C · VGK · NHL id 8475343
Nic Dowd has played 1 game for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 0 shots while averaging 12:37 a night (11:21 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 1:15 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 78% of his 5v5 minutes with Marc Gatcomb and 75% with Braeden Bowman in his only game so far, and the Golden Knights have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Dowd on the ice (1-1 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Golden Knights' most recent game against CHI he was on L4 with Marc Gatcomb and Braeden Bowman and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs CHI, detected from shift data
- 1 P in last 1 (0.25/GP before)
- +0:54 5v5 TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:37 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 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 21 points vs 18.9 expected
Last 20 games: -29. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 7.6%
- 98.5
- 80.8%
- G vs xG
- 5 / 8.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals5443rd of 715
- Assists16328th of 715
- Points21393rd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal66463rd of 715
- Hits14085th of 715
- Blocked shots50259th of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes7338th of 715
- Faceoffs won47657th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.2%361st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.6%338th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.1%550th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.0%553rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.5%434th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.1%392nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.67446th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.007145th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.17676th of 719
- Faceoff win %49.2%118th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.003108th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game14:33453rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:04541st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %25.1%702nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.77647th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO985495th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.5646th of 715
- Luck Meter−24564th of 828
- Ascension score53130th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1447th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts67318th of 715
- Hardest shot82.5616th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.1%616th 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 · 75 of 75 games through the sequence engine
- −0.024
- Season net
- −0.36xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.003
- Season
- −0.03G
- 49.2%968 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 63-62 · NZ 146-164 · DZ 267-266
- Per 60
- 0.67
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.017
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 L3 from L4Jun 6, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Nov 17, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Jan 20, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Dec 21, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
34 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 @ COL | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 65.8 | — | |
| Apr 24, 2026 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 39.1 | — | |
| Apr 19, 2026 vs UTA | Deflection | — | 0 | 34.5 | deflection | |
| Mar 28, 2026 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.6 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs NYI | Cycle | carry | 2* | 13.8 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 55.3 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs CAR | Deflection | — | 1* | 32.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 21, 2025 vs SEA | Deflection | carry | 1 | 26.4 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 10, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | pass | 3 | 13.1 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 65.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 11, 2025 @ ANA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 54.5 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs FLA | Rush | carry | 0 | 30.4 | one-timer | |
| Dec 29, 2024 @ DET | Cycle | — | 4* | 4.3 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2024 @ TOR | Rebound | — | 0 | 50.5 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2024 @ TOR | Deflection | dump | 1* | 50.0 | deflection | |
| Dec 3, 2024 vs SJS | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 56.8 | one-timer | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 38.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 18, 2024 @ UTA | Rebound | pass | 0 | 34.5 | 3-on-2, one-timer, rebound | |
| Nov 2, 2024 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 17.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 vs NYR | Deflection | dump | 0 | 44.8 | 6-on-0, deflection | |
| Oct 23, 2024 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 76.2 | 4-on-2 | |
| Oct 22, 2024 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 21.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 15, 2024 vs BOS | Rush | loose | 0 | 10.3 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 3* | 11.3 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2024 @ TOR | Deflection | pass | 1 | 39.6 | deflection | |
| Mar 26, 2024 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 58.3 | — | |
| Feb 11, 2024 vs VAN | Deflection | dump | 0 | 40.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 13, 2024 vs NYR | Deflection | — | 0 | 15.8 | — | |
| Jan 7, 2024 vs LAK | Rush | carry | 0 | 45.2 | — | |
| Jan 5, 2024 vs CAR | Rush | loose | 1 | 37.5 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2023 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 32.0 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2023 @ CHI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 4.2 | rebound | |
| Nov 30, 2023 @ ANA | Deflection | — | 0 | 11.5 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2023 @ NYI | Rebound | loose | 0 | 5.7 | rebound |
* 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 Dowd
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Dowd apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Gatcomb | C | 1 | 8:51 | 78% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 2:30 | 0.0% 1:40 |
| Braeden Bowman | RW | 1 | 8:29 | 75% | 46.2% | 0% (0-1) | 57.1% 2:52 | 0.0% 1:06 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 1 | 5:14 | 46% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 61.5% 6:07 | 60.9% 13:53 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 5:11 | 46% | 62.5% | 100% (1-0) | 41.7% 6:10 | 53.3% 11:39 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 1 | 4:26 | 39% | 62.5% | 100% (1-0) | 41.7% 6:55 | 51.9% 10:53 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 1 | 4:06 | 36% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 61.5% 7:15 | 52.4% 13:11 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 2:04 | 18% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:17 | 66.7% 14:33 |
| Brett Howden | C | 1 | 1:55 | 17% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 42.9% 9:26 | 61.9% 13:51 |
| Shea Theodore | D | 1 | 1:41 | 15% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:40 | 60.0% 14:40 |
| Mitch Marner | C | 1 | 1:02 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 47.4% 10:19 | 55.0% 14:29 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53% | 12:37 | 11:21 | 0:01 | 1:15 |
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 | 12:37 | 12:37 | 11 | 12 | 47.8% | 50.0% | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 25% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:21 | 11:21 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | 56.3% | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:21 | 11:21 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | 56.3% | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:01 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:15 | 1:15 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 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 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12:37 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 | 25 | 12.0% | 61 | 19 | 13:30 |
| 2025-26 | VGK, WSH | 75 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 73 | 66 | 7.6% | 140 | 50 | 14:33 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WSH | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 10 | 0.0% | 23 | 22 | 15:08 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 82 | 14 | 13 | 27 | +7 | 56 | 86 | 16.3% | 128 | 82 | 15:11 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WSH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 20 | 5 | 13:57 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 47 | 61 | 19.7% | 118 | 72 | 15:12 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +6 | 26 | 62 | 21.0% | 136 | 61 | 13:21 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 8 | 12.5% | 20 | 2 | 12:10 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +10 | 44 | 90 | 11.1% | 139 | 53 | 14:16 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 20 | 5 | 15:56 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 56 | 11 | 4 | 15 | +4 | 31 | 68 | 16.2% | 109 | 40 | 14:22 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +11 | 28 | 52 | 13.5% | 117 | 26 | 10:50 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WSH | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 16.7% | 9 | 4 | 10:10 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +10 | 20 | 47 | 17.0% | 97 | 37 | 10:18 |
| 2017-18 | VAN, LAK | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 28 | 51 | 5.9% | 81 | 30 | 10:32 |
Nic Dowd news
- Nic Dowd scores goal for Golden KnightsESPN
- Nic Dowd StatsNHL.com
- Nic Dowd HomeNHL.com
- Nic Dowd Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Bruins Trade Pitch Sends Pavel Zacha to Vegas For Nic Dowd, First-Round PickYahoo Sports
- Where Did Former 2025-26 Washington Capitals Land?The Hockey Writers
- Nic Dowd will serve an integral role for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27Vegas Hockey Knight
- Golden Knights’ Forward Group Matured Last SeasonThe Hockey Writers
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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.