Nico Hischier fantasy outlook 2026-27
Nico Hischier ranks 66th of 520 in points leagues at 2.04 fantasy points per game, 106th in categories leagues and 25th among centers. In 2026-27 so far he has 3 goals and 1 assist in 6 games, playing 19:09 a night with 3:49 on the power play. In categories he helps most in power-play points and goals and costs you in plus-minus and assists.

Points leagues
#66
2.04 FP/G
Categories
#106
-0.9 value
C rank
C25
points order
Ice time
19:11
last 5 games
How Nico Hischier is being used
Over NJD's last 5 games Nico Hischier played 5 games, 19:11 a night with 3:31 on the power play: line 2 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over NJD's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 68% of the team's power-play time.
Per-game stats
| Season | GP | TOI | PP TOI | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 6 | 19:09 | 3:49 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.67 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 20:43 | 3:03 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.81 | 0.28 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.07 |
Category profile
Each bar is his per-game output against the 180 skaters a 12-team league rosters, in standard deviations. Right helps your team, left hurts it.
- G+0.5
- A-0.5
- +/--1.3
- PPP+0.9
- SOG+0.2
- HIT-0.5
- BLK-0.1
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Last 5 games, 2026-27
| Game | TOI | G | A | PPP | SOG | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 vs OTT | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 10-10 vs VAN | 18:59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-06 vs UTA | 23:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-03 at NYI | 19:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-01 vs PHI | 18:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Nico Hischier in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)
New Jersey Devils play 4 games in Week 3: Mon OTT, Tue @DET, Thu NYR, Sat @WSH. One is the second night of a back-to-back. At 2.04 fantasy points a game, that projects to 8.2 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 3 games.
Centers ranked around him
- C222.19 FP/G
Evgeni MalkinCPIT - C232.19 FP/G
Dylan LarkinCDET - C242.12 FP/G
Mark ScheifeleCWPG - C252.04 FP/G
Nico HischierCNJD - C262.04 FP/G
Sidney CrosbyCPIT - C272.02 FP/G
Brock NelsonCCOL - C282.02 FP/G
Morgan GeekieCBOS
Start or sit in Week 3: Nico Hischier against
Nico Hischier or Dylan Larkin?57th, 2.19 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Mark Scheifele?61st, 2.12 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Sidney Crosby?68th, 2.04 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Brock Nelson?72nd, 2.02 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Morgan Geekie?75th, 2.02 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Tomas Hertl?80th, 2.00 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Elias Pettersson?82nd, 1.98 FP/G
Nico Hischier or Jared McCann?85th, 1.95 FP/G
Nico Hischier or John Tavares?90th, 1.93 FP/G
Common questions
Where does Nico Hischier rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
66th of 520 in points leagues at 2.04 fantasy points per game, 106th in categories leagues, and 25th among centers.
What line and power-play unit is Nico Hischier on?
By ice time over NJD's last 5 games: line 2, power-play unit 1, 19:11 a night with 3:31 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Nico Hischier help with in categories leagues?
Above the pool in power-play points and goals. Below it in plus-minus and assists.
By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number