Mavrik
Bourque
C · NSH · Balanced · Above average
- PAL
- 64
- WAR
- 1.4
- Value
- 79
- PTS
- 41
2025-26№ 113 / 615
Mavrik Bourque (Nashville Predators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Mavrik Bourque
#22CPlays: Centre and winger · 27% of faceoffs
Nashville Predators
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : January 7, 2002 · Plessisville, Canada
Drafted : 2020 · DAL · round 1, pick #30
Contract : $5,500,000 · 2026-27 → 2031-32 · Standard Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Nashville Predators | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 169 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 32 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Mavrik Bourque: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 20 G, 21 A, 41 PTS, +6 +/-, 15:29 TOI. WAR 1.4 (113th of 615) · PAL 64, above average.
In 2025-26, Mavrik Bourque, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 64 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 1.4 ranks 113th among 615 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: possession (82, well above average), defense (67, above average) and discipline (66, above average). On the other hand, power play (15, among the weakest in the league) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+1.7); his biggest cost: power play (-0.3).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 68; his WAR, though, went from 0.9 to 1.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 79 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Mavrik Bourque's story
Raised in Plessisville, Quebec, Mavrik Bourque learned the basics of skating and puck control in local circuits before moving up to the major junior ranks. Early on he showed the poise and playmaking instincts that would carry him through the QMJHL and onto professional rosters, building the foundation coaches value in a young centre.
Bourque joined the Shawinigan Cataractes for the 2018-2019 season, where his work at both ends of the ice helped him rise on scouting lists. Dallas selected him 30th overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and on March 1, 2021, he signed a standard three-year entry-level contract with the Stars organization, taking the formal step from prospect to professional.
His pro debut came in the American Hockey League with the Texas Stars during the 2020-2021 campaign. After developing his game in the AHL, Bourque made his NHL debut on April 6, 2024 against the Chicago Blackhawks, then returned to Texas the following day to continue his season. The 2023-24 AHL season proved particularly successful: he was awarded the Les Cunningham Award as league MVP and claimed the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL’s top scorer.
On April 13, 2026, Bourque recorded his first career NHL hat trick in a 6–5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, a milestone that highlighted his offensive instincts. As a restricted free agent, he was traded on July 1, 2026 to the Nashville Predators alongside Ilya Lyubushkin; the Stars received a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick in return. Shortly afterwards, on July 4, he agreed to a six-year contract extension worth a total of $33 million with Nashville.
Bourque’s game centres on intelligent skating, quick puck distribution and an ability to generate scoring chances. He has shown a steady progression from junior to pro levels, combining playmaking vision with finishing ability—traits that have defined his rise and that will shape his role with the Predators.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:13
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:45
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:09
- Pts/GP
- 0.23
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 13
- Blocks
- 0
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 43.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 44.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 41.5 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
33between 15 and 51 (80% range)
- Goals
- 13
- Assists
- 20
- Games
- 75
So far: 3 pts in 13 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.48 pts per game (last season: 0.50).
