4.2–3.4	65.3 -9.9	60.2 -4.8	52.4 86–78	63.4 -11.0	54.0 -1.5	37.5 3–5	71.4 10–4	76.5 13–4
MillerK'Andre Miller D	87	139	256	61.5 4.8–3.0	62.0 -0.5	60.1 +1.4	57.9 99–72	60.4 -2.5	58.2 -0.3	37.5 3–5	71.4 10–4	63.0 17–10
MartinookJordan Martinook LW	85	141	145	55.1 3.8–3.1	64.9 -9.8	68.6 -13.5	57.1 92–69	60.7 -3.5	61.6 -4.4	28.6 2–5	73.3 11–4	75.0 12–4
WalkerSean Walker D	84	141	249	62.8 5.4–3.2	61.2 +1.5	57.2 +5.5	59.9 106–71	59.1 +0.8	58.1 +1.8	42.9 3–4	66.7 10–5	63.0 17–10
ChatfieldJalen Chatfield D	81	144	240	57.9 4.3–3.1	63.8 -5.9	59.8 -1.9	57.1 89–67	60.7 -3.6	55.5 +1.6	42.9 3–4	66.7 10–5	70.6 12–5
GostisbehereShayne Gostisbehere D	57	169	196	68.7 4.2–1.9	59.2 +9.5	67.4 +1.3	67.5 79–38	56.6 +10.9	62.9 +4.7	100.0 7–0	40.0 6–9	66.7 14–7

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-07 vs CHI · W 9-2	vs CHI	W 9-2	33.3	50.0	31.1	16	0.41	0.90	50.0	71.4	121.4
2026-11-05 @ NYI · W 5-3	@ NYI	W 5-3	59.5	100.0	61.4	16	1.23	0.78	7.7	100.0	107.7
2026-11-03 @ NSH · L 1-4	@ NSH	L 1-4	55.8	50.0	63.9	19	1.36	0.77	10.0	80.0	90.0
2026-11-01 vs WPG · W 7-0	vs WPG	W 7-0	86.1	100.0	96.4	13	2.24	0.08	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-29 vs CBJ · W 3-2	vs CBJ	W 3-2	71.9	100.0	76.0	16	0.98	0.31	12.5	100.0	112.5
2026-10-27 vs BOS · W 2-1	vs BOS	W 2-1	87.9	100.0	90.3	16	1.91	0.20	8.3	100.0	108.3
2026-10-24 @ STL · W 4-0	@ STL	W 4-0	60.0	100.0	75.7	16	2.02	0.65	13.3	100.0	113.3
2026-10-22 @ EDM · L 5-6 SO	@ EDM	L 5-6 SO	54.8	100.0	65.2	17	1.10	0.59	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-20 @ VAN · W 6-3	@ VAN	W 6-3	78.9	100.0	95.4	17	2.65	0.13	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-18 @ CGY · L 2-3	@ CGY	L 2-3	64.1	–	60.8	16	1.19	0.77	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-17 @ WPG · W 3-2	@ WPG	W 3-2	52.2	50.0	48.0	16	1.43	1.55	8.3	91.7	100.0
2026-10-13 vs WSH · W 4-2	vs WSH	W 4-2	73.8	50.0	62.5	20	1.20	0.72	8.3	85.7	94.0
2026-10-11 @ PHI · W 4-1	@ PHI	W 4-1	66.7	50.0	81.7	18	1.95	0.44	8.3	83.3	91.7
2026-10-10 @ CHI · W 5-2	@ CHI	W 5-2	76.5	100.0	83.0	13	0.50	0.10	12.5	100.0	112.5
2026-10-08 vs VAN · W 7-2	vs VAN	W 7-2	52.9	50.0	59.8	11	0.68	0.46	20.0	80.0	100.0
2026-10-06 @ MTL · W 6-4	@ MTL	W 6-4	58.3	100.0	62.8	16	0.90	0.53	11.1	100.0	111.1
2026-10-03 @ PHI · W 3-2 OT	@ PHI	W 3-2 OT	72.0	100.0	71.4	14	0.63	0.25	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-02 vs WSH · L 2-5	vs WSH	L 2-5	79.3	0.0	67.8	19	1.29	0.61	0.0	60.0	60.0
2026-09-29 vs FLA · L 0-1 OT	vs FLA	L 0-1 OT	58.6	–	82.9	19	1.57	0.32	0.0	100.0	100.0