#14 · Center

Nick Suzuki

Age: 27
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 207 lb
Shoots: R
Born: London, Ontario, CAN

GP: 6
G: 3
A: 5
P: 8
+/-: +3
SOG: 17

Drafted 2017 · Round 1, #13 overall (VGK)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	3	0	1+2
A	5	6	7-2
P	8	6	8
SOG	17	6	12+5
PPP	0	3	4-4
+/-	+3	+1	+4-1
PIM	2	2	2
TOI/GP	22:19	19:18+3:01	20:09+2:10
SH%	17.6	0.0+17.6	8.3+9.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Suzuki is shooting 17.6% (3 on 17 shots) against 17.0% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.9).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 54.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 56.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +4.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.014; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.9; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 58.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:57; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Suzuki is used

#14 · C · Montréal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 22:19; 14:57 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 58.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 56.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 54.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Suzuki56.2s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Suzuki37%

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

Cole Caufield76.8 min together55%shot attempts

Lane Hutson50.7 min together58%shot attempts

Juraj Slafkovský50.5 min together63%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Montréal Canadiens	6	3	5	8	+3	2	0	17	17.6	22:19
2025–26	Montréal Canadiens	82	29	72	101	+37	28	11	183	15.8	20:49
2025–26 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	19	4	12	16	-8	6	2	40	10.0	22:16
2024–25	Montréal Canadiens	82	30	59	89	+19	8	4	172	17.4	20:04
2024–25 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	5	2	0	2	-5	2	1	14	14.3	22:16
2023–24	Montréal Canadiens	82	33	44	77	-14	36	12	185	17.8	21:16
2022–23	Montréal Canadiens	82	26	40	66	-13	33	7	162	16.0	21:06
2021–22	Montréal Canadiens	82	21	40	61	-29	30	8	186	11.3	20:31
2020–21	Montréal Canadiens	56	15	26	41	-5	26	5	110	13.6	18:11
2020–21 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	22	7	9	16	-6	2	2	53	13.2	18:55
2019–20	Montréal Canadiens	71	13	28	41	-15	6	6	138	9.4	15:59
2019–20 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	10	4	3	7	+3	0	1	27	14.8	19:11

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsBUF	0	1	1	0	5	0	23:32
Sat, Oct 10	vsDET	0	0	0	0	3	0	26:06
Thu, Oct 8	vsNSH	1	0	1	-1	1	0	21:01
Tue, Oct 6	vsCAR	1	1	2	+1	2	2	21:49
Sat, Oct 3	@PIT	1	3	4	+4	4	0	22:43
Tue, Sep 29	@TOR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	18:43

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Canada · OG	6	2	0	2	+2	2	0	13	15.0	13:24
2018–19	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	30	22	23	45	+12	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Canada U20 · WJC-20	5	0	3	3	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Guelph Storm · OHL	29	12	37	49	+28	8	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Guelph Storm · Memorial Cup	4	3	4	7	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Guelph Storm · OHL	24	16	26	42	+22	16	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	64	42	58	100	+30	18	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	11	3	9	12	-4	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Chicago Wolves · AHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Canada U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	2	3	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	65	45	51	96	+51	10	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	17	8	15	23	+7	10	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	63	20	18	38	-15	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Team White · U17-Dev	3	0	2	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Canada White U17 · WHC-17	6	1	3	4	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Owen Sound Attack · OHL	6	2	0	2	-6	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	London Nationals · GOJHL	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	London Jr. Knights Min Mdgt AAA · AHMMPL	31	34	34	68	0	16	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	London Jr. Knights Min Mdgt AAA · AHMMPL	13	4	5	9	0	10	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Team Ontario · CWG	6	3	1	4	0	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Team ALLIANCE · OGC-16	5	3	3	6	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	London Jr. Knights Bantam AAA · OHF Bantam AAA	8	6	2	8	-1	2	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

How Suzuki is used

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