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Nico Hischier has 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) in 43 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 454 points (183 goals, 271 assists) in 570 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils.

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

  • Country: Country FlagSUI
    Age: 27 yrs (04.01.1999)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 90 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 1st in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

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 44% 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: 44th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 18th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    81.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.07
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    19.29
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.19
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    1.23
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.65
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.46
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    4.63
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    4.88
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    1.04
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.32
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    2.10
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    7.84
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.96
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.76
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.19
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    2.34
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    2.46
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.57
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.33
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.20
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    6.00
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $7.250M
Player Contract Value: $8.700M
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
30.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 -2 19:06 4 0.0% 5
31.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 0 1 0 19:38 3 33.3% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 1 0 1 1 19:06 2 50.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -1 25:16 6 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -1 20:22 6 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 0 2 -3 21 9.5% 5
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 43 12 20 32 -6 20:52 115 10.4% 19
Season Projection 82 23 38 61 -11 20:51 219 10.5% 36
Total 570 183 271 454 15 1400 13.1% 144
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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.74 0.80 81 82 $7.250M
86% Mika Zibanejad Team Logo C 32.7 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.86 0.80 83 78 $8.500M
86% Nick Schmaltz Team Logo C 29.9 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.86 0.73 81 80 $5.850M
86% Ryan O'Reilly Team Logo C 34.9 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.86 0.72 78 85 $4.500M
85% Mathew Barzal Team Logo C 28.6 yrs 185 cm / 84 kg 0.83 0.87 80 82 $9.150M
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