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Photo of NHL player Valeri Nichushkin

Colorado Avalanche Logo Valeri Nichushkin

Position Right Wing / Left Wing Current Team Colorado Avalanche
Shoots Left Current Contract 8 years ($6.1M CapHit)
Height 6'4" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 210 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 35
Age (DOB) 31 (Mar 4, 1995) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2013, Round 1, Overall 10 (DAL)

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Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2011-12 Russia-Jr. Chelyabinsk Jr. 38 4 6 10 6
2012-13 Russia-2 Chelmet 15 8 2 10 4
2012-13 Russia-Jr. Chelyabinsk Jr. 9 4 4 8
2012-13 KHL Chelyabinsk 18 4 2 6 25 6 3 9
2013-14 Olympics Russia 5 1 0 1 -2 4
2013-14 NHL Dallas Stars 79 14 20 34 +20 8 128 10.9 14:58 6 1 1 2 +1 2 9 11.1 13:28
2014-15 NHL Dallas Stars 8 0 1 1 -5 2 6 0.0 13:46
2014-15 AHL Texas 5 0 4 4 -6 12 16 0.0
2015-16 NHL Dallas Stars 79 9 20 29 +2 12 139 6.5 13:56 10 1 1 -2 2 11 0.0 13:31
2016-17 EHT Russia 9 1 4 5 +4
2016-17 WC Russia 6 0 3 3 +1
2016-17 KHL CSKA Moskva 36 11 13 24 +25 9 9 1 4 5 +3 4
2017-18 EHT Russia 5 2 0 2 +2 2
2017-18 KHL CSKA Moskva 50 16 11 27 +11 14 19 3 6 9 +4 4
2018-19 NHL Dallas Stars 57 0 10 10 -4 65 0.0 11:55 1 0.0 7:57
2019-20 NHL Colorado Avalanche 65 13 14 27 +26 14 113 11.5 14:04 15 2 1 3 2 18 11.1 14:05
2020-21 NHL Colorado Avalanche 55 10 11 21 +9 4 98 10.2 14:05 10 1 2 3 -3 10 30 3.3 15:37
2021-22 NHL Colorado Avalanche 62 25 27 52 +21 14 180 13.9 19:02 20 9 6 15 +6 8 72 12.5 20:16
2022-23 NHL Colorado Avalanche 53 17 30 47 +15 2 158 10.8 20:16 2 1 1 -2 6 16.7 19:58
2023-24 NHL Colorado Avalanche 54 28 25 53 +5 22 158 17.7 21:21 8 9 1 10 +1 2 24 37.5 22:31
2024-25 NHL Colorado Avalanche 43 21 13 34 +11 8 118 17.8 19:44 7 3 1 4 +1 13 23.1 19:36
2025-26 NHL Colorado Avalanche 72 17 32 49 +9 26 160 10.6 17:44 12 2 2 4 +1 19 10.5 15:37
NHL Career 627 154 203 357 +109 112 1323 11.6 16:25 91 28 15 43 +3 26 202 13.9 16:56

Core Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI Producer Playmaker Shooter Sniper Rebound Rush Skating Defend
2015-16 DAL 79 972:18 0.18 1.36 -0.90 -0.98 -0.39 0.64 - 0.87
2018-19 DAL 57 619:12 -1.39 0.69 -1.57 -2.55 -0.07 1.10 - -1.38
2019-20 COL 65 732:39 0.05 -0.36 0.22 0.08 0.03 0.41 - 1.28
2020-21 COL 55 605:47 -0.16 -0.36 -0.01 -0.16 0.60 -0.85 - 0.07
2021-22 COL 62 852:16 1.13 0.74 0.69 0.28 -0.17 -0.87 1.45 -0.27
2022-23 COL 53 723:18 0.11 1.57 -1.05 -1.14 -1.38 0.99 -0.28 -0.42
2023-24 COL 54 792:27 -0.11 0.35 -0.55 -0.77 -0.36 0.78 0.41 0.01
2024-25 COL 43 597:36 0.10 -0.88 1.25 0.52 0.09 0.63 1.02 -0.05
2025-26 COL 72 936:47 1.10 1.38 -0.01 -0.07 0.94 0.09 0.69 -1.07

