Valeri Nichushkin
Columbus Blue Jackets · RW · #43- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 210 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Chelyabinsk, RUS
- Draft
- 2013 DAL · R1 #10
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 46 GP tracked · 14h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1016 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$6.13M
cap hit
$7.28M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$1.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valeri Nichushkin | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 49 P · 72 GP | $6.13M | $7.28M | B+$1.2M | this player |
 Jordan Kyrou | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 46 P · 72 GP | $8.13M | $7.28M | D−$0.8M | 90% |
 Jimmy Snuggerud | 81 | Middle-Six Engine | 51 P · 70 GP | $0.95M | $7.95M | A++$7.0M | 89% |
 Artturi Lehkonen | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 48 P · 70 GP | $4.50M | $7.61M | A+$3.1M | 88% |
 Pavel Buchnevich | 76 | Middle-Six Engine | 48 P · 81 GP | $8.00M | $6.30M | D−$1.7M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Brock Nelson · 8 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Valeri’s goals
Creates for
goals Valeri assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs WPG
1P
0G 1A
vs WPG 03-28
0G 1A · 0 shots · 16:01 TOI
vs CGY
1P
0G 1A
vs CGY 03-30
0G 1A · 4 shots · 15:42 TOI
vs VAN
2P
0G 2A
vs VAN 04-01
0G 2A · 2 shots · 13:01 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:43 TOI
@ STL
2P
2G 0A
@ STL 04-07
2G 0A · 6 shots · 15:45 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 04-09
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:01 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:52 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 04-13
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:10 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 04-14
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:55 TOI
vs SEA
2P
0G 2A
vs SEA 04-16
0G 2A · 0 shots · 18:13 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 8 of 17 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 31 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 46 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Dallas Stars | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 20 |
| 2014-15 | Dallas Stars | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -4 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 26 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 9 |
| Career | 2 teams | 627 | 154 | 203 | 357 | 109 |