LW · CAR · NHL id 8477940
Nikolaj Ehlers has played 2 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 6 shots while averaging 19:13 a night (12:58 at even strength, 6:16 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 57% of his 5v5 minutes with Jordan Staal and 54% with Jaccob Slavin over the last 2 games, and the Hurricanes have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Ehlers on the ice (0-2 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Hurricanes' most recent game against WSH he was on L1 with Andrei Svechnikov and Logan Stankoven and on PP2; moved up to L1 (from L2) in the last game. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 12.0% across the 663 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs WSH, detected from shift data
- +3:41 PP TOI
- Top-six in 2 of last 2 (was 9 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 19:13 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 11 attempts, 6 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CAR: 11 attempts, 6 on goal, 0 goals, 0.94 expected goals; best chance Nikolaj Ehlers at 0.26 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 71 points vs 65.2 expected
Last 20 games: +39. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.5%
- 97.7
- 68.3%
- G vs xG
- 26 / 22.4
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.035 xG per attempt lately vs 0.068 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals2665th of 715
- Assists4540th of 715
- Points7147th of 715
- Power-play points2825th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal20745th of 715
- Hits21620th of 715
- Blocked shots24531st of 715
- Plus/minus+8141st of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won11305th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)60.6%6th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)61.3%2nd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)56.5%53rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)56.1%65th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)54.1%149th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)58.5%21st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.7853rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.02447th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31268th of 719
- Faceoff win %35.5%
- Draw Equity /100−0.171
Usage
- Ice time per game16:36334th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:51117th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %67.3%60th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.4468th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO977556th of 719
- Goals above expected+3.654th of 715
- Luck Meter+5331st of 828
- Ascension score52171st of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.193rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts18252nd of 715
- Hardest shot93.6125th of 715
- Offensive-zone time46.9%22nd of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.045
- Season net
- −0.79xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.78
- Attempts
- 31
- 0.066
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L2 from L3Jun 6, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jun 6, 2026 alerts →
- Played 8:58 more than his 5-game averageApr 20, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 28, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Dec 13, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 1, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Oct 24, 2024 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 @ VGK | Off the faceoff | carry | 0 | 80.5 | — | |
| Jun 9, 2026 @ VGK | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Jun 2, 2026 vs VGK | Rush | carry | 0 | 30.0 | — | |
| Jun 2, 2026 vs VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 67.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| May 23, 2026 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 1 | 66.5 | — | |
| May 23, 2026 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 2 | 25.0 | — | |
| May 7, 2026 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 50.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| May 4, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 70.8 | one-timer | |
| Apr 14, 2026 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 59.6 | 2-on-0 | |
| Apr 13, 2026 @ PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 33.5 | rebound | |
| Mar 31, 2026 @ CBJ | Point shot | — | 2* | 57.5 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2026 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 73.4 | 5-on-4 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ MTL | Cycle | — | 4* | 13.6 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2026 @ PIT | Point shot | — | 4* | 73.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.8 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2026 @ VAN | Cycle | loose | 1* | 39.1 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2026 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 75.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 4, 2026 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 54.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 2, 2026 @ SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 52.7 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2026 vs TBL | Rush | carry | 1 | 66.0 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2026 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 0 | 22.6 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2026 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 49.9 | 5-on-3 | |
| Jan 16, 2026 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 2* | 48.4 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2026 @ NJD | Rush | carry | 3 | 5.9 | — | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 51.4 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 63.2 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 1* | 65.8 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ WSH | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 33.2 | — | |
| Dec 6, 2025 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 67.0 | one-timer | |
