Nick
Holden
D · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 29
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 16
2022-23№ 247 / 334
Nick Holden stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Nick Holden
Retired 2023#5D
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 14, 1987 · St. Albert, Canada
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 76 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 61 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | New York Rangers | 55 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 80 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 35 |
| 2015-16 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 24 |
| 2014-15 | Colorado Avalanche | 78 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 2013-14 | Colorado Avalanche | 54 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 22 |
| 2012-13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 654 | 52 | 126 | 178 | 174 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Playoff totals | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | |
Nick Holden: our analysis
2022-23 season: 65 GP, 2 G, 14 A, 16 PTS, 0 +/-, 16:42 TOI. WAR -0.1 (247th of 334) · PAL 29, below average.
In 2022-23, Nick Holden, 39, posts a PAL Rating of 29 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 247th among 334 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: creation (63, above average). On the other hand, shooting (24, well below average) and defense (34, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-1.3).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:42
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:44
- Pts/GP
- 0.25
- EV points
- 15
- Hits
- 79
- Blocks
- 69
- Takeaways
- 10
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 51.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 52 %
68
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 54
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 78
- Confidence 57 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 76
- Confidence 57 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 29 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 81
- Confidence 57 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 78
- Confidence 52 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 69
- Confidence 52 %
- DF
- Defense
- 70
- Confidence 47 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 87
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating54
- Top speed (35 %)34 · 51
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.021 · 61
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.6 · 69
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.7 · 58
ST — Strength78
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.872 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)0.652 · 79
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.5 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)1,070 · 69
- Shift length (15 %)44.4 · 63
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.6 · 68
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.72 · 77
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.816 · 75
CK — Checking76
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.401 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.515 · 76
- Season volume (10 %)4.382 · 74
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.99 · 72
DI — Discipline81
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.022 · 82
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.423 · 89
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.292 · 63
PA — Passing78
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.439 · 79
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.38 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.014 · 74
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.361 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.422 · 79
SC — Scoring69
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.161 · 66
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.206 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.242 · 68
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.16 · 79
- xG per shot (10 %)0.037 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.855 · 72
DF — Defense70
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.019 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.02 · 72
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.778 · 74
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.127 · 64
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.987 · 65
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.6 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.163 · 67
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience87
- Career regular-season games (65 %)91
- Career playoff games (25 %)76
- NHL seasons (10 %)90
OV — Overall68
- DF · Defense (30 %)70
- PA · Passing (22 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)54
- SC · Scoring (12 %)69
- EN · Endurance (9 %)67
- ST · Strength (6 %)78
- DI · Discipline (5 %)81
- CK · Checking (4 %)76
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
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
-0.1
wins above replacement
247 of 334
PAL Rating
29/ 100
Performance · Below average
177 of 252 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 46
- Defense
- 35
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- Offense
- 45
- Creation
- 63
- Shooting
- 24
- Possession
- 44
- Defense
- 34
- Discipline
- 61
- Power play
- 46
- Penalty kill
- 39
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
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
57/ 100
Average
better than 57% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
39/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
70/ 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, 95 of 222 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 59
- Shot selection
- 36
- Penalties drawn
- 25
- Puck management
- 73
Defense
- Takeaways
- 21
- Discipline
- 90
- Safe zone exits
- 58
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.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 0.5 — 90% interval
247 of 334 defensemen
-0.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- -0.5
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.6
- Shooting
- -1.3
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +2.3
In goals.
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
- 138.3 km/h21st percentileleague avg. 144.8 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.2 km/h18th percentileleague avg. 34.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 936th percentileleague avg. 26
- Offensive zone time
- 40.1 %27th percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 239.8 km52nd percentileleague avg. 206.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.22 km49th percentileleague avg. 5.21 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.8 %37th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.6 %35th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.3 %26th percentileleague avg. 40.2 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 7354th percentile | 242nd percentile | 2.7 %12th percentile |
| High danger | 663rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 1255th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 3655th percentile | 273rd percentile | 5.6 %81st percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2023 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:13 |
| April 10, 2023 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:58 |
| April 8, 2023 | vs TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:06 |
| April 6, 2023 | @ FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:51 |
| April 4, 2023 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 |
Nick Holden: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Nick Holden have in 2022-23?
Nick Holden has 2 goals and 16 points (14 assists) in 65 games in 2022-23.
How old is Nick Holden?
Nick Holden is 39 years old: he was born on May 15, 1987.
How tall is Nick Holden, and how much does he weigh?
Nick Holden is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Nick Holden from?
Canada: Nick Holden was born in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
How good is Nick Holden?
Nick Holden produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 247th of 334 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 29 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Nick Holden a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 247th of 334 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Nick Holden's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Nick Holden has 654 games, 52 goals, 126 assists and 178 points. His best season: 2016-17, with 34 points in 80 games.
How does Nick Holden perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Nick Holden has 55 games and 17 points in his career. His pace (0.31 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.27).
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