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Thomas Novak
Center #18 Penguins $3.500M
Player Information

Thomas Novak has 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 56 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 85) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators, he has 148 points (60 goals, 88 assists) in 259 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He has no points in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 28.8 yrs (28.04.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 85th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoNashville Predators
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Penguins controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Thomas Novak is off the ice, the Penguins control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 65th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 49th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.05
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.58
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.76
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.10
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.51
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.87
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.22
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.48
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.34
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.42
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.66
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.49
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.29
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.85
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.70
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.78
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.89
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.16
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $3.500M
Player Contract Value: $5.600M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 31.2 yrs (28.04.1997)
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Thomas Novak
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 15:00 3 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 -1 15:07 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 1 0 1 0 11:52 1 100.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 1 1 -2 14:18 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 0 15:19 2 50.0% 0
Total 5 2 1 3 -3 8 25.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 27 1 6 7 -4 11:48 25 4.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 51 17 26 43 5 14:39 93 18.3% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 71 18 27 45 -3 14:11 113 15.9% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 52 13 9 22 -5 13:13 88 14.8% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 2 0 0 0 -2 13:01 4 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 56 11 20 31 3 13:37 85 12.9% 22
Season Projection 82 16 29 45 4 13:37 124 12.9% 32
Total 259 60 88 148 -6 408 14.7% 44
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 6 0 0 0 -1 10:31 5 0.0% 0
Total 6 0 0 0 -1 5 0.0% 0
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Thomas Novak Team Logo C 28.8 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.55 0.57 73 83 $3.500M
89% Jimmy Snuggerud Team Logo RW 21.7 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.53 0.54 69 86 $0.950M
87% Marcus Johansson Team Logo LW 35.4 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.70 0.53 71 84 $0.800M
86% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.6 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.57 0.44 70 80 $5.625M
85% David Perron Team Logo LW 37.7 yrs 183 cm / 91 kg 0.51 0.66 70 87 $4.000M
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