San Jose Sharks · #5 · Defence

Nolan Allan

Age 23 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 195 lb · Born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CAN

Drafted 2021, #32 overall by Chicago

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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample
Goals1T-3rd on SJS
Assists0T-9th on SJS
Points1T-6th on SJS
P / GP0.50T-195th in the NHL
Shots333.3% shooting
TOI / GP18:229th on SJS

Nolan Allan scored 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists) in 2 games in 2026-27, T-6th on San Jose.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

1 point in 2 games for the 15th-placed San Jose

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Goals / 601.6398th
Shooting %33.3%96th
Shots / GP1.5074th
Points / GP0.5073rd
Takeaways161st
Hits244th
Ice time18:2242nd
PP points042nd
Assists / 600.0026th
Penalty differential−123rd
Blocked shots218th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points1T-6th on SJS
Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL
Goals1T-67th in NHL
Assists0T-9th on SJS
Shooting %33.3%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time18:229th on SJS
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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of San Jose's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:34
Power play0:00
Shorthanded3:49
Total18:22

23.5 shifts a game, averaging 47 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on SJS
PP assists0T-4th on SJS
PP points0T-6th on SJS · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2San Jose total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every SJS PPG
PP TOI share0.0%of SJS PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on SJS
Overtime goals0T-3rd on SJS
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd1
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading1
Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists at 5-on-5

Primary0
Secondary0

Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.63
Goals / 601.63
Shots / 604.9
ES points / 602.061 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot1 att · 0 G
Wing3 att · 1 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

5 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.2393rd
Goals1
Goals vs expected+0.8
Unblocked attempts5
xG per attempt.044
ixG per 600.36

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

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 leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 19.71 mph, hardest shot 73.46 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

22+ mph bursts048th
90+ mph shots042nd
Distance / 60, mi8.4241st
Average shot, mph66.330th
Top speed, mph19.7116th
Distance skated, mi5.214th
Hardest shot, mph73.4614th
20+ mph bursts012th
Offensive-zone time36.9%11th
Defensive-zone time45.6%8th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph19.71Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph73.46Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated5.2 mi2.85 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts36.7%40.0% defensive · 23.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

36.9%All situations45.6%
38.8%Even strength42.7%
29.3%Shorthanded57.0%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 19.71vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 12:08
  2. 19.23vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 11:23
  3. 19.14vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 13:50
  4. 18.59vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 14:54
  5. 18.30vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 06:04
  6. 18.11vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 14:10
  7. 18.10vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 05:07

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph0 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph7 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 73.46vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 14:40
  2. 71.37vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 12:09
  3. 64.70vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 12:32
  4. 55.56vsFLA1 Oct · 2nd 11:43

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.30vsLAK3 Oct · 16:00 TOI
  2. 2.85vsFLA1 Oct · 20:44 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.58 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-6th on SJS
Giveaways2
TK / GV ratio0.50
Hits2T-9th on SJS
Blocked shots2T-9th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
3 OctvsLAKW 5-4 OT1012016:00
1 OctvsFLAW 4-3 OT0001+120:44

Contract

$875K a season through 2027-28

Cap hit$875K0.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2
Expires2027-28RFA at 25
Cap value$1.8MCap hit × 2 years

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 San Jose

Linemates and opponents

Michael Misa 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

Michael Misa1
Igor Chernyshov1

Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points1350th for San Jose
Goals1290th
Assists0365th
Games played2449th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

One season, all with the Blackhawks

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2024-25CHI431780.195.9%
Career431780.195.9%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2021Chicago · round 1From Prince Albert (WHL)#32

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · SJS points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct