Valeri Nichushkin

Nichushkin is at his best beside Manson: 66.8% of the expected goals together against 56.4% apart.

Kulak is a different player beside him: 55.0% of the expected goals with Nichushkin, 41.5% without him.

10 of his 13 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Nichushkin than away from him.

The pairing that generates most is Nichushkin and Manson: 7.02 expected goals an hour.

He spends more 5v5 time with Nelson than anyone: 623 minutes, worth 59.9% of the expected goals.

With Malinski on the ice too, the Avalanche have outscored opponents 18 to 6 at 5v5.

On the power play his best partner is Olofsson: 98.0% of the expected goals over 62 minutes.

His best five is with Burns, Lehkonen, Manson and Nelson: 76.8% of the expected goals over 44 minutes.

Sam Malinski has assisted on 5 of his 21 goals, 23.8% of them.

He has helped on 5 of Nathan MacKinnon's goals, 15.6% of his own assists.

At 5v5 the Avalanche generate 60.4% of the expected goals with Nichushkin on the ice.

The Avalanche create 5.85 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Nichushkin on.

Nichushkin's line owns 57.6% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

57.3% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Nichushkin is on.

The Avalanche score 57.6% of the 5v5 goals with Nichushkin out there.

He gives up 3.84 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

Short-handed he concedes 8.28 expected goals an hour.

Opponents get 52.84 shot attempts an hour with Nichushkin on the ice at 5v5.

The Avalanche are up 17 goals with Nichushkin on the ice.

Nichushkin plays 17:43 a night, 106th among forwards.

He sets up 1.5 assists an hour of ice time.

He is +9 on the season.

He has 1 short-handed points this season.

He puts 7.48 shots on goal an hour.

Nichushkin produces 2.31 points an hour of ice time.

Only 8.2% of his points come on the power play: this is even-strength production.

He scores 0.8 goals an hour of ice time.

He wins 50.0% of his draws.

He takes the puck back 1.08 times an hour.

On the power play he produces 0.19 points an hour.

Nichushkin has taken 329 shot attempts this season.

He fires 15.47 attempts an hour of ice time.

67.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

Nichushkin has scored 3 times on Jordan Binnington this season, more than on any other goaltender.

His deadliest matchup is Jake Oettinger: 16.7% of his attempts against him go in.

He has 5 goals against the Blues this season.

From inside 25 feet he buries 11.5% of his attempts.