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Nick Paul has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 22 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 101) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars, he has 209 points (101 goals, 108 assists) in 508 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He also has 14 points (10 goals, 4 assists) in 39 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30.8 yrs (20.03.1995)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 105 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 101st in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoDallas Stars
    Awards: -
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The 30-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Lightning controlling 57% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Paul is off the ice, the Lightning control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 26% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 120th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 119th of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    82.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.13
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    17.26
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.02
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.55
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.38
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.97
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    4.29
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    4.66
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.51
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.39
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    1.91
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    12.53
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.90
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.39
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.51
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.78
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.53
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.06
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.29
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $3.150M
Player Contract Value: $3.300M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 35.3 yrs (20.03.1995)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 14:22 2 0.0% 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Canadiens 1 1 0 1 2 16:04 1 100.0% 2
31.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 -2 11:30 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -1 9:58 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 1 1 1 16:37 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 0 5 20.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Senators 24 2 3 5 -3 12:11 28 7.1% 6
2016-17 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -2 16:28 4 0.0% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Senators 11 1 0 1 -4 7:54 11 9.1% 0
2018-19 Team Logo Senators 20 1 1 2 -10 8:28 30 3.3% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Senators 56 9 11 20 0 14:26 103 8.7% 24
2020-21 Team Logo Senators 56 5 15 20 5 16:04 105 4.8% 19
2021-22 Team Logo Senators 59 11 7 18 -18 17:22 131 8.4% 22
2021-22 Team Logo Lightning 21 5 9 14 4 14:05 35 14.3% 17
2022-23 Team Logo Lightning 80 17 15 32 11 16:10 120 14.2% 33
2023-24 Team Logo Lightning 82 24 22 46 -16 17:16 153 15.7% 27
2024-25 Team Logo Lightning 76 22 19 41 13 16:26 141 15.6% 30
2025-26 Team Logo Lightning 22 4 6 10 -3 14:58 32 12.5% 6
Season Projection 63 11 17 28 -9 14:57 92 12.0% 17
Total 508 101 108 209 -23 893 11.3% 188
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Lightning 23 5 4 9 0 18:18 44 11.4% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Lightning 6 1 0 1 -1 16:37 8 12.5% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Lightning 5 2 0 2 -4 17:13 14 14.3% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Lightning 5 2 0 2 -4 16:34 12 16.7% 2
Total 39 10 4 14 -9 78 12.8% 16
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 Paul Team Logo LW 30.8 yrs 193 cm / 105 kg 0.45 0.41 70 72 $3.150M
84% Will Cuylle Team Logo LW 23.9 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.52 0.42 73 77 $3.900M
83% Bobby McMann Team Logo C 29.6 yrs 188 cm / 98 kg 0.55 0.45 71 75 $1.350M
82% Nino Niederreiter Team Logo RW 33.3 yrs 188 cm / 98 kg 0.38 0.49 71 78 $4.000M
81% Kaapo Kakko Team Logo RW 24.9 yrs 185 cm / 97 kg 0.46 0.43 69 70 $4.525M
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