Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 34?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals15 × 3+45
- proj assists15 × 1+15
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals7 × 0.5+3.5
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots63 × 0.1+6.3
- PIM112 × 0.05+5.6
- ice time (min)746 × 0.01+7.5
- total83 pool points · an elite forward season scores 24283 = 34/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best forwards in the NHL — an elite season scores about 242 points, and that is what 100 means. So 83 points is 34 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (12 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Cold window: 0.0 pts/10 over the last 6 vs 7.5/10 baseline — pace has fallen off.
- Did not play the last 3 games (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
- Availability: played 10 of 15 for CAR — missed 5 games (2026-10-17, 2026-11-05, 2026-11-07, 2026-11-12, …).
- Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
- Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.
- Veteran card: age 35 — minutes and back-to-back load worth watching down the stretch.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Sabres | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| 2014-15 | Sabres | 82 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -24 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| 2015-16 | Sabres | 70 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| 2016-17 | Sabres | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:25 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | Canadiens | 58 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 13.0% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | Canadiens | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.2% | 100.0% |
| 2019-20 | Ducks | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 10.9% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | Ducks | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 7.7% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | Ducks | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6.9% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | Wild | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | Flyers | 80 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8.6% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | Flyers | 60 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2.0% | 38.5% |
| 2024-25 | Flyers | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:38 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0% | 33.3% |
| 2025-26 | Flyers | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 2025-26 | Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026-27 | Hurricanes | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:53 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| 84-G proj | Hurricanes | 84 | 15 | 15 | 30 | — | 75 | — | 0 | — | 12:02 | — | — | 104 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 35 that is -7%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Goals — with the line
Lines shown for the 8 of 10 recent games inside the league's tracking archive.
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 · @ VAN | |||||
| P2 02:26 | EV | Goal | Deslauriers (Kotkaniemi) → 3-2 | Deslauriers · Kotkaniemi · Nadeau Slavin · Chatfield | Gallagher · Bains · Sasson Schenn · Buium Merilainen (G) |
| P3 04:07 | EV | Goal | Deslauriers (Nadeau, Miller) → 4-3 | Deslauriers · Kotkaniemi · Nadeau Walker · Miller | Gallagher · Bains · Sasson Schenn · Buium Merilainen (G) |
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Nicolas over the last 8 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR | 58 | 7 | |
| Eric Robinson CAR | 52 | 8 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere CAR | 27 | 8 | |
| Jalen Chatfield CAR | 25 | 8 | |
| Jaccob Slavin CAR | 24 | 8 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats