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 26.1 expected
Last 20 games: -48. 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+0.8220th of 715
- Luck Meter−22545th of 828
- Ascension score41330th of 428
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 PP2Feb 19, 2020 alerts →
How his 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 | RW | 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 |
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.