Nate Danielson
Age 22 · Shoots right · 6′2″ · 196 lb · Born Red Deer, Alberta, CAN
Drafted 2023, #9 overall by Detroit
2025-262025-26: 28 games, 2-5-7, 0.25 points per game Season detail →
Nate Danielson has 1 point in 3 games of 2026-27, after 7 points in 28 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample1 point in 3 games for the 26th-placed Detroit
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 Detroit'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.
No goals yet: his one point is an assist
How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Most attempts 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 · 28 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 99th percentile of forwards: 10.85 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.29vs
WPG4 Oct · 1st 05:47 - 20.45vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 13:10
- 20.40vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 07:37
- 20.06vs
NYR2 Oct · 1st 14:00 - 19.96vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 04:19
- 19.60vsNYR2 Oct · 3rd 17:24
- 19.39vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 04:12
- 19.37vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 10:04
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 46.39vsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 11:51
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 1.37vs
OTT6 Oct · 8:02 TOI - 1.51vsWPG4 Oct · 8:09 TOI
- 1.80vsNYR2 Oct · 9:41 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.56 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 Seattle, a point in two of two
SEAW 4-30112−19:00SEAW 4-21122+111:27OTTW 5-30111+18:02WPGL 2-3000008:09NYRL 0-2000109:417 points in 28 games on a team that finished 16th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Nate Danielson has 28.
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 Detroit'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 5 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; 0 came with Detroit trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
61 attempts across the 26 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 · 28 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 22.20 mph, hardest shot 81.94 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.
Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Nate Danielson has 28.
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 (6 of 28)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Seattle, a point in two of two
SEAW 4-30112−19:00SEAW 4-21122+111:27
PITL 1-40000−111:52PITOTL 3-4 OT0000011:44WPGW 2-10000−19:28
TORW 3-2 OT000108:42
CARL 2-50001012:06
DALW 4-3 OT0000+110:50
WSHW 3-2 OT0002013:07WSHW 5-20002012:28
UTAL 1-40000−111:38
NYIW 3-20000010:06OTTW 5-30111+18:02WPGL 2-3000008:09NYRL 0-2000109:41Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$909K a season through 2027-28
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 Detroit
One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26199th in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsOne season, all with the Red Wings
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct