Nikolaj Ehlers #27

L · Carolina Hurricanes · Age 29 · Shoots L · 6′0″, 168 lb · Draft: 2014, round 1, 9th overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	82	92nd
TOI/GP	16:36	62nd
G	26	84th
A	45	94th
P	71	90th
P/60	3.13	93rd
ixG	20.7	74th
G−ixG	+5.3	91st
xGF%	57.0	94th
Rel xGF%	+0.9	56th
GS/GP	+0.97	89th
Pen ±	+9	89th

Scoring		Pctl
G	26	84th
A1	29	94th
A2	16	87th
P	71	90th
P1	55	90th
P/60	3.13	93rd
5v5 P/60	1.95	75th
PPP	29	96th
SHP	0	32nd
ENG	1	61st

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	207	91st
iCF	431	93rd
iFF	313	90th
ixG	20.7	74th
ixG/60	0.91	61st
G	26	84th
G−ixG	+5.3	91st
Sh%	12.6	49th
xSh%	6.6	7th
Blk'd	118	95th
5v5 iCF/60	17.7	94th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	1045	78th
CF%	60.6	99th
FF%	61.3	99th
xGF%	57.0	94th
GF%	55.2	75th
xGF/60	3.11	91st
xGA/60	2.35	73rd
oiSh%	9.1	45th
oiSv%	88.6	14th
PDO	97.7	24th
Rel CF%	+1.1	63rd
Rel xGF%	+0.9	56th
OZS%	72.3	88th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	16:36	62nd
EV/GP	13:41	61st
5v5/GP	12:44	57th
PP/GP	2:55	77th
SH/GP	0:01	19th
Shifts/GP	19.5	51st
Shift	0:51	80th
OZ	303	81st
NZ	266	79th
DZ	116	32nd
OZS%	72.3	88th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+79.6	93rd
GS/GP	+0.97	89th
GS/60	+3.51	94th
Scoring	+48.6	90th
Shooting	+13.4	74th
On ice	+16.2	94th
Penalties	+1.5	92nd
Faceoffs	−0.1	39th
Other	−0.1	7th

Other		Pctl
Hits	21	11th
Blk	24	28th
Tk	24	76th
Gv	87	9th
PenD	16	63rd
PenT	7	78th
Pen ±	+9	89th
PP min ±	+20.0	91st
FOW	11	33rd
FOL	20	65th
FO%	35.5	23rd

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	10	1	4	5	1.9	50.1	+0.44	16:11
2025-26	Regular season	82	26	45	71	20.7	57.0	+0.97	16:36
2025-26	Playoffs	18	8	10	18	6.8	60.4	+1.27	18:52

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±1.6), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 82 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Sebastian Aho	C	466:11	59.1	57.9
Sean Walker	D	459:04	61.2	58.6
Jackson Blake	R	429:21	62.2	57.7
K'Andre Miller	D	406:10	64.5	60.1
Jordan Staal	C	400:15	60.4	56.0
Jalen Chatfield	D	373:59	60.3	56.0
Logan Stankoven	C	371:59	63.2	60.2
Alexander Nikishin	D	358:03	56.9	51.3

