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Valeri Nichushkin

#43

R · 6'4", 217 lb · 31 years old · Shoots left · Chelyabinsk, RUS

Drafted 2013 · DAL · round 1 · #10 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 20	TOR	0	1	1	0	-1	12:27
Oct 18	@MIN	0	0	0	1	+1	16:33
Oct 17	NYR	0	0	0	0	0	17:44
Oct 13	FLA	0	1	1	2	-1	15:39
Oct 10	@STL	1	0	1	4	+1	16:28

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 606.59160th

Blocks / 602.82113th

Takeaways / 600.94160th

Giveaways / 605.18407th

Faceoff win %33.3%279th

Penalty minutes01st

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Columbus Blue Jackets	8	1	3	4	-2	10	10.0	15:56
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	72	17	32	49	+9	160	10.6	17:44
2024-25	Colorado Avalanche	43	21	13	34	+11	118	17.8	19:44
2023-24	Colorado Avalanche	54	28	25	53	+5	158	17.7	21:21
2022-23	Colorado Avalanche	53	17	30	47	+15	158	10.8	20:16
2021-22	Colorado Avalanche	62	25	27	52	+21	180	13.9	19:02
2020-21	Colorado Avalanche	55	10	11	21	+9	98	10.2	14:05
2019-20	Colorado Avalanche	65	13	14	27	+26	113	11.5	14:04
2018-19	Dallas Stars	57	0	10	10	-4	65	–	11:55
2015-16	Dallas Stars	79	9	20	29	+2	139	6.5	13:56
2014-15	Dallas Stars	8	0	1	1	-5	6	–	13:46
2013-14	Dallas Stars	79	14	20	34	+20	128	10.9	14:58
Career		635	155	206	361	+107	1333	11.6	16:25

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2017-18	KHL	CSKA Moskva	50	16	11	27
2017-18	EHT	Russia	5	2	0	2
2016-17	KHL	CSKA Moskva	36	11	13	24
2016-17	EHT	Russia	9	1	4	5
2016-17	WC	Russia	6	0	3	3
2014-15	AHL	Texas	5	0	4	4
2013-14	Olympics	Russia	5	1	0	1
2012-13	Russia-Jr.	Chelyabinsk Jr.	9	4	4	8
2012-13	Russia-2	Chelmet	15	8	2	10
2012-13	KHL	Chelyabinsk	18	4	2	6
2011-12	Russia-Jr.	Chelyabinsk Jr.	38	4	6	10

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