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Nikolaj Ehlers

#27 · Left wing · Carolina Hurricanes

Shoots left · 30 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season50221015:49
Last season8226457120816:36

Role

Where he fits on Carolina right now.

Line

L3 with J. Staal and J. Martinook · 7:50 a game together

Power play

PP1 Distributor · often stays on for the second unit

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 19 kills

Ice time

15:49 a game, 6th-most among Carolina forwards · 10:37 5-on-5 · 4:17 PP

Competition

About average among forwards · home about average, road tougher than 58%

About average among forwards · home easier than 61%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

  • Staying out of the box

    0.33 penalties taken /60better than 95% of forwards

  • Time in the offensive zone

    44.4% of his timemore than 95% of forwards

  • Hardest shot

    93.6 mphharder than 90% of wingers

  • Finishing

    +0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 87% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 491.08 blocks /60behind 97% of wingersfewer than 96% of wingers

  • Power-play chances

    1.55 expected goals /60behind 96% of forwards

  • Hitting

    hitting score 321.00 hits /60behind 77% of forwardsfewer than 92% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most forwards.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Nikolaj EhlersAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    +0.10 expected goals /60top 32%

    −0.08 expected goals /60bottom 26%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.07 expected goals against /60top 33%

    +0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 40%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    14.4 shot attempts /60top 30%

    11.7 shot attempts /60bottom 36%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.72 expected goals /60bottom 41%

    0.73 expected goals /60bottom 44%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 13%

    −0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 38%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.60 first assists /60top 31%

    0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.55 expected goals /60bottom 4%

    1.79 expected goals /60bottom 44%

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.94 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 32bottom 23%1.00 hits /60bottom 8%

    hitting score 45bottom 34%2.28 hits /60bottom 28%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 49bottom 3%1.08 blocks /60bottom 4%

    blocking score 81bottom 32%0.76 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 85bottom 31%1.00 takeaways /60top 40%

    takeaway score 85bottom 31%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.84 penalties drawn /60top 42%

    0.90 penalties drawn /60top 33%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.33 penalties taken /60top 5%

    0.58 penalties taken /60top 36%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    46.2% wontoo few games

    50.0% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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324 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 13 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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13 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left34
  • Wide right40
  • Over the net13
  • Off the post or crossbar10
  • Short or other11

108 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right3
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

3 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speed
    SlowerBurner

    23.1 mphtop 18%

    21.3 mphbottom 42%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    8.1 bursts /60top 23%

    9.9 bursts /60top 20%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    93.6 mphtop 10%

    76.7 mphbottom 34%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.78 miles /60top 31%

    9.72 miles /60average

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    44.4% of his timetop 5%

    42.4% of his timetop 35%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.