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Nico Hischier

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New Jersey Devils

C · 6'1", 200 lb · 27 years old · Shoots left · Naters, CHE

Drafted 2017 · NJD · round 1 · #1 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	@WSH	1	0	1	0.8	4	+1	20:45
Nov 12	WSH	0	0	0	-0.1	0	0	18:28
Nov 10	@WPG	0	0	0	-0.2	1	-1	21:31
Nov 8	@TOR	1	1	2	1.8	1	+1	17:52
Nov 7	@NYI	0	1	1	0.8	6	-1	19:31

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 / 602.48313th

Blocks / 601.86223rd

Takeaways / 600.46329th

Giveaways / 601.0818th

Faceoff win %57.0%63rd

Penalty minutes6186th

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

21.4

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

83.4

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal9Shot on goal38Missed16Shot blocked16

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	New Jersey Devils	21	9	5	14	+4	47	19.1	18:26
2025-26	New Jersey Devils	82	28	38	66	-6	211	13.3	20:43
2024-25	New Jersey Devils	75	35	34	69	+9	187	18.7	20:23
2023-24	New Jersey Devils	71	27	40	67	-5	182	14.8	19:29
2022-23	New Jersey Devils	81	31	49	80	+33	256	12.1	19:17
2021-22	New Jersey Devils	70	21	39	60	-1	153	13.7	19:21
2020-21	New Jersey Devils	21	6	5	11	-9	44	13.6	18:31
2019-20	New Jersey Devils	58	14	22	36	-16	123	11.4	18:04
2018-19	New Jersey Devils	69	17	30	47	0	160	10.6	18:06
2017-18	New Jersey Devils	82	20	32	52	+10	180	11.1	16:19
Career		630	208	294	502	+19	1543	13.5	18:57

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2025-26	OG	Switzerland	5	1	3	4
2024-25	WC	Switzerland	4	2	1	3
2023-24	EHT	Switzerland	2	0	0	0
2023-24	WC	Switzerland	10	6	5	11
2022-23	WC	Switzerland	4	1	2	3
2021-22	WC	Switzerland	8	5	3	8
2021-22	EHT	Switzerland	1	0	2	2
2020-21	WC	Switzerland	8	2	4	6
2018-19	WC	Switzerland	8	4	5	9
2016-17	QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads	57	38	48	86
2016-17	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	Switzerland U18	3	1	1	2
2016-17	WJC-20	Switzerland U20	5	4	3	7
2016-17	WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	5	6
2015-16	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	Switzerland U18	4	3	3	6
2015-16	NLB	EHC Visp	7	1	1	2
2015-16	NLA	SC Bern	15	1	0	1
2015-16	WJC-20	Switzerland U20	6	0	2	2
2015-16	WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	3	4
2015-16	Elite Jr. A	SC Bern Future U20	18	11	17	28
2014-15	WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	0	1
2014-15	U20-Elit	Bern U20	11	1	1	2
2014-15	U17-Elit	Bern U17	22	28	33	61
2013-14	U17-Elit	Bern U17	2	1	2	3
2013-14	U17-Top	Valais-Wallis Future U17	22	32	45	77
2013-14	U15-Elit	Valais-Wallis Future U15	20	57	40	97
2012-13	U17-Top	Valais-Wallis Future U17	14	12	11	23
2012-13	U15-Elit	Valais-Wallis Future U15	27	43	38	81
2011-12	U15-Elit	Valais-Wallis Future U15	27	11	18	29
2010-11	U15-Elit	Valais-Wallis Future U15	11	2	0	2
2010-11	U15-Top	Visp U15	3	4	6	10
2009-10	Mini A	Visp II U15	9	15	11	26