PuckSleuthPhiladelphia Flyers · Defense · Shoots L
Nick Seeler
Age 33 · 6'3" · 197 lb · Born in Eden Prairie, USA
Cap hit
$2.7M
2.6% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
NTC
Surplus value
+$918K
vs. $3.618M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
17:19
PP 0:00 · PK 2:44
xGF%
27.6
5v5, -24.6 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.26
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 6 · Hits 3
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ NJD · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 3:36 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 |
| Sep 30 vs PIT · L 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:54 | 0:00 | 1:52 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 |
| May 9 vs CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:11 | 0:00 | 2:46 | — | 33 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.10 |
| May 7 vs CAR · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 5:42 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.15 |
| May 4 @ CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17:54 | 0:00 | 4:38 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 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 · 1,204 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
74th percentile
62nd percentile
72nd percentile
42nd percentile
64th percentile
59th percentile
19th percentile
33rd percentile
52nd percentile
52nd percentile
42nd percentile
8th percentile
12th percentile
40th 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 stylePhysical shutdown defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Seeler is a hard-nosed defender who wins pucks through aggressive forechecking and physicality, then moves them up ice with solid efficiency. He lacks offensive creativity and plays a physical brand that limits goal-scoring chances from dangerous areas.
- Shooting volume
- 68
- Playmaking
- 11
- Zone entries(est.)
- 72
- Forechecking
- 85
- Physicality
- 91
- Defensive impact
- 51
- Puck management
- 73
- Speed
- 51
Where he shoots from
Slot 7% · Mid-range 19% · Perimeter 75%(151 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Forechecking at 85th percentile creates turnovers in offensive zones
- Physicality at 91st percentile wears down opponents nightly
- Rush chance creation at 72nd percentile keeps play moving forward
Watch-outs
- Playmaking at 11th percentile limits offensive contributions severely
- Mostly shoots from perimeter (75%) rather than high-danger areas
- Defensive impact at 51st percentile is league-average for his role
Similar style: Jeremy Lauzon (VGK), Neal Pionk (WPG)
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 · 80 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.0 goals, or -0.04 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.2
- Even strength defense
- +1.0
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.6
- Finishing
- -0.2
- Playmaking
- -3.7
- Penalties
- -0.6
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 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:19 | — | -0.26 |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 80 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 94 | 17:41 | — | -0.04 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 77 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +10 | 82 | 17:17 | — | -0.03 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 71 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +9 | 100 | 16:57 | — | -0.00 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +1 | 84 | 14:29 | — | +0.01 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
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
NHL defensemen · production index
At 33, defensemen typically produce 76% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 34, when the typical level is 71%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 18.5 mph
- 7th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 0
- Hardest shot
- 74.5 mph
- 34th pct
- Distance
- 2.7 mi
- OZ time
- 41.8%
- 53rd pct
- DZ time
- 41.0%