Winnipeg Jets PR No. 27 – Nikolaj Ehlers

2020-21 Notes

  • In his sixth NHL season, all with the Jets
  • Reached 20 goals (21) for the fifth consecutive season
  • Posted a career best 14.2% shooting percentage and .98 points per game
  • Played a career high 16:54 per game
  • Set a career high with a plus-15 rating
  • Produced a better than a point per game on the road with 27 points (13G, 14A) in 25 games
  • Averaged a point per game or better against Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto
  • Had double-digit points in every month, including 14 (4G, 10A) in 17 games in March
  • Missed the last month of the season with an upper body injury
  • Set a career high with a five-game goal streak from Jan. 19-26 (5G, 5A)
  • Scored and set up the overtime winner on Feb. 27 vs. MTL
  • Went on a six-game point streak from Apr. 5-15 (5G, 4A)

Professional Career

  • Has played his first six seasons in the NHL with the Jets
  • Starts 2020-21 ranked sixth or better among the 2014 NHL Draft class in games played, goals, assists, and points
  • Has registered 20 goals in his past five seasons and 25 goals in three of the past five seasons, including a career high 29 goals in 2017-18
  • He and Patrik Laine were the only pair of teammates in the NHL with multiple hat tricks in 2018-19
  • Made his NHL playoff debut in 2017-18 and registered seven assists in 15 games
  • Had a career high 64 points and 39 assists in 2016-17, but was on pace for a career best 67 points in 2019-20 before the regular season was paused
  • Finished in top-10 among NHL rookies in points (9th: 38) and assists (10th: 23), while his 15 goals were tied for 11th
  • Made his professional debut in Switzerland with EHC Biel-Bienne in 2012-13 as a 16-year-old

Amateur Career

  • Played three seasons in the QMJHL for the Halifax Mooseheads from 2013-2015.
  • Named the QMJHL’s Personality of the Year in 2014-15, as well as being selected to the QMJHL First All-Star Team
  • Also awarded the Mooseheads MVP trophy in 2015 after leading the team in points (101) and assists (64) in the regular season and topping the entire QMJHL in playoff scoring with 31 points despite Halifax losing in the second round and playing just 14 games
  • Named the CHL’s and QMJHL’s Rookie of the Year for 2013-14 after tallying 104 points (49G, 55A) in 63 games, which also led QMJHL rookies in goals, assists, and points

International Career

  • Has played for his native Denmark at the 2016 and 2017 World Championships
  • Tallied four points (1G, 3A) in five games for Denmark in the 2015 World Junior Championship
  • Helped Denmark win silver at the World Junior A Challenge in 2014 and was named the tournament’s MVP after he tallied nine points (6G, 3A) in four games

Career Stats

Possession Metrics

Playoff Stats

Season Splits

Season Game Logs

First NHL Game - 10/8/15 at BOS
First NHL Goal - 10/13/15 at NYR (Lundqvist)
First NHL Assist - 10/9/15 at NJD
Most Goals, Game - 3 (4x), Last: 12/20/18 at SJS
Most Assists, Game - 3 (4x),  Last: 3/29/21 at CGY
Most Points, Game - 4 (3x), Last: 1/26/21 vs. EDM
Most Penalty Minutes, Game - 7, 10/11/18 at NSH
Most Shots, Game - 10, 3/2/18 vs. DET
Most Time On Ice, Game - 23:14, 4/9/16 at LAK
Longest Point Streak - 7 games, 12/31/16-1/13/17 (5G, 4A)
Longest Goal Streak - 5 games, 1/19/21-1/26/21 (5G)
Longest Assist Streak - 5 games, 2/23/18-3/4/18 (6A)
Hat Tricks - 4, Last: 12/20/18 at SJS (3G)
Multiple-Point Games - 61 (3, 4-point; 17, 3-point; 41, 2-point)
Penalty Shots - 1-1, 100.0%
Shootout Attempts - 0-4, 0.0%

Transactions

September 7, 2014 - Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a three-year, $925,000 AAV entry-level contract.
October 4, 2017 - Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a seven-year, $6,000,000 AAV contract extension.