C · OTT · NHL id 8476393
Nick Cousins has played 81 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, scoring 9 goals and 14 assists (23 points) on 79 shots while averaging 11:25 a night (11:18 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 59% of his 5v5 minutes with Shane Pinto and 59% with Michael Amadio over the last 10 games, and the Senators have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Cousins on the ice (36-27 in goals, 58% offensive-zone starts). In the Senators' most recent game against CAR he was on L4 with Lars Eller and Fabian Zetterlund and off the power play; dropped to L4 (from L1) in the last game. He is shooting 11.4% this season against 8.2% across the 665 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 25 game vs CAR, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 20 games, 11:56 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 10 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
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 · 141 attempts, 81 on goal, 9 goals
Shot map, OPP at OTT: 141 attempts, 81 on goal, 9 goals, 9.03 expected goals; best chance Nick Cousins at 0.48 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 23 points vs 19.2 expected
Last 20 games: -29. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.4%
- 100.5
- 63.9%
- G vs xG
- 9 / 7.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:16 a game, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.113 xG per attempt lately vs 0.080 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →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 played81
- Goals9320th of 715
- Assists14384th of 715
- Points23369th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal79396th of 715
- Hits16949th of 715
- Blocked shots41325th of 715
- Plus/minus+8141st of 715
- Penalty minutes9216th of 715
- Faceoffs won13295th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.2%173rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.1%133rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)56.2%68th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)56.4%58th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)55.2%119th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.0%88th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.98311th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.03629th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.548th of 719
- Faceoff win %46.4%
- Draw Equity /100−0.101
Usage
- Ice time per game11:25628th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03562nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %58.1%182nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.30693rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1005281st of 719
- Goals above expected+1.3172nd of 715
- Luck Meter+41113th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1419th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts38474th of 715
- Hardest shot86.6437th of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.1%142nd 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 · 79 of 81 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.029
- Season net
- −0.44xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.98
- Attempts
- 15
- 0.049
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L4Jan 28, 2026 alerts →
- Played 11:33 less than his 5-game averageJan 25, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L2Apr 21, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Oct 28, 2023 alerts →
- Played 5:08 more than his 5-game averageOct 28, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Jun 10, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Apr 26, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Jan 15, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
22 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 9.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 5, 2026 @ PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 27.9 | rebound | |
| Jan 28, 2026 vs COL | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 17.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 17.2 | — | |
| Dec 15, 2025 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 26.4 | 4-on-2 | |
| Nov 20, 2025 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 76.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 9, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | loose | 2* | 19.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 27, 2025 vs BOS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 37.3 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Oct 25, 2025 @ WSH | Rebound | carry | 1 | 20.1 | 1-on-0, rebound | |
| Apr 15, 2025 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 45.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 22, 2024 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 59.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 19, 2024 @ CGY | Cycle | — | 2 | 42.5 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 46.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 1, 2024 @ ANA | Deflection | pass | 2 | 14.9 | — | |
| Oct 27, 2024 @ COL | Rebound | — | 2 | 22.0 | rebound | |
| Apr 9, 2024 vs OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 56.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 4, 2024 @ OTT | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 50.2 | 3-on-1 | |
| Mar 5, 2024 @ NJD | Deflection | — | 2 | 20.1 | deflection | |
| Mar 5, 2024 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 45.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Feb 24, 2024 vs WSH | Deflection | — | 0 | 24.2 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2023 vs CBJ | Rush | pass | 0 | 49.4 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2023 vs SEA | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 34.4 | — |
* 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 Cousins
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Cousins apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio | C | 56 | 383:45 | 40% | 49.5% | 43% (10-13) | 52.1% 285:23 | 49.4% 438:25 |
| Shane Pinto | C | 46 | 348:01 | 36% | 51.8% | 52% (12-11) | 51.8% 219:57 | 45.8% 294:14 |
| Artem Zub | D | 77 | 326:32 | 34% | 49.1% | 54% (13-11) | 53.2% 555:08 | 51.7% 974:40 |
| Jordan Spence | D | 74 | 292:44 | 31% | 57.3% | 48% (10-11) | 49.7% 528:33 | 60.6% 968:00 |
