Most Goals, Game: 3 — seven times, m.r. 3/4/26, 6-4 W at VAN
Most Assists, Game: 3 — five times, m.r. 3/18/26, 6-5 W (OT) vs. PIT
Most Points, Game: 4 — seven times, m.r. 1/16/26, 9-1 W vs. FLA (3g, 1a)
Most PIMs, Game: 9 — 11/14/23, 6-3 W vs. NJD
Longest Goal Streak: 5 games (twice, m.r. 3/13/22-3/22/22: 5g, 2a)
Longest Assist Streak: 5 games (12/13/23-12/22/23: 4g, 6a)
Longest Point Streak: 9 games (3/30/22-4/16/22: 6g, 8a)
First NHL game: 10/8/15, 6-2 W at BOS // 100th NHL game: 12/4/16, 2-1 W at CHI // 200th NHL game: 1/13/18, 4-1 L at MIN // 300th NHL game: 10/4/19, 5-4 W (SO) at NJD // 400th NHL game: 3/20/21, 4-2 L at EDM // 500th NHL game: 2/22/23, 2-1 L at NYI // 600th NHL game: 4/6/24, 4-2 W at MIN // 700th NHL game: 12/4/25, 5-1 L vs. TOR
First NHL goal: 10/13/15, 4-1 W at NYR (Lundqvist) // 100th NHL goal: 11/19/19, 2-1 W at NSH (Saros) // 200th NHL goal: 4/11/24, 3-0 W at DAL (Oettinger)
First NHL assist: 10/9/15, 3-1 W at NJD // 100th NHL assist: 11/27/18, 4-3 L vs. PIT // 200th NHL assist: 1/10/23, 7-5 L at DET // 300th NHL assist: 11/8/25, 6-3 W vs. BUF
First NHL point: 10/9/15 (assist), 3-1 W at NJD // 100th NHL point: 4/1/17 (goal), 4-2 W vs. OTT // 200th NHL point: 10/3/19 (assist), 6-4 L at NYR // 300th NHL point: 4/14/21 (assist), 3-2 W at OTT // 400th NHL point: 10/30/23 (goal), 3-2 L (OT) vs. NYR // 500th NHL point: 1/24/25 (assist), 5-2 W vs. UTA
June 27, 2014 — Selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014 NHL Draft. First round, ninth overall.
September 7, 2014 — Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.
October 4, 2017 — Signed a seven-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets.
July 3, 2025 – Signed a six-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Nikolaj’s nickname is Fly… He has a mini cavapoo named Jax… His summer residence is in Aalborg, Denmark… His favorite vacation spot is Spain… His favorite TV shows are Friends, Vikings and Suits… His favorite movie is Pearl Harbor… His favorite actor is Charlie Hunnam… His favorite musical artist is Lukas Graham… His favorite video game is FIFA… His favorite food is his mom’s spaghetti meat sauce… His favorite holiday is Christmas… His favorite thing to do away from the rink is play golf and hang out with his dog… Celebrity he’d most like to meet is Frank Lampard… Favorite sports to play other than hockey are soccer, paddle tennis and golf… He had his first hole-in-one on a golf course in Denmark summer of 2025… His favorite non-hockey athlete is Cole Palmer and favorite non-hockey team is Chelsea F.C… His favorite sport to watch outside of hockey is soccer… He started playing hockey at age 3… His family has had the biggest influence on his career… His favorite hockey player growing up was Mike Modano and his favorite teams were the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers… If he wasn’t a hockey player he would be a soccer player… His favorite road city is Chicago and favorite road arena is Bell Centre… He wears number 27 because of his dad… His most memorable hockey moment is when he got drafted.
Has represented Denmark at several international tournaments including five World Championships (2025, 2023, 2022, 2017 and 2016)… Named a Top Three Player on the Team at both the 2017 and 2023 World Championships… Helped Denmark win gold medals (D1A) at the 2013 and 2014 IIHF U18 World Championships… Named to the Denmark national team for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina.
