Nick Blankenburg

#37Defenseman5'9"179 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

SOG

11.1% SH

16:48

TOI/GP

D · COL · NHL id 8483565

Nick Blankenburg has played 61 games for the Colorado Avalanche in 2025-26, scoring 8 goals and 16 assists (24 points) on 72 shots while averaging 16:48 a night (13:45 at even strength, 1:25 on the power play and 1:19 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 43% of his 5v5 minutes with Brent Burns and 34% with Ross Colton over the last 10 games, and the Avalanche have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Blankenburg on the ice (30-38 in goals, 49% offensive-zone starts). In the Avalanche's most recent game against VGK he was on D3 with Brent Burns and off the power play. He is shooting 11.1% this season against 8.2% across the 181 games in our data.

Right now

From the May 22 game vs VGK, detected from shift data

Pair

Brent Burns

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 5: D3 · D3 · D3 · D3 · D3

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, 11:30 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 speed40th4121.4 mph

Bursts 20+ mph57th5727

Hardest shot46th4690.0 mph

Offensive-zone time92nd9245.3%

Distance skated50th51147.1 mi

High-danger SOG80th818

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 · 204 attempts, 74 on goal, 9 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 · 24 points vs 17.1 expected

Luck Meter →

Hold

Luck meter+46

Last 20 games: +24. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+2.6 G

On-ice SH%−4.1 G

On-ice SV%−1.4 G

IPP+6.2 G

Points vs expected+7.0 P

: 11.1%
: 97.8
: 52.2%
G vs xG: 8 / 5.4

• Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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

Fantasy box score

Games played61
Goals8344th of 715
Assists16328th of 715
Points24359th of 715
Power-play points7211th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal72430th of 715
Hits55360th of 715
Blocked shots59203rd of 715
Plus/minus−10561st of 715
Penalty minutes10608th of 715
Faceoffs won0451st of 715

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

Corsi (CF%)53.4%117th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)52.3%169th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)50.8%282nd of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.5%298th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)58.0%38th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)52.9%159th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.29619th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.052423rd of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4065th of 719
Faceoff win %0.0%
Draw Equity /100−0.220

Usage

Ice time per game16:48312th of 715
Power-play time per game1:25278th of 715
Power-play share40.7%231st of 713
Ice-time share27.6%312th of 715
Offensive-zone start %48.9%400th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.4176th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO978547th of 719
Goals above expected+2.696th of 715
Luck Meter+4698th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.4621st of 715
20+ mph bursts27551st of 715
Hardest shot90.0260th of 715
Offensive-zone time45.3%68th 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 · 60 of 61 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.063
Season net: −0.87xG

Offensive TK/600.22 (3)

Offensive GV/600.44 (6)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.29 (4)

Defensive TK/600.58 (8)

Defensive GV/602.47 (34)

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

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.29
Attempts: 4
: 0.039

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

Method Leaders

Season: +1.43G
Per 60: +0.083
Drawn / taken: 12 / 5minors

Method Leaders

: 50.5%
: 58.0%
: 50.8%
Transition CF/60: 4.6
Turnovers won/60: 21.5
Turnovers lost/60: 20.2

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

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

72 shots on goal, 8 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
R Point	19%	6%	1
Center Point	21%	9%	3
Low Slot	11%	23%	2
L Circle	1%	13%	0
Outside R	11%	4%	0
High Slot	1%	7%	0
R Net Side	7%	3%	1

Role changes

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

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Moved down to D3 from D1Nov 22, 2025 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Mar 11, 2025 alerts →
Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 23, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D3Feb 19, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D3Feb 18, 2023 alerts →

How his goals happened

13 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
May 3, 2026 vs MIN	Odd-man rush	carry	0	48.7	2-on-1
Apr 16, 2026 vs SEA	Cycle	—	3	21.5	—
Apr 11, 2026 vs VGK	Forecheck turnover	—	0	31.3	—
Jan 27, 2026 @ BOS	Forecheck turnover	carry	2*	65.3	—
Jan 6, 2026 @ EDM	Dump and chase	dump	2	64.9	one-timer
Nov 29, 2025 vs WPG	Point shot	—	4*	69.0	one-timer
Nov 26, 2025 @ DET	Rush	carry	0	16.1	—
Nov 24, 2025 vs FLA	Deflection	—	1	41.8	—
Nov 3, 2025 vs VAN	Forecheck turnover	—	0	74.0	—
Apr 10, 2025 @ UTA	Point shot	—	3*	61.2	—
Jan 21, 2025 vs SJS	Cycle	—	2	22.7	—
Dec 27, 2024 @ STL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	16.7	—
Dec 21, 2024 vs LAK	Rebound	—	0	8.5	rebound

