Anaheim Ducks · #4 · Defence

Nick Jensen

Age 36 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 201 lb · Born Rogers, Minnesota, USA

Drafted 2009, #150 overall by Detroit

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Games612025-26 · missed 21
Goals417th on ANA
Assists13T-15th on ANA
Points1716th on ANA
P / GP0.28424th in the NHL
Shots3611.1% shooting
TOI / GP17:0111th on ANA

Nick Jensen scored 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 61 games in 2025-26, 16th on Anaheim. Against Edmonton: 1 point in the last 2 meetings.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 0 games

Anaheim have played 2 games and Nick Jensen has not dressed yet. Next game tonight against Edmonton. 2025-26 in full below.

Last season

2025-26 regular season · 61 games
2025-26 · The season

17 points in 61 games

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shooting %11.1%94th
Penalty differential−460th
Goals / 600.2356th
Assists / 600.7552nd
Points / GP0.2846th
Hits3835th
Ice time17:0125th
PP points025th
Blocked shots6521st
Takeaways1119th
Shots / GP0.593rd

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.30.31–100.211–200.121–300.431–400.541–500.251–600.061–61

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points1716th on ANA
Points per game0.28424th in NHL
Goals4T-483rd in NHL
Assists13T-15th on ANA
Shooting %11.1%Above avg (11.1%)
Ice time17:0111th on ANA
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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:09
Power play0:03
Shorthanded0:48
Total17:01

23.9 shifts a game, averaging 43 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on ANA
PP assists0T-17th on ANA
PP points0T-17th on ANA · T-453rd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-17th on ANA

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 4 goals and 13 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-18th on ANA
Overtime goals0T-10th on ANA
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals4
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2
2nd1
3rd1
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading3
Trailing1

0 of 4 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Anaheim trailing.

Assists

Primary5 · 38%
Secondary8 · 62%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.98
Goals / 600.23
Shots / 602.1
ES points / 601.0317 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

Crease4 att · 1 G
Slot32 att · 0 G
Wing43 att · 2 G
Point42 att · 1 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

121 attempts across the 50 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals (ixG)2.1654th
Goals4
Goals vs expected+1.9
Unblocked attempts72
xG per attempt.029
ixG per 600.12

2025-26 · 61 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 leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 93rd percentile of defencemen: 8.95 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance / 60, mi8.9593rd
Offensive-zone time43.8%82nd
Defensive-zone time38.1%82nd
Top speed, mph22.6678th
22+ mph bursts155th
20+ mph bursts3038th
Distance skated, mi154.722nd
Average shot, mph64.415th
90+ mph shots014th
Hardest shot, mph84.303rd

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.66Defenceman average 22.09
Hardest shot, mph84.30Defenceman average 92.6
Distance skated154.7 mi3.48 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts31.5%30.4% defensive · 38.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

43.8%All situations38.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9
20-22 mph29 · avg 46
18-20 mph215 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1
90-99 mph0 · avg 6.4
80-89 mph6 · avg 33
70-79 mph33 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1118th on ANA
Giveaways51
TK / GV ratio0.22
Hits3819th on ANA
Blocked shots6510th on ANA

Discipline

Penalty minutes22
Minors6
Majors0
Penalties drawn3
Net penalties−4drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (16 of 61)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1626% of games
Multi-point games12%
Goals in4 games7%
Pointless games4574%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games1 Jan – 3 Jan
Longest goal streak1 game
Longest pointless run10 games
Final ten2 in 10point in 2

Game log

Against Edmonton, a point in one of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
3 Mar 2026@EDMOTL 4-5 OT0111+220:26
21 Oct 2025vsEDMOTL 2-3 OT0000022:28

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP
Road3380.24
Home2890.32

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP
vs Edmonton210.50
vs Pacific1450.36
vs Eastern Conf.3390.27

By month

SplitGPPP/GP
October1230.25
November1330.23
December1220.17
January1470.50
February500.00
March520.40

Contract

$2.25M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 7.6 points per $1M of cap hit, 60th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$2.25M2.2% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2
Expires2027-28UFA at 37
Cap value$4.5MCap 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 1 Oct 2026.


With Anaheim

Linemates and opponents

Shane Pinto 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

Shane Pinto2
Michael Amadio1
Claude Giroux1
Jake Sanderson1
Ridly Greig1

Assists on his 4 goals, 2025-26.

Who he sets up

Tim Stützle2
Nick Cousins2
Brady Tkachuk2
Olle Lycksell1
Fabian Zetterlund1

Scorers on his 13 assists.

By opponent

2025-26 · top 6 by P/GP

NY Rangers2 P in 21.00 P/GP
Seattle1 P in 20.50 P/GP
Edmonton1 P in 20.50 P/GP
Washington1 P in 20.50 P/GP
Boston2 P in 40.50 P/GP
Dallas1 P in 20.50 P/GP

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Ten seasons, with 3 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2016-17DET4949130.276.8%
2017-18DET81015150.190.0%
2018-19DET, WSH80218200.252.1%
2019-20WSH680880.120.0%
2020-21WSH53212140.263.3%
2021-22WSH76516210.285.7%
2022-23WSH77524290.384.6%
2023-24WSH78113140.181.4%
2024-25OTT71318210.303.9%
2025-26OTT61413170.2811.1%
Career694261461720.253.4%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2009Detroit · round 5#150

Teammates in the stats

2025-26 · ANA points

Games33
Goals0
Points00.00 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct