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NickBlankenburg

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2025-26 regular season

GP: 61
G: 8
A: 16
P: 24
+/-: -10
PIM: 10
SOG: 72
S%: 11.1
PPP: 7

Playoffs 2025-26: 5 GP · 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS

Updated Oct 6, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

Bio

Position: Defence
Born: May 12, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Washington, Michigan, USA
Height: 5′9″ (175 cm)
Weight: 179 lb (81 kg)
Shoots: Right
Draft: Undrafted

Updated Oct 6, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26

Top skating speed21.4 mphleague avg 21.6 mph
41st percentile
Speed bursts over 20 mph27league avg 31.3
57th percentile
Distance skated147.1 mileague avg 133.2 mi
51st percentile
Hardest shot90.0 mphleague avg 88.9 mph
46th percentile
Time in the offensive zone45.3%league avg 42.3%
92nd percentile

Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.

Updated Oct 6, 2026, 6:08 a.m.

Shot quality (our model)

Individual expected goals by season
Season	G	ixG	G−ixG	Att	HD	xG/att
2025-26	8	5.38	+2.62	193	13	.028

All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works

On-ice impact

2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 61 games · 817:20 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.

On-ice and off-ice shares at 5 on 5
Share	On	Off	Relative
Expected goals (xGF%)	51.5%	52.2%	-0.7
Shot attempts (CF%)	53.5%	53.1%	+0.4

Goals for–against: 30–38
xG for–against: 37.1–35.0
Average rating: 6.0

Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More

Most common partners

5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.

Defence partners by time together
Player	GP	TOI	xGF%
Nicolas Hague	34	364:00	50.5%
Spencer Stastney	15	97:03	63.8%
Justin Barron	15	71:34	47.5%
Roman Josi	29	60:02	42.0%
Brent Burns	8	59:14	48.6%

Rating, last 10 games

Average 6.0 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work

Points, last 10 games

Last 10: 2 G · 1 A · 3 PTS

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 4:04 p.m.

Game log · 2025-26

Game log, most recent first
Date	Opp	Rating	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PPP	TOI
Apr 16	vs SEA	8.0	1	0	1	+1	3	0	15:24
Apr 14	@ CGY	6.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	14:28
Apr 13	@ EDM	6.3	0	0	0	-1	3	0	10:14
Apr 11	vs VGK	6.8	1	0	1	+1	2	0	14:06
Apr 9	vs CGY	5.3	0	0	0	+1	0	0	14:37
Apr 7	@ STL	6.4	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:27
Apr 5	vs STL	6.6	0	1	1	+2	1	0	11:38
Apr 4	@ DAL	5.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:57
Apr 1	vs VAN	4.6	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:08
Mar 16	vs PIT	4.9	0	0	0	-2	0	0	11:10
Mar 14	@ WPG	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:43
Mar 12	@ SEA	5.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:31
Mar 3	@ CBJ	4.9	0	0	0	-1	2	0	17:53
Mar 2	vs DET	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:39
Feb 28	@ DAL	5.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	18:05
Feb 26	vs CHI	5.7	0	0	0	+1	1	0	19:52
Feb 4	vs MIN	4.7	0	0	0	-3	2	0	11:29
Feb 2	vs STL	6.7	0	0	0	+1	1	0	14:48
Jan 29	@ NJD	4.7	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:52
Jan 27	@ BOS	6.5	1	0	1	0	1	0	12:41
Jan 24	vs UTA	5.0	0	0	0	-3	1	0	14:41
Jan 22	vs OTT	6.4	0	1	1	+1	0	0	18:42
Jan 20	vs BUF	5.7	0	0	0	-1	2	0	18:15
Jan 17	@ VGK	4.8	0	0	0	-3	0	0	17:38
Jan 16	@ COL	4.7	0	0	0	-1	1	0	14:18
Jan 13	vs EDM	6.7	0	1	1	+1	0	0	17:12
Jan 11	vs WSH	5.0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	17:43
Jan 10	vs CHI	5.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20:04
Jan 8	vs NYI	6.3	0	0	0	0	2	0	21:55
Jan 6	@ EDM	6.7	1	0	1	0	1	0	16:59
Jan 3	@ CGY	6.7	0	0	0	0	3	0	16:16
Jan 1	@ SEA	6.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18:13
Dec 31	@ VGK	6.5	0	1	1	0	0	1	18:17
Dec 29	@ UTA	6.7	0	1	1	+1	0	0	15:24
Dec 27	@ STL	5.4	0	0	0	+1	1	0	18:38
Dec 23	@ MIN	5.9	0	1	1	+1	1	0	18:52
Dec 21	vs NYR	6.8	0	0	0	0	2	0	19:45
Dec 20	vs TOR	6.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18:05
Dec 17	vs CAR	5.5	0	0	0	-1	3	0	21:30
Dec 15	@ STL	5.8	0	0	0	0	1	0	17:23
Dec 13	@ COL	5.9	0	0	0	-1	1	0	19:16
Dec 11	vs STL	7.9	0	2	2	+1	1	1	18:05
Dec 9	vs COL	5.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:37
Dec 6	@ CAR	7.3	0	1	1	+1	1	0	16:56
Dec 4	@ FLA	4.9	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:30
Dec 2	vs CGY	6.1	0	0	0	+1	0	0	17:20
Nov 29	vs WPG	7.2	1	0	1	-1	4	1	22:11
Nov 28	@ CHI	7.3	0	1	1	0	3	0	16:19
Nov 26	@ DET	7.8	1	1	2	+1	1	1	16:12
Nov 24	vs FLA	7.1	1	0	1	-2	3	1	19:35
Nov 22	vs COL	6.4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	18:28
Nov 16	@ PIT	4.6	0	0	0	-2	0	0	17:23
Nov 14	vs PIT	4.9	0	0	0	+1	1	0	19:56
Nov 10	@ NYR	6.1	0	0	0	-1	5	0	20:36
Nov 8	vs DAL	7.4	0	2	2	0	1	1	22:19
Nov 6	vs PHI	7.6	0	1	1	0	2	0	23:10
Nov 4	@ MIN	7.2	0	1	1	+1	2	0	22:51
Nov 3	vs VAN	5.4	1	0	1	-1	2	1	21:03
Nov 1	vs CGY	5.5	0	1	1	-1	0	0	19:22
Oct 30	@ PHI	5.6	0	0	0	-3	3	0	20:52
Oct 18	@ WPG	6.4	0	0	0	+1	1	0	12:04

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 4:04 p.m.

Career

NHL career totals
NHL career	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	S%	PPP
Regular season	176	18	40	58	-30	58	229	7.9	18
Playoffs	5	1	0	1	-2	2	2	50.0	0

Season by season (6)

NHL regular season by season
Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	S%	PPP
2025-26	Predators	49	6	15	21	-11	10	59	10.2	7
2025-26	Avalanche	12	2	1	3	+1	0	13	15.4	0
2024-25	Predators	60	4	12	16	-2	24	84	4.8	6
2023-24	Blue Jackets	12	1	0	1	+1	4	10	10.0	0
2022-23	Blue Jackets	36	4	10	14	-16	16	50	8.0	4
2021-22	Blue Jackets	7	1	2	3	-3	4	13	7.7	1

Updated Oct 6, 2026, 2:00 p.m.