D · NSH · NHL id 8479980
Nicolas Hague has played 1 game for the Nashville Predators in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 15:23 a night (14:36 at even strength, 0:04 on the power play and 0:27 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Adam Wilsby and 48% with Mavrik Bourque in his only game so far, and the Predators have controlled 43% of shot attempts with Hague on the ice (0-1 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Predators' most recent game against MIN he was on D1 with Adam Wilsby and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs MIN, detected from shift data
- −4:53 TOI a game
- On-ice xGF/60 0.89 (was 2.20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 15:07 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 · 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NSH: 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.01 expected goals; best chance Nicolas Hague at 0.01 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 62 GP · 15 points vs 13.0 expected
Last 20 games: -6. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 5.4%
- 98.9
- 34.9%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 2.4
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (5 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.037 xG per attempt lately vs 0.028 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 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 played62
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists12419th of 715
- Points15477th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal56521st of 715
- Hits76261st of 715
- Blocked shots54228th of 715
- Plus/minus−10561st of 715
- Penalty minutes47125th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.1%294th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.4%497th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.5%531st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.3%531st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.5%182nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.3%309th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.17678th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.040348th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28371st of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game19:38139th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:04539th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %47.8%430th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.59606th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO989455th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.6254th of 715
- Luck Meter+13296th of 828
- Ascension score43302nd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4330th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts15633rd of 715
- Hardest shot95.186th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.7%267th 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 · 59 of 62 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.042
- Season net
- −0.74xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.17
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.000
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
- Played 17:47 less than his 5-game averageApr 4, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Feb 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 31, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 15, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 19, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 3, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to D2 from D1Jan 22, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 13, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
10 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 35.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 3, 2026 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 79.7 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 52.1 | — | |
| Mar 23, 2025 vs TBL | Off the faceoff | loose | 0 | 14.3 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2025 vs CHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 43.1 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2025 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 10.5 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 56.4 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2024 vs OTT | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 36.6 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2024 @ ARI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 24.3 | — | |
| Oct 12, 2023 @ SJS | Cycle | — | 2* | 81.7 | one-timer |
* 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 Hague
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Hague apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wilsby | D | 1 | 12:21 | 85% | 52.4% | — (0-0) | 14.3% 2:15 | 50.0% 1:40 |
| Mavrik Bourque | C | 1 | 7:00 | 48% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 43.8% 7:36 | 62.5% 6:07 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | C | 1 | 5:50 | 40% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 8:46 | 38.5% 6:34 |
| Filip Forsberg | LW | 1 | 5:06 | 35% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 9:30 | 43.8% 7:20 |
| Ross Colton | C | 1 | 4:52 | 33% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 9:44 | 71.4% 5:56 |
| Nils Hoglander | LW | 1 | 4:38 | 32% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 9:58 | 55.6% 4:50 |
| Matthew Wood | RW | 1 | 3:57 | 27% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 10:39 | 46.7% 5:01 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 1 | 3:26 | 24% | 16.7% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 11:10 | 57.1% 8:12 |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 1 | 3:02 | 21% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 52.2% 11:34 | 53.3% 8:55 |
| Reid Schaefer | LW | 1 | 2:21 | 16% | 25.0% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 12:15 | 18.8% 8:56 |
| Adam Edstrom | C | 1 | 1:36 | 11% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 13:00 | 33.3% 8:04 |
| Ryan Ufko | D | 1 | 1:15 | 9% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 42.3% 13:21 | 50.0% 11:12 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | 1 | 1:08 | 8% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 13:28 | 54.5% 5:39 |
| Roman Josi | D | 1 | 1:02 | 7% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 52.2% 13:34 | 38.5% 14:21 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs MIN | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15:23 | 14:36 | 0:04 | 0:27 |
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 | 15:23 | 15:23 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | 43.5% | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:36 | 14:36 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | 43.5% | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:36 | 14:36 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | 43.5% | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:04 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:27 | 0:27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
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 | NSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15:23 |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 62 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 47 | 56 | 5.4% | 76 | 54 | 19:38 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | VGK | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 | 11 | 0.0% | 22 | 18 | 16:13 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 68 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 40 | 74 | 6.8% | 82 | 74 | 17:00 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 15:41 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 43 | 105 | 1.9% | 153 | 111 | 18:33 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +12 | 37 | 25 | 8.0% | 38 | 31 | 18:34 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +7 | 51 | 103 | 2.9% | 117 | 133 | 18:05 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 38 | 116 | 3.4% | 57 | 80 | 18:40 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | VGK | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 13 | 7.7% | 24 | 8 | 15:29 |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +14 | 31 | 78 | 6.4% | 94 | 65 | 16:00 |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 38 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 54 | 1.9% | 69 | 26 | 16:05 |
Nicolas Hague news
- Nicolas Hague StatsNHL.com
- Nicolas Hague HomeNHL.com
- NHL Summer Sizzle Workout Edition: Nicolas HagueNHL.com
- Nicolas Hague News: Likely healthy for campRotoWire
- Predators' Nicolas Hague: Likely healthy for campCBS Sports
- Wife of NHL Star Nicolas Hague Shares Miraculous Health Update After Colon Cancer Diagnosis at 26Us Weekly
- Nicolas Hague Injury: Won't play in season finaleRotoWire
- Predators' Nicolas Hague: Won't play in season finaleCBS Sports
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.