Nolan
Allan
D · SJS · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 2
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 7
- PTS
- 8
2024-25№ 277 / 314
Nolan Allan (San Jose Sharks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Nolan Allan
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 27, 2003 · Saskatoon, Canada
Drafted : 2021 · CHI · round 1, pick #32
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · RFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose Sharks | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| NHL totals | 53 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | |
Nolan Allan: our analysis
2024-25 season: 43 GP, 1 G, 7 A, 8 PTS, -13 +/-, 15:08 TOI. WAR -0.3 (277th of 314) · PAL 2, very poor.
In 2024-25, Nolan Allan, 23, posts a PAL Rating of 2 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 277th among 314 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: power play (66, above average). On the other hand, possession (1, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (2, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+0.1); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.4).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 7 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Nolan Allan's story
Growing up in Davidson, Saskatchewan, Nolan Allan moved through provincial minor hockey before emerging with the Saskatoon Blazers in the U18 circuit, where the 2018‑19 campaign earned him league first‑team honours and recognition as the top defenceman. He also represented Saskatchewan at the Canada Games. That season he first appeared in the WHL, skating seven games for the Prince Albert Raiders and establishing himself as a regular the following year.
Prince Albert chose him third overall in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft, and he signed with the Raiders soon after. The pandemic years saw Allan play the 2020‑21 season with the La Ronge Ice Wolves before returning to the WHL when it resumed. Leading up to the 2021 NHL Entry Draft he was ranked among North American skaters and was ultimately taken 32nd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks; the club signed him to a three‑year entry‑level contract on 17 September 2021.
Named captain of Prince Albert shortly before 2022‑23, Allan was moved on 16 November 2022 to the Seattle Thunderbirds in a multi‑asset trade. His tenure in Seattle brought the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2023 and a run to the Memorial Cup final, where the Thunderbirds lost to the Quebec Remparts; Allan was selected to the Memorial Cup All‑Star Team at tournament’s end.
Internationally, Allan has worn Canada’s colours on multiple levels: the 2019 U17 World Challenge (fifth place with Canada Red), the U18 World Championship in 2021 where Canada won gold, and the 2023 World Junior Championship, for which he was named on 12 December 2022 and logged one goal and one assist in seven games en route to a gold medal.
Turning professional within the Blackhawks system, Allan joined the Rockford IceHogs in 2023, made his NHL debut for Chicago on 8 October 2024, and scored his first NHL goal on 19 December 2024. On 8 January 2026 he was traded to the San Jose Sharks as part of a multi‑piece deal and subsequently signed a two‑year contract in June 2026. On the ice he is noted for mobility, smart reads in the defensive zone and the ability to jump into the play during transitions.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:19
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:37
- Pts/GP
- 0.30
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 16
- Blocks
- 10
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 39.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
9between 3 and 15 (80% range)
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 4
- Games
- 28
So far: 3 pts in 10 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.30 pts per game.
