Nashville Predators · Defense · Shoots R

Nick Perbix

Age 28 · 6'4" · 206 lb · Born in Elk River, USA

Cap hit

$2.75M

2.6% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

18:04

PP 0:09 · PK 3:52

xGF%

28.5

5v5, -16.3 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.42

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 3 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs MIN · L 3-1	0	0	3	18:04	0:09	3:52	—	0	1	1	-1	-0.42
Apr 16 vs ANA · L 5-4	0	0	0	21:40	0:00	7:02	—	20	2	0	-1	-0.30
Apr 13 vs SJS · L 3-2	1	0	3	16:15	0:00	1:23	—	25	2	2	+1	+0.34
Apr 11 vs MIN · W 2-1	1	1	2	15:08	0:00	1:06	—	100	2	0	+1	-0.09
Apr 9 @ UTA · L 4-1	0	1	2	21:44	0:00	2:10	—	0	2	0	-1	-0.14

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 · 1,226 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%44.8%

17th percentile

Relative xGF%-3.9

23rd percentile

HDCF%44.2%

19th percentile

CF%47.8%

36th percentile

Relative CF%-3.3

21st percentile

FF%45.5%

16th percentile

GF%41.1%

16th percentile

CF/6056.2

52nd percentile

CA/6061.4

22nd percentile

ixG/600.20

51st percentile

Goals above expected-1.2

20th percentile

IPP25.0%

14th percentile

PDO98.4

26th percentile

OZS%47.4%

51st 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 depth defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Perbix plays a steady, conservative game focused on not making mistakes rather than creating chances. He logs heavy minutes but struggles to generate offense or impact the game in most measurable ways.

low-event defendercautious playerdepth option

Shooting volume: 26
Playmaking: 19
Zone entries(est.): 55
Forechecking: 41
Physicality: 20
Defensive impact: 24
Puck management: 17
Speed: 18

Where he shoots from

Slot 10% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 62%(115 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Maintains reasonable puck possession at 44.8% expected goals share despite limited offensive contributions
Stays engaged in rush situations with average transition play at the 55th percentile

Watch-outs

Minimal playmaking ability ranks him in the 19th percentile among defensemen
Very limited physical presence at the 20th percentile constrains his overall impact
Weak puck management skills in the 17th percentile create limited offensive opportunities

Similar style: Ryan Lindgren (SEA), Dennis Cholowski

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 · 79 GP · goals above average

Season total -7.5 goals, or -0.09 per game.

Even strength offense: -1.0
Even strength defense: -1.2
Power play: -0.2
Penalty kill: -0.3
Finishing: -1.2
Playmaking: -3.0
Penalties: -0.8

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	NSH	1	0	0	0	-1	0	18:04	—	-0.42
2025-26	NSH	79	3	10	13	-14	79	19:07	—	-0.09
2024-25	TBL	74	6	13	19	+8	66	14:41	—	+0.02
2023-24	TBL	77	2	22	24	+8	57	17:05	—	+0.01
2022-23	TBL	69	5	15	20	+11	111	15:24	—	+0.04

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: 20.6 mph; 17th pct
20+ mph bursts: 19
Hardest shot: 85.9 mph; 28th pct
Distance: 201.6 mi
OZ time: 41.0%; 41st pct
DZ time: 41.1%