Nick Paul
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· Toronto Maple Leafs
· 6'4" · 234 lb
· L-handed
· 31 yrs
· Draft: 2013 Rd 4 (#101 overall)
Compare with
Season
51
Games
7–8–15
G–A–P
68
Shots · 10.3%
75 / 25
Hits / Blocks
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
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
50.8%67th
xGF% (5v5)
45.7%36th
Points/60 (5v5)
1.2927th
Goals Above Expected
+0.152nd
Shooting %
10.3%
Ice Time / Game
13:41
Offensive-zone starts
47%
Takeaways / Giveaways
9 / 31
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
HD suppression
7.4/60
86th
Shot suppression
48.4/60
91th
Blocks per 60
2.4
43th
Grinder
A physical, energy depth forward — presence and puck battles over production.
Hits per 60
7.3
74th
Blocks per 60
2.4
43th
Points per 60
1.46
81th
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
6 G on 35 shots
17%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+3 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
68
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
7
Shooting %
10.3%
Shots / GP
1.3
xG
8.8
Shot Danger Mix
High danger7%
Medium danger37%
Low danger56%
Top Scoring Zones
01
17%
Slot
6 G on 35 shots
02
14%
High Slot
1 G on 7 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Lightning | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Lightning | 76 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | WC | Canada | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Lightning | 82 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Lightning | 80 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Lightning | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Senators | 59 | 11 | 7 | 18 | — |
| 2020-21 | WC | Canada | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Senators | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | — |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Senators | 56 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 43 | 16 | 23 | 39 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Senators | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 54 | 14 | 13 | 27 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Senators | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Binghamton Senators | 72 | 15 | 22 | 37 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Binghamton | 45 | 6 | 11 | 17 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Senators | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2014-15 | WJC-A | Canada | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2014-15 | OHL | North Bay | 58 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 15 |
| 2013-14 | OHL | North Bay | 67 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 22 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Brampton | 66 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | ON-Jr.A | Mississauga | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2011-12 | Exhib. | Miss. Reps | 30 | 23 | 28 | 51 | — |
| 2011-12 | GTHL | Miss. Reps | 33 | 25 | 32 | 57 | — |
| 2010-11 | GTHL | Miss. Senators | 37 | 14 | 11 | 25 | — |