Nico Hischier Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Hischier has scored 5 times on Leevi Meriläinen this season, more than on any other goaltender.

5 goals on 12 attempts, 41.7%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Scott Wedgewood has turned him away every time: 18 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 5 goals against the Canucks this season.

13 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Scott Wedgewood: 18 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 85.7% of his draws against Nazem Kadri.

12 of 14 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Dylan Larkin beats him on the draw: he wins only 31.2% of them.

5 of 16 faceoffs

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

3.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

2 long-range attempts, 5th of 137 forwards

He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range

His average attempt comes from 20.9 feet.

52 located attempts, 5th of 137 forwards

His game is played in the hardest part of the ice

63.5% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

33 of 52 attempts, 19th of 137 forwards

He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter

63.5% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

33 attempts from inside the home plate, 19th of 137 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

40.4% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

21 attempts, 3 goals

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

70.7% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

29 of 41 unblocked, 33rd of 137 forwards

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

48.1% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

9 left, 25 middle, 18 right

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

21.2% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

11 of 52 attempts, 45th of 137 forwards

He takes about as many shots over a season as anyone

Hischier has taken 52 shot attempts this season.

24 on goal, 12 missed, 11 blocked, 70th of 137 forwards

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 15.2% of his attempts.

5 goals on 33 close attempts, 16th of 137 forwards

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 17.2% of the shots he puts on goal.

5 goals on 29 shots, 36th of 137 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 9.3 feet out, and the longest went in from 18.

5 goals located by coordinate

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Hischier has 5 goals off 3.9 expected: 1.1 more than the chances alone say.

49th of 137 forwards

How he gets his points says what kind of player he is

66.7% of his points come on the power play, so his even-strength production is thinner than the totals suggest.

4 of 6 points with the man advantage

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +1 on the season.

231st in the league

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Hischier plays 18:31 a night, 77th among forwards.

167 minutes across 9 games

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Bratt, Evangelista, Hughes and Hughes: 1 goal in 19 minutes.

3.1 goals an hour, 4.1 expected

Jesper Bratt is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Jesper Bratt has assisted on 5 of his 8 goals, 62.5% of them.

1 primary, 4 secondary

Luke Evangelista is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 3 of Luke Evangelista's goals, 75.0% of his own assists.

3 primary, 0 secondary

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

6 different teammates have assisted on his 8 goals.

Bratt (5), Hughes (5), Meier (2), Mercer (2)

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