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.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 39 %
62
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 65
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 80
- Confidence 45 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 65
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 63
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 81
- Confidence 45 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 78
- Confidence 21 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 55
- Confidence 45 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 75
- Confidence 39 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 39 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 35 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 37
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating65
- Top speed (35 %)34.6 · 63
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.566 · 71
- Distance /60 (20 %)14 · 69
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 70
ST — Strength80
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.867 · 88
- Body mass (50 %)-0.298 · 68
EN — Endurance65
- Ice time per game (45 %)17 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)642 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)47 · 75
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.3 · 68
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.722 · 66
DU — Durability63
- Share of games played (100 %)0.723 · 63
CK — Checking81
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.779 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.588 · 83
- Season volume (10 %)4.127 · 75
FG — Fighting78
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.87 · 78
DI — Discipline55
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.086 · 56
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.686 · 70
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.191 · 47
PA — Passing75
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.343 · 73
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.416 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.058 · 69
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.432 · 81
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.281 · 77
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.164 · 68
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.162 · 64
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.048 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.055 · 65
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.126 · 61
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.02 · 70
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.179 · 60
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.824 · 60
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.014 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.445 · 79
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61 · 63
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.683 · 75
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience37
- Career regular-season games (65 %)53
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall62
- DF · Defense (30 %)65
- PA · Passing (22 %)75
- SK · Skating (12 %)65
- SC · Scoring (12 %)67
- EN · Endurance (9 %)65
- ST · Strength (6 %)80
- DI · Discipline (5 %)55
- CK · Checking (4 %)81
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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
-0.3
wins above replacement
277 of 314
PAL Rating
2/ 100
Performance · Very poor
248 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
7/ 100
Very poor return
0.83 M$ · expected PAL 29
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 5
- Defense
- 13
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- Offense
- 32
- Creation
- 6
- Shooting
- 30
- Possession
- 1
- Defense
- 22
- Discipline
- 2
- Power play
- 66
- Penalty kill
- 59
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2024-25
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
26/ 100
Below average
better than 26% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
35/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
28/ 100
Below 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, 170 of 231 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 48
- Shot selection
- 65
- Penalties drawn
- 2
- Puck management
- 57
Defense
- Takeaways
- 27
- Discipline
- 29
- Safe zone exits
- 47
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, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.9 to -0.1 — 90% interval
277 of 314 defensemen
-1.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.1
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- -1.4
- Average → replacement
- +1.4
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
- 134.7 km/h27th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h36th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 435th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 42.0 %55th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 33.8 km27th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.59 km32nd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.2 %68th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.6 %21st percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.5 %48th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1037th percentile | 287th percentile | 20.0 %98th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 198th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 190th percentile | 50.0 %100th percentile |
| Long range | 651st percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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FLANolan Allan: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Nolan Allan have in 2026-27?
Nolan Allan has 2 goals and 3 points (1 assist) in 10 games in 2026-27.
How old is Nolan Allan?
Nolan Allan is 23 years old: he was born on April 28, 2003.
How tall is Nolan Allan, and how much does he weigh?
Nolan Allan is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Nolan Allan from?
Canada: Nolan Allan was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
What team does Nolan Allan play for?
Nolan Allan plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 5.
Is Nolan Allan injured?
No: Nolan Allan is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Nolan Allan?
Nolan Allan produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 277th of 314 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 2 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Nolan Allan make?
Nolan Allan earns $825K for the 2024-25 season. His Value Rating is 7 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Nolan Allan's contract end?
Nolan Allan's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Nolan Allan overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 7 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Nolan Allan a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 277th of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Nolan Allan played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Nolan Allan has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist).
What are Nolan Allan's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Nolan Allan has 53 games, 3 goals, 8 assists and 11 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 8 points in 43 games.
Where was Nolan Allan drafted?
Nolan Allan was drafted 32nd overall (round 1) by Chicago Blackhawks in 2021.
Is Nolan Allan better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.40 points per game at home (2 in 5 games) and 0.20 on the road (1 in 5 games).
How does Nolan Allan perform in the playoffs?
Nolan Allan has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Nolan Allan a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 9 points in 2026-27, or 0.32 points per game.
What is Nolan Allan's nationality?
Nolan Allan is Canadian. Internationally: Team Canada: 2023 World Junior Champion (1 goal, 1 assist in seven games).
What awards has Nolan Allan won?
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2023.
How many championships has Nolan Allan won?
2: Ed Chynoweth Cup 2023 with the Seattle Thunderbirds (2023 WHL playoff champions); Gold medal at the 2023 World Junior Championship with Team Canada.
Where did Nolan Allan play before turning pro?
WHL junior: selected by the Prince Albert Raiders in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft (1st round, 3rd overall); named Raiders captain prior to 2022–23; traded to the Seattle Thunderbirds on November 16, 2022.
How many points is Nolan Allan projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 9 points in 28 games in 2026-27 (3 to 15 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his San Jose Sharks teammates
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