Nick Bjugstad

#72Center6'6"209 lb

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2025-26 regular season

SOG

7.8% SH

10:56

TOI/GP

C · NJD · NHL id 8475760

Nick Bjugstad has played 61 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2025-26, scoring 6 goals and 3 assists (9 points) on 77 shots while averaging 10:56 a night (10:01 at even strength, 0:05 on the power play and 0:43 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 75% of his 5v5 minutes with Cody Glass and 67% with Lenni Hameenaho over the last 10 games, and the Devils have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Bjugstad on the ice (16-26 in goals, 43% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against BOS he was on L3 with Cody Glass and Maxim Tsyplakov and on PP2. He is shooting 7.8% this season against 9.4% across the 563 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 14 game vs BOS, detected from shift data

Line

Cody Glass Maxim Tsyplakov

Power play

PP2

Dougie Hamilton Jonas Siegenthaler Cody Glass Paul Cotter

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 5: L2 · L3 · L3 · L4 · L3

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

10 games shown, 11:02 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed25th2621.6 mph

Bursts 20+ mph55th5670

Hardest shot25th2581.0 mph

Offensive-zone time10th1038.5%

Distance skated43rd44111.2 mi

High-danger SOG44th4424

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 139 attempts, 77 on goal, 6 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 61 GP · 9 points vs 13.1 expected

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Luck meter-46

Last 20 games: -43. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−0.7 G

On-ice SH%−4.0 G

On-ice SV%−4.2 G

IPP−1.4 G

Points vs expected−4.0 P

: 7.8%
: 96.8
: 52.9%
G vs xG: 6 / 6.7

• Role rose over the last 10 games (5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
• Shot diet worsened: 0.053 xG per attempt lately vs 0.068 before.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played61
Goals6408th of 715
Assists3651st of 715
Points9577th of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points1111th of 715
Shots on goal77408th of 715
Hits108160th of 715
Blocked shots33412th of 715
Plus/minus−11576th of 715
Penalty minutes33251st of 715
Faceoffs won175144th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)44.9%637th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)46.5%566th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)43.5%635th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)44.0%624th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.1%541st of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)44.7%622nd of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.18218th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.020218th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4153rd of 719
Faceoff win %49.9%106th of 238
Draw Equity /100−0.016126th of 238

Usage

Ice time per game10:56645th of 715
Power-play time per game0:05527th of 715
Power-play share8.8%504th of 713
Ice-time share18.0%643rd of 715
Offensive-zone start %43.3%524th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.45553rd of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO968627th of 719
Goals above expected−0.7424th of 715
Luck Meter−46697th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.6564th of 715
20+ mph bursts70300th of 715
Hardest shot81.0656th of 715
Offensive-zone time38.5%648th of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 61 of 61 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.019
Season net: −0.19xG

Offensive TK/600.49 (5)

Offensive GV/600.69 (7)

Neutral TK/600.20 (2)

Neutral GV/600.49 (5)

Defensive TK/600.20 (2)

Defensive GV/600.88 (9)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.016
Season: −0.05G
: 49.9%351 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 38-44 · NZ 68-58 · DZ 69-74

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.18
Attempts: 12
: 0.033

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −1.02G
Per 60: −0.092
Drawn / taken: 11.5 / 16.5minors

Method Leaders

: 44.0%
: 46.1%
: 43.5%
Transition CF/60: 3.6
Turnovers won/60: 21.1
Turnovers lost/60: 21.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

77 shots on goal, 6 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
R Circle	18%	12%	1
Outside R	9%	4%	0
Center Point	4%	9%	0
R Net Side	8%	3%	0
L Net Side	8%	3%	0
L Point	1%	5%	0
R Point	3%	6%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to L3 from L4Mar 12, 2026 alerts →
Moved down to L4 from L2Jan 31, 2025 alerts →
Moved down to L4 from L3May 14, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Feb 13, 2023 alerts →
Dropped off PP1Mar 24, 2021 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Mar 10, 2021 alerts →
Moved up to L3 from L4Mar 6, 2021 alerts →
Dropped off PP1Mar 25, 2021 alerts →

