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Nick Paul

Nick Paul

L · #20 · Toronto Maple Leafs · 6'3" · 225 lb · L-handed · 31 yrs · Draft: 2013 Rd 4 (#101 overall)
Two-Way Forward
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Season
584
Games
114–115–229
G–A–P
1015
Shots · 11.2%
593 / 270
Hits / Blocks
Last 5 · 1 PTS · 0 G · Cooling
Recent · Career last 25 games
DateMatchupScore GAPSOGHitsBlkTOI
Sep 30 NYI @ TOR W 1–2 01110015:43
Sep 29 MTL @ TOR L 3–2 00000015:32
May 3 MTL @ TBL 2–1 00020012:38
May 1 TBL @ MTL 1–0 00000012:25
Apr 26 TBL @ MTL 3–2 0000007:33
Apr 24 TBL @ MTL 2–3 0001007:58
Apr 21 MTL @ TBL 2–3 00030013:32
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals 11451st
Assists 11532nd
Points 22939th
Primary Assists 6126th
Points/60 (5v5) 1.4930th
Power-Play Points 3340th
Game Score 245.840th
Shots 101549th
Shooting % 11.2%50th
Shot Danger/60 0.6246th
High-Danger Chances 14662nd
Expected Goals 98.351st
Goals Above Expected +8.751st
Rebounds Created 4442nd
Corsi % 49.6%46th
Fenwick % 49.6%46th
xGF% (5v5) 48.0%37th
xGA/60 (5v5) 2.4868th
Blocked Shots 36372nd
Hits 87968th
Blocks/60 2.469th
Hits/60 5.966th
Takeaways 26781st
Giveaways 21657th
Penalties Drawn 10339th
Penalties Taken 8663rd
Penalty Differential +162nd
Plus-Minus -4623rd
Ice Time / Game 15:2954th
Games Played 58458th
PP Ice Time 81 min41st
PK Ice Time 74 min60th
O-Zone Start % 44.4%29th
Teammate Quality 5649th
Competition Quality 5642nd
Top skating speed Jan 12, 2025 · TBL @ PIT 22.8 mph73rd
Bursts over 20 mph 56790th
Distance skated 1065 mi87th
Top shot speed 94.8 mph78th
Two-Way Forward A forward trusted at both ends — solid offense and genuine chance suppression. A balanced game rather than an elite specialty.
Why he earned it — his rank among forwards
Goals per 60 0.00
50th
HD suppression 5.6/60
55th
Corsi% 52.8%
55th
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 · Career (since 2010-11) · all games
6% 0% 5% 5% 4% 10% 6% 4% 4% 18% 11% 8% 19% — — —
Slot
76 G on 428 shots
18%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+37 shots (1 goal) from beyond the mapped zones
1015
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
114
Shooting %
11.2%
Shots / GP
1.7
xG
97.9
Shot Danger Mix
High danger12%
Medium danger33%
Low danger55%
Top Scoring Zones
01
Slot
76 G on 428 shots
18%
02
High Slot
10 G on 102 shots
10%
03
Crease
6 G on 32 shots
19%
Contract
Cap hit $3,150,000
Term2022-23 → 2028-29 (7 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2029
Clauses2022-23: NTC; 2023-24: NTC; 2024-25: NTC; 2025-26: NTC; 2026-27: M-NTC; 2027-28: M-NTC; 2028-29: M-NTC
Signed at age27
Signing GMJulien BriseBois
AgentPaul Capizzano
Career
SeasonLeagueTeamGP GAP Playoff GP
2026-27 NHL — 2 011 —
2025-26 NHL Lightning 51 7815 6
2024-25 NHL Lightning 76 221941 5
2023-24 WC Canada 10 336 —
2023-24 NHL Lightning 82 242246 5
2022-23 NHL Lightning 80 171532 6
2021-22 NHL Lightning 21 5914 23
2021-22 NHL Senators 59 11718 —
2020-21 WC Canada 10 224 —
2020-21 NHL Senators 56 51520 —
2019-20 AHL Belleville Senators 3 134 —
2019-20 NHL Senators 56 91120 —
2018-19 AHL Belleville Senators 43 162339 —
2018-19 NHL Senators 20 112 —
2017-18 AHL Belleville Senators 54 141327 —
2017-18 NHL Senators 11 101 —
2016-17 AHL Binghamton Senators 72 152237 —
2016-17 NHL Senators 1 000 —
2015-16 AHL Binghamton 45 61117 —
2015-16 NHL Senators 24 235 —
2014-15 WJC-A Canada 7 303 —
2014-15 OHL North Bay 58 372966 15
2013-14 OHL North Bay 67 262046 22
2012-13 OHL Brampton 66 121628 5
2011-12 ON-Jr.A Mississauga 9 325 —
2011-12 Exhib. Miss. Reps 30 232851 —
2011-12 GTHL Miss. Reps 33 253257 —
2010-11 GTHL Miss. Senators 37 141125 —