C · CHI · NHL id 8483493
Frank Nazar has played 2 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 17:42 a night (14:01 at even strength, 1:54 on the power play and 1:41 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 43% of his 5v5 minutes with Bowen Byram and 42% with Artyom Levshunov over the last 2 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 55% of shot attempts with Nazar on the ice (0-2 in goals, 58% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against UTA he was on L3 with Teuvo Teravainen and Roman Kantserov and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs UTA, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 2 (0.70/GP before)
- PP1 in 0 of last 2 (was 19 of 20)
- −1:29 PP TOI
- 18% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 57%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 17:36 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 2 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, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CHI: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.38 expected goals; best chance Frank Nazar at 0.13 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 66 GP · 41 points vs 43.0 expected
Last 20 games: +11. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.9%
- 100.0
- 70.7%
- G vs xG
- 15 / 17.5
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:26 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played66
- Goals15190th of 715
- Assists26174th of 715
- Points41186th of 715
- Power-play points12151st of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal138185th of 715
- Hits37486th of 715
- Blocked shots43304th of 715
- Plus/minus−21682nd of 715
- Penalty minutes26351st of 715
- Faceoffs won40174th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)45.0%634th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)45.0%633rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.4%637th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.6%638th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)41.1%668th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)42.5%671st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.24195th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.020226th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.16688th of 719
- Faceoff win %47.4%146th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.031143rd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game18:19216th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:0977th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %51.9%313th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.4565th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1000350th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.5590th of 715
- Luck Meter−9456th of 828
- Ascension score25428th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.818th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts19042nd of 715
- Hardest shot94.0118th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.5%371st 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 · 65 of 66 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.043
- Season net
- −0.63xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.031
- Season
- −0.26G
- 47.4%846 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 152-171 · NZ 120-130 · DZ 129-144
- Per 60
- 1.24
- Attempts
- 18
- 0.070
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 down to L4 from L3Apr 11, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 10, 2025 alerts →
- Played 5:57 more than his 5-game averageNov 20, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Nov 18, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 5, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Apr 12, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
28 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 @ SJS | Cycle | — | 5* | 68.7 | one-timer | |
| Mar 29, 2026 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 64.5 | one-timer | |
| Mar 29, 2026 @ NJD | Cycle | — | 1 | 6.9 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 53.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs MIN | Rush | carry | 1 | 42.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 12, 2026 @ UTA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 23.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 9, 2026 vs UTA | Cycle | carry | 3 | 63.7 | 4-on-2 | |
| Mar 6, 2026 vs VAN | Deflection | loose | 3* | 39.2 | 1-on-0, deflection | |
| Jan 30, 2026 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 1 | 27.7 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2025 @ MTL | Deflection | carry | 2* | 20.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 58.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 23, 2025 @ TBL | Cycle | — | 5 | 64.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 19, 2025 vs ANA | Dump and chase | dump | 2 | 12.6 | — | |
| Oct 15, 2025 @ STL | Rush | carry | 2 | 28.2 | — | |
| Oct 7, 2025 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 68.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 79.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 14, 2025 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 73.4 | one-timer | |
| Apr 12, 2025 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 45.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 6, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 60.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 4, 2025 @ WSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 39.8 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2025 vs NJD | Rebound | — | 0 | 36.9 | rebound | |
| Mar 13, 2025 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 74.6 | 4-on-3 | |
| Mar 7, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 5.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 7, 2025 vs NSH | Rush | carry | 2 | 55.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 26, 2025 vs MIN | Rebound | carry | 1 | 65.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 24, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 63.3 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2025 vs COL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 40.1 | rebound | |
| Apr 14, 2024 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 46.4 | 3-on-0 |
* 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 Nazar
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Nazar apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | D | 2 | 12:03 | 43% | 72.7% | — (0-0) | 41.4% 15:59 | 24.1% 28:55 |
| Artyom Levshunov | D | 2 | 11:40 | 42% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 16:22 | 47.2% 24:24 |
| Ryan Donato | C | 2 | 11:37 | 41% | 43.5% | 0% (0-1) | 64.3% 16:25 | 16.7% 10:51 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | 2 | 9:44 | 35% | 35.3% | 0% (0-1) | 64.7% 18:18 | 48.3% 27:20 |
| Roman Kantserov | RW | 1 | 9:07 | 33% | 69.2% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 5:12 | 16.7% 3:31 |
| Sam Rinzel | D | 2 | 9:01 | 32% | 62.5% | 0% (0-1) | 48.1% 19:01 | 47.5% 24:39 |
| Nick Lardis | LW | 1 | 8:54 | 32% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 71.4% 4:49 | 0.0% 1:26 |
| Alex Vlasic | D | 2 | 7:54 | 28% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 51.2% 20:08 | 13.3% 24:39 |
| Patrick Kane | RW | 2 | 7:52 | 28% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 45.7% 20:10 | 30.8% 25:48 |
| Ian Cole | D | 2 | 5:31 | 20% | 54.5% | 0% (0-1) | 55.0% 22:31 | 44.8% 18:21 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 1 | 4:42 | 17% | 71.4% | 0% (0-1) | 56.3% 9:37 | 46.2% 6:57 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | 2 | 3:55 | 14% | 58.3% | — (0-0) | 53.8% 24:07 | 37.8% 24:35 |
| Oliver Moore | C | 2 | 3:05 | 11% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 56.5% 24:57 | 30.2% 19:47 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 1 | 1:15 | 4% | 20.0% | — (0-0) | 56.5% 12:28 | 30.8% 12:07 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ UTA | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43% | 17:23 | 14:19 | 2:12 | 0:52 |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 18:01 | 13:43 | 1:36 | 2:29 |
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 | 2 | 35:24 | 17:42 | 34 | 29 | 54.0% | 50.0% | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 1.5 | 2.5 | 56% |
| Even strength | 2 | 28:02 | 14:01 | 28 | 23 | 54.9% | 50.0% | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 58% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 28:02 | 14:01 | 28 | 23 | 54.9% | 50.0% | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 58% |
| Power play | 2 | 3:48 | 1:54 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 3:21 | 1:41 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 3:48 | 1:54 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 3:21 | 1:41 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 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 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 17:42 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 66 | 15 | 26 | 41 | -21 | 26 | 138 | 10.9% | 37 | 43 | 18:19 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 53 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 24 | 91 | 13.2% | 30 | 35 | 15:52 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 16:09 |
Frank Nazar news
- 3 Takeaways from Blackhawks’ Blowout Loss Versus the MammothThe Hockey Writers
- Frank Nazar Postgame Media Availability | 10.01.26 | Chicago Blackhawksnhl.com
- Can Frank Nazar Drive His Own Line Amid Bedard's Absence?Yahoo Sports
- 3 Chicago Blackhawks Who Need to Be Better in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Blackhawks vs. Wild Game September 19: Frank Nazar's Real Audition Begins Tonight, Not Connor Bedard'surbanmatter.com
- Video - Patrick Kane Is Excited About Potentially Playing With Frank Nazar & Roman KantserovThe Hockey News
- Frank Nazar Media Availability | 09.17.26NHL.com
- What Connor Bedard’s Captaincy Means for the 2026-27 BlackhawksThe Hockey Writers
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.