Registered 104 points (49g, 55a) in 63 games with the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL, leading the league in plus/minus (+65), and fourth in the league in points and goals… Earned the most goals, assists, and points by a rookie, along with being the first Danish player selected for the QMJHL Rookie of the Year and the CHL Rookie of the Year award… Recorded three points (2g, 1a) in a win at Moncton (9/20)… Tallied an assist in four straight games from 10/11-10/18, including a four point game (2g, 2a) in a win vs. Val-d’Or (10/18)… Recorded an assist in five straight games from 10/23-11/1, posting five points (2g, 3a) in a win at Rouyn-Noranda (11/1)… Tallied 12 points (7g, 5a) in seven straight games from 11/9-11/29… Registered four straight multi-point games from 12/5-12/28, compiling nine points (5g, 4a)… Recorded his second five point game (1g, 4a) in a win at Saint John (1/4)… Tallied 15 points (7g, 8a) in nine games, including a three point night (1g, 2a) in a win at Rimouski (1/18)… Finished the season recording 33 points (19g, 14a) and tallying at least one point in 13 straight games from 2/12-3/15… Registered 10 multi-point games in that span, including a hat-trick in three straight games from 2/28-3/4… Tallied 28 points (11g, 17a) in 16 playoff games… Recorded 10 points (4g, 6a) in four games in the first round against Charlottetown (3/21-3/27)… Registered 10 points (4g, 6a) in the second round vs. Gatineau (4/4-4/11), including a four point night (2g, 2a) in Game 2 at home (4/5)… Tallied eight points (3g, 5a) in a seven game series against Val d’Or, recording two points (1g, 1a) in a Game 7 loss (4/29)…
Tallied 101 points (37g, 64a) in 51 games with Halifax (QMJHL), ranking third in the league in points and assists… Led the team in +/- (+26) and ranked second in goals… Registered an assist in three straight games from 10/17-10/24, recording 7 points (3g, 4a) in that span… Tallied a point in 33 straight games, totaling 73 points (25g, 48a) from 10/29-2/26, including 22 multi-point games and three hat-tricks in that streak… Tallied a season best five assists in a win at Shawinigan (11/27)… Registered a season high six points (4g, 2a) in a win at Rouyn-Noranda (11/29)… Registered 18 points (8g, 10a) in during a six game point streak, including a five point night (1g ,4a) in a win vs. Acadie-Bathurst (3/1)… Recorded a hat-trick and an assist in a loss at Cape Breton (3/8)… Totaled 31 points (10g, 21a) in 14 playoff games, leading the league in playoff points for the 2015 postseason… Registered 15 points (2g, 13a) in seven games from 3/27-4/7 during the first round of the playoffs against Shawinigan… Recorded three assists in a Game 1 win on the road (3/27) and three points (1g, 2a) in a Game 5 double-overtime win at home (4/3)… Tallied 16 points (8g, 8a) in seven games from 4/10-4/21 during the second round of the playoffs against Moncton, including a five point night (4g, 1a) in a Game 1 win on the road (4/10)… Registered four points (2g, 2a) in a Game 6 win at home (4/19)…
Registered 38 points (15g, 23a) in 72 games with the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, ranking sixth on the team in assists and seventh on the team in points… Tallied first career NHL point (assist) in a win at NJD (10/9)… Scored first career NHL goal on the power-play in a win at NYR (10/13)… Recorded a point in five straight games (3g, 2a) from 10/18-10/29, including a three-game goal streak from 10/23-10/27… Registered a goal and a +2 rating in a win at MIN (11/27)… Tallied a goal in back-to-back home games from 1/12-1/14… Recorded a point in six straight games (4g, 4a) from 1/18-2/5, including his first career NHL hat trick in a win vs. ARI (1/26)… Registered a point in back-to-back games (1g, 1a) from 2/11-2/13… Tallied an assist in three straight games from 2/25-3/1, including two assists in a win at DAL (2/25)… Recorded two assists in a win vs. MIN (4/3)… Ended the season tallying two points (1g, 1a) in a shootout win at LAK (4/9)
