ValeriNichushkin

Born: Mar 4, 1995 (31)
Birthplace: 🇷🇺 Chelyabinsk
Nation: Russia
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 98 kg / 217 lb
Shoots: Left
Draft: 2013 · Round 1, #10 overall by DAL

2026-27 regular season

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	P	PIM
			Regular season						Playoffs
2011-12	Chelyabinsk Jr.	Russia-Jr.	38	4	6	10	6	–
2012-13	Chelyabinsk Jr.	Russia-Jr.	9	4	4	8	0	–
2012-13	Chelmet	Russia-2	15	8	2	10	4	–
2012-13	Chelyabinsk	KHL	18	4	2	6	0	–	25	6	3	9	0
2013-14	Dallas Stars	NHL	79	14	20	34	8	+20	6	1	1	2	2
2013-14	Russia	Olympics	5	1	0	1	0	-2
2014-15	Dallas Stars	NHL	8	0	1	1	2	-5
2014-15	Texas	AHL	5	0	4	4	12	-6
2015-16	Dallas Stars	NHL	79	9	20	29	12	+2	10	0	1	1	2
2016-17	CSKA Moskva	KHL	36	11	13	24	9	+25	9	1	4	5	4
2016-17	Russia	EHT	9	1	4	5	0	+4
2016-17	Russia	WC	6	0	3	3	0	+1
2017-18	CSKA Moskva	KHL	50	16	11	27	14	+11	19	3	6	9	4
2017-18	Russia	EHT	5	2	0	2	2	+2
2018-19	Dallas Stars	NHL	57	0	10	10	0	-4	1	0	0	0	0
2019-20	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	65	13	14	27	14	+26	15	2	1	3	2
2020-21	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	55	10	11	21	4	+9	10	1	2	3	10
2021-22	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	62	25	27	52	14	+21	20	9	6	15	8
2022-23	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	53	17	30	47	2	+15	2	1	0	1	0
2023-24	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	54	28	25	53	22	+5	8	9	1	10	2
2024-25	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	43	21	13	34	8	+11	7	3	1	4	0
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	72	17	32	49	26	+9	12	2	2	4	0
2026-27	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	4	1	1	2	0	-1
NHL totals	12 seasons		631	155	204	359	112	+108	91	28	15	43	26

Non-NHL rows cover junior, European and international play as recorded by the NHL. International tournaments (WJC, WC, OG) are listed under their own league codes.

NHL season detail regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	EVG	PPG	PPP	SHG	GWG	OTG	S	S%	TOI/GP	FO%	P/GP
2018-19	DAL	57	0	10	10	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0.0	11:55	50.0	0.18
2019-20	COL	65	13	14	27	+26	14	11	1	1	1	3	0	113	11.5	14:04	40.0	0.42
2020-21	COL	55	10	11	21	+9	4	9	0	1	1	4	1	98	10.2	14:05	33.3	0.38
2021-22	COL	62	25	27	52	+21	14	18	5	9	2	5	0	180	13.9	19:02	0.0	0.84
2022-23	COL	53	17	30	47	+15	2	6	10	16	1	2	0	158	10.8	20:16	0.0	0.89
2023-24	COL	54	28	25	53	+5	22	12	16	21	0	6	2	158	17.7	21:21	28.6	0.98
2024-25	COL	43	21	13	34	+11	8	16	5	8	0	0	0	118	17.8	19:44	50.0	0.79
2025-26	COL	72	17	32	49	+9	26	15	1	4	1	1	0	160	10.6	17:44	50.0	0.68
2026-27	CBJ	5	1	2	3	-2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	11.1	16:08	50.0	0.60

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	G	A	P	+/-	S	HITS	BLK	TOI
Oct 13	vsFLA	L 3–7	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	15:39
Oct 10	@STL	L 3–5	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0	16:28
Oct 9	vsPIT	W 3–2 (SO)	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	16:01
Oct 3	vsUTA	L 1–4	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	16:47
Oct 1	vsBUF	W 6–3	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	15:45
May 24	@VGK	L 3–5	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	08:34
May 22	vsVGK	L 1–3	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	15:07
May 20	vsVGK	L 2–4	1	0	1	+1	3	3	0	13:39
May 13	vsMIN	W 4–3 (OT)	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	15:32
May 11	@MIN	W 5–2	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	19:09
May 9	@MIN	L 1–5	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	13:25
May 5	vsMIN	W 5–2	1	0	1	+1	1	2	1	17:56
May 3	vsMIN	W 9–6	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	15:24
Apr 26	@LAK	W 5–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14:38
Apr 23	@LAK	W 4–2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17:29