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Nick Cousins
Center #21 Senators $0.825M
Player Information

Nick Cousins has 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists) in 56 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 211 points (85 goals, 126 assists) in 698 regular-season games for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Arizona Coyotes, the Montreal 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.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 32.6 yrs (20.07.1993)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 68th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoPhiladelphia Flyers
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Senators controlling 57% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Cousins is off the ice, the Senators control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better 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.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 133rd of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 34th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.04
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.57
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    10.46
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.77
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.44
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.44
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.48
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.16
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.43
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.77
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    1.66
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.65
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.99
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.54
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.88
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.42
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.14
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.825M
Player Contract Value: $3.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.9 yrs (20.07.1993)
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Nick Cousins
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 1 0 1 1 16:43 3 33.3% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 14:16 3 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 1 15:39 1 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 14:58 3 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 1 0 1 0 16:52 3 33.3% 0
Total 5 2 0 2 2 13 15.4% 2
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 Team Logo 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 56 8 8 16 8 10:49 52 15.4% 61
Season Projection 81 12 12 24 12 10:48 75 16.0% 88
Total 698 85 126 211 -12 1020 8.3% 414
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 Match
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 32.6 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.29 0.30 62 86 $0.825M
91% Justin Hryckowian Team Logo C 25 yrs 180 cm / 89 kg 0.32 0.31 60 87 $0.870M
88% Jack Drury Team Logo C 26.1 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.35 0.31 59 83 $1.725M
87% Joel Kiviranta Team Logo LW 29.9 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.25 0.21 62 88 $1.250M
86% Noel Acciari Team Logo C 34.2 yrs 180 cm / 92 kg 0.36 0.24 58 86 $2.000M
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