Nic Dowd
C · #26
· Vegas Golden Knights
· 6'2" · 195 lb
· R-handed
· 36 yrs
· Draft: 2009 Rd 7 (#198 overall)
Compare with
Season
75
Games
5–16–21
G–A–P
66
Shots · 7.6%
130 / 56
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$3,000,000
Term2025-26 → 2026-27 (2 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Signed at age35
Signing GMChris Patrick
AgentMatthew Oates
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
49.0%50th
xGF% (5v5)
45.4%34th
Points/60 (5v5)
1.1621st
Goals Above Expected
-2.214th
Shooting %
7.6%
Ice Time / Game
14:32
Offensive-zone starts
27%
Takeaways / Giveaways
19 / 43
Archetype — how these are computed →
Grinder
A physical, energy depth forward — presence and puck battles over production.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
8.5
79th
Blocks per 60
3.7
82th
Points per 60
1.37
85th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
2 G on 30 shots
7%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+4 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
66
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
5
Shooting %
7.6%
Shots / GP
0.9
xG
6.5
Shot Danger Mix
High danger8%
Medium danger36%
Low danger56%
Top Scoring Zones
01
7%
Slot
2 G on 30 shots
02
67%
Right Doorstep
2 G on 3 shots
03
25%
High Slot
1 G on 4 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Golden Knights | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Capitals | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Capitals | 82 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Capitals | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Capitals | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Capitals | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Capitals | 56 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Capitals | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Capitals | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Canucks | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Kings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Kings | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | — |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Ontario | 58 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 13 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Kings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Manchester | 75 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 19 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Manchester | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | NCHC | St. Cloud State | 38 | 22 | 18 | 40 | — |
| 2012-13 | WCHA | St. Cloud State | 42 | 14 | 25 | 39 | — |
| 2011-12 | WCHA | St. Cloud State | 39 | 11 | 13 | 24 | — |
| 2010-11 | WCHA | St. Cloud State | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | — |
| 2009-10 | USHL | Indiana | 46 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 9 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | St. Louis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | Wenatchee | 43 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 13 |
| 2007-08 | High-IN | Culver Academy | 45 | 15 | 31 | 46 | — |