Nick
Bonino
C · Defensive · Very poor
- PAL
- 14
- WAR
- -0.5
- PTS
- 5
2023-24№ 554 / 608
Nick Bonino stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Nick Bonino
Retired 2025#12C
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 19, 1988 · Hartford, United States
Drafted : 2007 · SJS · round 6, pick #173
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | San Jose Sharks | 59 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | San Jose Sharks | 80 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 55 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 67 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 81 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 71 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 16 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 63 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 31 |
| 2014-15 | Vancouver Canucks | 75 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 22 |
| 2013-14 | Anaheim Ducks | 77 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 22 |
| 2012-13 | Anaheim Ducks | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 2011-12 | Anaheim Ducks | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 |
| 2010-11 | Anaheim Ducks | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | Anaheim Ducks | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 868 | 159 | 199 | 358 | 251 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 |
| 2014-15 | Vancouver Canucks | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Anaheim Ducks | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | Anaheim Ducks | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 105 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 45 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cup2 times · 2016-17, 2015-16
Nick Bonino: our analysis
2023-24 season: 45 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 PTS, -12 +/-, 12:15 TOI. WAR -0.5 (554th of 608) · PAL 14, very poor.
In 2023-24, Nick Bonino, 38, posts a PAL Rating of 14 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.5 ranks 554th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (88, among the best in the league) and defense (66, above average). On the other hand, creation (1, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (2, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.3).
A marked decline: his PAL was 54 in 2022-23, against 14 now; his WAR went from 0.2 to -0.5.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:15
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:02
- Pts/GP
- 0.11
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 10
- Blocks
- 78
- Takeaways
- 12
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 38.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 51.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 60 %
42
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 37
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 64
- Confidence 65 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 68
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 56
- Confidence 65 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 40 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 67
- Confidence 65 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 75
- Confidence 68 %
- PA
- Passing
- 56
- Confidence 60 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 51
- Confidence 60 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 55 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 86
- Confidence 29 %
- EX
- Experience
- 93
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating37
- Top speed (35 %)34.5 · 49
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.574 · 48
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.2 · 51
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.8 · 56
ST — Strength64
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.248 · 61
- Body mass (50 %)-0.239 · 75
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)14 · 68
- Total ice time (20 %)530 · 58
- Shift length (15 %)41.2 · 60
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.7 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.751 · 77
DU — Durability68
- Share of games played (100 %)0.754 · 68
CK — Checking56
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.402 · 61
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.208 · 58
- Season volume (10 %)2.398 · 46
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.863 · 72
DI — Discipline67
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.014 · 66
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.574 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.491 · 56
FO — Faceoffs75
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.4 · 75
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)39.1 · 72
PA — Passing56
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.531 · 63
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.274 · 54
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.085 · 62
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.618 · 61
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.426 · 64
SC — Scoring51
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.564 · 53
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.608 · 55
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.285 · 70
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.843 · 53
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.2 · 59
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.046 · 79
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.012 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.67 · 75
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.042 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.773 · 87
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.9 · 83
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.352 · 97
PS — Penalty shot86
- Shootouts (60 %)32.8 · 86
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience93
- Career regular-season games (65 %)95
- Career playoff games (25 %)88
- NHL seasons (10 %)94
OV — Overall42
- SC · Scoring (20 %)51
- PA · Passing (20 %)56
- DF · Defense (20 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)37
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)63
- DI · Discipline (5 %)67
- ST · Strength (3 %)64
- CK · Checking (2 %)56
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 42 | 37 | 51 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 50 | 64 | 87 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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
554 of 608
PAL Rating
14/ 100
Performance · Very poor
396 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 1
- Defense
- 60
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- Offense
- 2
- Creation
- 1
- Shooting
- 2
- Possession
- 9
- Defense
- 66
- Discipline
- 32
- Power play
- 43
- Penalty kill
- 88
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NYR | -0.5 | 14 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 0.2 | 54 | — | — |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
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
47/ 100
Average
better than 47% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
15/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
79/ 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, 216 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 34
- Shot selection
- 25
- Penalties drawn
- 10
- Puck management
- 79
Defense
- Takeaways
- 32
- Discipline
- 67
- Safe zone exits
- 92
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NYR | 47 | 15 | 79 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 36 | 29 | 53 |
WAR, 2023-24
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
-0.9 to -0.1 — 90% interval
554 of 608 forwards
-2.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.6
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -2.3
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +1.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NYR | 45 | -0.5 | -0.9 to -0.1 | 554/608 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 62 | 0.2 | -0.9 to 1.1 | 273/617 |
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
- 129.2 km/h20th percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.3 km/h6th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 511th percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 34.7 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 134.2 km36th percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.11 km30th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 35.9 %0th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.8 %48th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 47.5 %1st percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3129th percentile | 116th percentile | 3.2 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 1130th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 828th percentile | 131st percentile | 12.5 %63rd percentile |
| Long range | 432nd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2024 | @ SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:01 |
| January 21, 2024 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 |
| January 18, 2024 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:35 |
| January 16, 2024 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 |
| January 14, 2024 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:37 |
Nick Bonino: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Nick Bonino have in 2023-24?
Nick Bonino has 1 goal and 5 points (4 assists) in 45 games in 2023-24.
How old is Nick Bonino?
Nick Bonino is 38 years old: he was born on April 20, 1988.
How tall is Nick Bonino, and how much does he weigh?
Nick Bonino is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Nick Bonino from?
United States: Nick Bonino was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
How good is Nick Bonino?
Nick Bonino produced -0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 554th of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 14 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Nick Bonino a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 554th of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Nick Bonino getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 54 in 2022-23 to 14 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Nick Bonino's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Nick Bonino has 868 games, 159 goals, 199 assists and 358 points. His best season: 2013-14, with 49 points in 77 games.
Where was Nick Bonino drafted?
Nick Bonino was drafted 173rd overall (round 6) by San Jose Sharks in 2007.
How does Nick Bonino perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Nick Bonino has 105 games and 48 points in his career. His pace (0.46 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.41).
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