How his goals happened

36 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Jan 16, 2026 vs TBL	Forecheck turnover	—	1	66.2	—
Jan 13, 2026 vs CAR	Odd-man rush	loose	1	65.6	2-on-0
Nov 6, 2025 @ BUF	Odd-man rush	carry	2	59.1	3-on-2
Nov 1, 2025 @ CBJ	Rush	carry	0	59.5	—
Oct 27, 2025 @ PIT	Rush	loose	2	16.7	—
Oct 13, 2025 @ VAN	Deflection	carry	3	45.4	2-on-1, deflection
Apr 14, 2025 @ NSH	Rush	carry	3	54.0	—
Apr 10, 2025 vs NSH	Forecheck turnover	—	0	48.3	—
Apr 5, 2025 vs WPG	Point shot	—	0	57.5	—
Jan 14, 2025 vs MTL	Cycle	—	3*	3.0	—
Nov 23, 2024 @ PIT	Deflection	dump	2	46.7	3-on-2, deflection
Nov 18, 2024 vs WSH	Rebound	—	3*	14.5	rebound
Nov 13, 2024 vs CAR	Point shot	—	0	12.1	—
Nov 13, 2024 vs CAR	Dump and chase	dump	0	43.2	—
Apr 5, 2024 vs VGK	Odd-man rush	pass	2*	49.0	3-on-2
Mar 30, 2024 vs NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	43.6	—
Mar 28, 2024 vs NSH	Odd-man rush	loose	4*	34.8	3-on-1
Mar 26, 2024 vs CBJ	Rush	carry	0	27.7	—
Mar 24, 2024 vs DAL	Rebound	—	0	14.3	rebound
Mar 14, 2024 @ DET	Odd-man rush	loose	0	27.5	3-on-2
Mar 12, 2024 @ MIN	Rush	carry	2*	62.8	—
Mar 8, 2024 vs DET	Forecheck turnover	—	0	52.3	one-timer
Mar 5, 2024 vs CHI	Odd-man rush	carry	0	67.6	3-on-1
Feb 27, 2024 @ MTL	Off the faceoff	—	3	16.3	—
Feb 19, 2024 vs EDM	Odd-man rush	pass	1	72.2	3-on-0
Feb 19, 2024 vs EDM	Odd-man rush	carry	0	67.5	2-on-1
Jan 22, 2024 vs PIT	Odd-man rush	carry	1*	50.2	2-on-1
Jan 13, 2024 @ MIN	Rush	carry	1*	62.7	—
Jan 13, 2024 @ MIN	Deflection	carry	2*	10.4	5-on-4, rebound
Jan 13, 2024 @ MIN	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	61.7	one-timer
Dec 4, 2023 vs WSH	Odd-man rush	carry	3	37.8	2-on-0, one-timer
Nov 30, 2023 vs COL	Odd-man rush	pass	0	4.1	4-on-2
Nov 22, 2023 vs STL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	61.6	—
Nov 11, 2023 @ NSH	Point shot	—	1	22.8	—
Oct 24, 2023 @ LAK	Rebound	carry	1	23.4	3-on-2, rebound
Oct 19, 2023 @ STL	Forecheck turnover	—	4*	60.1	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Bjugstad

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Bjugstad apart	CF% mate apart
Philip Broberg	D	34	142:15	23%	45.6%	45% (5-6)	46.4% 213:58	46.7% 497:32
Nathan Walker	LW	22	140:01	23%	48.0%	40% (4-6)	53.1% 86:19	50.9% 102:28
Colton Parayko	D	35	138:05	23%	40.7%	42% (5-7)	49.4% 228:09	46.9% 524:53
Paul Cotter	C	21	125:41	21%	45.1%	30% (3-7)	41.7% 68:06	50.0% 58:26
Maxim Tsyplakov	RW	18	124:24	20%	46.6%	25% (2-6)	44.9% 32:20	61.2% 31:20
Justin Faulk	D	34	120:43	20%	45.9%	50% (2-2)	45.4% 235:46	47.3% 488:05
Cam Fowler	D	34	111:56	18%	54.3%	14% (1-6)	41.5% 245:00	49.4% 483:04
Brenden Dillon	D	26	96:31	16%	39.3%	43% (3-4)	45.7% 147:40	52.0% 312:43
Simon Nemec	D	26	93:56	15%	44.6%	67% (4-2)	42.1% 150:15	53.0% 364:08
Tyler Tucker	D	30	93:20	15%	41.8%	40% (2-3)	49.9% 222:50	55.6% 300:00
Alexey Toropchenko	RW	13	92:26	15%	42.2%	13% (1-7)	60.0% 47:34	52.5% 35:38
Cody Glass	C	9	80:58	13%	41.0%	63% (5-3)	39.0% 19:57	73.3% 19:14
Jonas Siegenthaler	D	26	79:28	13%	44.0%	20% (2-8)	42.5% 164:43	53.3% 336:16
Logan Mailloux	D	24	76:08	12%	48.6%	0% (0-4)	46.5% 172:22	49.8% 248:45

