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Nick Jensen
Defenseman #3 Senators $4.050M
Player Information

Nick Jensen has 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists) in 54 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 170 points (26 goals, 144 assists) in 687 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.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 35.4 yrs (21.09.1990)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 150th in 2009
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 35-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Senators controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Jensen is off the ice, the Senators control 57% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 26% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 134th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 264th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.83
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.29
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.50
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.12
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.40
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.07
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.88
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4.28
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.43
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.64
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.78
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.00
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.050M
Player Contract Value: $0.900M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 36.8 yrs (21.09.1990)
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Nick Jensen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 1 1 0 17:04 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 -1 16:46 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -2 14:13 0 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 17:43 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 1 21:22 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -2 0 0.0% 0
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 54 4 11 15 -10 16:52 32 12.5% 22
Season Projection 79 6 16 22 -15 16:52 47 12.8% 32
Total 687 26 144 170 25 758 3.4% 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 Match
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 35.4 yrs 183 cm / 91 kg 0.28 0.25 59 60 $4.050M
91% Henri Jokiharju Team Logo D 26.7 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.27 0.24 59 63 $3.000M
89% Adam Wilsby Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.28 0.26 58 61 $0.775M
86% Declan Chisholm Team Logo D 26.1 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.19 0.21 54 62 $1.600M
85% Justin Barron Team Logo D 24.3 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.16 0.26 59 61 $1.150M
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