Frank
Nazar
C · CHI · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 24
- WAR
- -0.5
- Value
- 37
- PTS
- 41
2025-26№ 571 / 615
Frank Nazar (Chicago Blackhawks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Frank Nazar
#91CPlays: Centre · 67% of faceoffs
Chicago Blackhawks
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : January 13, 2004 · Detroit, United States
Drafted : 2022 · CHI · round 1, pick #13
Contract : $6,599,991 · 2026-27 → 2032-33 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago Blackhawks | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 66 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 53 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 138 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 71 | |
Frank Nazar: our analysis
2025-26 season: 66 GP, 15 G, 26 A, 41 PTS, -21 +/-, 18:19 TOI. WAR -0.5 (571st of 615) · PAL 24, below average.
In 2025-26, Frank Nazar, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 24 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.5 ranks 571st among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (85, among the best in the league) and creation (72, above average). On the other hand, possession (5, among the weakest in the league) and defense (25, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.5); his biggest cost: finishing (-4.4).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 20; his WAR, though, went from 0.3 to -0.5.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 37 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Frank Nazar's story
A skating party at age five set Frank Nazar on a path from local Detroit programs to the international stage; his father’s ties to Red Wings fans who used the family parking garage gave him an early window into the sport and those first hours on the ice shaped his instincts around the net.
Nazar spent two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, where he emerged as a pronounced offensive presence. In 2021–22 he tallied 28 goals and 42 assists in 56 games for 70 points, ranking third on the team, and took part in the BioSteel All-American Game. He then committed to the University of Michigan to continue his development in college hockey.
An offseason lower-body injury required surgery and cost him most of the 2022–23 campaign, yet he returned to make his Michigan debut on February 10, 2023, versus Michigan State and closed his freshman year with two goals and five assists in 13 games. Nazar progressed in his sophomore season (2023–24), posting 17 goals and 24 assists in 41 contests and finishing among the team's top scorers.
Selected 13th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Nazar signed a three-year entry-level contract on April 13, 2024. He made his NHL debut on April 14, 2024, in Chicago’s final regular-season home game and converted his very first shot on goal into his first NHL goal against Pyotr Kochetkov of the Carolina Hurricanes. On August 23, 2025, he agreed to a seven-year, $46.13 million contract that will begin in 2026–27.
Internationally, Nazar represented the United States at multiple levels: a silver medal and 3 goals with 2 assists in 4 games at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics; another silver at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship with 3 goals and 6 assists in 6 games; selection to the 2024 World Junior roster, where he posted 8 assists in 7 games en route to gold; and a senior debut at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, leading Team USA in scoring with 6 goals and 6 assists in 10 games to help capture gold. On the ice he is notable for his playmaking vision, his ability to find open lanes and his scoring touch that allows him to produce both assists and goals.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:25
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:41
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:32
- Pts/GP
- 0.44
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 12
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 42.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
41between 22 and 60 (80% range)
- Goals
- 18
- Assists
- 22
- Games
- 67
So far: 7 pts in 16 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.66 pts per game (last season: 0.62).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.49 in 24-25, 0.62 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 20 → 24
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 22: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 66 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 86
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 72
- Confidence 71 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 80
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 61
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 68
- Confidence 71 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 42 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 88
- Confidence 71 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 70
- Confidence 75 %
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 66 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 78
- Confidence 66 %
- DF
- Defense
- 63
- Confidence 62 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 87
- Confidence 37 %
- EX
- Experience
- 49
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating86
- Top speed (35 %)36.9 · 86
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)9.129 · 85
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.6 · 82
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.3 · 74
ST — Strength72
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.677 · 80
- Body mass (50 %)-0.883 · 66
EN — Endurance80
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.5 · 80
- Total ice time (20 %)1,170 · 78
- Shift length (15 %)49 · 85
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.8 · 79
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.331 · 83
DU — Durability61
- Share of games played (100 %)0.697 · 61
CK — Checking68
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.605 · 67
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.622 · 71
- Season volume (10 %)3.638 · 67
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.79 · 73
DI — Discipline88
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.07 · 88
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.636 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.044 · 87
FO — Faceoffs70
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.9 · 69
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)38.7 · 75
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.666 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.576 · 80
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.009 · 68
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.786 · 63
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.541 · 78
SC — Scoring78
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.809 · 75
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.898 · 81
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.612 · 67
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.716 · 86
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 79
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.3 · 80
DF — Defense63
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.056 · 65
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.018 · 71
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.878 · 57
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.098 · 65
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.353 · 52
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.8 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.82 · 77
PS — Penalty shot87
- Shootouts (60 %)30.7 · 59
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.2 · 93
EX — Experience49
- Career regular-season games (65 %)68
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall78
- SC · Scoring (20 %)78
- PA · Passing (20 %)76
- DF · Defense (20 %)63
- SK · Skating (12 %)86
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)70
- EN · Endurance (8 %)80
- DI · Discipline (5 %)88
- ST · Strength (3 %)72
- CK · Checking (2 %)68
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 86 | 78 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 85 | 79 | 64 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.5
wins above replacement
571 of 615
PAL Rating
24/ 100
Performance · Below average
350 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
37/ 100
Poor return
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 44
- Defense
- 15
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- Offense
- 52
- Creation
- 72
- Shooting
- 44
- Possession
- 5
- Defense
- 25
- Discipline
- 85
- Power play
- 61
- Penalty kill
- 33
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | -0.5 | 24 | 37 | 0.95 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 0.3 | 20 | 34 | 0.95 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
82/ 100
Very good
better than 82% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
82/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
58/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 75 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 73
- Shot selection
- 65
- Penalties drawn
- 91
- Puck management
- 25
Defense
- Takeaways
- 90
- Discipline
- 42
- Safe zone exits
- 22
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 58 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 56 | 78 | 31 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.5
wins above replacement
-1.4 to 0.7 — 90% interval
571 of 615 forwards
-2.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.7
- EV defense
- -1.3
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- -0.3
- Shooting
- -4.4
- Penalties
- +1.5
- Average → replacement
- +3.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 66 | -0.5 | -1.4 to 0.7 | 571/615 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 49 | 0.3 | -0.3 to 0.9 | 263/596 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 3 | 0.1 | -0.1 to 0.3 | 345/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 144.3 km/h90th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.0 km/h92nd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4792nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.7 %23rd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 74.3 km77th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.84 km88th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.3 %20th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.8 %81st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.5 %31st percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2869th percentile | 581st percentile | 17.9 %72nd percentile |
| High danger | 1278th percentile | 274th percentile | 16.7 %43rd percentile |
| Mid range | 972nd percentile | 288th percentile | 22.2 %81st percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 199th percentile | 33.3 %97th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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VGKFrank Nazar: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Frank Nazar have in 2026-27?
Frank Nazar has 5 goals and 7 points (2 assists) in 16 games in 2026-27.
How old is Frank Nazar?
Frank Nazar is 22 years old: he was born on January 14, 2004.
How tall is Frank Nazar, and how much does he weigh?
Frank Nazar is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Frank Nazar from?
United States: Frank Nazar was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What team does Frank Nazar play for?
Frank Nazar plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL, at C, wearing number 91.
Is Frank Nazar injured?
No: Frank Nazar is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Frank Nazar?
Frank Nazar produced -0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 571st of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 24 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Frank Nazar make?
Frank Nazar earns $950K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 37 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Frank Nazar's contract end?
Frank Nazar's contract runs through the 2032-33 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Frank Nazar overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 37 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Frank Nazar a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 571st of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Frank Nazar getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 20 in 2024-25 to 24 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Frank Nazar played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Frank Nazar has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist).
What are Frank Nazar's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Frank Nazar has 138 games, 33 goals, 42 assists and 75 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 41 points in 66 games.
Where was Frank Nazar drafted?
Frank Nazar was drafted 13th overall (round 1) by Chicago Blackhawks in 2022.
Is Frank Nazar better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.57 points per game at home (4 in 7 games) and 0.33 on the road (3 in 9 games).
How does Frank Nazar perform in the playoffs?
Frank Nazar has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Frank Nazar?
Jani Nyman: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jani Nyman's page →Is Frank Nazar a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 41 points in 2026-27, or 0.61 points per game.
What is Frank Nazar's nationality?
Frank Nazar is American. Internationally: represented the United States — silver medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics; silver medal at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships; gold medal at the 2024 World Junior Championship; gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
What awards has Frank Nazar won?
led Team USA in scoring at the 2025 IIHF World Championship (6 goals and 6 assists in 10 games).
How many championships has Frank Nazar won?
4: silver medal with the United States at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics; silver medal with the United States at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships; gold medal with the United States at the 2024 World Junior Championship; gold medal with the United States at the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
Where did Frank Nazar play before turning pro?
USA Hockey National Team Development Program (two seasons; 2021–22: 28 goals and 42 assists in 56 games); University of Michigan, Michigan Wolverines (2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons).
How many points is Frank Nazar projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 41 points in 67 games in 2026-27 (22 to 60 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Chicago Blackhawks teammates
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