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2015-16 DAL 79 972:18 0.29 -0.95 -1.97 -0.16 -0.40 -0.23 -
2018-19 DAL 57 619:12 -0.72 -1.61 -1.49 0.50 -0.19 -1.06 -
2019-20 COL 65 732:39 -0.18 -0.60 -1.07 1.37 0.26 -2.03 -
2020-21 COL 55 605:47 -0.44 -1.30 -0.10 1.11 1.24 -0.58 -
2021-22 COL 62 852:16 1.09 0.16 0.83 1.88 1.79 -1.02 -
2022-23 COL 53 723:18 0.86 1.57 0.85 0.76 0.62 -0.37 -
2023-24 COL 54 792:27 1.53 1.22 0.41 0.55 1.18 0.74 -
2024-25 COL 43 597:36 0.95 1.18 0.10 -0.15 0.24 0.58 -
2025-26 COL 72 936:47 0.59 -0.26 0.58 0.38 0.70 0.20 -
See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2015-16 DAL 79 972:18 0.43 1.17 1.60 0.72 -0.29 5.69 9.52 -3.83 5.29 4.12
2018-19 DAL 57 619:12 0.00 0.87 0.87 0.52 -0.52 0.00 8.80 -8.80 6.33 5.06
2019-20 COL 65 732:39 0.82 1.06 1.88 0.81 0.01 10.75 10.57 0.18 4.72 6.30
2020-21 COL 55 605:47 0.69 0.89 1.58 0.74 -0.05 8.75 9.35 -0.60 1.90 7.62
2021-22 COL 62 852:16 1.06 1.41 2.46 0.97 0.09 11.11 10.15 0.96 2.30 5.75
2022-23 COL 53 723:18 0.41 1.49 1.91 0.83 -0.42 4.67 9.36 -4.69 5.76 2.88
2023-24 COL 54 792:27 0.68 1.14 1.82 0.89 -0.21 9.28 12.12 -2.84 5.52 6.90
2024-25 COL 43 597:36 1.10 0.80 1.91 0.95 0.15 13.10 11.28 1.82 3.39 7.63
2025-26 COL 72 936:47 0.77 1.54 2.31 0.85 -0.08 9.76 10.73 -0.97 2.78 11.11

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2015-16 DAL 79 972:18 43.63 2.47 2.50 39.74 2.10 2.36 54.05 51.43 -0.06 0.11 -1.81
2018-19 DAL 57 619:12 38.18 1.65 2.09 39.15 2.33 2.09 41.46 50.04 -0.31 -0.20 -1.08
2019-20 COL 65 732:39 44.71 3.19 2.59 35.95 1.31 1.90 70.91 57.69 0.17 -0.52 7.66
2020-21 COL 55 605:47 50.61 2.48 3.14 31.99 1.88 1.81 56.82 63.47 0.51 -0.07 5.09
2021-22 COL 62 852:16 52.45 3.52 3.07 39.07 2.32 2.29 60.24 57.26 0.63 -0.05 6.31
2022-23 COL 53 723:18 45.29 3.07 2.78 39.49 1.99 2.41 60.66 53.57 0.09 0.04 0.36
2023-24 COL 54 792:27 49.29 3.18 2.98 42.02 2.95 2.43 51.85 55.07 0.52 0.14 3.25
2024-25 COL 43 597:36 44.58 3.31 2.92 38.45 2.31 2.45 58.93 54.38 0.37 0.34 -0.37
2025-26 COL 72 936:47 51.18 3.33 3.26 38.88 2.50 2.42 57.14 57.42 0.16 0.10 0.15

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
This table is for Basic and Premium subscribers only. To view please login to and/or subscribe to one of our subscription plans. 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
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