Darnell Nurse

Darnell Nurse

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D · 6'4" · 215 lb · Shoots L
Age 31
Career
0.40
P / GP
325P in 804 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$9.25M
Signed through 2030
Career points
325
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.6
15 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.4
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.4
13 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.4
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
2.7
129 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
5.7
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
32.3
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-3
1 GF · 4 GA

Statistical comparables

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

Career journey

Rookie
2014–15 · age 19
Edmonton Oilers
0.0 P/GP
2 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2015–16 → 2018 · age 20–22
Edmonton Oilers
0.24 P/GP
195 GP · 14G · 33A
Prime
2018–19 → 2026 · age 23–30
Edmonton Oilers
0.46 P/GP
601 GP · 74G · 203A
Veteran
2026–27 · age 31
San Jose Sharks
0.17 P/GP
6 GP · 1G · 0A

Darnell Nurse, a defenseman for the San Jose Sharks, is entering his age-31 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists) in 6 games, a 0.17 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 32.3% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.4. HighDanger's model projects 28 points for 2026-27, in a 23 to 33 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382123143+2664123:300.52
2023–2481102232+379521:540.40
2024–257652833+1172222:220.43
2025–268271724-12104020:580.29
2026–276101-29020:350.17
Career80489236325+6473436—0.40

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Trajectory

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

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