Center·NJD·Top-Six Forward

Nico Hischier

Born January 4, 1999 · Naters, CHE

Draft 2017 · NJD round 1 #1

PTS

Career

199G 289A 488P

Bio

Position: Center
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #13

Drafted 2017 by NJD · Round 1, #1 overall

85OVR

Star

Top-Six Forward

Scoring56

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking51

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production53

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play56

Power play points contribution

Skating90

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting55

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

82 GP played

Proj. Goals

actual

Proj. Assists

actual

Proj. Points

actual

Proj. Shots

211

actual

Proj. PPG

actual

Proj. PPP

actual

Points/Game

0.80

current rate

Goals/Game

0.34

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

13.3%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.99

2022–23

0.94

2023–24

1.10

2023–24

0.92

2024–25

0.80

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.65

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	G	A	P	S	+/-	GS
2026-04-14	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2026-04-12	OTT	2	1	3	5	1	2.63
2026-04-11	DET	0	1	1	3	0	0.83
2026-04-09	PIT	0	0	0	0	-3	-0.45
2026-04-07	PHI	0	0	0	3	0	0.22

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Producer (limited sample)

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 82 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.34 · 55 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.46 · 62 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.80 · 64 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 609
Goals: 199
Assists: 289
Points: 488
+/-: 15
PIM: 154
Shots: 1496

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 22
Goals: 6
Assists: 6
Points: 12
+/-: -9
PIM: 2
Shots: 55

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2025–26	New Jersey Devils	82	28	38	66	-6
2025–26	Switzerland	5	1	3	4	1
2024–25	New Jersey Devils	75	35	34	69	9
2024–25	Switzerland	4	2	1	3	3
2023–24	New Jersey Devils	71	27	40	67	-5
2023–24	Switzerland	2	0	0	0	1
2023–24	Switzerland	10	6	5	11	6
2022–23	New Jersey Devils	81	31	49	80	33
2022–23	Switzerland	4	1	2	3	0
2021–22	New Jersey Devils	70	21	39	60	-1
2021–22	Switzerland	8	5	3	8	1
2021–22	Switzerland	1	0	2	2	1
2020–21	New Jersey Devils	21	6	5	11	-9
2020–21	Switzerland	8	2	4	6	1
2019–20	New Jersey Devils	58	14	22	36	-16
2018–19	New Jersey Devils	69	17	30	47	0
2018–19	Switzerland	8	4	5	9	3
2017–18	New Jersey Devils	82	20	32	52	10
2016–17	Halifax Mooseheads	57	38	48	86	20
2016–17	Switzerland U18	3	1	1	2	-4
2016–17	Switzerland U20	5	4	3	7	-1
2016–17	Switzerland U18	5	1	5	6	0
2015–16	Switzerland U18	4	3	3	6	-2
2015–16	EHC Visp	7	1	1	2	2
2015–16	SC Bern	15	1	0	1	-3
2015–16	Switzerland U20	6	0	2	2	-2
2015–16	Switzerland U18	5	1	3	4	-1
2015–16	SC Bern Future U20	18	11	17	28
2014–15	Switzerland U18	5	1	0	1	4
2014–15	Bern U20	11	1	1	2	0
2014–15	Bern U17	22	28	33	61	0
2013–14	Bern U17	2	1	2	3	0
2013–14	Valais-Wallis Future U17	22	32	45	77	0
2013–14	Valais-Wallis Future U15	20	57	40	97	0
2012–13	Valais-Wallis Future U17	14	12	11	23	0
2012–13	Valais-Wallis Future U15	27	43	38	81	0
2011–12	Valais-Wallis Future U15	27	11	18	29	0
2010–11	Valais-Wallis Future U15	11	2	0	2	0
2010–11	Visp U15	3	4	6	10	0
2009–10	Visp II U15	9	15	11	26	0