Nikolaj Ehlers
Carolina Hurricanes · LW · #27- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 168 lb
- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Aalborg, DNK
- Draft
- 2014 WPG · R1 #9
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 · 51 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 · 1122 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$8.50M
cap hit
$8.30M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nikolaj Ehlers | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 71 P · 82 GP | $8.50M | $8.30M | C−$0.2M | this player |
 Jesper Bratt | 82 | Playmaker | 71 P · 82 GP | $7.88M | $8.30M | C+$0.4M | 89% |
 Jared McCann | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 40 P · 52 GP | $5.00M | $7.28M | A+$2.3M | 88% |
 Matt Coronato | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 45 P · 80 GP | $6.50M | $5.99M | C−$0.5M | 87% |
 Kevin Fiala | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 40 P · 56 GP | $7.88M | $7.61M | C−$0.3M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jackson Blake · 12 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Nikolaj’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 03-29
0G 0A · 3 shots · 18:08 TOI
@ CBJ
3P
1G 2A
@ CBJ 03-31
1G 2A · 3 shots · 18:23 TOI
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:56 TOI
vs NYI
0P
0G 0A
vs NYI 04-04
0G 0A · 3 shots · 19:41 TOI
@ OTT
1P
0G 1A
@ OTT 04-05
0G 1A · 3 shots · 17:53 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 04-07
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:18 TOI
@ CHI
1P
0G 1A
@ CHI 04-09
0G 1A · 0 shots · 11:44 TOI
@ UTA
2P
0G 2A
@ UTA 04-11
0G 2A · 2 shots · 14:59 TOI
@ PHI
2P
1G 1A
@ PHI 04-13
1G 1A · 6 shots · 16:25 TOI
@ NYI
1P
1G 0A
@ NYI 04-14
1G 0A · 5 shots · 15:02 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 right circle - 7 of 26 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 30 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 24 blocks · 10 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Winnipeg Jets | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Winnipeg Jets | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | Winnipeg Jets | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 14 |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 8 |
| Career | 2 teams | 756 | 251 | 340 | 591 | 114 |