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: 0.34 in 24-25, 0.50 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 68 → 64
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 24: 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 68 %
79
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 70
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 72 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 69
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 72 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 70
- Confidence 49 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 83
- Confidence 72 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 67
- Confidence 59 %
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 68 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 77
- Confidence 68 %
- DF
- Defense
- 82
- Confidence 64 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 62
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating70
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.147 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 70
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 70
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.605 · 87
- Body mass (50 %)-0.947 · 65
EN — Endurance75
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.5 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)1,237 · 80
- Shift length (15 %)46.6 · 79
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.9 · 70
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.605 · 62
DU — Durability69
- Share of games played (100 %)0.77 · 69
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.799 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.329 · 76
- Season volume (10 %)4.369 · 78
FG — Fighting70
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.748 · 70
DI — Discipline83
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.046 · 83
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.513 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.783 · 77
FO — Faceoffs67
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.3 · 70
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)20.7 · 62
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.634 · 74
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.443 · 72
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.051 · 77
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.191 · 70
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.497 · 77
SC — Scoring77
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.895 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.8 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.071 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.341 · 78
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 80
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.7 · 72
DF — Defense82
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.072 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.176 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.457 · 84
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.005 · 81
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.664 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.2 · 89
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.108 · 65
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience62
- Career regular-season games (65 %)71
- Career playoff games (25 %)45
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall79
- SC · Scoring (20 %)77
- PA · Passing (20 %)74
- DF · Defense (20 %)82
- SK · Skating (12 %)70
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)67
- EN · Endurance (8 %)75
- DI · Discipline (5 %)83
- ST · Strength (3 %)79
- CK · Checking (2 %)75
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 79 | 70 | 77 | 82 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 72 | 74 | 83 |
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
1.4
wins above replacement
113 of 615
PAL Rating
64/ 100
Performance · Above average
157 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
79/ 100
Very good contract
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 59
- Defense
- 72
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- Offense
- 56
- Creation
- 51
- Shooting
- 56
- Possession
- 82
- Defense
- 67
- Discipline
- 66
- Power play
- 15
- Penalty kill
- 47
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 | DAL | 1.4 | 64 | 79 | 0.95 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 0.9 | 68 | 83 | 0.89 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
80/ 100
Very good
better than 80% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
53/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
86/ 100
Very good
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, 83 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 38
- Shot selection
- 73
- Penalties drawn
- 51
- Puck management
- 29
Defense
- Takeaways
- 35
- Discipline
- 81
- Safe zone exits
- 94
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 | DAL | 80 | 53 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 79 | 74 | 69 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.4
wins above replacement
0.2 to 2.7 — 90% interval
113 of 615 forwards
+7.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.3
- EV defense
- +1.7
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- +0.3
- Penalties
- +1.0
- Average → replacement
- +3.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 82 | 1.4 | 0.2 to 2.7 | 113/615 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 69 | 0.9 | -0.1 to 1.9 | 168/596 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 1 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 426/608 |
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
- 143.4 km/h88th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.5 km/h59th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2568th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 42.7 %58th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 53.7 km42nd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.99 km66th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.2 %52nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %58th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.1 %57th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2561st percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 1174th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 762nd percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th 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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MINMavrik Bourque: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Mavrik Bourque have in 2026-27?
Mavrik Bourque has 0 goals and 3 points (3 assists) in 13 games in 2026-27.
How old is Mavrik Bourque?
Mavrik Bourque is 24 years old: he was born on January 8, 2002.
How tall is Mavrik Bourque, and how much does he weigh?
Mavrik Bourque is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Mavrik Bourque from?
Canada: Mavrik Bourque was born in Plessisville, Quebec, Canada.
What team does Mavrik Bourque play for?
Mavrik Bourque plays for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, at C, wearing number 22.
Is Mavrik Bourque injured?
No: Mavrik Bourque is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Mavrik Bourque?
Mavrik Bourque produced 1.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 113th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 64 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Mavrik Bourque make?
Mavrik Bourque earns $950K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 79 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Mavrik Bourque's contract end?
Mavrik Bourque's contract runs through the 2031-32 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Mavrik Bourque overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 79 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Mavrik Bourque a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 113th 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 Mavrik Bourque getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 68 in 2024-25 to 64 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Mavrik Bourque played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Mavrik Bourque has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists).
What are Mavrik Bourque's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Mavrik Bourque has 169 games, 31 goals, 38 assists and 69 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 41 points in 82 games.
Where was Mavrik Bourque drafted?
Mavrik Bourque was drafted 30th overall (round 1) by Dallas Stars in 2020.
Is Mavrik Bourque better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.25 points per game at home (2 in 8 games) and 0.20 on the road (1 in 5 games).
How does Mavrik Bourque perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Mavrik Bourque has 10 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.10 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.41).
Which player is most similar to Mavrik Bourque?
Sonny Milano: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Sonny Milano's page →Is Mavrik Bourque a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 33 points in 2026-27, or 0.44 points per game.
What is Mavrik Bourque's nationality?
Mavrik Bourque is Canadian.
What awards has Mavrik Bourque won?
Les Cunningham Award (AHL Most Valuable Player) — 2023–24 season ; John B. Sollenberger Trophy (AHL leading scorer) — 2023–24 season.
Where did Mavrik Bourque play before turning pro?
Major junior hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL).
How many points is Mavrik Bourque projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 33 points in 75 games in 2026-27 (15 to 51 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Nashville Predators teammates
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