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Nico Hischier
Center #13 Devils $7.250M
Player Information

Nico Hischier has 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) in 57 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 1) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, he has 464 points (190 goals, 274 assists) in 584 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 22 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCHE
    Age: 27.1 yrs (04.01.1999)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 90 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 1st in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 27-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Devils controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nico Hischier is off the ice, the Devils control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 30% in the defensive zone.

  • 81

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 51st of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 18th of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.11
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.88
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.96
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.74
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.48
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.03
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    4.11
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.35
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.69
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.43
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.19
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.03
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.48
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.45
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.12
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.50
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.13
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $7.250M
Player Contract Value: $8.200M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 29.5 yrs (04.01.1999)
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Nico Hischier
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 1 0 1 1 21:07 4 25.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 1 0 1 1 26:08 7 14.3% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 22:26 3 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -2 21:21 3 0.0% 2
05.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 1 0 1 -1 20:01 4 25.0% 0
Total 5 3 0 3 -2 21 14.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Devils 82 20 32 52 10 16:19 180 11.1% 26
2018-19 Team Logo Devils 69 17 30 47 0 18:06 160 10.6% 24
2019-20 Team Logo Devils 58 14 22 36 -16 18:04 123 11.4% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Devils 21 6 5 11 -9 18:31 44 13.6% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Devils 70 21 39 60 -1 19:21 153 13.7% 17
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 81 31 49 80 33 19:16 256 12.1% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Devils 71 27 40 67 -5 19:28 182 14.8% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 75 35 34 69 9 20:22 187 18.7% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 57 19 23 42 -10 20:53 151 12.6% 23
Season Projection 82 27 33 60 -14 20:54 217 12.4% 33
Total 584 190 274 464 11 1436 13.2% 148
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Devils 5 1 0 1 -4 16:33 6 16.7% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 12 1 6 7 -5 19:49 33 3.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 5 4 0 4 0 24:11 16 25.0% 0
Total 22 6 6 12 -9 55 10.9% 2
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nico Hischier Team Logo C 27.1 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.74 0.79 76 89 $7.250M
88% Jordan Kyrou Team Logo RW 27.8 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.68 0.79 76 92 $8.125M
84% Kevin Fiala Team Logo LW 29.6 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.71 0.75 77 81 $7.875M
84% Nick Schmaltz Team Logo C 30 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.93 0.74 77 87 $5.850M
83% Dylan Larkin Team Logo C 29.6 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.88 0.79 82 84 $8.700M
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