| Tyler Kleven | D | 67 | 258:39 | 27% | 55.0% | 54% (7-6) | 52.8% 480:07 | 52.2% 779:11 |
| Thomas Chabot | D | 60 | 255:28 | 27% | 52.5% | 55% (11-9) | 52.1% 435:24 | 52.4% 823:13 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | 64 | 244:30 | 26% | 54.4% | 61% (11-7) | 50.8% 475:47 | 54.9% 863:56 |
| Lars Eller | C | 44 | 228:09 | 24% | 51.4% | 58% (7-5) | 50.7% 270:07 | 44.4% 217:21 |
| Nick Jensen | D | 59 | 217:21 | 23% | 49.6% | 69% (11-5) | 55.4% 428:30 | 48.2% 710:06 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | D | 52 | 192:52 | 20% | 40.6% | 42% (5-7) | 55.4% 383:01 | 46.6% 555:48 |
| Tim Stützle | LW | 43 | 119:47 | 13% | 47.7% | 53% (8-7) | 52.1% 342:05 | 52.1% 460:08 |
| David Perron | LW | 19 | 107:26 | 11% | 67.9% | 100% (7-0) | 50.9% 91:04 | 49.4% 100:16 |
| Ridly Greig | C | 33 | 93:36 | 10% | 48.8% | 67% (2-1) | 53.8% 286:55 | 54.0% 348:20 |
| Stephen Halliday | C | 19 | 84:31 | 9% | 55.5% | 60% (3-2) | 51.9% 87:16 | 52.8% 35:53 |
Game log
85 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25PO | vs CAR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7:18 | 7:07 | — | — |
| Apr 23PO | vs CAR | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 7:32 | 7:26 | 0:06 | — |
| Apr 20PO | @ CAR | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100% | 15:04 | 14:45 | — | — |
| Apr 18PO | @ CAR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:49 | 11:46 | 0:03 | — |
| Apr 15 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13:56 | 13:56 | — | — |
| Apr 12 | @ NJD | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 13:50 | 13:33 | 0:17 | — |
| Apr 11 | @ NYI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:55 | 10:47 | 0:08 | — |
| Apr 9 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14:31 | 14:31 | — | — |
| Apr 7 | vs TBL | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:44 | 11:31 | — | — |
| Apr 5 | vs CAR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 100% | 14:40 | 14:40 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | vs MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 100% | 13:05 | 12:59 | 0:06 | — |
| Apr 2 | vs BUF | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:25 | 10:25 | — | — |
| Mar 31 | @ FLA | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:09 | 10:49 | 0:20 | — |
| Mar 28 | @ TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 11:05 | 11:05 | — | — |
| Mar 26 | vs PIT | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 12:32 | 12:32 | — | — |
| Mar 24 | @ DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 12:20 | 12:20 | — | — |
| Mar 23 | @ NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 9:53 | 9:26 | 0:17 | — |
| Mar 21 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 11:51 | 11:51 | — | — |
| Mar 19 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 12:37 | 12:37 | — | — |
| Mar 18 | @ WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 13:20 | 13:20 | — | — |
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 | 81 | 925:18 | 11:25 | 847 | 778 | 52.1% | 53.0% | 390 | 314 | 36 | 28 | 56% | 37.8 | 29.4 | 58% |
| Even strength | 81 | 915:54 | 11:18 | 843 | 771 | 52.2% | 53.1% | 389 | 310 | 36 | 27 | 57% | 37.3 | 29.1 | 58% |
| 5v5 | 81 | 915:54 | 11:18 | 843 | 771 | 52.2% | 53.1% | 389 | 310 | 36 | 27 | 57% | 37.3 | 29.1 | 58% |
| Power play | 22 | 4:24 | 0:12 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 75% |
| Penalty kill | 4 | 0:24 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 22 | 4:24 | 0:12 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 75% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 8 | 2:14 | 0:17 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 8 | 2:22 | 0:18 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | — |
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 | OTT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 16 | 0 | 10:26 |
| 2025-26 | OTT | 81 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +8 | 92 | 79 | 11.4% | 169 | 41 | 11:25 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | OTT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 14 | 1 | 9:20 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 41 | 68 | 8.8% | 85 | 26 | 11:54 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | FLA | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20 | 9 | 0.0% | 18 | 9 | 8:42 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 69 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +1 | 64 | 111 | 6.3% | 130 | 33 | 12:11 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | FLA | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 7.7% | 56 | 17 | 14:26 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 79 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -1 | 38 | 102 | 8.8% | 87 | 36 | 11:02 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | NSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 12:22 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 68 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 31 | 103 | 8.7% | 66 | 28 | 12:28 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | NSH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 7 | 6 | 17:21 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +4 | 41 | 60 | 8.3% | 48 | 16 | 13:22 |
| 2019-20 | VGK, MTL | 65 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 115 | 8.7% | 91 | 31 | 13:31 |
| 2018-19 | ARI | 81 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -8 | 35 | 144 | 4.9% | 115 | 51 | 13:33 |
| 2017-18 | ARI | 71 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 31 | 119 | 10.1% | 117 | 39 | 12:52 |
Nick Cousins news
- Canadiens fans have not forgotten Nick Cousins and they made it very clearMontreal Hockey Fanatics
- Nick Cousins HomeNHL.com
- Nick Cousins Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Nick Cousins StatsNHL.com
- Nick Cousins On His New Deal In Ottawa: 'To Get Two Years Was Huge For My Family'Yahoo Sports
- Video - Poor Cuz Gets Richer: Veteran Winger Nick Cousins Signs A Two-Year DealThe Hockey News
- Senators re-sign forward Nick Cousins to two-year deal ahead of free agencyCastanet
- Senators re-sign Nick Cousins on two-year, $3.175M contractSportsnet.ca
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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.