Nick
Suzuki
C · MTL · Two-way · Elite
- PAL
- 97
- WAR
- 2.8
- Value
- 95
- PTS
- 101
2025-26№ 37 / 615
Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Nick Suzuki
#14CPlays: Centre · 82% of faceoffs
Montreal Canadiens
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : August 9, 1999 · London, Canada
Drafted : 2017 · VGK · round 1, pick #13
Contract : $7,875,000 · 2022-23 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $4,000,014M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Montréal Canadiens | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 29 | 72 | 101 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 33 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 71 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 548 | 173 | 318 | 491 | 169 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 56 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 10 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Frank J. Selke Trophyonce · 2025-26
Nick Suzuki: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 29 G, 72 A, 101 PTS, +37 +/-, 20:49 TOI. WAR 2.8 (37th of 615) · PAL 97, elite.
In 2025-26, Nick Suzuki, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 97 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 2.8 ranks 37th among 615 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: offense (97, among the best in the league), possession (93, among the best in the league) and power play (93, among the best in the league). On the other hand, discipline (38, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+4.6).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 81 in 2024-25 to 97; his WAR, though, went from 3.2 to 2.8.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 95 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Nick Suzuki's story
Growing up in London, Ontario, Suzuki developed alongside childhood teammate Isaac Ratcliffe, moving from local minor hockey to the Ontario Hockey League as a teenager. Drafted by Owen Sound in 2015, he broke out quickly in junior, earning repeated recognition for both scoring and sportsmanship before becoming an NHL prospect.
After a 2016–17 season that raised his profile, Suzuki was chosen 13th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights. Less than a year later he was part of the package that sent Max Pacioretty to Vegas and brought Suzuki to the Montreal Canadiens, a move that would shape the next phase of his career.
Suzuki made Montreal’s opening roster in 2019–20 and netted his first NHL goal in a 4–0 victory over the Minnesota Wild. He established himself as a regular centre, earning a spot on the NHL All‑Rookie Team and playing a key role in the Canadiens’ run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021. In October 2021 he signed an eight‑year extension, cementing his place in the organization.
Named captain of the Canadiens in September 2022 at age 23, Suzuki reached several career milestones thereafter: a four‑point game in March 2023 and, in April 2026, his first 100‑point season—an achievement not seen in Montreal since the mid‑1980s and a first for a Canadiens captain. Internationally, he joined Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics and earned a silver medal in the tournament.
On ice, Suzuki is known for his hockey IQ and playmaking instincts. A natural centre who can finish chances and set up teammates, he combines offensive creativity with responsible two‑way play—a profile further recognised by the Frank J. Selke Trophy awarded to him for the 2025–2026 season.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 21:19
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:40
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:28
- Pts/GP
- 1.36
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 16
- Blocks
- 8
- Takeaways
- 7
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 59.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 37.6 %
- Faceoffs
- 54.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
115between 86 and 136 (80% range)
- Goals
- 36
- Assists
- 79
- Games
- 93
So far: 15 pts in 11 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.21 pts per game (last season: 1.23).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
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
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.94 in 23-24, 1.23 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 81 → 97
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 27: prime years
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 87 %
93
Star
- SK
- Skating
- 86
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 89 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 94
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 97
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 68
- Confidence 89 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 43
- Confidence 67 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 80
- Confidence 89 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 79
- Confidence 93 %
- PA
- Passing
- 93
- Confidence 87 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 82
- Confidence 87 %
- DF
- Defense
- 77
- Confidence 84 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 89
- Confidence 71 %
- EX
- Experience
- 84
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating86
- Top speed (35 %)37.1 · 87
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.737 · 81
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.5 · 78
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.1 · 86
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.708 · 71
- Body mass (50 %)0.078 · 79
EN — Endurance94
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.8 · 94
- Total ice time (20 %)1,615 · 94
- Shift length (15 %)52.8 · 92
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18 · 93
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.934 · 88
DU — Durability97
- Share of games played (100 %)0.9 · 97
CK — Checking68
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.646 · 67
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.262 · 68
- Season volume (10 %)4.143 · 76
FG — Fighting43
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.651 · 43
DI — Discipline80
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.03 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.372 · 89
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.546 · 63
FO — Faceoffs79
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.6 · 78
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)49.5 · 86
PA — Passing93
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)1.291 · 94
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.847 · 93
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.148 · 83
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)7.005 · 95
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.825 · 88
SC — Scoring82
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.06 · 84
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.844 · 79
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.758 · 88
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.274 · 76
- xG per shot (10 %)0.083 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.2 · 79
DF — Defense77
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.06 · 80
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.014 · 73
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.831 · 61
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.217 · 90
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.466 · 73
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.615 · 75
PS — Penalty shot89
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 68
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.2 · 93
EX — Experience84
- Career regular-season games (65 %)89