| Nov 30, 2025 vs CGY | Rebound | carry | 4 | 38.2 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Nov 15, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.2 | one-timer | |
| Nov 11, 2025 vs WSH | Rebound | carry | 0 | 13.6 | rebound | |
| Nov 6, 2025 vs MIN | Deflection | loose | 0 | 33.9 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 4, 2025 @ NYR | Off the faceoff | — | 2 | 69.6 | — | |
| May 15, 2025 vs DAL | Point shot | — | 0 | 17.9 | — | |
| May 15, 2025 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 34.4 | — | |
| May 13, 2025 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 56.7 | — | |
| May 9, 2025 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 8.6 | rebound | |
| May 9, 2025 vs DAL | Cycle | — | 3* | 30.8 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2025 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 2 | 72.7 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Ehlers
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ehlers apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal | C | 2 | 13:08 | 57% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 53.8% 10:00 | 77.8% 7:59 |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | 2 | 12:30 | 54% | 52.6% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 10:38 | 54.1% 18:40 |
| Jordan Martinook | LW | 2 | 12:28 | 54% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 53.3% 10:40 | 81.0% 9:26 |
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 2 | 10:32 | 46% | 62.5% | 0% (0-1) | 38.5% 12:36 | 55.6% 17:57 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 2 | 8:38 | 37% | 42.9% | 0% (0-1) | 54.5% 14:30 | 47.2% 21:52 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 2 | 8:17 | 36% | 53.8% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 14:51 | 51.4% 18:41 |
| Sean Walker | D | 2 | 7:32 | 33% | 60.0% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 15:36 | 42.9% 19:57 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | RW | 1 | 6:15 | 27% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 6:28 | 75.0% 5:08 |
| Charles Alexis Legault | D | 2 | 3:42 | 16% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 56.5% 19:26 | 46.4% 18:40 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 2 | 3:20 | 14% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 54.2% 19:48 | 51.3% 22:11 |
| Jackson Blake | RW | 1 | 1:26 | 6% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 16.7% 8:59 | 50.0% 10:23 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,045 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
94th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
73rd percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Ehlers's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Ehlers's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19:02 | 13:22 | 5:40 | — |
| Sep 29 | vs FLA | OTL 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 19:24 | 12:33 | 6:51 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 38:26 | 19:13 | 40 | 18 | 69.0% | 65.9% | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 3.1 | 1.0 | 83% |
| Even strength | 2 | 25:55 | 12:58 | 16 | 16 | 50.0% | 43.5% | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.8 | 1.0 | 80% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:08 | 11:34 | 15 | 14 | 51.7% | 42.9% | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.8 | 0.9 | 75% |
| Power play | 2 | 12:31 | 6:16 | 24 | 2 | 92.3% | 94.4% | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 10:55 | 5:28 | 19 | 2 | 90.5% | 92.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.9 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 19:13 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | CAR | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +9 | 6 | 39 | 20.5% | 14 | 7 | 18:52 |
| 2025-26 | CAR | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +8 | 14 | 207 | 12.6% | 21 | 24 | 16:36 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WPG | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 31 | 16.1% | 12 | 4 | 17:17 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +14 | 17 | 174 | 13.8% | 38 | 33 | 15:48 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WPG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 11 | 2 | 15:52 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | +27 | 29 | 233 | 10.7% | 30 | 39 | 15:52 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 21:10 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 11 | 132 | 9.1% | 36 | 10 | 15:39 |
| 2021-22 | WPG | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +18 | 20 | 245 | 11.4% | 32 | 27 | 18:04 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WPG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 2 | 17 | 11.8% | 12 | 0 | 19:50 |
| 2020-21 | WPG | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 15 | 148 | 14.2% | 26 | 12 | 16:55 |
| 2019-20 | WPG | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +14 | 30 | 203 | 12.3% | 36 | 28 | 16:31 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WPG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 12:50 |
| 2018-19 | WPG | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | +2 | 15 | 158 | 13.3% | 27 | 16 | 15:46 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | WPG | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 26 | 0.0% | 7 | 8 | 15:52 |
| 2017-18 | WPG | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | +14 | 26 | 231 | 12.6% | 39 | 27 | 16:05 |
Nikolaj Ehlers news
- 3 Storylines for the Carolina Hurricanes’ Home & Season OpenerThe Hockey Writers
- Nikolaj Ehlers News: Two points in Saturday's preseason winRotoWire
- Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers: Two points in Saturday's preseason winCBS Sports
- Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers On Stanley Cup Final, Summer of Celebrations, & MoreThe Hockey Writers
- Hurricanes’ Nikolaj Ehlers On Stanley Cup Final, Summer of Celebrations, & MoreThe Hockey Writers
- Eric Robinson Deserves a Chance on the Hurricanes’ Top LineThe Hockey Writers
- 2 Hurricanes’ Forward Storylines to Follow at Training CampThe Hockey Writers
- Nikolaj Ehlers StatsNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.