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Nick Jensen has 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists) in 40 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 150) of the 2009 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, he has 165 points (24 goals, 141 assists) in 673 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the Washington Capitals and the Ottawa Senators.

He has no points in 33 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 35.3 yrs (21.09.1990)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 150th in 2009
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
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The 35-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Senators controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Jensen is off the ice, the Senators control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 27% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 61

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 153rd of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 235th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    77.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    20.62
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.19
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.53
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.38
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.20
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.67
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.23
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.35
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    3.10
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.34
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    4.84
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.36
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.85
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.48
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.54
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    6.61
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.050M
Player Contract Value: $1.100M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 36.8 yrs (21.09.1990)
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Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
23.12.2025 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 17:46 0 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 -2 14:30 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 0 1 2 18:10 2 50.0% 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 0 16:08 1 0.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 -2 12:45 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -2 5 20.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Red Wings 49 4 9 13 -7 17:45 59 6.8% 12
2017-18 Team Logo Red Wings 81 0 15 15 -8 16:15 107 0.0% 27
2018-19 Team Logo Red Wings 60 2 13 15 1 20:48 66 3.0% 17
2018-19 Team Logo Capitals 20 0 5 5 3 17:00 28 0.0% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Capitals 68 0 8 8 1 17:49 61 0.0% 13
2020-21 Team Logo Capitals 53 2 12 14 5 17:18 60 3.3% 14
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 76 5 16 21 32 19:21 88 5.7% 21
2022-23 Team Logo Capitals 77 5 24 29 -1 20:37 109 4.6% 18
2023-24 Team Logo Capitals 78 1 13 14 -9 19:37 71 1.4% 10
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 71 3 18 21 18 20:13 77 3.9% 6
2025-26 Team Logo Senators 40 2 8 10 -10 16:37 27 7.4% 22
Season Projection 81 4 16 20 -20 16:38 55 7.3% 45
Total 673 24 141 165 25 753 3.2% 164
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Capitals 7 0 0 0 -2 18:43 6 0.0% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Capitals 8 0 0 0 -1 16:51 8 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Capitals 5 0 0 0 0 17:10 6 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 6 0 0 0 -5 20:16 6 0.0% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -1 21:03 1 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 6 0 0 0 -1 20:55 3 0.0% 2
Total 33 0 0 0 -10 30 0.0% 12
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nick Jensen Team Logo D 35.3 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.25 0.25 61 61 $4.050M
90% Henri Jokiharju Team Logo D 26.6 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.24 0.24 58 58 $3.000M
89% Adam Wilsby Team Logo D 25.4 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.19 0.20 60 59 $0.775M
88% Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.4 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.27 0.24 63 61 $1.250M
86% Mathew Dumba Team Logo D 31.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.27 0.35 60 60 $2.600M
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