Nick Cousins
C · #21
· Ottawa Senators
· 5'11" · 191 lb
· L-handed
· 32 yrs
· Draft: 2011 Rd 3 (#68 overall)
Compare with
Season
81
Games
9–14–23
G–A–P
79
Shots · 11.4%
167 / 50
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$1,587,500
Term2026-27 → 2027-28 (2 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2028
Signed at age33
Signing GMSteve Staios
AgentCraig Oster
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
52.4%76th
xGF% (5v5)
57.8%91st
Points/60 (5v5)
1.4939th
Goals Above Expected
+0.559th
Shooting %
11.4%
Ice Time / Game
11:25
Offensive-zone starts
48%
Takeaways / Giveaways
17 / 47
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
10.9
87th
Blocks per 60
3.3
70th
Points per 60
1.50
80th
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
HD suppression
5.7/60
99th
Shot suppression
51.2/60
73th
Blocks per 60
3.3
70th
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
4 G on 29 shots
14%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+8 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
79
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
9
Shooting %
11.4%
Shots / GP
1.0
xG
7.2
Shot Danger Mix
High danger16%
Medium danger35%
Low danger48%
Top Scoring Zones
01
14%
Slot
4 G on 29 shots
02
38%
Crease
3 G on 8 shots
03
14%
High Slot
1 G on 7 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Senators | 81 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Senators | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Panthers | 69 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Panthers | 79 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Predators | 68 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Predators | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Golden Knights | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Canadiens | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Coyotes | 81 | 7 | 20 | 27 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Coyotes | 71 | 12 | 7 | 19 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Flyers | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Lehigh Valley | 38 | 12 | 26 | 38 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Flyers | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Lehigh Valley | 64 | 22 | 34 | 56 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Flyers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 74 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 64 | 27 | 76 | 103 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 65 | 35 | 53 | 88 | — |
| 2010-11 | WJ18-A | Canada | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 68 | 29 | 39 | 68 | — |
| 2009-10 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 67 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 5 |
| 2008-09 | OJHL | Trenton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2008-09 | Minor-ON | Quinte | 71 | 72 | 67 | 139 | — |