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Nicolas Hague

Nicolas Hague

D · #41 · Nashville Predators · 6'6" · 245 lb · L-handed · 27 yrs · Draft: 2017 Rd 2 (#34 overall)
Shutdown D
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Season
472
Games
26–82–108
G–A–P
636
Shots · 4.1%
548 / 499
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
DateMatchupScore GAPSOGHitsBlkTOI
Oct 3 DAL @ NSH W 1–2 00001121:00
Oct 1 MIN @ NSH L 3–1 00000015:23
Apr 4 NSH @ SJS W 6–3 0000002:34
Apr 2 NSH @ LAK W 5–4 00010019:30
Mar 29 NSH @ TBL L 2–3 00030017:05
Mar 28 MTL @ NSH L 4–1 00010020:00
Mar 26 NJD @ NSH L 4–2 01110021:35
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals 2644th
Assists 8229th
Points 10831st
Primary Assists 3728th
Points/60 (5v5) 0.7835th
Power-Play Points 443rd
Game Score 135.140th
Shots 63657th
Shooting % 4.1%29th
Shot Danger/60 0.1850th
High-Danger Chances 1752nd
Expected Goals 27.853rd
Goals Above Expected -2.823rd
Rebounds Created 4869th
Corsi % 49.5%43rd
Fenwick % 49.6%48th
xGF% (5v5) 52.2%79th
xGA/60 (5v5) 2.4874th
Blocked Shots 60036th
Hits 73667th
Blocks/60 4.348th
Hits/60 5.372nd
Takeaways 11542nd
Giveaways 19891st
Penalties Drawn 8476th
Penalties Taken 12627th
Penalty Differential -451st
Plus-Minus +2156th
Ice Time / Game 17:4831st
Games Played 47265th
PP Ice Time 10 min39th
PK Ice Time 77 min33rd
O-Zone Start % 49.1%46th
Teammate Quality 5868th
Competition Quality 5418th
Top skating speed Nov 26, 2025 · NSH @ DET 22.4 mph53rd
Bursts over 20 mph 10855th
Distance skated 948 mi82nd
Top shot speed 100.3 mph96th
Shutdown D A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
HD suppression 1.7/60
90th
Shot suppression 68.6/60
14th
D-zone starts 0%
50th
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
3% 0% 8% 0% 2% 11% 5% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 29% — — —
High Center
8 G on 100 shots
8%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+18 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
636
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
26
Shooting %
4.1%
Shots / GP
1.3
xG
23.3
Shot Danger Mix
High danger2%
Medium danger12%
Low danger86%
Top Scoring Zones
01
High Center
8 G on 100 shots
8%
02
Point / Blue Line
6 G on 190 shots
3%
03
High Slot
5 G on 44 shots
11%
Contract
Cap hit $5,500,000
Term2025-26 → 2028-29 (4 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2029
Clauses2027-28: M-NTC; 2028-29: M-NTC
Signed at age26
Signing GMBarry Trotz
AgentMurray Koontz
Career
SeasonLeagueTeamGP GAP Playoff GP
2026-27 NHL — 2 000 —
2025-26 NHL Predators 62 31215 —
2024-25 NHL Golden Knights 68 5712 11
2023-24 NHL Golden Knights 73 21012 1
2022-23 NHL Golden Knights 81 31417 22
2021-22 NHL Golden Knights 52 41014 —
2020-21 NHL Golden Knights 52 51217 10
2019-20 AHL Chicago Wolves 21 1910 —
2019-20 NHL Golden Knights 38 11011 —
2018-19 U15-Top Urdorf U15 2 000 —
2018-19 AHL Chicago Wolves 75 131932 22
2017-18 AHL Chicago Wolves 5 011 3
2017-18 OHL Brampton Steelheads 67 354378 6
2016-17 OHL Brampton Steelheads 65 182846 18
2015-16 WJC-18 Canada U18 7 022 —
2015-16 OHL Brampton Steelheads 66 141024 7
2015-16 U18-Dev Team Red 3 000 —
2014-15 GOJHL Ayr Centennials 43 3811 —
2014-15 WHC-17 Canada White U17 5 202 —
2014-15 U17-Dev Team Black 3 101 3
2013-14 AHMMPL Kitchener Jr. Rangers Mn Mgt AAA 31 31316 —
2012-13 AHMMPL Kitchener Jr. Rangers Mn Mgt AAA 2 000 —