Totaled 64 points (25g, 39a) in 82 games with the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, ranking tied for third on the team in points and assists and fourth on the team in goals… Recorded four points (1g, 3a) in a win at DET (11/4), beginning a five game point streak (2g, 8a) from 11/4-11/11… Registered an assist in back-to-back games from 11/15-11/17, including two assists in a win vs. CHI (11/15)… Recorded an assist in three straight games from 11/29-12/3… Scored two goals in a win vs. COL (12/18)… Totaled three points (2g, 1a) in a win at VAN (12/22)… Tallied a point in seven straight games (5g, 4a) from 12/31-1/13, including a three point night (2g, 1a) in a win at TBL (1/3)… Registered a goal in three straight games from 1/18-1/23… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) including the game-winning goal at DAL (2/2)… Totaled three points (1g, 2a) and a +4 rating in a win vs. COL (3/4)… Tallied two assists in back-to-back games from 3/13-3/16… Registered a point in four straight games (3g, 3a) from 3/28-4/4, including his 100th career NHL point with a goal in a win vs. OTT (4/1)
Registered 60 points (29g, 31a) in 82 games with the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL… Ranked tied for third on the team in points, third in goals and fourth in assists… Recorded his second career NHL hat-trick, totaling four points (3g, 1a) in a win at EDM (10/9)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in a win vs. CAR (10/14)… Posted a point in three straight games (2g, 1a) from 10/31-11/4… Recorded an assist in back-to-back games from 11/22-11/24, including a three point night (2g, 1a) in a win at ANA (11/24)… Tallied an assist in three straight games from 11/27-12/1… Posted a four-game goal streak from 12/7-12/14… Scored two goals in a win at NSH (12/19)… Recorded two goals, including the game-winner at BUF (1/9)… Posted two assists in an overtime win at SJS (1/23)… Tallied a goal in back-to-back games from 2/16-2/18… Registered a point in five straight games (2g, 6a) from 2/23-3/4, including a three point night (1g, 2a) in a win at DAL (2/24)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) in a win at NJD (3/8)… Recorded a point in four straight games (1g, 3a) from 3/31-4/5… Appeared in 15 playoff games, totaling seven points (0g, 7a)… Tallied an assist in back-to-back games vs. MIN in the Western Conference First Round from 4/11-4/13… Registered two points (0g, 2a) in a win at NSH in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round (5/5)… Posted an assist in a Game 7 win at NSH (5/10)… Recorded an assist in a Game 2 loss in the Western Conference Finals vs. VGK (5/14)
Tallied 37 points (21g, 16a) in 62 games in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets… Registered two assists in a win vs. VAN (10/18)… Scored a goal in three straight games from 11/2-11/11… Posted his 100th career NHL assist in a loss vs. PIT (11/27)… Recorded a hat-trick and a season high +/- of +4 in a win vs. CHI (11/29)… Tallied a point in three consecutive games from 12/9-12/13… Registered three points (2g, 1a) in a win vs. TBL (12/16)… Recorded his second hat-trick of the season, scoring three goals in a win at SJS (12/20)… Tallied three points (1g, 2a) in a win at CAR (3/8)… Registered a point in back-to-back games from 3/18-3/20… Scored a goal in back-to-back games from 4/4-4/6 to end the regular season… Appeared in six playoff games, recording zero points
Recorded 58 points (25g, 33a) in 71 games with the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL… Ranked fourth in goals, fifth in points and sixth in assists on the team… Registered three assists in a loss at NYR (10/3)… Scored the game-winning goal at PIT (10/8)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in an overtime win at CHI (10/12)… Registered two points (1g, 1a) in a loss vs. LAK (10/22)… Recorded a goal in back-to-back games from 10/29-11/1, including three points (2g, 1a) in a loss at ANA (10/29)… Tallied a goal in three straight games from 11/14-11/19, including the game winning goal at NSH (11/19)… Recorded a point in four straight games from 11/29-12/5, including two points (1g, 1a) in a win vs. DAL (12/3)… Registered a point in four straight games from 12/15-12/21… Posted three points (1g, 2a) in a win at COL (12/31)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) including a short-handed goal in a win at MTL (1/6)… Recorded a point in five straight games from 1/31-2/8… Registered three points (1g, 2a) in a win vs. LAK (2/18)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) in a win at WSH (2/25)… Totaled six points (2g, 4a) in three games from 3/6-3/11, including three points (1g, 2a) in a win vs. ARI (3/9)… Appeared in four playoff games, recording two points (2g, 0a)… Scored the game-winning goal in Game 2 at CGY (8/3)… Tallied a goal in a Game 3 loss vs. CGY (8/4)
