89 G · 108 A · 657 GP
0.300 P/GP · 10 PPP · 13:12 ATOI
Vegas Golden Knights#26Active
Nic Dowd
C · 6′2″ / 195 lb · Shoots R · Huntsville, USA · Age 36 · 2009 #198 by LAK
197Career points
0.300Career P/GP
657Games played
89Goals
11 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2616points
The latest read.
16 points in 55 games in 2025-26. Career: 197 points across 657 games.
55GP
4goals
12assists
16points
48shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
7 G · 3 A · 62 GP
0.161 P/GP · 0 PPP · 13:23 ATOI
0.314 → 0.280P/GP by season · 10 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 11 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 62 GP · 7 G · 3 A · 10 pts (0.161 P/GP)
51.2
55.6
66.8
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Frank J. Selke Trophy30th · 2024Frank J. Selke Trophy36th · 2025
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-05
3away from 200 pointsPoints · 197 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2009 draft#198round 7 · LAK
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #198, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2022-23 peak: 65 GP / 13 G / 12 A / 25 Pts / 0.385 P/GP · 13:21 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0.385 |
| 2021-22 | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0.375 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0.344 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0.344 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 0.329 |
| Prime-five | 339 | 57 | 63 | 120 | 0.354 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-06-14vs CARPlayoff11:29 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-06-11@ CARPlayoff15:05 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-06-09vs CARPlayoff10:33 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-06-06vs CARPlayoff19:40 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-06-04@ CARPlayoff12:06 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart13 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 48 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 14 | 13 | 27 | +7 | 0 | 86 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 61 |
| 2022-23Peak | Washington Capitals | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +6 | 0 | 62 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +10 | 1 | 90 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 56 | 11 | 4 | 15 | +4 | 0 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +11 | 0 | 52 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +10 | 0 | 47 |
| 2017-18 | Los Angeles Kings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | Vancouver Canucks | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 1 | 40 |
| 2016-17 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -15 | 8 | 78 |
| 2015-16 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 0.385 raw, 0.363 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75 | 0.280 | 3.13 | 0.269 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 0.329 | 3.04 | 0.325 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 0.344 | 3.11 | 0.331 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 65 | 0.385 | 3.18 | 0.363 |
| 2021-22 | 64 | 0.375 | 3.14 | 0.358 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 0.268 | 2.94 | 0.274 |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 0.268 | 3.02 | 0.266 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 0.344 | 3.01 | 0.342 |
| 2017-18 | 56 | 0.071 | 2.97 | 0.072 |
| 2016-17 | 70 | 0.314 | 2.77 | 0.341 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | AHL | Ontario | 58 | 14 | 34 | 48 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Ontario | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Manchester | 75 | 9 | 32 | 41 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Manchester | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Manchester | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | NCHC | St. Cloud State | 38 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Manchester | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | WCHA | St. Cloud State | 42 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 2011-12 | WCHA | St. Cloud State | 39 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2010-11 | WCHA | St. Cloud State | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2009-10 | USHL | Indiana | 46 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 2009-10 | USHL | Indiana | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | Wenatchee | 43 | 16 | 33 | 49 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | St. Louis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | Wenatchee | 13 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2007-08 | High-IN | Culver Academy | 45 | 15 | 31 | 46 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 657 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 526 to 788); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 102 of them cleared the band.
Brandon TanevL · Undrafted · active608 GP · 84 G · 99 A · 183 P0.301 P/GP · +0.001Nick CousinsC · 2011 #68 · active723 GP · 86 G · 132 A · 218 P0.302 P/GP · +0.002Radek FaksaC · 2012 #13 · active766 GP · 96 G · 136 A · 232 P0.303 P/GP · +0.003Jason DickinsonC · 2013 #29 · active566 GP · 75 G · 97 A · 172 P0.304 P/GP · +0.004Colton SissonsC · 2012 #50 · active756 GP · 101 G · 131 A · 232 P0.307 P/GP · +0.007
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed82.5mph32.8
132.8 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.1mph40.7
35.5 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated282.9km67.3
175.8 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game5.4km69.4
3.3 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph67bursts53.1
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time39.1%13.2
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time16.9%5.9
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time44.0%10.4
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal66shots46.1
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal27shots48.0
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot243 G49th
High Slot70 G50th
R Circle70 G51th
Center Point40 G70th
L Circle42 G35th
Offensive Neutral Zone40 G80th
Outside R40 G56th
Beyond Red Line30 G74th
Crease30 G48th
L Net Side20 G49th
R Point20 G50th
L Point10 G30th
Outside L10 G21th
Behind the Net00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
27high danger3 G · 11.1%
18mid danger2 G · 11.1%
7long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 66 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 2 ballot appearances · 0 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Assists / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 73.7 average GP
Goals / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 71.5 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.PHI15 points32 GP · 5 G · 10 A33 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.NYR13 points32 GP · 9 G · 4 A36 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.BOS12 points34 GP · 7 G · 5 A41 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CAR11 points42 GP · 6 G · 5 A34 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.PIT10 points29 GP · 5 G · 5 A20 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CHI9 points16 GP · 6 G · 3 A25 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.CHI0.56 P/GP16 GP · 6 G · 3 A25 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.DET0.47 P/GP19 GP · 6 G · 3 A17 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.TOR0.47 P/GP17 GP · 5 G · 3 A20 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.PHI0.47 P/GP32 GP · 5 G · 10 A33 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.NSH0.44 P/GP16 GP · 2 G · 5 A25 shots · 2 PP points
Pace vs.SEA0.42 P/GP12 GP · 1 G · 4 A13 shots · 0 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Nic Dowd has faced 73 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
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