Nino Niederreiter

Nino Niederreiter

32-Year-Old Right WingRW
Winnipeg Jets
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After back-to-back 24-goal seasons with just over 40 points, Niederreiter slipped to 18 tallies and 34 points across 77 outings last campaign. He got off to a hot start, accumulating six goals and 14 points through his first 19 outings, but slowed down significantly as the year progressed. Niederreiter only had 12 points, including six assists, in 43 appearances to finish the regular season and was held off the scoresheet in four of five playoff contests. As a checking-line winger, the 31-year-old added 170 shots on goal and 115 hits, averaging 14:58 of ice time per game. Niederreiter will probably return to that role in 2024-25 and could flirt with the 40-point plateau with some more offensive consistency. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension with the Jets in December of 2023.
Capitalizes on turnover
RWWinnipeg Jets
November 22, 2024
Niederreiter scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
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Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin combined to misplay the puck, which popped loose for Niederreiter to score just 1:22 into the game. The tally ended a six-game dry spell for Niederreiter, who has maintained his third-line role thanks to the Jets' continued success despite his lack of recent offense. The 32-year-old winger is up to eight goals, 13 points, 44 shots on net, 44 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-11 rating over 20 contests. He can be streaky, but in fantasy, he offers a bit of category coverage as a depth option and streamer.
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Niederreiter is a fine middle-six forward capable of scoring enough and playing with an edge to draw interest in fantasy. Last year was a typical one for him -- 24 goals, 17 assists, 181 shots on net and 165 hits in 78 contests between the Predators and the Jets. He's exceeded 40 points in two consecutive years, and he's got a good chance of starting 2023-24 on the Jets' second line, though that's not the sparkling gig it once was given the team's inexperienced center depth. Niederreiter will have more fantasy value in deep formats that reward his physical play, but he's a steady veteran that risk-averse managers can at least take a flier on late in drafts this fall.
Niederreiter recently completed his third and final full season with Carolina, again serving as a solid middle-six winger for the club. He finished with 20-plus goals (24) for the third time in the past four years, while his 44 points were his most since the 2018-19 campaign. Unable to come to terms on a new contract with the Hurricanes, Niederreiter bolted for Nashville in free agency, ultimately agreeing to a two-year, $8 million deal. Niederreiter is more floor than ceiling from a fantasy perspective, with his ultimate value likely being determined by how much time he sees with the man advantage for his new club.
Niederreiter potted 20 goals in 56 games this past season, the fifth such time in his career he has reached that milestone. The concern is that there is regression coming in that department given the fact his 15.9 shooting percentage was his highest since 2014-15 with the Wild. To Nino's credit, he contributed in other areas. His plus-20 rating was his best mark to date, and he chipped in 68 hits for good measure. All told, Niederreiter makes for a nice bench stash for fantasy owners, but that's about all.
Niederreiter was pretty solid while skating in a middle-six role with the Hurricanes in 2019-20, picking up 11 goals, 29 points - 11 of which came on the power play - and 115 shots in 67 games. Looking ahead to 2020-21, Niederreiter should be able to return to a 15-plus goal, 35-plus point pace with solid power-play contributions, but that won't make him anything more than a decent bench option in most fantasy formats.
Niederreiter rediscovered his game after a trade-deadline move from Minnesota to Carolina last season; he scored 14 goals and 30 points in 36 games with the Hurricanes after mustering only nine goals and 23 points in 46 appearances with the Wild. All told, it was Niederreiter's fourth season with 20-plus goals in the past five, and the one exception was the 2017-18 campaign, in which he missed 19 games and still came up only two goals short of that mark. The winger has only cracked double-digit power-play points twice, however, making him more of a high-floor late option than a guy worth reaching for early.
Now 25 years old, Niederreiter has never really lived up to his prospect pedigree as the fifth overall pick in 2010. Injuries, including a lower-body issue that cost him most of January, limited him to 63 games, and as a result Niederreiter posted his lowest scoring totals in four years. When healthy, he still possesses the speed to put defenders on their heels, but he's learned to tone down his feisty side over the years -- even if he'd played a full 82 games, his streak of seasons with triple-digit hits would have been snapped. The Wild's talent on the wing keeps him stuck on the second or third line most nights, and while there's still time for Niederreiter to have a true breakout campaign, he might need some injuries ahead of him on the depth chart to really get his chance.
Niederreiter’s blindingly fast and plays a physical game, which has led to three consecutive 20-goal campaigns -- including setting career bests with 25 markers and 57 points last season -- a particularly impressive achievement when you consider that he’s never cracked 16 minutes of average ice time in a season. However, after finishing third on the Wild in goals and fourth in points this past season, then signing a five-year contract extension, he may get the opportunity to enjoy a bigger chunk of minutes in 2017-18. To do that, he'll need to continue carving minutes away from Zach Parise, who’s ahead of El Nino on the depth chart for now, but seems to be declining thanks to age and injuries. Much of the Swiss winger’s improvement last season came on the power play, where he saw a modest increase in ice time (2:00, up from 1:53) and a huge leap in production (nearly tripling the previous campaign's five points to 14). He’s also tightened up his defensive game to the point of near-elite status while missing just three games in the past four seasons, making Niederreiter one of the most durable, well-rounded -- and yet still underrated -- players in the NHL.
