LW · CHI · NHL id 8484185
Nick Lardis has played 2 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 11:01 a night (9:36 at even strength, 1:26 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 75% of his 5v5 minutes with Ryan Donato and 46% with Wyatt Kaiser over the last 2 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 19% of shot attempts with Lardis on the ice (0-3 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against UTA he was on L4 with Ryan Donato and Oliver Moore and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs UTA, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 0.38 (was 2.28)
- −1:40 TOI a game
- 7% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 75%)
- Top-six in 0 of last 2 (was 11 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 11:01 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 · 2 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CHI: 2 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.04 expected goals; best chance Nick Lardis at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 41 GP · 15 points vs 14.4 expected
Last 20 games: +6. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 17.5%
- 92.7
- 78.9%
- G vs xG
- 10 / 7.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:57 a game): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.098 xG per attempt lately vs 0.070 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played41
- Goals10308th of 715
- Assists5603rd of 715
- Points15477th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal57516th of 715
- Hits57351st of 715
- Blocked shots12672nd of 715
- Plus/minus−18662nd of 715
- Penalty minutes10608th of 715
- Faceoffs won1432nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)46.7%547th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.3%577th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)41.7%678th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)42.1%669th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)35.1%714th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)43.8%648th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.50113th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.138699th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.16681st of 719
- Faceoff win %50.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.240
Usage
- Ice time per game12:40556th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:27274th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.8%109th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.12215th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO927715th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.1128th of 715
- Luck Meter0384th of 828
- Ascension score30419th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.0124th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts77263rd of 715
- Hardest shot87.1414th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.0%326th 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 · 41 of 41 games through the sequence engine
- −0.031
- Season net
- −0.23xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.50
- Attempts
- 11
- 0.108
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 vs SJS | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 48.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 3.6 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2026 @ NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 18.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ NYI | Rebound | carry | 3* | 34.1 | 2-on-0, rebound | |
| Mar 22, 2026 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 22.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 22, 2026 @ CAR | Rush | carry | 2 | 53.2 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 71.5 | — | |
| Jan 7, 2026 vs STL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 50.8 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Dec 30, 2025 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 2* | 23.2 | one-timer | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 22.2 | — |
* 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 Lardis
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Lardis apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Donato | C | 2 | 14:28 | 75% | 22.6% | 0% (0-3) | 0.0% 4:43 | 36.4% 8:00 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | 2 | 8:55 | 46% | 27.3% | — (0-0) | 16.0% 10:16 | 48.4% 28:09 |
| Frank Nazar | C | 1 | 8:54 | 46% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 0.0% 1:26 | 71.4% 4:49 |
| Artyom Levshunov | D | 2 | 7:56 | 41% | 15.4% | — (0-0) | 21.7% 11:15 | 50.0% 28:08 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 2 | 7:52 | 41% | 23.5% | 0% (0-2) | 15.8% 11:19 | 41.3% 33:06 |
| Alex Vlasic | D | 2 | 7:16 | 38% | 23.5% | 0% (0-2) | 15.8% 11:55 | 23.7% 25:17 |
| Sam Rinzel | D | 2 | 4:33 | 24% | 12.5% | 0% (0-1) | 21.4% 14:38 | 58.9% 29:07 |
| Oliver Moore | C | 1 | 4:25 | 23% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 33.3% 4:26 | 23.1% 5:24 |
| Roman Kantserov | RW | 1 | 2:29 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 6:22 | 66.7% 10:09 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 1 | 2:15 | 12% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 6:36 | 68.8% 9:24 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 1 | 1:21 | 7% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 28.6% 8:59 | 36.0% 12:01 |
| Ian Cole | D | 1 | 1:00 | 5% | 20.0% | 0% (0-1) | 20.0% 9:20 | 41.7% 9:31 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10:18 | 8:51 | 1:27 | — |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 11:44 | 10:20 | 1:24 | — |
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 | 22:02 | 11:01 | 9 | 30 | 23.1% | 25.8% | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.2 | 1.8 | 67% |
| Even strength | 2 | 19:11 | 9:36 | 7 | 29 | 19.4% | 21.4% | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.6 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 19:11 | 9:36 | 7 | 29 | 19.4% | 21.4% | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.6 | 50% |
| Power play | 2 | 2:51 | 1:26 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 2:51 | 1:26 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% |
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 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 11:01 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 41 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 10 | 57 | 17.5% | 57 | 12 | 12:40 |
Nick Lardis news
- After an eventful debut campaign, Nick Lardis eyes a potential breakout season with the Chicago BlackhawksChicago Tribune
- Why Blackhawks' Nick Lardis could be on the cusp of a breakout seasonnytimes.com
- Blackhawks "see a more confident Nick Lardis" in preseasonBlackhawk Up
- Nick Lardis Already Has A High Goal-Scoring Ceiling, But He Takes It Day-By-DayThe Hockey News
- Nick Lardis Postgame Media Availability | 09.21.26NHL.com
- Nick Lardis scores goal for BlackhawksESPN
- Oliver Moore, Nick Lardis could bolster Blackhawks' depth with second-year leapsChicago Sun-Times
- Nick Lardis, Roman Kantserov among Blackhawks standing out at training campallchgo.com
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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.