#72 · Center

Nick Bjugstad

New Jersey Devils

Age: 34
Height: 6′6″
Weight: 210 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

GP: 35
G: 6
A: 1
P: 7
+/-: -7
SOG: 54

Drafted 2010 · Round 1, #19 overall (FLA)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%: 49.5; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 46.4; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -1.1; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.968; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 8.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -2.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 43.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 10:06; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

139 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Bjugstad is used

#72 · C · New Jersey Devils

Nick Bjugstad

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 61 games with shift charts

Line 4
PP · rarely
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 10:56; 10:06 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 43.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 46.4%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 49.5%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Bjugstad42.5s

NHL average47.6s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Bjugstad16%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Philip Broberg143.6 min together54%shot attempts

Nathan Walker140.7 min together50%shot attempts

Colton Parayko139.6 min together50%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2025–26	St. Louis Blues	35	6	1	7	-7	25	0	54	11.1	11:38
2025–26	New Jersey Devils	26	0	2	2	-4	8	0	23	0.0	10:00
2024–25	Utah Hockey Club	66	8	11	19	-2	16	1	115	7.0	12:19
2023–24	Arizona Coyotes	76	22	23	45	+11	59	2	165	13.3	17:27
2022–23	Arizona Coyotes	59	13	10	23	+7	26	1	111	11.7	16:59
2022–23	Edmonton Oilers	19	4	2	6	+6	8	0	34	11.8	13:45
2022–23 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	12	3	0	3	-2	16	0	16	18.8	13:34
2021–22	Minnesota Wild	57	7	6	13	-2	20	1	81	8.6	10:16
2020–21	Minnesota Wild	44	6	11	17	+7	17	0	78	7.7	11:49
2020–21 (P)	Minnesota Wild	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	11	9.1	9:04
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	1	1	2	+3	8	0	18	5.6	12:14
2018–19	Florida Panthers	32	5	7	12	+2	16	1	60	8.3	14:30
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	32	9	5	14	+4	14	1	94	9.6	15:45
2018–19 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	0	0	-3	2	0	11	0.0	14:12
2017–18	Florida Panthers	82	19	30	49	+5	41	1	230	8.3	15:07
2016–17	Florida Panthers	54	7	7	14	-19	22	1	91	7.7	13:09
2015–16	Florida Panthers	67	15	19	34	-8	41	6	171	8.8	15:31
2015–16 (P)	Florida Panthers	5	2	2	4	+6	2	0	21	9.5	19:08
2014–15	Florida Panthers	72	24	19	43	-7	38	7	207	11.6	16:35
2013–14	Florida Panthers	76	16	22	38	-14	16	0	185	8.6	16:13
2012–13	Florida Panthers	11	1	0	1	-8	2	0	17	5.9	15:13

