#27 · Left wing · CAR
NikolajEhlers
Next milestone 8 points from 600
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 7
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Left wing
- Born
- February 14, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Aalborg, DNK
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 168 lb (76 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2014 WPG, round 1, #9 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.3 mphleague avg 21.1 mph54th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph10league avg 3.993rd percentile
- Distance skated8.3 mileague avg 6.2 mi80th percentile
- Hardest shot76.6 mphleague avg 71.8 mph52nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone47.1%league avg 42.1%84th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 1.09 | -1.09 | 12 | 1 | .090 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 19.85 | +6.15 | 431 | 44 | .046 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 32:59 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 53.1% | 51.1% | +2.0 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 58.0% | 57.3% | +0.7 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–2
- xG for–against
- 1.4–1.2
- Average rating
- 6.1
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Martinook | 3 | 21:15 | 41.2% |
| Jordan Staal | 3 | 20:42 | 41.2% |
| Logan Stankoven | 2 | 6:49 | 68.9% |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | 5:49 | 84.5% |
| Sebastian Aho | 2 | 1:11 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.1 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 759 | 251 | 341 | 592 | +112 | 236 | 2109 | 11.9 | 141 |
| Playoffs | 63 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +1 | 16 | 157 | 10.8 | 11 |
Season by season (12)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Hurricanes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Hurricanes | 82 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +8 | 14 | 207 | 12.6 | 29 |
| 2024-25 | Jets | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +14 | 17 | 174 | 13.8 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | Jets | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | +27 | 29 | 233 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Jets | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 11 | 132 | 9.1 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Jets | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +18 | 20 | 245 | 11.4 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | Jets | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 15 | 148 | 14.2 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | Jets | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +14 | 30 | 203 | 12.3 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | Jets | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | +2 | 15 | 158 | 13.3 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | Jets | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | +14 | 26 | 231 | 12.6 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | Jets | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +1 | 38 | 204 | 12.3 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Jets | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | +3 | 21 | 167 | 9.0 | 11 |