Darnell Nurse
D
· San Jose Sharks
· 6'4" · 215 lb
· L-handed
· 31 yrs
· Draft: 2013 Rd 1 (#7 overall)
Compare with
Season
82
Games
7–17–24
G–A–P
164
Shots · 4.3%
133 / 160
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$9,250,000
Term2022-23 → 2029-30 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2030
Clauses2022-23: NMC; 2023-24: NMC; 2024-25: NMC; 2025-26: NMC; 2026-27: NMC; 2027-28: NMC M-NTC; 2028-29: NMC M-NTC; 2029-30: NMC M-NTC
Signed at age26
Signing GMKen Holland
AgentPaul Capizzano
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
48.1%45th
xGF% (5v5)
46.8%36th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.8445th
Goals Above Expected
+1.275th
Shooting %
4.3%
Ice Time / Game
20:58
Offensive-zone starts
54%
Takeaways / Giveaways
19 / 88
Archetype — how these are computed →
Physical D
A defenseman whose calling card is physicality and shot-blocking, with limited offense.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
5.1
77th
Blocks per 60
6.1
85th
Points per 60
0.91
64th
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
HD suppression
9.0/60
64th
Shot suppression
57.6/60
29th
D-zone starts
46%
27th
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 11 shots
18%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+6 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
164
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
7
Shooting %
4.3%
Shots / GP
2.0
xG
6.8
Shot Danger Mix
High danger1%
Medium danger9%
Low danger90%
Top Scoring Zones
01
18%
Slot
2 G on 11 shots
02
2%
Point / Blue Line
1 G on 46 shots
03
6%
High Center
1 G on 17 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Oilers | 82 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Oilers | 76 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Oilers | 81 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Oilers | 82 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Oilers | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Oilers | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Oilers | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | WC | Canada | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Oilers | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | — |
| 2017-18 | WC | Canada | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Oilers | 82 | 6 | 20 | 26 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Oilers | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Bakersfield | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Oilers | 69 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — |
| 2014-15 | WJC-A | Canada | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2014-15 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 36 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 14 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Oklahoma City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 64 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 68 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | 53 | 1 | 9 | 10 | — |
| 2010-11 | ON-Jr.A | St. Michael's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010-11 | GTHL | Don Mills | 38 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — |