Nick Paul
Age 31 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 225 lb · Born Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
Drafted 2013, #101 overall by Dallas
at Vegas · 10:00 PM ET2025-262025-26: 51 games, 7-8-15, 0.29 points per game Season detail →
Nick Paul has 1 point in 4 games of 2026-27, after 15 points in 51 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample1 point in 4 games for the 18th-placed Toronto
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 on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Toronto'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
9 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 51 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 21.26 mph, hardest shot 60.14 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
- 20.29vs
OTT3 Oct · 3rd 19:40 - 20.15vs
MTL29 Sep · 2nd 06:10 - 19.90vs
NYI30 Sep · 3rd 03:48 - 19.83vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 01:44
- 19.71vsMTL29 Sep · 2nd 08:42
- 19.65vsOTT3 Oct · 3rd 02:44
- 19.63vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 15:47
- 19.50vsMTL29 Sep · 3rd 01:59
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 49.84vsNYI30 Sep · 1st 07:04
- 46.92vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 02:23
- 11.68vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 12:14
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.46vs
NSH6 Oct · 13:27 TOI - 2.74vsOTT3 Oct · 17:03 TOI
- 2.25vsNYI30 Sep · 15:43 TOI
- 2.55vsMTL29 Sep · 15:32 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.50 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
The last ten games
NSHW 5-4 OT0002−213:27OTTL 2-30002−217:03NYIW 2-10111+115:43MTLL 2-30000−115:3215 points in 51 games
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 Toronto's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 7 goals and 8 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 7 goals broke a tie; 3 came with Toronto trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
152 attempts across the 51 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 51 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 22.49 mph, hardest shot 82.93 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 (14 of 51)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
The last ten games
NYRL 2-40003−121:47
DETW 4-3 OT0002+115:00
BOSW 2-10001013:58MTLL 1-20000−17:38OTTL 2-61122+113:27
BUFL 2-40002018:05BOSW 3-10004−19:08
PITW 6-30001−111:00MTLL 1-40000010:47NSHW 3-20001011:36NSHW 5-4 OT0002−213:27OTTL 2-30002−217:03NYIW 2-10111+115:43MTLL 2-30000−115:32Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$3.15M a season through 2028-29
In 2025-26 he scored 4.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 335th 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 1 Oct 2026.
With Toronto
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27400th 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 playoffsTwelve seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct