Valeri Nichushkin
Columbus Blue Jackets · Right wing
Profile
- Position
- Right wing
- Number
- #43
- Born
- March 4, 1995 · Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Age
- 31 years old
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 217 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2013, DAL, round 1, pick 10 (10th overall)- Nationality
- Russia
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 10
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 1
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 5
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 6
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- -2
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 13
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 16
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 8
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 52.5 78 games, 18.5 goals, 34 assists
- Rest of season
- 46.5 68 games left, 0.68 pool pts per game
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 53 6 so far · 47 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 42 to 63 Confidence medium
- Current pace
- 47 6 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 78 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 0.67 |
2025-26   | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 0.68 |
| 2024-25 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0.79 |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 53 | 0.98 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Shots on goalShots on target, goals included. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | at STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 9 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Chelyabinsk Jr. | Russia-Jr. | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Chelyabinsk Jr. | Russia-Jr. | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Chelmet | Russia-2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Chelyabinsk | KHL | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013-14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 10.9 | 14:58 |
| 2013-14 | Russia | Olympics | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| 2014-15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 13:46 |
| 2014-15 | Texas | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | – |
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 6.5 | 13:56 |
| 2016-17 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 36 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +25 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Russia | EHT | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Russia | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 50 | 16 | 11 | 27 | +11 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Russia | EHT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0.0 | 11:55 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 113 | 11.5 | 14:04 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 98 | 10.2 | 14:05 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 180 | 13.9 | 19:02 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 10.8 | 20:16 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +5 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 158 | 17.7 | 21:21 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | +11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 17.8 | 19:44 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 10.6 | 17:44 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 16:09 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 637 | 155 | 208 | 363 | +107 | 112 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 1336 | 11.6 | 16:25 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Chelyabinsk | KHL | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013-14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 13:28 |
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 13:31 |
| 2016-17 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7:57 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | 14:05 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 15:37 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | +6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 12.5 | 20:16 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 19:58 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 37.5 | 22:31 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 19:36 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | 15:37 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 91 | 28 | 15 | 43 | +3 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 13.9 | 16:56 |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- Stanley Cup2021-22
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