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 14	@ NYI	W 2–1	15:02	1	0	5	0.22	40	45	+0.93
Apr 13	@ PHI	L 2–3 OT	16:25	1	1	6	0.19	50	33	+1.03
Apr 11	@ UTA	W 4–1	14:59	0	2	2	0.39	50	81	+2.70
Apr 9	@ CHI	W 7–2	11:44	0	1	0	0.00	60	60	+1.00
Apr 7	vs BOS	W 6–5 OT	19:18	0	0	2	0.34	64	72	+1.03
Apr 5	@ OTT	L 3–6	17:53	0	1	3	0.06	64	35	+0.50
Apr 4	vs NYI	W 4–3	19:41	0	0	3	0.17	89	75	+0.61
Apr 2	vs CBJ	W 5–1	15:56	0	0	0	0.05	44	24	−0.19
Mar 31	@ CBJ	W 5–2	18:23	1	2	3	0.07	59	41	+1.89
Mar 29	vs MTL	L 1–3	18:08	0	0	3	0.25	92	77	+0.33
Mar 28	vs NJD	W 5–2	15:10	1	1	2	0.24	48	41	+1.42
Mar 24	@ MTL	L 2–5	16:42	1	0	5	0.27	75	65	+1.28
Mar 22	@ PIT	W 5–1	16:15	1	1	4	0.32	40	78	+2.07
Mar 20	@ TOR	W 4–3 OT	18:00	0	0	3	0.04	63	29	−0.22
Mar 18	vs PIT	W 6–5 OT	17:50	0	3	1	0.06	66	75	+3.03
Mar 17	@ CBJ	L 1–5	14:46	0	1	2	0.04	54	25	+0.33
Mar 14	@ TBL	W 4–2	14:19	0	1	2	0.28	95	100	+2.55
Mar 12	vs STL	L 1–3	15:02	0	0	0	0.05	42	35	−0.61
Mar 10	vs PIT	W 5–4 OT	17:18	0	1	4	0.57	55	42	+0.87
Mar 7	@ CGY	L 4–5	14:40	0	0	2	0.26	37	34	−0.73
Mar 6	@ EDM	W 6–3	15:15	1	1	3	0.22	57	52	+1.92
Mar 4	@ VAN	W 6–4	16:06	3	0	3	1.09	74	98	+3.97
Mar 2	@ SEA	L 1–2	17:02	1	0	4	0.22	81	64	+1.18
Feb 28	vs DET	W 5–2	16:09	0	0	3	0.09	56	59	+0.19
Feb 26	vs TBL	W 5–4	14:58	1	0	3	0.25	38	21	+0.04
Feb 5	@ NYR	W 2–0	16:01	0	1	5	0.25	82	95	+1.95
Feb 3	vs OTT	W 4–3	16:51	0	1	0	0.00	47	65	+1.00
Feb 1	vs LAK	W 3–2 OT	20:07	0	0	2	0.11	76	84	+0.95
Jan 31	@ WSH	L 3–4 OT	14:58	0	0	1	0.10	36	10	−1.33
Jan 29	vs UTA	W 5–4	17:56	0	1	2	0.06	62	57	+1.28
Jan 24	@ OTT	W 4–1	17:44	0	1	1	0.01	33	17	−0.08
Jan 22	vs CHI	L 3–4 OT	19:30	0	0	3	0.34	71	62	+0.38
Jan 19	vs BUF	W 2–1	18:35	0	0	2	0.15	56	63	+0.67
Jan 17	@ NJD	W 4–1	15:20	0	1	1	0.10	77	76	+1.72
Jan 16	vs FLA	W 9–1	14:14	3	1	7	0.88	71	90	+4.66
Jan 13	@ STL	L 0–3	17:57	0	0	2	0.03	72	49	+0.02
Jan 12	@ DET	L 3–4 OT	17:38	0	0	3	0.30	75	56	−0.03
Jan 10	vs SEA	W 3–2	17:17	0	0	4	0.13	60	47	−0.13
Jan 8	vs ANA	W 5–2	15:01	0	0	4	0.42	57	38	−0.30
Jan 6	vs DAL	W 6–3	15:45	0	3	1	0.22	67	71	+3.03
Jan 4	@ NJD	W 3–1	16:20	1	0	3	1.16	67	95	+2.93
