Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 50?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals12 × 3+36
- proj assists26 × 1+26
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots56 × 0.1+5.6
- PIM56 × 0.05+2.8
- ice time (min)1288 × 0.01+12.9
- total83 pool points · an elite defenseman season scores 16683 = 50/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best defensemen in the NHL — an elite season scores about 166 points, and that is what 100 means. So 83 points is 50 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (3 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Did not play the last 6 games (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
- Availability: played 3 of 15 for ANA — missed 12 games (2026-11-05, 2026-11-06, 2026-11-08, 2026-11-11, …).
- Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
- Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.
- Veteran card: age 36 — minutes and back-to-back load worth watching down the stretch.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Red Wings | 49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | Red Wings | 81 | 0 | 15 | 15 | -8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | Red Wings | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | Capitals | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019-20 | Capitals | 68 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:49 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | Capitals | 53 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | Capitals | 76 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | Capitals | 77 | 5 | 24 | 29 | -1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:37 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | Capitals | 78 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 2024-25 | Senators | 71 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| 2025-26 | Senators | 61 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| 2026-27 | Ducks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 84-G proj | Ducks | 84 | 12 | 26 | 38 | — | 51 | — | 0 | — | 18:20 | — | — | 94 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 36 that is -6%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Goals — with the line
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 · vs BUF | |||||
| P1 10:38 | EV | Assist | McQueen (Colangelo, Jensen) → 3-1 | Granlund · Vatrano · Colangelo · Malott · Sennecke · McQueen Jensen · Hinds · Luneau · Mitchell | Zucker · Norris · McLeod · Quinn · Doan · Ostlund Samuelsson · Dahlin · Power · Zellweger Ellis (G) |
| Oct 19 · @ NYR | |||||
| P3 18:51 | EV | Goal | Jensen (Killorn, Vatrano) → 1-5 | Killorn · Vatrano · Greer · Caulfield · Washe · Klepov Jensen · Luneau · Mintyukov · Warren | Miller · Bjorkstrand · Tolvanen · Dorofeyev · Cuylle · Laba Gavrikov · Fox · Schneider · Smits Garand (G) |
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Nick over the last 2 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Mintyukov ANA | 12 | 1 | |
| Frank Vatrano ANA | 11 | 2 | |
| Judd Caulfield ANA | 11 | 2 | |
| A.J. Greer ANA | 10 | 2 | |
| Leo Carlsson ANA | 9 | 2 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats