Nikolaj Ehlers
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Nikolaj Ehlers

CAR · L · Age 30
GP 5 · G-A-PTS 0-2-2
Limited sample STRONG UNDERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,70 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 5 GP · 3Y baseline 0,84
Actual P/G 0,40 Limited sample
Deployment 82 #5 among F on team
Driver 59 #10 among F on team
5 GP current season Process: 25% current Role: 50% current
Team context
Carolina Hurricanes Elite fantasy environment
Fantasy environment #2 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #2 0,90 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #1 · shot diff #1
Power-play environment Strong PP OZ #7
Pace & activity Above average #12 NHL · 18,8 bursts/g · 58,7 km/g · 44,4 attempts/g

Elite fantasy environment · strong offensive process · strong power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G16:12
PP TOI/G3:35
SOG/G2,00
5v5 roleObserved role
L45v5 usage band

Jordan Staal · Jordan Martinook · Nikolaj Ehlers

Line time · last game
7:14
TOI · With this line · last game
77%
TOI · With this line · last 3
79%
TOI · With this line · season
68%
Trend
+11 percentage points ↑+11 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

Shayne Gostisbehere · Nikolaj Ehlers · Sebastian Aho · Andrei Svechnikov · Jackson Blake

PP share · last game
56%
PP share · last 3
61%
PP share · season
60%
First-unit starts · last 3
3 / 12
Trend
+1 percentage points ↑+1 pts ↑
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
34% · 0:30
Own goalie pulled
No team opportunity

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 24 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
5
G
0
A
2
PTS
2
P/G
0,40
SOG/G
2,00
TOI/G
16:12
PP TOI/G
3:35
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 59
Deployment 82
Offensive Driver Average · limited sample
59
Shot Creation Average · limited sample
43
Play Creation Above average · limited sample
73
Deployment High-end · limited sample
82
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,84 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,40 vs baseline −0,44
Expected P/G 0,70 vs baseline −0,14

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Strong Deployment provides a solid fantasy opportunity base.

Current usage ranks clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,30.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,70.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-22,6

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21