D · SJS · NHL id 8477498
Darnell Nurse has played 1 game for the San Jose Sharks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 17:07 a night (14:03 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 3:04 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 91% of his 5v5 minutes with Michael Kesselring and 44% with Ivar Stenberg in his only game so far, and the Sharks have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Nurse on the ice (0-0 in goals). In the Sharks' most recent game against FLA he was on D2 with Michael Kesselring and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs FLA, detected from shift data
- −5:11 5v5 TOI
- On-ice xGF/60 1.36 (was 2.14)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:07 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at SJS: 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.01 expected goals; best chance Darnell Nurse at 0.01 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 24 points vs 27.1 expected
Last 20 games: -47. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.3%
- 97.6
- 36.4%
- G vs xG
- 7 / 6.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:42 a game, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals7376th of 715
- Assists17312th of 715
- Points24359th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal164116th of 715
- Hits13790th of 715
- Blocked shots1679th of 715
- Plus/minus−12592nd of 715
- Penalty minutes10411th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.2%443rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.1%390th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.0%445th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.9%449th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.7%326th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.3%499th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.90344th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.095628th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.25454th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:5886th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:14458th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %53.0%282nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.94665th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO976558th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.8216th of 715
- Luck Meter−25565th of 828
- Ascension score41398th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.275th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts101193rd of 715
- Hardest shot94.5104th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.1%533rd of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.063
- Season net
- −1.62xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.90
- Attempts
- 23
- 0.018
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 D1 from D2Apr 9, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 8, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 26, 2021 alerts →
- Played 5:55 more than his 5-game averageJan 26, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 7, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Feb 23, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 19, 2020 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 16, 2019 alerts →
How the goals happened
27 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 72.2 | 3-on-1 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 0 | 66.8 | one-timer | |
| Nov 19, 2025 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 63.3 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2025 @ WSH | Deflection | carry | 2 | 37.6 | deflection | |
| Oct 30, 2025 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 4 | 7.3 | 4-on-2 | |
| Oct 30, 2025 vs NYR | Dump and chase | dump | 4* | 74.3 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Oct 25, 2025 @ SEA | Deflection | — | 1* | 57.5 | — | |
| Jun 12, 2025 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 66.3 | — | |
| May 8, 2025 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 72.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| May 1, 2025 vs LAK | Rush | carry | 2* | 70.4 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2025 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 80.0 | one-timer | |
| Jan 3, 2025 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 65.9 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2024 vs NYR | Rush | loose | 0 | 20.8 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2024 vs NSH | Cycle | carry | 3 | 65.6 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 14, 2024 vs NSH | Cycle | — | 3* | 69.8 | — | |
| Jun 21, 2024 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 9.9 | 4-on-0 | |
| Jun 15, 2024 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 70.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 12, 2024 vs ARI | Point shot | — | 2 | 59.3 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs BUF | Point shot | — | 2* | 58.8 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2024 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 70.7 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2024 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 73.4 | — | |
| Jan 11, 2024 @ DET | Rush | carry | 0 | 53.5 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2023 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 31.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 30, 2023 @ WPG | Rush | carry | 1 | 35.3 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2023 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 66.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 4, 2023 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 18.8 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2023 vs WPG | Cycle | carry | 1 | 52.0 | 2-on-1 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Nurse
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Nurse apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kesselring | D | 1 | 12:18 | 91% | 47.6% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 1:13 | 100.0% 2:36 |
| Ivar Stenberg | LW | 1 | 5:54 | 44% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 7:37 | 42.9% 7:12 |
| Will Smith | C | 1 | 5:40 | 42% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:51 | 72.7% 7:22 |
| Macklin Celebrini | C | 1 | 5:39 | 42% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 7:52 | 76.9% 8:29 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 1 | 5:28 | 40% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 38.5% 8:03 | 50.0% 8:04 |
| Collin Graf | RW | 1 | 4:54 | 36% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 43.8% 8:37 | 46.7% 8:43 |
| Mason Marchment | LW | 1 | 3:57 | 29% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 38.9% 9:34 | 76.9% 7:47 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | LW | 1 | 1:44 | 13% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 11:47 | 57.1% 8:51 |
| Barclay Goodrow | C | 1 | 1:34 | 12% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 11:57 | 40.0% 7:00 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | C | 1 | 1:27 | 11% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 12:04 | 44.4% 6:27 |
| Igor Chernyshov | LW | 1 | 1:27 | 11% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 43.5% 12:04 | 27.8% 6:46 |
| Tyler Toffoli | C | 1 | 1:20 | 10% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 41.7% 12:11 | 23.5% 7:35 |
| Michael Misa | C | 1 | 1:12 | 9% | — | — (0-0) | 44.0% 12:19 | 33.3% 8:41 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,532 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
48th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
61st percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Nurse's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Nurse's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 17:07 | 14:03 | — | 3:04 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 17:07 | 17:07 | 12 | 24 | 33.3% | 34.8% | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:03 | 14:03 | 12 | 14 | 46.2% | 57.1% | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 13:31 | 13:31 | 11 | 14 | 44.0% | 53.8% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 3:04 | 3:04 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 3:04 | 3:04 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 5 | 17:07 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 12 | 12 | 23:08 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -12 | 104 | 164 | 4.3% | 137 | 167 | 20:58 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 31 | 43 | 7.0% | 57 | 43 | 23:16 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 76 | 5 | 28 | 33 | +11 | 72 | 188 | 2.7% | 161 | 136 | 22:22 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | EDM | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 12 | 43 | 4.7% | 49 | 62 | 18:50 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 81 | 10 | 22 | 32 | +3 | 79 | 181 | 5.5% | 168 | 172 | 21:54 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | EDM | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 21 | 21 | 0.0% | 37 | 29 | 23:02 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 82 | 12 | 31 | 43 | +26 | 64 | 203 | 5.9% | 146 | 164 | 23:30 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | EDM | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 26 | 28 | 7.1% | 36 | 33 | 21:07 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | +18 | 54 | 203 | 4.4% | 196 | 132 | 25:03 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | EDM | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.0% | 9 | 10 | 38:39 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | +27 | 57 | 154 | 10.4% | 117 | 100 | 25:38 |
| 2019-20 | EDM | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | -2 | 48 | 170 | 2.9% | 172 | 141 | 23:27 |
| 2018-19 | EDM | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | -5 | 87 | 196 | 5.1% | 162 | 146 | 23:49 |
| 2017-18 | EDM | 82 | 6 | 20 | 26 | +15 | 67 | 194 | 3.1% | 161 | 153 | 22:15 |
Darnell Nurse news
- Darnell Nurse Honored to Wear the A as Sharks Alternate CaptainYahoo Sports
- Goodrow on Why Darnell Nurse Deserves to Be a Sharks Alternate CaptainYahoo Sports
- Barclay Goodrow on Darnell Nurse as Sharks Alternate CaptainYahoo Sports
- Darnell Nurse on Being Named San Jose Sharks Alternate CaptainYahoo Sports
- Something Feels Different in Edmonton This Time AroundNHL Trade Talk
- Darnell Nurse on First Preseason Game, Stenberg's Goals and Young Sharks DefensemenYahoo Sports
- Darnell Nurse explains why Sharks were attractive destination in offseason tradeNBC Sports Bay Area & California
- Darnell Nurse Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSNTSN
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.