Nick DeSimone
Age 31 · Shoots right · 6′2″ · 194 lb · Born East Amherst, New York, USA
Undrafted
at Boston · 7:00 PM ETNick DeSimone scored 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 40 games in 2025-26, 20th on Utah.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 0 gamesUtah have played 4 games and Nick DeSimone has not dressed yet. Next game on Thursday 8 October at Boston. 2025-26 in full below.
Last season
2025-26 regular season · 40 games8 points in 40 games on a team that finished 15th
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A third-pair defenceman who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Utah's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
1 of 2 goals broke a tie
How the 2 goals and 6 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Utah trailing.
Most attempts from the point, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
80 attempts across the 34 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2025-26 · 40 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersDistance per 60 in the 87th percentile of defencemen: 8.85 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (8 of 40)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
The last ten games
STLL 3-50002−116:27
EDMW 6-5 OT0000−13:19
VANW 7-40111+115:54
MINL 0-50000−217:58
CHIOTL 2-3 OT0110+114:17
CBJW 5-4 OT0110+215:05
PHIW 3-00001017:45
COLL 2-40001014:17
DETW 4-10000+114:47VANW 6-20001016:00Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$1M a season through 2027-28
In 2025-26 he scored 8.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 57th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.
With Utah
Two seasons · 2024-25 to 2025-26Michael Carcone sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 2 goals, 2025-26.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 6 assists.
By opponent
Columbus2 P in 21.00 P/GP
Ottawa1 P in 20.50 P/GP
NY Rangers1 P in 20.50 P/GPVancouver1 P in 20.50 P/GP
NY Islanders0 P in 20.00 P/GP
Vegas0 P in 20.00 P/GPCareer
Regular season and playoffsFour seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Teammates in the stats
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct