RW · CBJ · #43
Valeri Nichushkin
- Height
- HT 6'4"
- Weight
- WT 210 lbs
- Birth date
- Mar 4, 1995 (age 31)
- Bio
- RUS · Shoots L
He ranks RW43 among 137 right wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
670
#167 overall · RW31 of 129
2025–26 scoring
204.5 pts
72 GP · 2.8 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
211.3 pts
66.1 games · 3.2 PPG
20.6 G · 27.6 A · 48.1 P · 18:49 TOI · 2:31 PP · 20.4 xG
Projection range
179.6–232.5
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.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 17:44 | 1:55 | 43.0% | 17 | 18.2 | 23.5 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 18:49 | 2:31 | 44.1% | 20.6 | 20.4 | 23.5 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 66.1 | 211.3 | 3.2 | 18:49 | 2:31 | 20.6 | 27.6 | 48.1 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 162.8 | 65.1 | 27.3 | 4.9 | 21.9 | 2.5 | 20.4 | 89.8 |
| 2025–26 | 72 | 204.5 | 2.8 | 17:44 | 1:55 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 55 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 18.2 | 81 |
| 2024–25 | 43 | 165.2 | 3.8 | 19:44 | 3:03 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 16.2 | 70 |
| 2023–24 | 54 | 233.5 | 4.3 | 21:21 | 3:52 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 21 | 2 | 158 | 74 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 22.2 | 98 |
| 2022–23 | 53 | 221.5 | 4.2 | 20:16 | 3:34 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 3 | 158 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 62 | 245.8 | 4.0 | 19:02 | 2:20 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 180 | 89 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 55 | 123.2 | 2.2 | 14:05 | 0:53 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 65 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 65 | 151.0 | 2.3 | 14:04 | 1:33 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 84 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 57 | 74.2 | 1.3 | 11:55 | 0:20 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 71 | 32 | -4 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 79 | 151.7 | 1.9 | 13:56 | 0:59 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 68 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 8 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 13:46 | 0:38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 79 | 173.4 | 2.2 | 14:58 | 1:19 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 86 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Valeri Nichushkin'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 Nichushkin's Dynasty Value Score?
- Nichushkin scores 670 out of 10,000 (#167 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 Nichushkin's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 211.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 66.13499999999999 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.