Jan 3	vs COL	L 3–5	17:42	1	0	1	0.29	52	61	+1.62
Jan 1	vs MTL	L 5–7	16:54	1	2	2	0.37	58	51	+2.40
Dec 30	@ PIT	L 1–5	16:28	0	0	1	0.12	59	59	+0.19
Dec 29	vs NYR	W 3–2 OT	19:25	0	2	2	0.28	78	75	+2.03
Dec 27	vs DET	W 5–2	16:55	0	0	2	0.18	61	57	+0.28
Dec 23	vs FLA	L 2–5	15:59	0	0	1	0.02	62	29	−0.81
Dec 20	@ TBL	L 4–6	19:36	0	1	1	0.08	42	25	−0.43
Dec 19	@ FLA	L 3–4 OT	16:46	0	0	2	0.08	52	30	−0.11
Dec 17	@ NSH	W 4–1	15:30	0	1	1	0.21	59	62	+1.34
Dec 14	vs PHI	W 3–2 OT	18:17	0	0	2	0.08	68	44	−0.06
Dec 13	@ PHI	W 4–3 OT	18:14	1	0	2	0.29	79	77	+1.99
Dec 11	@ WSH	W 3–2 OT	17:54	1	1	6	0.62	61	65	+2.55
Dec 9	vs CBJ	W 4–1	16:19	0	0	4	0.44	48	35	−0.07
Dec 7	vs SJS	L 1–4	15:38	0	0	4	0.40	67	52	+0.23
Dec 6	vs NSH	W 6–3	16:29	1	2	5	0.63	53	84	+3.21
Dec 4	vs TOR	L 1–5	14:51	0	0	1	0.29	62	52	−0.02
Nov 30	vs CGY	W 1–0 OT	15:38	1	0	2	0.75	71	77	+2.00
Nov 28	vs WPG	W 5–1	16:15	0	0	0	0.03	36	19	−0.39
Nov 26	vs NYR	L 2–4	17:46	0	1	1	0.09	67	69	+0.91
Nov 23	@ BUF	L 1–4	16:33	0	0	0	0.13	61	50	−0.07
Nov 21	@ WPG	W 4–3	17:36	0	1	1	0.35	59	41	+0.77
Nov 19	@ MIN	L 3–4 OT	18:18	0	1	2	0.18	82	85	+1.61
Nov 17	@ BOS	W 3–1	13:29	0	0	3	0.46	65	64	+0.48
Nov 15	vs EDM	L 3–4 OT	17:17	1	0	2	0.26	52	61	+1.25
Nov 14	vs VAN	W 4–3 OT	17:30	0	1	2	0.14	78	81	+1.19
Nov 11	vs WSH	L 1–4	14:09	1	0	4	0.57	69	69	+1.75
Nov 9	@ TOR	W 5–4	15:59	0	2	5	0.30	81	100	+2.48
Nov 8	vs BUF	W 6–3	11:36	0	1	1	0.01	38	33	+0.37
Nov 6	vs MIN	W 4–3	13:52	1	0	4	0.61	57	60	+1.57
Nov 4	@ NYR	W 3–0	14:33	1	0	6	0.23	54	55	+0.96
Nov 1	@ BOS	L 1–2	17:31	0	0	4	0.22	63	53	+0.08
Oct 30	vs NYI	W 6–2	14:58	0	1	2	0.06	61	69	+1.44
Oct 28	vs VGK	L 3–6	14:57	0	0	0	0.12	48	32	−0.52
Oct 25	@ DAL	L 2–3	16:25	0	1	0	0.01	69	43	+0.51
Oct 23	@ COL	W 5–4 OT	19:19	0	1	2	0.07	36	47	+0.99
Oct 20	@ VGK	L 1–4	18:22	0	1	2	0.04	54	42	+0.20
Oct 18	@ LAK	W 4–3 OT	20:13	0	0	5	0.60	41	56	+0.76
Oct 16	@ ANA	W 4–1	12:45	0	0	0	0.12	63	79	+1.82
Oct 14	@ SJS	W 5–1	15:04	0	0	5	0.44	79	70	+0.69
Oct 11	vs PHI	W 4–3 OT	19:59	0	0	6	0.31	48	44	−0.02
Oct 9	vs NJD	W 6–3	19:35	0	0	2	0.15	68	74	+0.55