CAROLINA HURRICANESBorn in Denmark#27 ·Left Wing
Nikolaj Ehlers
ACTIVENikolaj Ehlers has played in the NHL since 2015–16 and currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He is 30 years old (born in 1996), is originally from Aalborg, is 183 cm tall and weighs 76 kg. He has previously played for Winnipeg Jets. Ehlers has put up 605 points in 774 games, 255 goals and 350 assists, an average of 0.78 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 71 points in 82 games.
DRAFT 2014: selected No. 9 in round 1 · Winnipeg JetsDEBUT October 9, 2015(11y ago)@Boston BruinsCONTRACT $8,500,000/yr (≈ 7 005 774 kr/month, 84 069 293 kr/yr) · UFA 2031–32
Latest games
November 6@NYINew York IslandersW5–3No points+1+/-5shots15:46toiNovember 4@NSHNashville PredatorsL1–4No points0+/-3shots18:57toiNovember 1vsWPGWinnipeg JetsW7–0+2 assists+2P+2A+2+/-4shots1PPP13:22toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season18 games2026–27 SEASON
Milestones
Recent
Playoffs25 playoff points6mo ago
Career750 NHL games7mo ago
Next up
300 career goals
255 now · target 300
45left
SeasonMatch season best: 29 goals25 away
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Season
Match season best: 29 goals25 away
30 goals this season26 away
Match season best: 45 assists35 away
Match season best: 71 points57 away
Playoffs
25 playoff points6mo ago
50 playoff games6mo ago
10 playoff goals6mo ago
5 playoff goals1y ago
10 playoff assists2y ago
10 playoff points5y ago
25 playoff games6y ago
First playoff goal6y ago
10 playoff games8y ago
5 playoff assists8y ago
First playoff point8y ago
Career
300 career goals45 away
750 career points145 away
1,000 NHL games226 away
500 career assists150 away
750 NHL games7mo ago
500 career points1y ago
200 career goals2y ago
250 career assists2y ago
500 NHL games3y ago
250 career points6y ago
100 career goals6y ago
100 career assists7y ago
250 NHL games8y ago
50 career goals8y ago
100 career points9y ago
50 career assists9y ago
25 career goals9y ago
100 NHL games9y ago
50 career points9y ago
First NHL goal11y ago
First NHL point11y ago
Compared with the NHL
Nikolaj Ehlers is in the top 6% of NHL forwards for assists per 60 minutes.
2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities
Points / 60 min
3.13
Top 7%Nikolaj Ehlers scores points more often than 93% of NHL forwards (445 of 476)
Goals / 60 min
1.15
Top 18%Nikolaj Ehlers scores goals more often than 82% of NHL forwards (392 of 476)
Assists / 60 min
1.98
Top 6%Nikolaj Ehlers records assists more often than 94% of NHL forwards (448 of 476)
Shots / 60 min
9.13
Top 8%Nikolaj Ehlers shoots more often than 93% of NHL forwards (441 of 476)
Hits / 60 min
0.93
Bottom 7%Nikolaj Ehlers hits more often than 6% of NHL forwards (30 of 476)
Blocked shots / 60 min
1.06
Bottom 10%Nikolaj Ehlers blocks more shots than 10% of NHL forwards (46 of 476)
+/−
+8
Top 20%Nikolaj Ehlers has a higher +/− than 81% of NHL forwards (384 of 476)
The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.
Nikolaj Ehlers's whole career
Stats
Games played
774
Points
605
Points per game
0.78
Goals
255
Assists
350
+/-
+120