Nicolas Hague

Shoots left · 27 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	1	18:34
Last season	62	3	12	15	56	19:38

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Role

Where he fits on Nashville right now.

Line: P2 with R. Josi · 13:39 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
Ice time: 18:34 a game, 4th-most among Nashville defensemen · 18:01 5-on-5
Competition: Easier opponents than 59% of defensemen · home 66%, road tougher than 57%
Tougher opponents than 64% of defensemen · home 59%, road 59%

What’s changed

N. Hague is no longer killing penalties: 5% of the team’s shorthanded time in 4 games, down from 42% last season.

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Fast bursts
0.7 bursts /60less often than 88% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.14 expected goals /60behind 77% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 1182.42 takeaways /60better than 81% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Hardest shot
72.4 mphsofter than 94% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
38.6% of his timeless than 85% of defensemen
Creating chances
−0.12 expected goals /60behind 76% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Nicolas HagueAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 62, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.10 expected goals /60bottom 27%
−0.12 expected goals /60bottom 24%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 35%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
8.5 shot attempts /60bottom 33%
9.0 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.14 expected goals /60bottom 23%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 41%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.29 first assists /60bottom 20%
0.32 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.67 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.83 expected goals for /60bottom 31%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 117top 35%3.76 hits /60top 36%
hitting score 109top 37%4.04 hits /60top 31%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 79bottom 19%2.79 blocks /60bottom 7%
blocking score 102average4.85 blocks /60top 31%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 107top 36%0.84 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 118top 19%2.42 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.34 penalties drawn /60bottom 26%
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 41%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.86 penalties taken /60bottom 27%
0.70 penalties taken /60bottom 44%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

Show

98 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

6 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left19
Wide right13
Over the net6
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other2

41 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left2
Wide right2
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

5 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.4 mphtop 33%
20.8 mphtop 43%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
0.7 bursts /60bottom 12%
0.8 bursts /60bottom 29%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
95.1 mphtop 33%
72.4 mphbottom 6%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.32 miles /60bottom 37%
8.21 miles /60bottom 22%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
43.6% of his timetop 17%
38.6% of his timebottom 15%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.