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Nick Blankenburg
Defenseman #37 Predators $0.775M
Player Information

Nick Blankenburg has 21 points (6 goals, 15 assists) in 45 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 55 points (16 goals, 39 assists) in 160 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Nashville Predators.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 27.8 yrs (12.05.1998)
    Height / Weight: 175 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 27-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Predators controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nick Blankenburg is off the ice, the Predators control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 80

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 25th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 76th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.20
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.46
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.69
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.40
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.13
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.68
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.88
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.94
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.14
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.31
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.37
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.07
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.45
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.92
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $7.100M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 29.1 yrs (12.05.1998)
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Nick Blankenburg
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
24.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -3 14:40 1 0.0% 0
27.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 1 0 1 0 12:40 1 100.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 16:52 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 1 14:48 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -3 11:28 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 -5 6 16.7% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 7 1 2 3 -3 17:34 13 7.7% 4
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 36 4 10 14 -16 19:10 50 8.0% 16
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 12 1 0 1 1 16:13 10 10.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 60 4 12 16 -2 19:33 84 4.8% 24
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 45 6 15 21 -11 17:58 56 10.7% 10
Season Projection 70 9 23 32 -17 17:58 87 10.3% 16
Total 160 16 39 55 -31 213 7.5% 58
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nick Blankenburg Team Logo D 27.8 yrs 175 cm / 80 kg 0.47 0.34 76 82 $0.775M
83% Olen Zellweger Team Logo D 22.5 yrs 178 cm / 87 kg 0.33 0.33 74 76 $0.844M
83% Sam Malinski Team Logo D 27.6 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.45 0.32 72 86 $1.400M
83% Jamie Drysdale Team Logo D 23.9 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.43 0.34 68 83 $2.300M
82% Jordan Spence Team Logo D 25 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.40 0.35 72 88 $1.500M
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