Nico Hischier

Shoots left · 27 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	0	0	0	5	20:28
Last season	82	28	38	66	211	20:43

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Role

Where he fits on New Jersey right now.

Line: L1 with T. Meier and L. Evangelista · 9:22 a game together
Power play: PP1 Trigger
Penalty kill: Second wave 7 of 8 kills · 1:02 a kill · starts only 1
Ice time: 20:28 a game, 2nd-most among New Jersey forwards · 11:58 5-on-5 · 4:54 PP · 2:24 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 79% of forwards · home 84%, road 65%
About average among forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Power-play chancesTop 10
2.32 expected goals /60better than 97% of forwards
Shorthanded threatTop 10
1.23 expected goals for /60better than 96% of forwards
Staying out of the box
0.43 penalties taken /60better than 85% of forwards
Creating chances
+0.17 expected goals /60better than 84% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
8.87 miles /60less far than 98% of centers
Hitting
hitting score 342.05 hits /60behind 75% of forwardsfewer than 76% 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

Distance skated
8.66 miles /60less far than 91% of centers

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.

Nico HischierAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 3 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 centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 3 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
+0.17 expected goals /60top 16%
+0.07 expected goals /60top 37%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.03 expected goals against /60average
no measurable changebottom 43%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.5 shot attempts /60average
11.1 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.80 expected goals /60top 22%
0.73 expected goals /60top 41%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−1.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 5%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 38%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.54 first assists /60average
0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chancesTop 10
QuietThreat
2.32 expected goals /60top 3%
1.81 expected goals /60average
Shorthanded threatTop 10
Pure defensePower kill
1.23 expected goals for /60top 4%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 34bottom 25%2.05 hits /60bottom 24%
hitting score 45bottom 34%1.95 hits /60bottom 21%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 98average2.42 blocks /60average
blocking score 102top 42%2.93 blocks /60top 34%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 103top 39%0.95 takeaways /60top 44%
takeaway score 103top 39%0.98 takeaways /60top 42%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.76 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%
0.82 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.43 penalties taken /60top 15%
0.60 penalties taken /60top 40%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
54.2% wontop 24%
51.0% wontop 43%

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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305 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

6 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left31
Wide right41
Over the net8
Off the post or crossbar9
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right0
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

1 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
22.8 mphtop 32%
20.6 mphbottom 17%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
3.8 bursts /60bottom 31%
2.9 bursts /60bottom 22%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
89.4 mphtop 25%
79.3 mphtop 44%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.87 miles /60bottom 2%
8.66 miles /60bottom 9%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.2% of his timeaverage
43.0% of his timetop 27%

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.