- Career playoff games (25 %)76
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall93
- SC · Scoring (20 %)82
- PA · Passing (20 %)93
- DF · Defense (20 %)77
- SK · Skating (12 %)86
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)79
- EN · Endurance (8 %)94
- DI · Discipline (5 %)80
- ST · Strength (3 %)74
- CK · Checking (2 %)68
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 77 |
| 2024-25 | 87 | 81 | 83 | 67 |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 61 |
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
2.8
wins above replacement
37 of 615
PAL Rating
97/ 100
Performance · Elite
14 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
95/ 100
Exceptional value
7.88 M$ · expected PAL 72
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 93
- Defense
- 93
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- Offense
- 97
- Creation
- 67
- Shooting
- 67
- Possession
- 93
- Defense
- 86
- Discipline
- 38
- Power play
- 93
- Penalty kill
- 92
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 | MTL | 2.8 | 97 | 95 | 7.88 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 3.2 | 81 | 61 | 7.88 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 3.2 | 69 | 39 | 7.88 M$ |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 1.9 | 27 | 7 | 7.88 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
92/ 100
Elite
better than 92% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
59/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
94/ 100
Elite
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, 32 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 99
- Shot selection
- 56
- Penalties drawn
- 6
- Puck management
- 46
Defense
- Takeaways
- 65
- Discipline
- 88
- Safe zone exits
- 85
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 | MTL | 92 | 59 | 94 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 89 | 58 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 15 | 34 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 54 | 59 | 55 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
2.8
wins above replacement
1.5 to 3.9 — 90% interval
37 of 615 forwards
+14.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +4.6
- EV defense
- +3.4
- Power play
- +0.8
- Penalty kill
- +0.6
- Shooting
- +1.1
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +4.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 82 | 2.8 | 1.5 to 3.9 | 37/615 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 78 | 3.2 | 1.6 to 4.5 | 24/596 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 82 | 3.2 | 1.4 to 4.4 | 24/608 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 82 | 1.9 | 0.4 to 3.8 | 67/617 |
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
- 134.1 km/h57th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.5 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3278th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 46.4 %90th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 61.8 km56th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.63 km98th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.5 %75th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %13th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.5 %87th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3174th percentile | 687th percentile | 19.4 %78th percentile |
| High danger | 646th percentile | 274th percentile | 33.3 %85th percentile |
| Mid range | 1283rd percentile | 396th percentile | 25.0 %88th 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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PITNick Suzuki: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Nick Suzuki have in 2026-27?
Nick Suzuki has 6 goals and 15 points (9 assists) in 11 games in 2026-27.
How old is Nick Suzuki?
Nick Suzuki is 27 years old: he was born on August 10, 1999.
How tall is Nick Suzuki, and how much does he weigh?
Nick Suzuki is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Nick Suzuki from?
Canada: Nick Suzuki was born in London, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Nick Suzuki play for?
Nick Suzuki plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, at C, wearing number 14.
Is Nick Suzuki injured?
No: Nick Suzuki is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Nick Suzuki?
Nick Suzuki produced 2.8 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 37th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 97 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Nick Suzuki make?
Nick Suzuki earns $7.9M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 95 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Nick Suzuki's contract end?
Nick Suzuki's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Nick Suzuki overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 95 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Nick Suzuki a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 37th 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 Nick Suzuki getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 81 in 2024-25 to 97 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Nick Suzuki played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Nick Suzuki has 15 points (6 goals, 9 assists).
What are Nick Suzuki's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Nick Suzuki has 548 games, 173 goals, 318 assists and 491 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 101 points in 82 games.
Where was Nick Suzuki drafted?
Nick Suzuki was drafted 13th overall (round 1) by Vegas Golden Knights in 2017.
How does Nick Suzuki perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Nick Suzuki has 56 games and 41 points in his career. His pace (0.73 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.90).
Which player is most similar to Nick Suzuki?
Ryan O'Reilly: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Ryan O'Reilly's page →Is Nick Suzuki a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 115 points in 2026-27, or 1.24 points per game.
Does Nick Suzuki have siblings?
Yes: his brother Ryan Suzuki (selected in the first round, 28th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019).
Is Nick Suzuki related to anyone famous?
Yes: David Suzuki (relative (first cousin of his grandfather), geneticist and television presenter).
What is Nick Suzuki's nationality?
Nick Suzuki is Canadian. Internationally: Canada — gold medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games; gold at the 2015 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (Canada White); played at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Tournament (5th place); 2019 World Junior Championships (eliminated in quarterfinals); 2026 Winter Olympics — silver medal.
What awards has Nick Suzuki won?
William Hanley Trophy — OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (2016–17) ; William Hanley Trophy — OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (2017–18) ; William Hanley Trophy — OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (2018–19) ; CHL Sportsman of the Year (2016–17) ; Wayne Gretzky 99 Award — OHL Playoff MVP (2019) ; George Parsons Trophy — Memorial Cup most sportsmanlike player (2019) ; NHL All‑Rookie Team (2019–20) ; Frank J. Selke Trophy — NHL's best defensive forward (2025–26).
How many championships has Nick Suzuki won?
1: J. Ross Robertson Cup with the Guelph Storm — OHL champions (2019).
What is Nick Suzuki's nickname?
He is nicknamed “Slick Nick”.
Where did Nick Suzuki play before turning pro?
Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 2015–2018; Guelph Storm (OHL) 2018–2019.
How many points is Nick Suzuki projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 115 points in 93 games in 2026-27 (86 to 136 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Montreal Canadiens teammates
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