Nick Paul

Nick Paul

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LW · 6'4" · 234 lb · Shoots L
Age 31
Career
0.40
P / GP
214P in 537 GP
Archetype
Bottom-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$3.15M
Signed through 2029
Career points
214
Regular season

Nick Paul, a left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is entering his age-31 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 15 points (7 goals, 8 assists) in 51 games, a 0.29 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -2.2. HighDanger's model projects 30 points for 2026-27, in a 22 to 38 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–22215914+417014:060.67
2022–2380171532+1133416:100.40
2023–2482242246-16271417:160.56
2024–2576221941+1330516:270.54
2025–26517815-1532313:410.29
Career537104110214-35214310.40

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 735th
Assists 830th
Avg TOI / GP 13:4139th
Shots 6836th
PIM 3271st

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 1531st
Primary points 825th
xGF % 52.2%68th
xGF / 60 1.4732nd
xGA / 60 1.3481st

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 20
Ottawa Senators
0.21 P/GP
24 GP · 2G · 3A
Emerging
2016–17 → 2018 · age 21–22
Ottawa Senators
0.08 P/GP
12 GP · 1G · 0A
Prime
2018–19 → 2026 · age 23–30
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.42 P/GP
501 GP · 101G · 107A

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Trajectory

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