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Nick Cousins has 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in 40 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 68) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, he has 205 points (83 goals, 122 assists) in 682 regular-season games for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Arizona Coyotes, the Montréal Canadiens, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Nashville Predators, the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators.

He also has 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists) in 68 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 32.5 yrs (20.07.1993)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 68th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoPhiladelphia Flyers
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
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The 32-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Senators controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Cousins is off the ice, the Senators control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 32% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 14% in the defensive zone.

  • 65

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 160th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 119th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    65.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    13.50
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.68
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.68
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.34
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.80
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.26
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.21
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    1.03
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.39
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    1.16
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    7.17
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.11
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.32
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.75
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    2.12
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.98
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.44
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.23
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $0.825M
Player Contract Value: $1.700M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.9 yrs (20.07.1993)
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Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 1 0 1 0 8:31 2 50.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 9:43 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 1 1 0 6:43 1 0.0% 4
03.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 10:10 2 0.0% 2
05.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 8:16 0 0
Total 5 1 1 2 0 5 20.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Flyers 11 0 0 0 1 8:49 6 0.0% 2
2015-16 Team Logo Flyers 36 6 5 11 5 10:43 41 14.6% 4
2016-17 Team Logo Flyers 60 6 10 16 -6 12:00 99 6.1% 31
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes 71 12 7 19 -7 12:52 119 10.1% 31
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes 81 7 20 27 -8 13:33 144 4.9% 35
2019-20 Montréal Canadiens 58 9 13 22 1 13:28 105 8.6% 33
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 1 2 3 -1 13:52 10 10.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 52 5 13 18 4 13:22 60 8.3% 41
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 68 9 13 22 -8 12:28 103 8.7% 31
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 79 9 18 27 -1 11:01 102 8.8% 38
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 69 7 8 15 1 12:10 111 6.3% 64
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 50 6 9 15 -1 11:54 68 8.8% 41
2025-26 Team Logo Senators 40 6 4 10 1 10:10 32 18.8% 39
Season Projection 81 12 8 20 2 10:11 65 18.5% 79
Total 682 83 122 205 -19 1000 8.3% 392
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Flyers 6 0 0 0 0 10:58 4 0.0% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 17 0 5 5 0 13:16 24 0.0% 22
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 4 2 0 2 -1 17:21 8 25.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 3 0 0 0 -4 12:22 0 0
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 21 2 5 7 0 14:25 26 7.7% 16
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 12 0 1 1 -1 8:41 9 0.0% 20
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 5 0 0 0 0 9:19 2 0.0% 0
Total 68 4 11 15 -6 73 5.5% 62
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 Cousins Team Logo C 32.5 yrs 180 cm / 87 kg 0.25 0.30 63 71 $0.825M
87% Alex Turcotte Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 180 cm / 88 kg 0.20 0.26 66 69 $0.775M
86% Vladislav Namestnikov Team Logo C 33.1 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.20 0.42 62 71 $3.000M
85% Matt Savoie Team Logo C 22 yrs 178 cm / 81 kg 0.31 0.30 65 75 $0.887M
85% Vasily Podkolzin Team Logo RW 24.5 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.38 0.29 64 70 $1.000M
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