#3 · Defense

Nick Blankenburg

Age: 28
Height: 5′9″
Weight: 179 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Washington, Michigan, USA

GP: 2
G: 1
A: 0
P: 1
+/-: 0
SOG: 1

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 first 2 GP
GP	2	2
G	1	0+1
A	0	0
P	1	0+1
SOG	1	4-3
PPP	0	0
+/-	0	-2+2
PIM	0	0
TOI/GP	13:46	16:28−2:42
SH%	100.0	0.0+100.0

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:Blankenburg is shooting 100.0% (1 on 1 shots) against 7.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.1 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.9).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 46.8; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 31.4; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -1.5; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.173; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.9; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 66.7; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:53; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Toronto Maple Leafs	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0	13:46
2025–26	Nashville Predators	49	6	15	21	-11	10	3	59	10.2	17:58
2025–26	Colorado Avalanche	12	2	1	3	+1	0	0	13	15.4	12:02
2025–26 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	5	1	0	1	-2	2	0	2	50.0	9:25
2024–25	Nashville Predators	60	4	12	16	-2	24	1	84	4.8	19:33
2023–24	Columbus Blue Jackets	12	1	0	1	+1	4	0	10	10.0	16:13
2022–23	Columbus Blue Jackets	36	4	10	14	-16	16	0	50	8.0	19:10
2021–22	Columbus Blue Jackets	7	1	2	3	-3	4	1	13	7.7	17:34

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@UTA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:21
Sat, Oct 10	@COL	1	0	1	+1	1	0	16:11

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	13	3	5	8	0	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Cleveland Monsters · AHL	24	3	10	13	+7	22	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Cleveland Monsters · AHL	1	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	38	14	15	29	+17	22	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USA · WC	4	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	26	5	8	13	+19	14	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	35	4	12	16	+3	14	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	34	2	8	10	+11	12	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Okotoks Oilers · AJHL	57	16	26	42	–	65	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Okotoks Oilers · AJHL	15	6	6	12	–	10	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Victory Honda 18U AAA · T1EHL 18U	32	10	18	28	–	40	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Victory Honda 18U AAA · T1EHL 18U	5	1	0	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Romeo High · USHS-MI	30	35	32	67	–	30	–	–	–	–
2015–16	MDHL Blue · MDHL	8	7	3	10	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Florida Bulldogs · USPHL Elite	3	0	1	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Romeo High · USHS-MI	30	35	32	67	–	30	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Romeo High · USHS-MI	28	16	11	27	–	30	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Little Caesars 14U AAA · HPHL 14U	23	7	3	10	–	4	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Little Caesars 13U AAA · 13U AAA	20	5	7	12	–	20	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Little Caesars 13U AAA · HPHL 13U	2	1	2	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Detroit Jr. Red Wings · QC Int PW	5	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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