Nico Hischier headshot

C · NJD · #13

Nico Hischier

Height
HT 6'1"
Weight
WT 200 lbs
Birth date
Jan 4, 1999 (age 27)
Bio
CHE · Shoots L

He ranks C18 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Prime production window for a skater.

Dynasty Value Score

817

#119 overall · C24 of 251

2025–26 scoring

289.3 pts

82 GP · 3.5 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

274.7 pts

76.0 games · 3.6 PPG

26.5 G · 36.4 A · 62.9 P · 20:24 TOI · 3:04 PP · 27 xG

Projection range

233.5–296.3

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2620:433:0342.9%2830.322.8 mph
2026–27Proj20:243:0443.1%26.527.022.6 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003004002017: 228.2 FP22820172018: 207.1 FP20720182019: 159.3 FP15920192020: 55.3 FP5520202021: 239.4 FP23920212022: 358.2 FP35820222023: 267.6 FP26820232024: 302.6 FP30320242025: 289.3 FP28920252026 projection: 274.7 FP2752026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj76.0274.73.620:243:0426.536.462.923.11.3193.849.956.2-0.622.4936.627.0121.4
2025–2682289.33.520:433:032838662312115862-629100830.3135
2024–2575302.64.020:232:53353469292187446092098725.8114
2023–2471267.63.819:293:262740671711824442-51278523.5112
2022–2381358.24.419:172:5831498019425634613310891——
2021–2270239.43.419:212:492139601221535048-117730——
2020–212155.32.618:312:56651141441120-94203——
2019–2058159.32.718:042:411422361021234837-1612507——
2018–1969207.13.018:062:541730471101605344024437——
2017–1882228.22.816:192:032032526018056391026422——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Nico Hischier's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Hischier's Dynasty Value Score?
Hischier scores 817 out of 10,000 (#119 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Hischier's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 274.7 NHL-standard fantasy points over 76.035 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.