Totaled 46 points (21g, 25a) in 47 games played with the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL… Ranked tied for second in goals, tied for third in points and fourth in assists on the team… Recorded a goal in five straight games from 1/19-1/26, including four points (1g ,3a) in a win vs. EDM (1/26)… Posted back-to-back multi-point games from 2/9-2/11, totaling four points (3g, 1a)… Tallied an assist in three straight games from 2/21-2/27, including two points (1g, 1a) in an overtime win vs. MTL (2/27)… Registered six points (3g, 3a) in three games from 3/9-3/13, including three points (2g ,1a) in an overtime win at TOR (3/11)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in an overtime win vs. MTL (3/17)… Registered a season high three assists in a win at CGY (3/29)… Recorded a point in six straight games from 4/5-4/15, totaling nine points (5g, 4a)… Played in six postseason games, totaling three points (2g ,1a)… Scored two goals in a Game 3 overtime win vs. EDM (5/23)… Tallied an assist in a Game 1 loss vs. MTL (6/2)
Tallied 55 points (28g, 27a) in 62 games with the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL… Ranked tied for third in goals and fifth in points on the team… Registered three points (2g, 1a) including the game-winning goal at ANA (10/26)… Posted an assist in three straight games from 10/30-11/5, including two points (1g ,1a) in a win vs. CHI (11/5)… Tallied a point in five straight games from 11/11-11/19… Scored a goal in three straight games from 12/3-12/7, including two goals in a win vs. NJD (12/3)… Recorded back-to-back multi-point games from 12/17-12/19, including four points (1g, 3a) in a win vs. STL (12/19)… Posted a point in three straight games from 3/4-3/8… Registered a point in six games in a row from 3/11-3/22, including two points in a win vs. VGK (3/22)… Tallied 14 points (6g, 8a) in nine games from 3/30-4/16, including back-to-back three point nights from 4/8-4/10… Recorded a point in three games straight from 4/24-4/29, including two points (1g, 1a) in a win vs. PHI (4/27)
Posted 38 points (12g, 26a) in 45 games in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets… Ranked tied for fifth in points and sixth in points on the team… Tallied two assists in a win vs. NYR (10/14)… Recorded a point in six straight games from 1/8-1/17, including three points (1g, 2a) in a win vs. VAN (1/8)… Totaled three points (1g, 2a) in a win at OTT (1/21)… Registered an assist in three games in a row from 1/30-2/14… Posted an assist in three straight games from 3/6-3/11, including three points (1g, 2a) in an overtime win at FLA (3/11)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in an overtime win at NSH (3/18)… Totaled seven points (3g, 4a) in five straight games from 3/31-4/10, including two goals in a win vs. NJD (4/2)… Played in one playoff game, totaling zero points
Played in 82 games for the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, totaling 61 points (25g, 36a)… Ranked third on the team in goals, assists and points… Tallied two assists in a loss vs. VGK (10/19)… Scored two goals in a win vs. NJD (11/14)… Recorded a point in back to back games from 11/22-11/24… Tallied an assist in four straight games from 12/2-12/10, including two points (1g, 1a) in a win vs. CAR (12/4)… Totaled 10 points (4g, 6a) in five games from 12/13-12/22, including a season high four points (2g, 2a) in a win at LAK (12/13)… Tallied a point in six straight games from 1/2-1/11, including two points (1g, 1a) in a win at ARI (1/7)… Scored two goals in an overtime win at CHI (2/23)… Totaled four assists over three games from 2/27-3/2… Recorded back-to-back multi-point games from 3/15-3/17, including the game-winning goal at CBJ (3/17)… Tallied a point in three straight games from 3/26-3/30… Posted two points (1g, 1a) in a win vs. CGY (4/4)… Totaled five points (2g, 3a) in three games from 4/11-4/16, including the game-winning goal at DAL (4/11)… Played in five playoff games, totaling two points (0g, 2a)… Posted an assist in a Game 3 loss in the Western Conference First Round at COL (4/26)… Recorded an assist in a Game 5 loss in the WCFR vs. COL (4/30)
