Nick Foligno
Age 38 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 210 lb · Born Buffalo, New York, USA
Drafted 2006, #28 overall by Ottawa
2025-262025-26: 54 games, 4-11-15, 0.28 points per game Season detail →
Nick Foligno has 1 point in 3 games of 2026-27, after 15 points in 54 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample1 point in 3 games for the 5th-placed Minnesota
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota'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 1 goal broke a tie
How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Minnesota trailing.
Assists at 5-on-5
Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
4 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 54 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 leadersTop speed 19.71 mph, hardest shot 71.78 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 19.71@
NSH1 Oct · 1st 03:04 - 18.01vs
BOS3 Oct · 3rd 03:06
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 71.78@NSH1 Oct · 1st 09:35
- 38.40vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 09:17
- 19.70@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 03:33
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 0.51@
BUF6 Oct · 3:29 TOI - 2.12vsBOS3 Oct · 13:53 TOI
- 1.95@NSH1 Oct · 12:29 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.53 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Tampa Bay, a point in zero of three
TBLL 3-60002010:18TBLOTL 1-2 SO0000+15:41TBLW 3-20001−116:17BUFW 3-2 OT000003:29BOSW 4-10001+113:53NSHL 1-31012+112:2915 points in 54 games on a team that finished 7th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 4 goals and 11 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 4 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Minnesota trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
80 attempts across the 44 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 54 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 leadersTop speed 21.30 mph, hardest shot 83.11 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (12 of 54)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Tampa Bay, a point in zero of three
TBLL 3-60002010:18TBLOTL 1-2 SO0000+15:41TBLW 3-20001−116:17
ANAW 3-20110+115:48
STLL 3-61122+117:17NSHL 1-20001010:40
DALL 4-50000−310:08
DETW 5-40000012:04
OTTW 4-10000012:28BOSL 3-60003−114:33
FLAW 3-20004+112:37TBLL 3-60002010:18DALW 2-1 OT0000+113:31BUFW 3-2 OT000003:29BOSW 4-10001+113:53NSHL 1-31012+112:29Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 16.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 53rd of 370 forwards 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 Minnesota
One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26Michael McCarron 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 1 goal, 2026-27.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsNineteen seasons, with 6 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct