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Nick Bjugstad

C · 6′6″ / 210 lb · Shoots R · Minneapolis, USA · Age 34 · 2010 #19 by FLA

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339Career points

0.413Career P/GP

821Games played

163Goals

14 seasonsNHL service

Overview

2025-267points

The latest read.

7 points in 35 games in 2025-26. Career: 339 points across 821 games.

35GP

6goals

1assists

7points

54shots

0PP points

official NHL landing · 2025-26

The career ledger.

Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing

Regular season339 pts

163 G · 176 A · 821 GP
0.413 P/GP · 56 PPP · 14:28 ATOI

Stanley Cup playoffs8 pts

6 G · 2 A · 27 GP
0.296 P/GP · 0 PPP · 13:42 ATOI

0.091 → 0.148P/GP by season · 14 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2017-18

The arc.

Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 14 seasons

pointspoints per gamecareer 0.413peak 2017-18

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 · 27 GP · 6 G · 2 A · 8 pts (0.296 P/GP)

Points · his class40.9

#27 of 44

Points · all-time51.9

#585 of 1,215

Goals · all-time64.4

#433 of 1,215

Last five games.

Most recent official appearancesofficial game log

2026-04-14@ BOS13:02 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S

2026-04-12vs OTT10:04 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S

2026-04-11@ DET11:56 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S

2026-04-09vs PIT14:06 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S

2026-04-07vs PHI11:55 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S

What this draft slot returns.

Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC

2010 draft#19round 1 · FLA

29Players in sample

82.8%Reached the NHL

NHL regular-season games

Pick #19 historical average387

Nick Bjugstad821

Most games in this sample: Keith Tkachuk (1990, WIN), 1,201 NHL games.

Sample: 29 players taken #19, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Nick Bjugstad's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.

These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Nick Bjugstad. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.

Against history.

Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware

Career P/GP45.9

#540 of 997 · 0.413

Points83.1

#366 of 2,161 · 339

Goals84.8

#329 of 2,161 · 163

Assists81.8

#394 of 2,161 · 176

Games played87.8

#265 of 2,161 · 821

The height of the career.

Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons

2017-18 peak: 82 GP / 19 G / 30 A / 49 Pts / 0.598 P/GP · 15:07 TOI

Best five	GP	G	A	PTS	P/GP
2017-18	82	19	30	49	0.598
2014-15	72	24	19	43	0.597
2023-24	76	22	23	45	0.592
2015-16	67	15	19	34	0.507
2013-14	76	16	22	38	0.500
Prime-five	373	96	113	209	0.560

Honours.

Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing

Calder Memorial Trophy13th · 2014

Career

Where he stands right now.

2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26

League context#601points among 940 skaters

Position context#202C scoring rank

Career peak492017-18 · points

NHL career14seasons · 8 clubs

Season by season.

Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart17 regular-season rows

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPP	S
2025-26	St. Louis Blues	35	6	1	7	-7	0	54
2025-26	New Jersey Devils	26	0	2	2	-4	0	23
2024-25	Utah Hockey Club	66	8	11	19	-2	1	115
2023-24	Arizona Coyotes	76	22	23	45	+11	6	165
2022-23	Arizona Coyotes	59	13	10	23	+7	1	111
2022-23	Edmonton Oilers	19	4	2	6	+6	0	34
2021-22	Minnesota Wild	57	7	6	13	-2	1	81
2020-21	Minnesota Wild	44	6	11	17	+7	1	78
2019-20	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	1	1	2	+3	0	18
2018-19	Florida Panthers	32	5	7	12	+2	3	60
2018-19	Pittsburgh Penguins	32	9	5	14	+4	3	94
2017-18Peak	Florida Panthers	82	19	30	49	+5	7	230
2016-17	Florida Panthers	54	7	7	14	-19	3	91
2015-16	Florida Panthers	67	15	19	34	-8	15	171
2014-15	Florida Panthers	72	24	19	43	-7	12	207
2013-14	Florida Panthers	76	16	22	38	-14	3	185
2012-13	Florida Panthers	11	1	0	1	-8	0	17

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S
2022-23	Edmonton Oilers	12	3	0	3	-2	16
2020-21	Minnesota Wild	6	1	0	1	0	11
2018-19	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	0	0	-3	11
2015-16	Florida Panthers	5	2	2	4	+6	21

The same numbers, in the league that produced them.

Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward

The best raw season is 2017-18 (0.598). Level the leagues out and 2014-15 moves ahead, 0.656 against 0.603, because it was played in a tighter-scoring NHL.

Season	GP	Raw P/GP	League GF/gm	Adj. P/GP
2025-26	61	0.148	3.13	0.142
2024-25	66	0.288	3.04	0.284
2023-24	76	0.592	3.11	0.571
2022-23	78	0.372	3.18	0.351
2021-22	57	0.228	3.14	0.218
2020-21	44	0.386	2.94	0.395
2018-19	64	0.406	3.01	0.404
2017-18	82	0.598	2.97	0.603
2016-17	54	0.259	2.77	0.281
2015-16	67	0.507	2.71	0.561
2014-15Best adjusted	72	0.597	2.73	0.656
2013-14	76	0.500	2.74	0.547

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
2016-17	WC	USA	8	1	3	4
2012-13	WC-A	USA	10	0	2	2
2012-13	WCHA	U. of Minnesota	40	21	15	36
2011-12	WCHA	U. of Minnesota	40	25	17	42
2011-12	WJC-A	USA	6	4	2	6
2010-11	WCHA	U. of Minnesota	29	8	12	20
2010-11	WJC-A	USA	6	2	2	4
2009-10	High-MN	Blaine	30	35	34	69
2009-10	U-18	USNTDP	4	0	0	0
2009-10	UMHSEL	Northwest	23	13	8	21
2009-10	High-MN	Blaine	5	6	3	9
2008-09	High-MN	Blaine	25	26	25	51
2008-09	USHS-MN	Blaine High	3	1	2	3
2007-08	High-MN	Blaine	24	6	14	20
2007-08	USHS-MN	Blaine High	3	2	1	3

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 821 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 657 to 985); 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: 108 of them cleared the band.

Vladislav NamestnikovC · 2011 #27 · active846 GP · 145 G · 205 A · 350 P0.414 P/GP · +0.001 Calle JarnkrokC · 2010 #51 · retired774 GP · 143 G · 173 A · 316 P0.408 P/GP · −0.005 Anthony BeauvillierR · 2015 #28 · active713 GP · 146 G · 153 A · 299 P0.419 P/GP · +0.006 Tanner PearsonL · 2012 #30 · retired778 GP · 157 G · 170 A · 327 P0.420 P/GP · +0.007 Josh AndersonR · 2012 #95 · active688 GP · 160 G · 113 A · 273 P0.397 P/GP · −0.016

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.

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 speed81.0mph25.2

130.4 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph

Max skating speed21.6mph25.7

34.8 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph

Distance skated178.9km43.6

111.2 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km

Most distance in one game4.1km32.6

2.6 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km

Bursts over 20 mph70bursts55.5

league average 75.2

Where the shift was spent

Offensive zone time38.5%10.1

league average 43.1

Neutral zone time18.4%82.8

league average 16.8

Defensive zone time43.1%13.9

league average 40.1

Shots on goal, by location

All shots on goal77shots51.6

league average 85.9 shots

High-danger shots on goal24shots44.3

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 Slot232 G48th

Outside R120 G91th

High Slot82 G55th

L Circle81 G56th

L Net Side50 G81th

R Net Side50 G83th

R Circle41 G37th

R Point40 G74th

Outside L30 G44th

L Point20 G47th

Beyond Red Line10 G40th

Center Point10 G31th

Crease10 G27th

Behind the Net00 G0th

L Corner00 G0th

Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th

R Corner00 G0th

24high danger2 G · 8.3%

20mid danger4 G · 20.0%

7long range0 G · 0.0%

Method: 77 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 · 1 ballot appearances · 0 first-place votesNHL award ballot history

Calder Memorial Trophy1 ballotbest 13th · 2014 · 0.7% of the vote

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.

Downward raw-rate trail

Points / game

3 consecutive qualified seasons · 67.7 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

Opponents tracked32minimum five games

Most points vs.BUF21 points in 35 GP

Best scoring pace vs.TBL0.68 points per game

Career volume leaders

Career vs.BUF21 points35 GP · 10 G · 11 A89 shots · 6 PP points

Career vs.TBL19 points28 GP · 12 G · 7 A61 shots · 3 PP points

Career vs.DET17 points31 GP · 8 G · 9 A78 shots · 2 PP points

Career vs.BOS16 points32 GP · 4 G · 12 A54 shots · 1 PP points

Career vs.TOR15 points30 GP · 7 G · 8 A76 shots · 1 PP points

Career vs.NYI15 points32 GP · 9 G · 6 A85 shots · 4 PP points

Best points-per-game matchups

Pace vs.TBL0.68 P/GP28 GP · 12 G · 7 A61 shots · 3 PP points

Pace vs.BUF0.60 P/GP35 GP · 10 G · 11 A89 shots · 6 PP points

Pace vs.DET0.55 P/GP31 GP · 8 G · 9 A78 shots · 2 PP points

Pace vs.BOS0.50 P/GP32 GP · 4 G · 12 A54 shots · 1 PP points

Pace vs.TOR0.50 P/GP30 GP · 7 G · 8 A76 shots · 1 PP points

Pace vs.CBJ0.48 P/GP27 GP · 8 G · 5 A72 shots · 2 PP points

Frozen 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

Nick Bjugstad has faced 74 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.