Since washing out of New York thanks to his issues with management, El Nino’s spent three mostly calm and healthy years in the Wild lineup, steadily improving his stats without living up to the No. 5 overall pick the Isles spent on him in 2010. Last year’s career-best 43 points helped owners in deeper leagues, but we’re still waiting for that next step as the Swiss winger enters his age-24 season. At 6-foot-2, 211 pounds, Niederreiter isn’t afraid to dish out hits, but he needs to shoot more; he’s never even averaged two shots per game, but did set a new career mark last year with 159 pucks on net. If he can continue that positive trend, a scoring spike could be on the horizon, as he’ll enjoy steady minutes on Minnesota’s second line.
A top-five pick by the Islanders in 2010, Niederreiter sputtered in limited playing time while being shuffled between Long Island and AHL Bridgeport during his time in the organization. On a shocking draft-day trade in 2013, he was moved to Minnesota for fan favorite Cal Clutterbuck, and since that point, Niederreiter has become a fixture in the Wild lineup, producing timely goals while skating mostly on the club's second or third line. Last season, Niederreiter had his best year to date, potting 24 goals -- good for second on the team -- while adding 13 assists. At 6-foot-2 and over 200 pounds, Niederreiter isn’t quite the bruiser his body type might suggest he could be, though he’s certainly not afraid to throw his weight around. Even if his 16.1 shooting percentage from last season regresses in 2015-16, Niederreiter is still developing into a strong presence on the wing and is worth a middle-to-late-round target for those fantasy players mining for upside.
Niederreiter had the breakout campaign the Wild had been counting on last season, recording 14 goals, 22 assists, 44 penalty minutes and 143 shots. El Nino is going to get more responsibility this season -- he and Charlie Coyle will vie for the right side on the second line -- and there's every reason to believe we will see those numbers climb. In fact, he probably has the inside track because he's a little more one-dimensional than Coyle, who can probably adjust better to the defensive responsibilities of a third-line role. Don't expect an explosion and a 30-goal season, but you can expect a 40-point campaign. Next season's output will be the leap point.
Niederreiter, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2010 NHL Draft, is coming off a season in which he scored 28 goals and 50 points for AHL Bridgeport, but questionably wasn't called up to the NHL by the Isles. Part of the problem may have been issues with the Islanders' management, which likely also spurred a trade to Minnesota for Cal Clutterbuck. The 20-year-old now gets the fresh start he so desired and should get his chance to win a spot on a top three line with the Wild, One word: sleeper.
Niederreiter has two goals in his young NHL career, all 64 games of it, but has the talent to do more. The whispers are certainly getting louder and louder that he may be a first round bust, especially if he doesn't produce more offensively this season. An underlying problem may be that the Isles don't know where to play him, constantly shuffling him between the second, third and fourth lines. Niederreiter also complained about a lack of communication between the coaching staff and himself as well, but these are probably just frustrations of a young talent not playing up to expectations. Niederreiter is still considered a prospect at the age of 20, but the Isles are hoping to see an improvement on his minus-29 from last year as well as a few more goals.
Niederreiter was the Isles' first-round pick in 2010, and he played nine games with the team last season before they sent him back to his junior team for more experience. It proved to be the correct move as Niederreiter scored 36 goals and 61 points in 49 games. It would be an upset if he didn't begin this season with the Islanders, so expect to see him the third line to start the new campaign. He could be moved up once his play warrants such a promotion.
Niederreiter is yet another first round pick that the Islanders may plug into their roster this season. The Isles passed over a number of top defensemen to select "El Nino" in this past June's draft and he already has NHL speed and the kind of quick release that scouts rave about. The Islanders haven't been afraid to thrust their first round picks into the lineup right away so a strong camp could see Niederreiter lining up next to John Tavares in October.
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Scores twice Tuesday
RWWinnipeg Jets
November 6, 2024
Niederreiter scored two goals, including an empty-netter, in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Utah.
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Sweeps in goal
RWWinnipeg Jets
October 31, 2024
Niederreiter scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Red Wings.
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Contributes two assists
RWWinnipeg Jets
October 27, 2024
Niederreiter registered two assists, three shots on goal, five hits and two PIM in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Flames.
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Scores two more goals
RWWinnipeg Jets
October 24, 2024
Niederreiter scored two goals on three shots, added three hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.
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Strikes on power play Tuesday
RWWinnipeg Jets
October 23, 2024
Niederreiter scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Blues.
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Hopes to stay with Jets
RWWinnipeg Jets
November 8, 2023
Niederreiter would like to re-sign with the Jets, according to Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun.
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Niederreiter has five goals and nine points in 12 contests this season. He's serving in the final campaign of a two-year, $8 million contract and can become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Winnipeg isn't exactly swimming in cap space, but the Jets should have enough maneuvering room to keep the valuable middle-six forward.
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