What line and power-play unit is Valeri Nichushkin on?

By ice time over CBJ's last 5 games: line 2, power-play unit 2, 16:08 a night with 1:18 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.

What does Valeri Nichushkin help with in categories leagues?

No category well above the pool. Below it in power-play points and blocked shots.

Valeri Nichushkin fantasy outlook 2026-27

Valeri Nichushkin ranks 181st of 520 in points leagues at 1.54 fantasy points per game, 220th in categories leagues and 41st among right wingers. In 2026-27 so far he has 1 goal and 2 assists in 5 games, playing 16:08 a night with 1:18 on the power play. In categories no stat is well above the pool, and power-play points and blocked shots drag.

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Points leagues

#181

1.54 FP/G

How Valeri Nichushkin is being used

Over CBJ's last 5 games Valeri Nichushkin played 5 games, 16:08 a night with 1:18 on the power play: line 2 by even-strength ice time and the second power-play unit.

Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over CBJ's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 31% of the team's power-play time.

Per-game stats

Season	GP	TOI	PP TOI	G	A	PTS	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-
2026-27	5	16:08	1:18	0.20	0.40	0.60	0.20	1.8	1.6	0.6	-0.40
2025-26	72	17:44	1:55	0.24	0.44	0.68	0.06	2.2	0.8	0.4	0.13

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-0.3
+/--0.3
PPP-1.2
SOG-0.3
HIT-0.2
BLK-0.7

Last 4 games, 2026-27

Game	TOI	G	A	PPP	SOG	+/-
10-10 at STL	16:28	1	0	0	4	1
10-09 vs PIT	16:01	0	0	0	1	0
10-03 vs UTA	16:47	0	0	0	2	-1
10-01 vs BUF	15:45	0	1	1	0	-1

Valeri Nichushkin in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)

Columbus Blue Jackets play 3 games in Week 3: Tue FLA, Sat NYR, Sun @MIN. One is the second night of a back-to-back. At 1.54 fantasy points a game, that projects to 4.6 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 2 games.

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Right wings ranked around him

RW38
Tyson Foerster
RWPHI
1.56 FP/G
RW39
Brock Boeser
RWVAN
1.55 FP/G
RW40
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
RWDET
1.55 FP/G
RW41
Valeri Nichushkin
RWCBJ
1.54 FP/G
RW42
Eeli Tolvanen
RWNYR
1.52 FP/G
RW43
Luke Evangelista
RWNJD
1.52 FP/G
RW44
Josh Doan
RWBUF
1.47 FP/G

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Common questions

Where does Valeri Nichushkin rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
181st of 520 in points leagues at 1.54 fantasy points per game, 220th in categories leagues, and 41st among right wingers.
What line and power-play unit is Valeri Nichushkin on?
By ice time over CBJ's last 5 games: line 2, power-play unit 2, 16:08 a night with 1:18 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Valeri Nichushkin help with in categories leagues?
No category well above the pool. Below it in power-play points and blocked shots.

By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number