Appeared in 69 games in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets, recording 63 points (24g, 39a)… Ranked third on the team in points and fourth in goals and assists… Totaled nine points (4g, 5a) in six games from 10/18-10/28, including three points (2g, 1a) in a win vs. SJS (10/18)… Recorded back-to-back multi-point games from 11/1-11/3, including four points (3g, 1a) in a win at CBJ (11/1)… Posted two assists in a win at NYR (11/12)… Tallied two assists in a win vs. FLA (11/19)… Registered a point in four straight games from 11/27-12/21… Recorded back-to-back multi-assists games from 12/28-12/30, including three points (1g, 2a) in a win vs. OTT (12/28)… Tallied a point in three consecutive games from 1/11-1/16, posting two goals in a win vs. COL (1/11)… Registered two assists in a loss at UTA (1/20)… Recorded seven points (2g, 5a) in four consecutive games from 1/24-1/30, including three points (1g, 2a) in a win vs. UTA (1/24)… Posted a point in four straight games from 2/7-2/26… Scored a goal in three consecutive games from 3/4-3/7, including three points (1g, 2a) in a win at NJD (3/7)… Tallied a point in six straight games from 3/18-3/30… Played in eight playoff games, totaling seven points (5g, 2a)… Posted an assist in a double-overtime Game 7 win in the Western Conference First Round vs. STL (5/4)… Tallied three points (2g, 1a) in a Game 2 win in the Western Conference Second Round vs. DAL (5/9)… Scored a goal in a Game 4 loss in the WCSR at DAL (5/13)… Recorded two goals in a Game 5 win in the WCSR vs. DAL (5/15)
Skated in first game as a Hurricane vs. NJD (10/9)… Recorded an assist in three consecutive games (10/20-25; 3a), including his 1st point (assist) as a Hurricane at VGK (10/20)… Notched a seven-game point streak (11/4-15; 4g, 4a), including his first Hurricanes goal at NYR (11/4) and his 300th career NHL assist vs. BUF (11/8)… Skated in 700th career NHL game vs. TOR (12/4)… Tallied three points (1g, 2a) vs. NSH (12/6)… Posted two assists vs. NYR (12/29)… Registered eight points in a four game span (1/1-6; 3g, 5a), including a three-point game (1g, 2a) vs. MTL (1/1)… Notched a four-point effort (3g, 1a) vs. FLA (1/16), including his 6th career hat trick and tying his career-high most points in a single-game… Marked a power-play assist in back-to-back games (1/24-26; 2a)… Notched his 7th career hat trick at VAN (3/4)… Tallied goals in three-straight games (3/2-3/6: 5g, 1a)… Posted three assists vs. PIT (3/18) to tie his career high for most assists in a single game… Tallied a three-game goal streak (3/22-3/28: 3g, 2a)… Became fourth player in Hurricanes team history to record 60 points in his first season with a club vs. NJD (3/28)… Registered three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal at CBJ (3/31)… Ended the regular season recording a point in four consecutive games (4/9-14; 2g, 4a), including back-to-back multi-point efforts (4/11-13; 1g, 3a)
2018: Appeared in 15 playoff games, totaling seven points (0g, 7a)… Tallied an assist in back-to-back games vs. MIN in the Western Conference First Round from 4/11-4/13… Registered two points (0g, 2a) in a win at NSH in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round (5/5)… Posted an assist in a Game 7 win at NSH (5/10)… Recorded an assist in a Game 2 loss in the Western Conference Finals vs. VGK (5/14)… 2019: Appeared in six playoff games, recording zero points… 2020: Appeared in four playoff games, recording two points (2g, 0a)… Scored the game-winning goal in Game 2 at CGY (8/3)… Tallied a goal in a Game 3 loss vs. CGY (8/4)… 2021: Played in six postseason games, totaling three points (2g ,1a)… Scored two goals in a Game 3 overtime win vs. EDM (5/23)… Tallied an assist in a Game 1 loss vs. MTL (6/2)… 2023: Played in one playoff game, totaling zero points… 2024: Played in five playoff games, totaling two points (0g, 2a)… Posted an assist in a Game 3 loss in the Western Conference First Round at COL (4/26)… Recorded an assist in a Game 5 loss in the WCFR vs. COL (4/30)… 2025: Played in eight playoff games, totaling seven points (5g, 2a)… Posted an assist in a double-overtime Game 7 win in the Western Conference First Round vs. STL (5/4)… Tallied three points (2g, 1a) in a Game 2 win in the Western Conference Second Round vs. DAL (5/9)… Scored a goal in a Game 4 loss in the WCSR at DAL (5/13)… Recorded two goals in a Game 5 win in the WCSR vs. DAL (5/15)