New Jersey Devils · #13 · Centre

Nico Hischier

Age 27 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 200 lb · Born Naters, CHE

Drafted 2017, #1 overall by New Jersey

Next game · Sat 10 Octvs Vancouver · 3:30 PM ET2 P in the last 2 vs VAN

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on NJD

Assists0T-7th on NJD

Points0T-9th on NJD

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots50.0% shooting

TOI / GP20:284th on NJD

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 28-38-66, 0.80 points per game Season detail →

Nico Hischier has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 66 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 28th-placed New Jersey

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time20:2892nd

Blocked shots383rd

Penalty differential+180th

Takeaways169th

Shots / GP1.6755th

PP points036th

Hits233rd

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Points / GP0.0013th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-9th on NJD

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-7th on NJD

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time20:284th on NJD

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of New Jersey's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:45

Power play5:18

Shorthanded2:24

Total20:28

21.7 shifts a game, averaging 57 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on NJD

PP assists0T-3rd on NJD

PP points0T-4th on NJD · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-4th on NJD

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1New Jersey total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every NJD PPG

PP TOI share61.9%of NJD PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot5 att · 0 G

Wing2 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

9 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.6184th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.6

Unblocked attempts6

xG per attempt.105

ixG per 600.61

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.65 mph, hardest shot 79.31 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time44.1%72nd

Defensive-zone time37.7%70th

Distance skated, mi8.965th

Hardest shot, mph79.3159th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

20+ mph bursts338th

Top speed, mph20.6526th

Average shot, mph45.618th

Distance / 60, mi8.663rd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.65Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph79.31Forward average 74.7

Distance skated8.9 mi3.11 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts40.0%22.2% defensive · 37.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.9%All situations35.8%

42.4%Even strength35.7%

53.8%Power play32.1%

31.6%Shorthanded50.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.65vsPHI1 Oct · 3rd 14:57
20.47vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 07:13
20.36vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 08:21
19.96@NYI3 Oct · 3rd 02:08
19.85@NYI3 Oct · 1st 19:17
19.75vsPHI1 Oct · 2nd 04:51
19.30vsPHI1 Oct · 3rd 00:12
19.05vsPHI1 Oct · 3rd 11:21

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph20 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

79.31vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 08:31
64.22@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 04:06
46.38@NYI3 Oct · 3rd 13:51
45.39@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 04:02
41.34vsPHI1 Oct · 2nd 09:38
33.01vsPHI1 Oct · 1st 02:49
9.27@NYI3 Oct · 2nd 00:27

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.11vsUTA6 Oct · 23:08 TOI
2.94@NYI3 Oct · 19:19 TOI
2.81vsPHI1 Oct · 18:56 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.95 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-4th on NJD

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.50

Hits2T-8th on NJD

Blocked shots3T-4th on NJD

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken3417.0 a game

Won17

Win %50.0%

Offensive zone5 of 16

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Vancouver, a point in one of two

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

23 Jan 2026@

VANW 5-41123−119:57

14 Dec 2025vs

VANL 1-20002022:30

Prediction markets

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2025-26 · The season

66 points in 82 games on a team that finished 21st

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time20:4396th

Blocked shots6294th

PP points2389th

Shots / GP2.5788th

Takeaways2786th

Points / GP0.8082nd

Penalty differential+780th

Assists / 601.3472nd

Goals / 600.9969th

Shooting %13.3%55th

Hits5844th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.8). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points663rd on NJD

Points per game0.80T-89th in NHL

Goals28T-53rd in NHL

Assists383rd on NJD

Shooting %13.3%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time20:434th on NJD

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of New Jersey's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:52

Power play3:03

Shorthanded1:49

Total20:43

23.8 shifts a game, averaging 52 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals111st on NJD

PP assists123rd on NJD

PP points23T-1st on NJD · T-52nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 605.533rd on NJD

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP45New Jersey total

Involved in23goals or assists

Share51.1%of every NJD PPG

PP TOI share73.1%of NJD PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Clutch numbers to match the totals

How the 28 goals and 38 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals61st on NJD

Overtime goals3T-1st on NJD

First goal of the game4

Empty-net goals1

Even-strength goals17

Power-play goals11

Goals by period

1st9

2nd8

3rd8

Overtime3

Goals by game state

Tied12

Leading7

Trailing9

12 of 28 goals broke a tie; 9 came with New Jersey trailing.

Assists

Primary23 · 61%

Secondary15 · 39%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.33

Goals / 600.99

Shots / 607.5

ES points / 601.9843 ES points

PP points / 605.5323 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease49 att · 12 G

Slot232 att · 12 G

Wing106 att · 4 G

Point12 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

400 attempts across the 83 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.6184th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.6

Unblocked attempts6

xG per attempt.105

ixG per 600.61

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 71st percentile of forwards: 89.41 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance skated, mi251.492nd

Hardest shot, mph89.4171st

Top speed, mph22.7967th

20+ mph bursts10960th

Offensive-zone time42.9%57th

22+ mph bursts356th

Defensive-zone time39.2%56th

90+ mph shots038th

Average shot, mph50.236th

Distance / 60, mi8.885th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.79Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph89.41Forward average 87.1

Distance skated251.4 mi3.84 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts33.2%35.9% defensive · 30.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.9%All situations39.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph3 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph106 · avg 102

18-20 mph497 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph17 · avg 15

70-79 mph50 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways27T-3rd on NJD

Giveaways72

TK / GV ratio0.38

Hits58T-11th on NJD

Blocked shots627th on NJD

Discipline

Penalty minutes29

Minors12

Majors1

Penalties drawn20

Net penalties+7drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken180822.0 a game

Won1008

Win %55.8%

Offensive zone389 of 672

A regular centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in every other game (42 of 82)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point4251% of games

Multi-point games1822%

Goals in23 games28%

Pointless games4049%

Streaks

Longest point streak7 games24 Mar – 4 Apr

Longest goal streak4 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten10 in 10point in 6

Game log

Against Vancouver, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

23 Jan 2026@

VANW 5-41123−119:57

14 Dec 2025vs

VANL 1-20002022:30

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road41300.73

Home41360.88

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Vancouver221.00

vs Metropolitan26180.69

vs Western Conf.32331.03

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October11100.91

November14130.93

December1580.53

January15100.67

February520.40

March14161.14

April870.88

Prediction markets

2.5% for the Selke Trophy

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Selke TrophyBest defensive forward2.5%—Not listed3¢Not listed

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 9.1 points per $1M of cap hit, 177th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$7.25M7.0% of the $104M ceiling

Term7 yearsYear 7 of 7

Expires2026-27UFA at 28

Cap value$50.8MCap hit × 7 years

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.