Minnesota Wild · Left wing · Shoots L

Nick Foligno

Age 38 · 6'0" · 210 lb · Born in Buffalo, USA

Cap hit

$900K

0.9% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

50.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

12:29

PP 0:00 · PK 2:22

xGF%

80.7

5v5, +33.5 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.84

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

1 W · 2 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ NSH · W 3-1	1	2	0	0	12:29	0:00	2:22	1-2	0	0	+1	+0.84
May 13 @ COL · OTL 4-3	2	3	3	1	12:45	0:00	0:35	2-3	33	0	0	+1.61
May 11 vs COL · L 5-2	0	2	2	0	9:13	0:00	1:04	0-1	—	0	0	-0.04
May 9 vs COL · W 5-1	0	0	6	1	11:37	0:00	2:48	—	0	1	0	-0.10
May 5 @ COL · L 5-2	0	0	2	0	9:42	0:00	2:15	0-2	0	1	0	-0.10

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 546 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%47.2%

34th percentile

Relative xGF%-0.3

49th percentile

HDCF%46.0%

31st percentile

CF%48.2%

40th percentile

Relative CF%+1.0

63rd percentile

FF%49.0%

47th percentile

GF%50.0%

51st percentile

CF/6049.1

14th percentile

CA/6052.8

82nd percentile

ixG/600.42

3rd percentile

Goals above expected+0.2

61st percentile

IPP55.0%

23rd percentile

PDO100.0

55th percentile

OZS%31.8%

8th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleDefensive grinder

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Foligno is a defensive anchor who excels at punishing opponents with physicality and staying in front of dangerous plays, but lacks the shooting volume and speed to generate consistent offensive chances. He's a classic fourth-liner who plays hard-nosed hockey on both ends and works best as a depth presence in limited minutes.

Physical pestDefensive wallVeteran grinder

Shooting volume: 3
Playmaking: 53
Zone entries(est.): 65
Forechecking: 83
Physicality: 84
Defensive impact: 94
Puck management: 46
Speed: 10

Where he shoots from

Slot 58% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 17%(65 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite defensive impact at 94th percentile anchors his game
Exceptional forechecking and physicality at 83rd and 84th percentiles generate turnovers
Strong rush chance creation at 65th percentile keeps play in opponents' zone

Watch-outs

Shooting volume at 3rd percentile means minimal goal-scoring threat
Speed at 10th percentile limits his ability to get into high-danger areas
Puck management at 46th percentile occasionally creates turnovers under pressure

Similar style: Jake Neighbours (STL), Zachary L'Heureux (COL)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 54 GP · goals above average

Season total -1.1 goals, or -0.02 per game.

Even strength offense: -1.1
Even strength defense: +0.7
Power play: -0.4
Penalty kill: -0.4
Finishing: +0.2
Playmaking: -0.5
Penalties: +0.4
Faceoffs: -0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	MIN	1	1	0	1	+1	2	12:29	—	+0.84
2025-26	CHI, MIN	54	4	11	15	+2	49	12:39	49.4%	-0.02
2024-25	CHI	78	15	20	35	-17	104	15:55	48.4%	-0.03
2023-24	CHI	74	17	20	37	-29	146	17:46	52.4%	-0.11
2022-23	BOS	60	10	16	26	+18	71	12:22	55.6%	+0.06

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.3 mph; 15th pct
20+ mph bursts: 15
Hardest shot: 83.1 mph; 38th pct
Distance: 100.8 mi
OZ time: 41.9%; 47th pct
DZ time: 41.0%