Game log

61 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 14	@ BOS	L 0-4	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	78%	13:02	12:51	0:11	—
Apr 12	vs OTT	W 4-3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—	10:04	10:04	—	—
Apr 11	@ DET	W 5-3	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0%	11:56	11:56	—	—
Apr 9	vs PIT	L 2-5	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	—	14:06	14:06	—	—
Apr 7	vs PHI	L 1-5	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	—	11:55	11:55	—	—
Apr 5	@ MTL	W 3-0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	1	—	9:00	8:47	—	—
Apr 4	vs MTL	OTL 3-4	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0%	9:16	9:16	—	—
Apr 2	vs WSH	W 7-3	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	50%	12:59	11:39	—	1:20
Mar 31	@ NYR	L 1-4	0	0	-1	1	0	2	2	50%	11:08	10:21	—	0:47
Mar 29	vs CHI	W 5-3	0	0	-1	1	2	4	1	67%	7:04	7:04	—	—
Mar 28	@ CAR	L 2-5	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	9:19	9:10	0:09	—
Mar 26	@ NSH	W 4-2	0	0	-1	1	0	4	0	60%	9:24	9:24	—	—
Mar 24	@ DAL	W 6-4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	50%	6:33	5:44	—	0:49
Mar 20	@ WSH	L 1-2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0%	6:49	6:49	—	—
Mar 18	@ NYR	W 6-3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	57%	10:06	9:23	—	0:43
Mar 16	vs BOS	W 4-3	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	25%	7:42	7:06	—	0:36
Mar 14	vs LAK	W 6-4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20%	10:09	9:16	—	0:53
Mar 12	vs CGY	L 4-5	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	60%	11:15	11:15	—	—
Mar 8	vs DET	L 0-3	0	0	-1	3	0	2	1	50%	10:57	9:44	—	1:13
Mar 7	vs NYR	W 6-3	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0%	6:27	6:03	—	0:24

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	61	667:11	10:56	511	678	43.0%	44.6%	245	291	17	33	34%	22.9	32.8	40%
Even strength	61	610:54	10:01	486	596	44.9%	46.5%	230	255	16	26	38%	20.9	27.1	43%
5v5	61	610:25	10:00	486	596	44.9%	46.5%	230	255	16	26	38%	20.9	27.1	43%
Power play	12	4:35	0:23	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	0	0	0	0	—	0.1	0.0	100%
Penalty kill	41	43:53	1:04	17	67	20.2%	24.2%	13	29	1	5	17%	1.4	4.8	8%
5v4	12	4:35	0:23	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	0	0	0	0	—	0.1	0.0	100%
4v5	41	43:53	1:04	17	67	20.2%	24.2%	13	29	1	5	17%	1.4	4.8	8%
5v6, opponent net empty	10	6:33	0:39	4	15	21.1%	8.3%	0	7	0	2	0%	0.4	0.9	—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26	NJD, STL	61	6	3	9	-11	33	77	7.8%	108	33	10:56
2024-25	UTA	66	8	11	19	-2	16	115	7.0%	104	29	12:19
2023-24	ARI	76	22	23	45	+11	59	165	13.3%	118	48	17:27
2022-23Playoffs	EDM	12	3	0	3	-2	16	16	18.8%	45	8	13:34
2022-23	EDM, ARI	78	17	12	29	+13	34	145	11.7%	168	44	16:12
2021-22	MIN	57	7	6	13	-2	20	81	8.6%	99	14	10:16
2020-21Playoffs	MIN	6	1	0	1	0	2	11	9.1%	20	6	9:04
2020-21	MIN	44	6	11	17	+7	17	78	7.7%	48	22	11:49
2019-20	PIT	13	1	1	2	+3	8	18	5.6%	19	7	12:14
2018-19Playoffs	PIT	4	0	0	0	-3	2	11	0.0%	16	0	14:12
2018-19	PIT, FLA	64	14	12	26	+6	30	154	9.1%	126	27	15:07
2017-18	FLA	82	19	30	49	+5	41	230	8.3%	95	19	15:07

Nick Bjugstad news

Devils' Nick Bjugstad: Starting on injured non-roster
CBS SportsSep 28, 2026
Nick Bjugstad Injury: Starting on injured non-roster
rotowire.comSep 28, 2026
NHL Injury Notes: Hurricanes, Avs, Kings, Devils, Islanders, Maple Leafs and More
NHLRumors.comSep 18, 2026
Devils F Bjugstad out four-to-six months after pec surgery
TSNSep 17, 2026
Nick Bjugstad Injury: Slated to miss 4-6 months
RotoWireSep 17, 2026
Devils' Nick Bjugstad Out Four To Six Months
Pro Hockey RumorsSep 17, 2026
Devils' Bjugstad & Kovacevic Injury Updates
The Hockey WritersSep 17, 2026
Devils' Nick Bjugstad: Slated to miss 4-6 months
CBS SportsSep 17, 2026

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Nick Bjugstad news