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.
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Country: CAN
Age: 30.8 yrs (20.03.1995) Height / Weight: 193 cm / 105 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 101st in 2013 Draft Team: Dallas Stars
Awards: -
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.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 120th of 250 WingsDefense:Def: 119th of 250 Wings -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8282.00QoC -0.14 - 0.140.13IceTimePerGame 12 - 2217.26Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.2 - 1.51.02PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.50.55SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.20.38xGoals/60 0.49 - 1.340.97OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 54.29OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.54.66PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.27 - 1.560.51OZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.39PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 2.51.91PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 1312.53Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.90OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 43.39Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.51ShotsBlocked/60 1 - 31.78Takeaways/60 0.5 - 21.53Giveaways/60 1 - 41.06DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.29PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00
| 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) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 |
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24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 12:11 | 28 | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2016-17 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:28 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2017-18 |
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11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 7:54 | 11 | 9.1% | 0 |
| 2018-19 |
|
20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 8:28 | 30 | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2019-20 |
|
56 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 14:26 | 103 | 8.7% | 24 |
| 2020-21 |
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56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 16:04 | 105 | 4.8% | 19 |
| 2021-22 |
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59 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 17:22 | 131 | 8.4% | 22 |
| 2021-22 |
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21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 14:05 | 35 | 14.3% | 17 |
| 2022-23 |
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80 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 16:10 | 120 | 14.2% | 33 |
| 2023-24 |
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82 | 24 | 22 | 46 | -16 | 17:16 | 153 | 15.7% | 27 |
| 2024-25 |
|
76 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 13 | 16:26 | 141 | 15.6% | 30 |
| 2025-26 |
|
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 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Paul | LW | 30.8 yrs | 193 cm / 105 kg | 0.45 | 0.41 | 70 | 72 | $3.150M | ||
| 84% | Will Cuylle | LW | 23.9 yrs | 191 cm / 95 kg | 0.52 | 0.42 | 73 | 77 | $3.900M | |
| 83% | Bobby McMann | C | 29.6 yrs | 188 cm / 98 kg | 0.55 | 0.45 | 71 | 75 | $1.350M | |
| 82% | Nino Niederreiter | RW | 33.3 yrs | 188 cm / 98 kg | 0.38 | 0.49 | 71 | 78 | $4.000M | |
| 81% | Kaapo Kakko | RW | 24.9 yrs | 185 cm / 97 kg | 0.46 | 0.43 | 69 | 70 | $4.525M |