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Nikolaj Ehlers

#27

Carolina Hurricanes

L · 6'0", 168 lb · 30 years old · Shoots left · Aalborg, DNK

Drafted 2014 · WPG · round 1 · #9 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	SEA	0	3	3	1.4	2	0	16:48
Nov 12	@SEA	1	1	2	1.3	3	+2	17:45
Nov 7	CHI	0	1	1	0.4	1	0	15:43
Nov 5	@NYI	0	0	0	0.1	5	+1	15:46
Nov 3	@NSH	0	0	0	-0.2	3	0	18:57

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 600.70421st

Blocks / 600.87386th

Takeaways / 600.87180th

Giveaways / 603.68340th

Faceoff win %66.7%23rd

Penalty minutes01st

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.31

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.2

Attempts against

F 11.2

TOI

Ice time

F 15:11

Speed

Top, mph

22.9

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.3

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.4

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

85.7

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal5Shot on goal43Missed24Shot blocked18

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Carolina Hurricanes	21	5	15	20	+8	48	10.4	16:18
2025-26	Carolina Hurricanes	82	26	45	71	+8	207	12.6	16:36
2024-25	Winnipeg Jets	69	24	39	63	+14	174	13.8	15:48
2023-24	Winnipeg Jets	82	25	36	61	+27	233	10.7	15:52
2022-23	Winnipeg Jets	45	12	26	38	-2	132	9.1	15:39
2021-22	Winnipeg Jets	62	28	27	55	+18	245	11.4	18:04
2020-21	Winnipeg Jets	47	21	25	46	+15	148	14.2	16:55
2019-20	Winnipeg Jets	71	25	33	58	+14	203	12.3	16:31
2018-19	Winnipeg Jets	62	21	16	37	+2	158	13.3	15:46
2017-18	Winnipeg Jets	82	29	31	60	+14	231	12.6	16:05
2016-17	Winnipeg Jets	82	25	39	64	+1	204	12.3	17:29
2015-16	Winnipeg Jets	72	15	23	38	+3	167	9.0	16:06
Career		777	256	355	611	+122	2150	11.9	16:27

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2025-26	OG	Denmark	4	1	2	3
2024-25	OGQ	Denmark	3	1	3	4
2024-25	WC	Denmark	4	3	0	3
2022-23	WC	Denmark	7	5	4	9
2021-22	OGQ	Denmark	3	5	4	9
2021-22	WC	Denmark	7	1	6	7
2016-17	OGQ	Denmark	3	1	1	2
2016-17	WC	Denmark	7	0	4	4
2015-16	WC	Denmark	8	4	2	6
2014-15	QMJHL	Halifax	51	37	64	101
2014-15	WJC-A	Denmark	5	1	3	4
2013-14	QMJHL	Halifax	63	49	55	104
2012-13	Swiss-Jr.	Biel Jr.	34	30	23	53
2012-13	Swiss	Biel	11	1	1	2
2011-12	Swiss-U17	Biel U17	7	4	5	9
2011-12	Swiss-Jr.	Biel Jr.	32	19	19	38
2010-11	Swiss-U17	Biel U17	28	19	11	30
2009-10	Swiss-U17	Biel U17	1	0	0	0
2008-09	Top Mini	Biel-Bienne U15	14	8	7	15
2007-08	Mini B	Biel-Bienne II U15	1	1	1	2