Pittsburgh Penguins · Left wing · Shoots L

Nick Robertson

Age 25 · 5'9" · 180 lb · Born in Pasadena, USA

Cap hit

$3.25M

3.1% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then RFA

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

2.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:02

PP 0:00 · PK 0:39

xGF%

74.4

5v5, +28.5 vs. last yr

Game Score

+1.70

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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Plus/minus

Blocks 1 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Sep 30 @ PHI · W 7-0	2	4	1	15:02	0:00	0:39	—	75	0	+2	+1.70
Apr 15 @ OTT · L 3-1	0	0	0	13:03	1:31	0:57	—	67	1	-1	-0.15
Apr 13 vs DAL · L 6-5	1	6	0	14:32	0:26	0:29	—	33	2	0	+0.25
Apr 11 vs FLA · L 6-2	0	2	0	14:38	0:00	0:00	—	50	1	-1	-0.17
Apr 9 @ NYI · L 5-3	0	0	0	11:19	0:00	0:00	—	100	2	0	-0.31

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 · 861 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%45.9%

24th percentile

Relative xGF%+0.2

53rd percentile

HDCF%44.9%

26th percentile

CF%44.2%

10th percentile

Relative CF%-0.9

40th percentile

FF%45.0%

14th percentile

GF%45.7%

35th percentile

CF/6052.8

31st percentile

CA/6066.8

5th percentile

ixG/600.92

47th percentile

Goals above expected+2.8

83rd percentile

IPP73.0%

77th percentile

PDO100.6

62nd percentile

OZS%51.1%

48th 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 styleSpeed-skilled shot taker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Robertson plays a direct, shot-focused game powered by elite speed and above-average volume. He struggles to create for others and lacks the forechecking bite to consistently establish possession.

SpeedShooterRush threat

Shooting volume: 67
Playmaking: 44
Zone entries(est.): 44
Forechecking: 23
Physicality: 51
Defensive impact: 55
Puck management: 21
Speed: 75

Where he shoots from

Slot 49% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 15%(185 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite speed (75th percentile) gives him consistent scoring chances
High shooting volume (67th percentile) with 49% of unblocked shots from the slot
Solid defensive impact (55th percentile) limits opponent chances when engaged

Watch-outs

Weak forechecking (23rd percentile) limits his ability to recover pucks in the offensive zone
Below-average puck management (21st percentile) leads to turnovers and lost possession
Modest playmaking (44th percentile) means he creates few scoring chances for linemates

Similar style: Drew O'Connor (VAN), Conor Garland (CBJ)

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 · 78 GP · goals above average

Season total +0.6 goals, or +0.01 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.5
Even strength defense: -0.7
Power play: -0.6
Penalty kill: +0.2
Finishing: +2.8
Playmaking: -1.3
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	PIT	1	2	0	2	+2	4	15:02	—	+1.70
2025-26	TOR	78	16	16	32	-13	127	12:40	—	+0.01
2024-25	TOR	69	15	7	22	-1	112	12:00	—	+0.02
2023-24	TOR	56	14	13	27	+4	96	11:23	—	+0.09
2022-23	TOR	15	2	3	5	+2	27	10:53	—	-0.08

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

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.2 mph; 69th pct
20+ mph bursts: 4
Hardest shot: 52.9 mph; 23rd pct
Distance: 2.3 mi
OZ time: 47.4%; 81st pct
DZ time: 38.1%