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Nicolas Hague
Defenseman #41 Predators $5.500M
Player Information

Nicolas Hague has 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 43 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 34) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, he has 94 points (22 goals, 72 assists) in 407 regular-season games for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Nashville Predators.

He also has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 44 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 27.2 yrs (05.12.1998)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 110 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 34th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoVegas Golden Knights
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 27-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Predators controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nicolas Hague is off the ice, the Predators control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 34% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 150th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 179th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.33
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.15
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.45
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.11
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.75
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.27
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.86
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.06
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.80
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.83
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.67
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.86
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.500M
Player Contract Value: $2.100M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 31.6 yrs (05.12.1998)
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Nicolas Hague
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
17.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -2 20:04 3 0.0% 0
20.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -2 20:08 2 0.0% 0
22.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 10:54 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 1 19:15 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -1 17:08 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -5 6 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 38 1 10 11 0 16:04 54 1.9% 32
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 52 5 12 17 14 16:00 78 6.4% 31
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 52 4 10 14 6 18:40 116 3.4% 38
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 81 3 14 17 7 18:04 103 2.9% 51
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 73 2 10 12 -5 18:33 105 1.9% 43
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 68 5 7 12 -2 17:00 74 6.8% 40
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 43 2 9 11 -11 19:16 32 6.2% 34
Season Projection 68 3 14 17 -17 19:16 51 5.9% 54
Total 407 22 72 94 9 562 3.9% 269
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 10 1 1 2 2 15:28 13 7.7% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 22 2 4 6 12 18:34 25 8.0% 37
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 0 15:40 1 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 0 2 2 -2 16:13 11 0.0% 9
Total 44 3 7 10 12 50 6.0% 52
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nicolas Hague Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 198 cm / 110 kg 0.26 0.23 58 73 $5.500M
86% Jamie Oleksiak Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 201 cm / 113 kg 0.17 0.21 54 71 $4.600M
86% Kevin Bahl Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.24 0.21 55 79 $5.350M
86% Joel Edmundson Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 196 cm / 99 kg 0.29 0.22 59 69 $3.850M
85% Erik Cernak Team Logo D 28.7 yrs 193 cm / 104 kg 0.19 0.24 54 75 $5.200M
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