Winnipeg Jets PR No. 27 – Nikolaj Ehlers

Player Information

2023-24 Notes
  • Played all 82 games for the third time in his career and first time in 2017-18
  • Scored 25 goals for the fifth time in his career
  • Second most assists during his career with 36
  • Had 61 points, marking the first time he reached 60 points since 2017-18
  • Posted a career high plus-27 rating
  • Matched a career high with seven game-winning goals
  • Produced nearly equally at home and on the road with 12 and 13 goals respectively
  • Best month was December with 15 points (5G, 10A) in 13 games
  • Averaged better than a point per game on Fridays with nine points (6G, 3A) in seven games
  • Tallied his 400th career point Oct. 30 vs. NYR
  • Had four points (2G, 2A) Dec. 13 at LAK
  • Netted his fourth career OT winner Jan. 20 at OTT
  • Reached 600 games played in the NHL Apr. 6 at MIN
  • Tallied two assists in five playoff games
Professional Career
  • Has played his first nine seasons in the NHL with the Jets
  • Registered 20 goals in six consecutive seasons from 2016-22, 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
  • Had four points (1G, 3) in three games to help Denmark qualify for the 2026 Olympics
  • Has played for his native Denmark at the 2016, 2017, 2022, and 2023 World Championships
  • Helped Denmark qualify for the 2022 Olympics after netting nine points (5G, 4A) in three qualification games
  • 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

Pro and Amateur Stats

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Career Highs and Transactions

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 (5x),  Last: 12/19/21 vs. STL
Most Points, Game – 4 (5x), Last: 12/13/23 at LAK
Most Penalty Minutes, Game – 9, 11/14/23 vs. NJD
Most Shots, Game – 10, 3/2/18 vs. DET
Most Time On Ice, Game – 23:27, 4/2/22 vs. LAK
Longest Point Streak – 9 Games, 3/30/22-4/16/22 (6G, 8A)
Longest Goal Streak – 5 Games (2x), Last: 3/13/22-3/22/22 (5G)
Longest Assist Streak – 5 games (2x), 12/13/23-12/22/23 (6A)
Hat Tricks – 4, Last: 12/20/18 at SJS (3G)
Multiple-Point Games – 95 (5, 4-point; 23, 3-point; 67, 2-point)
Penalty Shots – 1-2, 50.0%
Shootout Attempts – 0-5, 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.