* 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 Blankenburg

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Blankenburg apart	CF% mate apart
Nicolas Hague	D	32	364:50	42%	52.4%	46% (11-13)	49.3% 114:53	51.2% 177:47
Erik Haula	LW	48	196:05	23%	55.0%	25% (2-6)	52.4% 476:23	49.6% 401:50
Michael Bunting	LW	48	195:56	22%	53.0%	35% (7-13)	53.3% 476:32	53.3% 406:22
Luke Evangelista	RW	46	185:58	21%	61.9%	69% (9-4)	50.3% 463:13	58.5% 471:50
Filip Forsberg	LW	48	177:28	20%	59.0%	62% (8-5)	51.1% 491:46	54.1% 530:42
Matthew Wood	RW	44	165:02	19%	51.5%	43% (6-8)	54.0% 452:08	51.7% 275:52
Michael McCarron	RW	46	161:06	18%	45.5%	15% (2-11)	55.8% 482:27	45.5% 375:21
Steven Stamkos	C	46	159:36	18%	52.6%	42% (5-7)	54.4% 479:40	51.0% 458:46
Fedor Svechkov	C	41	146:09	17%	50.7%	47% (7-8)	55.6% 428:11	53.9% 302:35
Ryan O'Reilly	C	45	143:38	16%	59.2%	60% (9-6)	52.4% 491:34	55.6% 494:22
Tyson Jost	C	37	128:35	15%	50.7%	45% (5-6)	56.7% 396:18	47.7% 251:59
Jonathan Marchessault	C	30	112:08	13%	49.3%	20% (2-8)	53.0% 303:40	49.8% 292:20
Spencer Stastney	D	12	95:48	11%	63.5%	83% (5-1)	43.8% 52:55	60.0% 41:20
Cole Smith	LW	27	95:30	11%	50.0%	20% (1-4)	54.2% 288:03	48.6% 238:22

Game log

66 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
May 22PO	vs VGK	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	9:21	9:21	—	—
May 9PO	@ MIN	L 1-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	7:54	7:54	—	—
May 5PO	vs MIN	W 5-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	7:08	6:30	—	—
May 3PO	vs MIN	W 9-6	1	0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	—	10:06	10:06	—	—
Apr 26PO	@ LAK	W 5-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	—	12:35	12:35	—	—
Apr 16	vs SEA	W 2-0	1	0	1	+1	3	0	1	0	—	15:24	14:39	—	0:45
Apr 14	@ CGY	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	—	14:28	14:17	—	—
Apr 13	@ EDM	W 2-1	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	—	10:14	10:14	—	—
Apr 11	vs VGK	OTL 2-3	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	3	—	14:06	13:13	—	0:53
Apr 9	vs CGY	W 3-1	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	—	14:37	14:37	—	—
Apr 7	@ STL	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	—	13:27	13:27	—	—
Apr 5	vs STL	L 2-3	0	1	1	+2	1	0	1	0	—	11:38	11:38	—	—
Apr 4	@ DAL	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	11:57	11:57	—	—
Apr 1	vs VAN	L 6-8	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	—	11:08	11:08	—	—
Mar 16	vs PIT	L 2-7	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	—	11:10	11:10	—	—
Mar 14	@ WPG	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	6:43	6:43	—	—
Mar 12	@ SEA	W 5-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	—	9:31	9:31	—	—
Mar 3	@ CBJ	L 2-3	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	—	17:53	13:32	0:31	3:13
Mar 2	vs DET	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	—	15:39	13:22	1:00	0:29
Feb 28	@ DAL	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	18:05	14:09	2:07	1:49

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	1024:37	16:48	1044	905	53.6%	52.5%	480	471	46	52	47%	46.8	52.6	55%
Even strength	61	838:17	13:45	878	764	53.5%	52.4%	394	388	33	38	46%	37.1	35.6	50%
5v5	61	824:41	13:31	867	755	53.5%	52.3%	388	382	30	38	44%	36.3	35.2	49%
Power play	45	86:07	1:55	111	29	79.3%	75.5%	53	20	10	0	100%	7.2	1.8	97%
Penalty kill	46	80:44	1:45	17	91	15.7%	17.8%	14	54	1	6	14%	0.6	7.7	8%
4v4	12	7:42	0:39	5	6	45.5%	45.5%	2	4	1	0	100%	0.3	0.2	100%
3v3 (OT)	6	5:54	0:59	6	3	66.7%	71.4%	4	2	2	0	100%	0.4	0.1	67%
5v4	45	83:16	1:51	105	29	78.4%	74.0%	49	20	10	0	100%	6.6	1.8	97%
4v5	46	80:44	1:45	17	91	15.7%	17.8%	14	54	1	6	14%	0.6	7.7	8%
5v3	3	2:38	0:53	5	0	100.0%	100.0%	4	0	0	0	—	0.5	0.0	100%
6v5, own net empty	18	16:58	0:57	35	17	67.3%	71.1%	17	6	2	6	25%	1.8	6.7	100%

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
2025-26Playoffs	COL	5	1	0	1	-2	2	2	50.0%	3	1	9:25
2025-26	COL, NSH	61	8	16	24	-10	10	72	11.1%	55	59	16:48
2024-25	NSH	60	4	12	16	-2	24	84	4.8%	53	74	19:33
2023-24	CBJ	12	1	0	1	+1	4	10	10.0%	21	15	16:13
2022-23	CBJ	36	4	10	14	-16	16	50	8.0%	61	49	19:10
2021-22	CBJ	7	1	2	3	-3	4	13	7.7%	19	12	17:34