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Nick Bjugstad
Center #72 Devils $1.750M
Player Information

Nick Bjugstad has 7 points (6 goals, 1 assists) in 36 games this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 19) of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers, he has 337 points (163 goals, 174 assists) in 796 regular-season games for the Florida Panthers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Minnesota Wild, the Arizona Coyotes, the Edmonton Oilers, the Utah Hockey Club, the St. Louis Blues and the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 8 points (6 goals, 2 assists) in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 33.6 yrs (17.07.1992)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 19th in 2010
    Draft Team: Team logoFlorida Panthers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 33-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Bjugstad is off the ice, the Devils control 46% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 40% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 180th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 130th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.53
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.95
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.16
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.80
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.13
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.26
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.42
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.20
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.66
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.15
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.42
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.47
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.47
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.42
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.40
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.750M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 36.0 yrs (17.07.1992)
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Nick Bjugstad
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -1 12:49 2 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 -1 7:39 0 6
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 1 12:35 2 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 14:22 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -1 10:41 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 7 0.0% 8
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2012-13 Team Logo Panthers 11 1 0 1 -8 15:13 17 5.9% 2
2013-14 Team Logo Panthers 76 16 22 38 -14 16:13 185 8.6% 16
2014-15 Team Logo Panthers 72 24 19 43 -7 16:34 207 11.6% 38
2015-16 Team Logo Panthers 67 15 19 34 -8 15:31 171 8.8% 41
2016-17 Team Logo Panthers 54 7 7 14 -19 13:09 91 7.7% 22
2017-18 Team Logo Panthers 82 19 30 49 5 15:07 230 8.3% 41
2018-19 Team Logo Panthers 32 5 7 12 2 14:30 60 8.3% 16
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 32 9 5 14 4 15:45 94 9.6% 14
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 13 1 1 2 3 12:13 18 5.6% 8
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 44 6 11 17 7 11:49 78 7.7% 17
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 57 7 6 13 -2 10:16 81 8.6% 20
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes 59 13 10 23 7 16:58 111 11.7% 26
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 19 4 2 6 6 13:45 34 11.8% 8
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes 76 22 23 45 11 17:26 165 13.3% 59
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club 66 8 11 19 -2 12:19 115 7.0% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Blues 35 6 1 7 -7 11:37 54 11.1% 25
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 -1 10:41 1 0.0% 0
Season Projection 61 10 2 12 -14 11:36 93 10.8% 42
Total 796 163 174 337 -23 1712 9.5% 369
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Panthers 5 2 2 4 6 19:07 21 9.5% 2
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 4 0 0 0 -3 14:11 11 0.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 6 1 0 1 0 9:04 11 9.1% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 12 3 0 3 -2 13:34 16 18.8% 16
Total 27 6 2 8 1 59 10.2% 22
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nick Bjugstad Team Logo C 33.6 yrs 198 cm / 95 kg 0.19 0.42 57 73 $1.750M
84% Adam Lowry Team Logo C 32.9 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.32 0.35 57 68 $3.250M
83% Reid Schaefer Team Logo LW 22.4 yrs 196 cm / 102 kg 0.22 0.22 56 72 $0.887M
82% Dakota Joshua Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.28 0.32 56 72 $3.250M
82% Rodrigo Abols Team Logo C 30.1 yrs 193 cm / 93 kg 0.24 0.23 54 71 $0.800M
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