Valeri Nichushkin
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Valeri Nichushkin

CBJ · R · Age 31
GP 2 · G-A-PTS 0-1-1
Limited sample UNDERPERFORMING VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,67 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 2 GP · 3Y baseline 0,80
Actual P/G 0,50 Limited sample
Deployment 68 #5 among F on team
Driver 76 #4 among F on team
2 GP current season Process: 10% current Role: 20% current
Team context
Columbus Blue Jackets Limited fantasy environment
Fantasy environment #27 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #27 0,62 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Poor EV OZ #26 · shot diff #28
Power-play environment Below Average PP OZ #23
Pace & activity Average #13 NHL · 14,0 bursts/g · 73,7 km/g · 45,0 attempts/g

Limited fantasy environment · poor offensive process · below average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G17:26
PP TOI/G1:45
SOG/G1,00
5v5 roleObserved role
L15v5 usage band

Sean Monahan · Valeri Nichushkin · Conor Garland

Line time · last game
6:54
TOI · With this line · last game
47%
TOI · With this line · last 3
34%
TOI · With this line · season
34%
Trend
StableStable
Power playObserved PP role
PP2Power-play unit

Sean Monahan · Valeri Nichushkin · Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Denton Mateychuk

PP share · last game
34%
PP share · last 3
35%
PP share · season
35%
First-unit starts · last 3
0 / 4
Trend
StableStable
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
No team opportunity

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Persistent · Medium confidence · 4 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
2
G
0
A
1
PTS
1
P/G
0,50
SOG/G
1,00
TOI/G
17:26
PP TOI/G
1:45
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 76
Deployment 68
Offensive Driver Above average · limited sample
76
Shot Creation Above average · limited sample
69
Play Creation Above average · limited sample
76
Deployment Above average · limited sample
68
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,80 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,50 vs baseline −0,30
Expected P/G 0,67 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 offensive process adds support beyond raw production.

The Driver profile is clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,17.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has above-average support from both process and Deployment. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,67.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
8,2

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21