Valeri Nichushkin
01/Where he scores from
Nichushkin scored 17 regular season goals on 232 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 10 ft out: 10/17 · 59% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 29% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 11/17 · 65% of his goals came from here, on 77/232 · 33% of his attempts — 11/77 · 14% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 6/17 · 35% of his goals came from here, on 86/232 · 37% of his attempts — 6/86 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 0/17 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 45/232 · 19% of his attempts — 0/45 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/17 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 24/232 · 10% of his attempts — 0/24 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Nichushkin scored 62 regular season goals on 618 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 9 ft out: 42/62 · 68% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 37% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 41/62 · 66% of his goals came from here, on 238/618 · 39% of his attempts — 41/238 · 17% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 20/62 · 32% of his goals came from here, on 233/618 · 38% of his attempts — 20/233 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 1/62 · 2% of his goals came from here, on 104/618 · 17% of his attempts — 1/104 · 1% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/62 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 43/618 · 7% of his attempts — 0/43 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Nichushkin scored 12 playoff goals on 84 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. 8 of them came from inside nine feet of one point — the doorstep, 8 ft out.
Doorstep. 8 of his 12 goals came from here, on 27 of his 84 attempts.
Slot. 2 of his 12 goals came from here, on 33 of his 84 attempts.
Perimeter. 2 of his 12 goals came from here, on 19 of his 84 attempts.
Point. 0 of his 12 goals came from here, on 5 of his 84 attempts.
Under 150 located attempts, so the counts are raw. A share of 84 shots moves by more than a point on one bounce, and printing it would give the sample an authority it has not earned.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 4 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Nichushkin scored 149 regular season goals on 1,781 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2013-14 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 10 ft out: 92/149 · 62% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 35% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 90/149 · 60% of his goals came from here, on 607/1,781 · 34% of his attempts — 90/607 · 15% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 53/149 · 36% of his goals came from here, on 725/1,781 · 41% of his attempts — 53/725 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 6/149 · 4% of his goals came from here, on 365/1,781 · 20% of his attempts — 6/365 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/149 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 84/1,781 · 5% of his attempts — 0/84 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Nichushkin scored 26 playoff goals on 279 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2013-14 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 9 ft out: 15/26 · 58% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 34% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 15/26 · 58% of his goals came from here, on 91/279 · 33% of his attempts — 15/91 · 16% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 7/26 · 27% of his goals came from here, on 106/279 · 38% of his attempts — 7/106 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/26 · 12% of his goals came from here, on 67/279 · 24% of his attempts — 3/67 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/26 · 4% of his goals came from here, on 15/279 · 5% of his attempts — 1/15 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2013-14 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 5 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
8 of his 17 goals came in the 3rd period, on 51 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | SEA | W 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:13 |
| Apr 15 | @CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Apr 14 | @EDM | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:10 |
| Apr 12 | VGK | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:52 |
| Apr 10 | CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:01 |
| Apr 8 | @STL | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:45 |
| Apr 4 | @DAL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 |
| Apr 2 | VAN | L 6-8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:01 |
| Mar 31 | CGY | W 9-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:42 |
| Mar 28 | WPG | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 |
| Mar 27 | @WPG | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 12:02 |
| Mar 24 | @PIT | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:58 |
| Mar 22 | @WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:47 |
| Mar 21 | @CHI | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:52 |
| Mar 19 | DAL | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 |
| Mar 17 | PIT | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:40 |
| Mar 14 | @WPG | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:03 |
| Mar 13 | @SEA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:19 |
| Mar 11 | EDM | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:58 |
| Mar 8 | MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:42 |
| Mar 7 | @DAL | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:15 |
| Mar 4 | @ANA | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 |
| Mar 3 | @LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
| Feb 28 | CHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 |
| Feb 27 | MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 15:31 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 72 regular season games. Playoff games are kept out of this table and totalled separately in the career record.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | DAL | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +24 | 8 | 128 | 10.9 | 86 | 27 | 12:18 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 13:46 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +2 | 12 | 139 | 6.5 | 68 | 33 | 12:18 |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 56 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 0 | 65 | 0.0 | 71 | 32 | 9:56 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 65 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +19 | 14 | 113 | 11.5 | 84 | 22 | 11:56 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +7 | 4 | 98 | 10.2 | 65 | 28 | 12:37 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 62 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +13 | 14 | 180 | 13.9 | 89 | 27 | 16:11 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +12 | 2 | 158 | 10.8 | 54 | 37 | 17:27 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +7 | 22 | 158 | 17.7 | 74 | 38 | 18:31 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | +9 | 8 | 118 | 17.8 | 55 | 28 | 18:50 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +10 | 26 | 160 | 10.6 | 55 | 47 | 16:55 |
| Career | 626 | 154 | 203 | 357 | +92 | 112 | 1,323 | 11.6 | 708 | 320 | 14:26 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | DAL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 14 | 4 | – |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – |
| 2019-20 | COL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 18 | 11.1 | 53 | 6 | – |
| 2020-21 | COL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 30 | 3.3 | 30 | 13 | – |
| 2021-22 | COL | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | 8 | 72 | 12.5 | 51 | 7 | – |
| 2022-23 | COL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2023-24 | COL | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | 2 | 24 | 37.5 | 21 | 10 | – |
| 2024-25 | COL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 20 | 7 | – |
| 2025-26 | COL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | 17 | 7 | 15:37 |
| Career | 91 | 28 | 15 | 43 | +1 | 26 | 202 | 13.9 | 214 | 56 | 15:37 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Right Wing
- Jersey
- #13
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Mar 4, 1995 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- Chelyabinsk, RUS
- Drafted
- 2013 · Round 1 · Pick 10 · DAL
- Club
- Colorado Avalanche
