Cap hit
$5.125M
4.9% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then UFA
Clause
NMC
Surplus value
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arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
72
Goals
20
15.0% shooting
Assists
36
21 primary
Points
56
0.78 per game
TOI/GP
19:04
PP 3:32 · PK 1:21
xGF%
52.1
5v5, -2.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.08
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
47.4
172 W · 191 L
Plus/minus
-9
Blocks 31 · Hits 25
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 @ ANA · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7-8 | 60 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -0.34 |
| Apr 28 vs ANA · W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:57 | 5:23 | 0:00 | 5-3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.37 |
| Apr 26 @ ANA · OTL 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:39 | 1:00 | 2:12 | 1-0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.61 |
| Apr 24 @ ANA · L 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17:16 | 2:55 | 1:29 | — | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.56 |
| Apr 22 vs ANA · L 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 6:48 | 1:41 | 1-1 | 67 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.23 |
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 · 946 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
71st percentile
54th percentile
88th percentile
51st percentile
37th percentile
44th percentile
33rd percentile
71st percentile
20th percentile
68th percentile
78th percentile
23rd percentile
26th percentile
74th 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 styleHigh-volume playmaker
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Nugent-Hopkins runs the offense through elite playmaking and puck control, setting up chances at a high rate. He struggles with physical engagement and forechecking intensity, making him better suited to orchestrate from deep than drive play in tight areas.
- Shooting volume
- 48
- Playmaking
- 83
- Zone entries(est.)
- 42
- Forechecking
- 6
- Physicality
- 4
- Defensive impact
- 16
- Puck management
- 77
- Speed
- 51
Where he shoots from
Slot 55% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 11%(201 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- 83rd percentile playmaking creates multiple chances per game
- 77th percentile puck management keeps possession flowing smoothly
- Strong slot shot selection (55%) maximizes scoring chances
Watch-outs
- 6th percentile forechecking effort limits defensive involvement
- 4th percentile physicality means minimal board battles or net-front play
- 42nd percentile rush chances suggest slower transition initiator
Similar style: Anthony Cirelli (TBL), Wyatt Johnston (DAL)
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 · 72 GP · goals above average
Season total +5.9 goals, or +0.08 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.4
- Even strength defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- +2.9
- Penalty kill
- -1.1
- Finishing
- +1.7
- Playmaking
- +2.5
- Penalties
- -0.8
- Faceoffs
- -0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 72 | 20 | 36 | 56 | -9 | 133 | 19:04 | 47.4% | +0.08 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 78 | 20 | 29 | 49 | +4 | 164 | 18:58 | 48.5% | +0.02 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 80 | 18 | 49 | 67 | +10 | 183 | 19:37 | 48.0% | +0.03 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 82 | 37 | 67 | 104 | +12 | 201 | 19:48 | 45.2% | +0.17 |
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
- 22.8 mph
- 76th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 63
- Hardest shot
- 88.5 mph
- 73rd pct
- Distance
- 212.7 mi
- OZ time
- 46.0%
- 94th pct
- DZ time
- 37.7%