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Apr 14	@BOS	0	0	0	-1	0	0	13:02
Sun, Apr 12	vsOTT	0	0	0	0	2	0	10:04
Sat, Apr 11	@DET	0	0	0	+2	0	0	11:56
Thu, Apr 9	vsPIT	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14:06
Tue, Apr 7	vsPHI	0	0	0	+1	0	0	11:55
Sun, Apr 5	@MTL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	9:00
Sat, Apr 4	vsMTL	0	0	0	-1	1	2	9:16
Thu, Apr 2	vsWSH	0	1	1	+1	2	0	12:59
Tue, Mar 31	@NYR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	11:08
Sun, Mar 29	vsCHI	0	0	0	-1	1	2	7:04
Sat, Mar 28	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	9:19
Thu, Mar 26	@NSH	0	0	0	-1	1	0	9:24
Tue, Mar 24	@DAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	6:33
Fri, Mar 20	@WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6:49
Wed, Mar 18	@NYR	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:06
Mon, Mar 16	vsBOS	0	0	0	+1	0	2	7:42
Sat, Mar 14	vsLAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:09
Thu, Mar 12	vsCGY	0	1	1	+1	1	0	11:15
Sun, Mar 8	vsDET	0	0	0	-1	3	0	10:57
Sat, Mar 7	vsNYR	0	0	0	-1	1	2	6:27
Wed, Mar 4	vsTOR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	8:33
Tue, Mar 3	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	1	0	7:48
Sat, Feb 28	@STL	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:52
Thu, Feb 26	@PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:06
Wed, Feb 25	vsBUF	0	0	0	0	3	0	10:35
Thu, Feb 5	vsNYI	0	0	0	-1	1	0	10:42
Mon, Feb 2	@NSH	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:23
Sat, Jan 31	vsCBJ	0	0	0	+1	2	2	12:36
Thu, Jan 29	vsFLA	0	0	0	-1	0	6	7:39
Tue, Jan 27	vsDAL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	12:50
Sat, Jan 24	vsLAK	0	0	0	-2	2	5	9:26
Fri, Jan 23	@DAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:21
Tue, Jan 20	@WPG	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:38
Sun, Jan 18	@EDM	0	0	0	-2	2	0	14:40
Fri, Jan 16	vsTBL	1	0	1	+1	1	0	13:46
Tue, Jan 13	vsCAR	1	0	1	+1	3	0	10:56
Tue, Dec 9	vsBOS	0	0	0	0	1	2	7:31
Sun, Dec 7	@MTL	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:26
Sat, Dec 6	@OTT	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:36
Thu, Dec 4	@BOS	0	0	0	-2	3	0	12:53
Mon, Dec 1	vsANA	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:41
Sat, Nov 29	vsUTA	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:00
Sat, Nov 22	@NYI	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:46
Sat, Nov 15	vsVGK	0	0	0	0	2	2	13:27
Tue, Nov 11	vsCGY	0	0	0	0	2	0	11:18
Sat, Nov 8	vsSEA	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:38
Thu, Nov 6	@BUF	1	0	1	+1	2	0	11:27
Wed, Nov 5	@WSH	0	0	0	-1	2	0	12:44
Mon, Nov 3	vsEDM	0	0	0	0	2	0	12:28
Sat, Nov 1	@CBJ	1	0	1	+1	7	2	14:16
Thu, Oct 30	vsVAN	0	0	0	-1	2	0	7:52
Tue, Oct 28	vsDET	0	0	0	0	4	0	13:32
Mon, Oct 27	@PIT	1	1	2	0	1	2	13:29
Sat, Oct 25	@DET	0	0	0	0	0	2	9:35
Thu, Oct 23	vsUTA	0	0	0	+1	1	0	9:51
Tue, Oct 21	vsLAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:13
Sat, Oct 18	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:05
Wed, Oct 15	vsCHI	0	0	0	-1	1	0	12:36
Mon, Oct 13	@VAN	1	0	1	+1	2	0	9:53
Sat, Oct 11	@CGY	0	0	0	0	0	2	5:29
Thu, Oct 9	vsMIN	0	0	0	-1	2	0	10:23

	Team / League										TOI
2016–17	USA · WC	8	1	3	4	+6	4	–	–	–	–
2012–13	USA · WC-A	10	0	2	2	-2	0	0	–	–	–
2012–13	U. of Minnesota · WCHA	40	21	15	36	–	28	11	–	–	–
2011–12	U. of Minnesota · WCHA	40	25	17	42	–	28	8	–	–	–
2011–12	USA · WJC-A	6	4	2	6	+3	0	1	–	–	–
2010–11	U. of Minnesota · WCHA	29	8	12	20	–	51	1	–	–	–
2010–11	USA · WJC-A	6	2	2	4	+2	0	0	–	–	–
2009–10	Northwest · UMHSEL	23	13	8	21	–	18	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Blaine · High-MN	30	35	34	69	–	26	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · U-18	4	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Blaine · High-MN	5	6	3	9	–	2	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Blaine · High-MN	25	26	25	51	–	20	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	Blaine High · USHS-MN	3	1	2	3	–	2	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Blaine · High-MN	24	6	14	20	–	10	–	–	–	–
2007–08 (P)	Blaine High · USHS-MN	3	2	1	3	–	2	–	–	–	–