Nico Hischier
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Nico Hischier

NJD · C · Age 27
GP 3 · G-A-PTS 0-0-0
Limited sample STRONG UNDERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,85 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 3 GP · 3Y baseline 0,89
Actual P/G 0,00 Limited sample
Deployment 94 #3 among F on team
Driver 71 #8 among F on team
3 GP current season Process: 15% current Role: 30% current
Team context
New Jersey Devils Strong fantasy environment
Fantasy environment #7 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #7 0,82 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #10 · shot diff #5
Power-play environment Average PP OZ #15
Pace & activity Strong #1 NHL · 29,0 bursts/g · 75,5 km/g · 74,5 attempts/g

Strong fantasy environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G20:38
PP TOI/G3:43
SOG/G1,67
5v5 roleObserved role
L15v5 usage band

Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista

Line time · last game
10:41
TOI · With this line · last game
81%
TOI · With this line · last 3
79%
TOI · With this line · season
79%
Trend
StableStable
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Jack Hughes · Luke Evangelista · Luke Hughes

PP share · last game
51%
PP share · last 3
57%
PP share · season
57%
First-unit starts · last 3
11 / 13
Trend
StableStable
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
89% · 2:11

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 13 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
3
G
0
A
0
PTS
0
P/G
0,00
SOG/G
1,67
TOI/G
20:38
PP TOI/G
3:43
Performance

Process vs Deployment

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

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

Process 71
Deployment 94
Offensive Driver Above average · limited sample
71
Shot Creation Average · limited sample
50
Play Creation High-end · limited sample
85
Deployment High-end · limited sample
94
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,89 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,00 vs baseline −0,89
Expected P/G 0,85 vs baseline −0,04

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

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Elite Deployment strongly supports current fantasy value.

Deployment 94 is in the top range of the position group.

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,85.

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 0,85.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-23,0

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21