Nikolaj Ehlers
Carolina HurricanesLWAge 306'0"168 lbsShoots LDNK
Current Contract
6 × $8.50M AAV | UFA 2031
SEASON
2025–20/26
75GP
24G
40A
64P
+5+/-
16:37TOI/G
9PPG
0SHG
186SOG
0.1%S%
LAST GAME
Apr 2
vsCBJ
0G
·0A
·0P
·+1+/-
·15:56TOI
Contract Breakdown
AAV: 8.5M| Season | Base Salary | Sign. Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Cap Hit | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Current | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2026-27 | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2027-28 | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2028-29 | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2029-30 | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2030-31 | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2031-32 | $0 | — | — | $8,500,000 | |
| Totals (7 years) | $0 | — | — | $51,000,000 |
Contract History
| Season | Base Salary | Sign. Bonus | Cap Hit | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2026-27 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2027-28 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2028-29 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2029-30 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2030-31 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| 2031-32 | $0 | — | $8,500,000 | |
| Total | $0 | — | $51,000,000 |
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 |  — | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | +3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 |
| 2016-17 | — | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +1 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17:29 |
| 2017-18 | — | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | +14 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16:05 |
| 2018-19 | — | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | +2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:46 |
| 2019-20 | — | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +14 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16:31 |
| 2020-21 | — | 47 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16:55 |
| 2021-22 | — | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18:04 |
| 2022-23 | — | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 |
| 2023-24 | — | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | +27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15:52 |
| 2024-25 | — | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +14 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15:48 |
| 2025-26 | — | 75 | 24 | 40 | 64 | +5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 16:37 |