Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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C · 6'1" · 192 lb · Shoots L
Age 33
Career
0.78
P / GP
804P in 1031 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Playmaker
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.12M
Signed through 2029
Career points
804
Regular season

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, a center for the Edmonton Oilers, is entering his age-33 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 56 points (20 goals, 36 assists) in 72 games, a 0.78 points-per-game pace, 29 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 49.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.8. HighDanger's model projects 63 points for 2026-27, in a 57 to 69 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2263113950+3162319:190.79
2022–23823767104+12355319:481.27
2023–2480184967+10362619:370.84
2024–2578202949+4242018:580.63
2025–2672203656-9212919:040.78
Career1031291513804-283553200.78

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2076th
Assists 3686th
Avg TOI / GP 19:0488th
Shots 13367th
PIM 2147th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5682nd
Primary points 1860th
xGF % 49.2%45th
xGF / 60 1.8978th
xGA / 60 1.9417th

Career journey

Rookie
2011–12 · age 18
Edmonton Oilers
0.84 P/GP
62 GP · 18G · 34A
Emerging
2012–13 → 2016 · age 19–22
Edmonton Oilers
0.68 P/GP
251 GP · 59G · 111A
Prime
2016–17 → 2024 · age 23–30
Edmonton Oilers
0.84 P/GP
568 GP · 174G · 303A
Veteran
2024–25 → 2026 · age 31–32
Edmonton Oilers
0.7 P/GP
150 GP · 40G · 65A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.