#13 VALERI NICHUSHKIN (R)
COLORADO AVALANCHE
 


Age 29.8 Birth Date 1995-03-04
Shoots L Draft Info 2013 (1/10)
Height 6'4 Fantrax Roster% 81
Weight 210 Yahoo Roster% 58
Country RUS Status On Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
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2024-11-28ArticleRamblings: Updates on Drouin, Karlsson, Pietrangelo, and Thompson; Shutouts for Gustavsson and Binnington – November 28
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2024-11-19ArticleLining Up: Colorado’s Re-Tooled Top Six; Robertson’s Struggles Continue; Skinner’s Minimal Role; Bjugstad’s Fantasy Value
2024-11-16ArticleRamblings: Nichushkin, Drouin Return; McMichael Still Hot; Saturday Streamers (Nov 16)
2024-11-16Player UpdateNichushkin made his season debut in a 5-2 loss to the Capitals on Friday.
2024-11-15ArticleLooking Ahead: Nichushkin Gearing Up For Return
2024-11-15Player UpdateNichushkin (suspension) is listed on the Avs' roster ahead of Friday's matchup with Washington, per the NHL media site.
2024-11-15ArticleTop 100 Roto Rankings: November 2024
2024-11-13ArticleFantasy Hockey Mailbag: Lundell, Barzal, Neighbours, Lehkonen, Caufield, Shelf Lives of Big Hitters, Georgiev, Jrob vs. EP40, Ekblad & More
2024-11-12ArticleRamblings: Michkov Returns; Mantha Done For Season; Habs/Sabres Goal-fest; Dallas Dominates Pittsburgh – November 12
2024-11-11ArticleRamblings: Nichushkin Nearing Return; Gibson Back In; Streaming Dorofeyev, Lekkerimäki & Roslovic (Nov 11)
2024-11-10ArticleGeek of the Week: Power-Play Sleepers
2024-11-08ArticleFrozen Tool Forensics: Power Play Changes for Sillinger, Walman, Kurashev, Arvidsson, and More
2024-11-06ArticleRamblings: Hot Starts From Cuylle, Granlund, W. Karlsson; Buy-Low Goalies; Rodrigues Needing Barkov & More
2024-11-05ArticleRamblings: Updates on McDavid, Celebrini, Benson,Nichushkin, Broberg, and Pinto; Evaluating Preseason Projections – November 5
2024-11-04Injury UpdateNichushkin (suspension) is set to return to action against the Capitals on Nov. 15 as long as his reinstatement goes as planned, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
2024-11-04Injury UpdateNichushkin (suspension) was cleared to practice with Colorado on Monday.
2024-11-04ArticleThe Wild West – Power Play Changes

Awards

Season Award
2021-2022Stanley Cup

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
8,000,000 2022 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-20256,125,0006,125,000
2025-20266,125,0006,125,000
2026-20276,125,0006,125,000
2027-20286,125,0006,125,000
2028-20296,125,0006,125,000
2029-20306,125,0006,125,000

DobberNomics

Profile Price Chg Chg% YTD% FPTS FPTS/$
5.01 0 0 2.2 223.4 44.6

Fantasy Rankings


Category Rank
Top 300 Skaters135
Top Roto League Players99
Top Cap League Players62

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8477501

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Dec 5@CAR
Dec 7@DET
Dec 8@N.J
Dec 10@PIT
Dec 12UTA
Dec 14NSH
Dec 16@VAN
Dec 19@S.J
Dec 20@ANA
Dec 22SEA
Dec 27@UTA
Dec 31WPG
Jan 2BUF
Jan 4MTL
Jan 6FLA
Jan 8@CHI
Jan 9@MIN
Jan 11@WPG
Jan 14NYR
Jan 16EDM
Jan 18DAL
Jan 20MIN
Jan 22WPG
Jan 25@BOS
Jan 26@NYR
Jan 28@NYI
Jan 31STL
Feb 2PHI
Feb 4@VAN
Feb 6@CGY
Feb 7@EDM
Feb 22@NSH
Feb 23@STL
Feb 26N.J
Feb 28MIN
Mar 4PIT
Mar 6S.J
Mar 8TOR
Mar 10CHI
Mar 11@MIN
Mar 14@CGY
Mar 16DAL
Mar 19@TOR
Mar 20@OTT
Mar 22@MTL
Mar 25DET
Mar 27L.A
Mar 29STL
Mar 31CGY
Apr 2@CHI
Apr 3@CBJ
Apr 5@STL
Apr 8VGK
Apr 10VAN
Apr 12@L.A
Apr 13@ANA

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Dec 5@CAR
Dec 7@DET
Dec 8@N.J
Dec 10@PIT
Dec 12UTA
Dec 14NSH
Dec 16@VAN
Dec 19@S.J
Dec 20@ANA
Dec 22SEA
Dec 27@UTA
Dec 31WPG
Jan 2BUF
Jan 4MTL
Jan 6FLA
Jan 8@CHI
Jan 9@MIN
Jan 11@WPG
Jan 14NYR
Jan 16EDM
Jan 18DAL
Jan 20MIN
Jan 22WPG
Jan 25@BOS
Jan 26@NYR
Jan 28@NYI
Jan 31STL
Feb 2PHI
Feb 4@VAN
Feb 6@CGY
Feb 7@EDM
Feb 22@NSH
Feb 23@STL
Feb 26N.J
Feb 28MIN
Mar 4PIT
Mar 6S.J
Mar 8TOR
Mar 10CHI
Mar 11@MIN
Mar 14@CGY
Mar 16DAL
Mar 19@TOR
Mar 20@OTT
Mar 22@MTL
Mar 25DET
Mar 27L.A
Mar 29STL
Mar 31CGY
Apr 2@CHI
Apr 3@CBJ
Apr 5@STL
Apr 8VGK
Apr 10VAN
Apr 12@L.A
Apr 13@ANA

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Colorado Avalanche Last Game Lines (2024-12-03)

Opponent: Buffalo Sabres
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:2633.5NATHAN MACKINNON - MIKKO RANTANEN - ARTTURI LEHKONEN321181162.1312258.5
28:5317.1LOGAN O'CONNOR - JOEL KIVIRANTA - IVAN IVAN1018280.013572.2
36:4713.0VALERI NICHUSHKIN - CASEY MITTELSTADT - NIKOLAI KOVALENKO01-16366.711664.7
42:164.4CHRIS WAGNER - PARKER KELLY - NIKITA PRISHCHEPOV0001150.03260.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
120:5540.2DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR220101540.0223141.5
213:3126.0SAMUEL GIRARD - SAM MALINSKI10111473.3171063.0
312:0923.4CALVIN DE HAAN - JOHN LUDVIG02-27943.8151451.7
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:4184.2VALERI NICHUSHKIN - NATHAN MACKINNON - MIKKO RANTANEN - ARTTURI LEHKONEN000010.02250.0
20:1815.0CASEY MITTELSTADT - NIKOLAI KOVALENKO - IVAN IVAN000000.0000.0
30:010.8NATHAN MACKINNON - CASEY MITTELSTADT - IVAN IVAN000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:3478.3CALE MAKAR000010.02250.0
20:1915.8SAMUEL GIRARD - DEVON TOEWS000000.0000.0
30:075.8DEVON TOEWS000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:1420.6LOGAN O'CONNOR - PARKER KELLY000010.0010.0
21:0217.2VALERI NICHUSHKIN - JOEL KIVIRANTA000000.0000.0
30:4412.2VALERI NICHUSHKIN - PARKER KELLY00010100.010100.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:3158.6DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR0001150.02166.7
20:5816.1SAMUEL GIRARD - SAM MALINSKI000000.0000.0
30:359.7CALVIN DE HAAN - SAMUEL GIRARD - DEVON TOEWS000000.0000.0

COLORADO AVALANCHE 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

COLORADO AVALANCHE Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
KEVIN MANDOLESE24.3201861575.05.5
TRENT MINER23.8201972025.55.0
ILYA NABOKOV21.720242387.57.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025COL93360.6755-321618.81.8711005250.002:2654.731.719:26
2023-2024COL542825530.988052215817.72.97416210229228.603:5267.132.821:21
2022-2023COL531730470.897315215810.83.0541016133700.003:3474.337.320:16
2021-2022COL622527520.8469211418013.92.98959222700.002:2043.237.019:02
2020-2021COL551011210.3831949810.21.865011128133.300:5315.027.414:05
2019-2020COL651314270.4234261411311.51.784111122240.001:3327.512.114:04
2018-2019DAL57010100.1814-40650.01.171000032350.000:208.06.411:55
2015-2016DAL79920290.37302121396.51.86812003300.000:5919.50.113:56
2014-2015DAL80110.1310-5260.00.8700001000:3813.80.113:46
2013-2014DAL791420340.433520812810.91.68623002700.001:1921.70.214:58
CAREER 5211191612800.54448680106111.22.06053654592411027.801:4633.017.316:01

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025COL930.3330.3360.6720.22161.7810.1170.7850.5620.22
2023-2024COL54280.52250.46530.98220.411582.93210.39741.37290.5420.04
2022-2023COL53170.32300.57470.8920.041582.98160.30541.02370.7000.00
2021-2022COL62250.40270.44520.84140.231802.9090.15891.44270.4400.00
2020-2021COL55100.18110.20210.3840.07981.7810.02651.18280.5110.02
2019-2020COL65130.20140.22270.42140.221131.7410.02841.29220.3420.03
2018-2019DAL5700.00100.18100.1800.00651.1400.00711.25320.5630.05
2015-2016DAL7990.11200.25290.37120.151391.7620.03680.86330.4200.00
2014-2015DAL800.0010.1310.1320.2560.7500.0070.8810.1300.00
2013-2014DAL79140.18200.25340.4380.101281.6230.04861.09270.3400.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2017-2018KHLCSKA Moskva501611270.54141100.00036
2017-2018EHTRussia52020.402200.000
2016-2017KHLCSKA Moskva361113240.6792500.00044
2016-2017EHTRussia91450.560400.000
2016-2017WCRussia60330.500100.000
2014-2015AHLTexas50440.8012-600.00032
2013-2014OlympicsRussia51010.200-200.000
2012-2013KHLChelyabinsk184260.330000.00022
2012-2013Russia-2Chelmet1582100.674000.000
2012-2013Russia-Jr.Chelyabinsk Jr.94480.890000.000
2011-2012Russia-Jr.Chelyabinsk Jr.3846100.266000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2023-2024COL891101.25103122437.53.02245001000.003:3882.730.422:31
2022-2023COL21010.5041-20616.73.03000001100.002:1355.242.319:58
2021-2022COL2096150.7562687212.53.65111007001:0423.033.520:16
2020-2021COL101230.3025-310303.33.03011001300.000:206.943.315:37
2019-2020COL152130.2016021811.11.25300006002:0227.72.614:05
2018-2019DAL10000.0000000.00.0200000000:000.021.707:57
2015-2016DAL100110.108-22110.01.11400004001:1523.71.313:31
2013-2014DAL61120.332712911.11.5300002001:4821.10.713:28
CAREER 722312350.494012617013.52.4178670042133.301:3327.719.816:54

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2023-2024COL891.1310.13101.2520.25243.0050.63222.75101.2500.00
2022-2023COL210.5000.0010.5000.0063.0000.0031.5000.0010.50
2021-2022COL2090.4560.30150.7580.40723.6010.05512.5570.3500.00
2020-2021COL1010.1020.2030.30101.00303.0010.10303.00131.3000.00
2019-2020COL1520.1310.0730.2020.13181.2000.00533.5360.4000.00
2018-2019DAL100.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0022.0000.0000.00
2015-2016DAL1000.0010.1010.1020.20111.1000.00141.4040.4000.00
2013-2014DAL610.1710.1720.3320.3391.5000.0030.5020.3300.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2017-2018KHLCSKA Moskva193690.474400.00031
2016-2017KHLCSKA Moskva91450.564300.00037
2012-2013KHLChelyabinsk256390.360000.00024
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2023-2024COL21010.504102520.02.520000000.002:5350.827.218:30
2022-2023COL10000.000-1020.02.0400000005:1365.220:56
2021-2022COL30220.67551050.01.7501000133.302:5536.225.315:23
2019-2020COL40000.000-2070.01.850000400.003:5539.019.815:48
2018-2019DAL40110.25211030.00.8300001001:5739.57.715:29
2015-2016DAL51010.2016-20812.51.6500001003:1251.40.016:31
2014-2015DAL31231.0082-10425.01.3100000002:1321.51.913:50
2013-2014DAL43030.7562-101520.03.81000002002:3540.30.016:45
CAREER 2665110.4235-524912.21.93501008116.702:5639.910.616:10

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2023-2024COL210.5000.0010.5021.0052.5000.0021.0000.0000.00
2022-2023COL100.0000.0000.0000.0022.0000.0044.0000.0000.00
2021-2022COL300.0020.6720.6700.0051.6710.3351.6700.0010.33
2019-2020COL400.0000.0000.0000.0071.7500.0051.2541.0000.00
2018-2019DAL400.0010.2510.2500.0030.7500.0030.7510.2500.00
2015-2016DAL510.2000.0010.2000.0081.6000.0051.0010.2000.00
2014-2015DAL310.3320.6731.0000.0041.3300.0010.3300.0000.00
2013-2014DAL430.7500.0030.7500.00153.7500.00102.5020.5000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
162351201:0318:45
23101415:0920:47
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1211010205753:0719:52
21912102271114:5623:57
30000000:00:0
41465113053:3020:02

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 18.8
5on5 Shooting % 12.2
PTS/60 2.1
PDO 968
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

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