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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#25PPI 50Darnell Nurse is a 31-year-old defenseman for the San Jose Sharks. Selected 7th overall by EDM in the 2013 NHL Draft. Born in Hamilton, CAN.
On the blue line this season, Darnell has recorded 7 goals and 17 assists for 24 points across 82 games. He averages 0.29 points per game on 20:58 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 14–39 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Darnell was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 82 games, 2,122 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.8 vs 54.8 lg
46th percentile
Quality of teammates
48.0 vs 53.2 lg
21th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Darnell takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
232
Goals vs expected
7 vs 5.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
5%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
60
Offense
33
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
27-pt spreadThe 27-point spread between offensive (60th) and defensive (33th) percentiles is significant for a defenseman. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
27-pt spreadThe 27-point spread between offensive (60th) and defensive (33th) percentiles is significant for a defenseman. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Darnell Nurse's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | EDM | 82 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -12 | 164 | 4.3% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | EDM | 76 | 5 | 28 | 33 | +11 | 188 | 2.7% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | EDM | 81 | 10 | 22 | 32 | +3 | 181 | 5.5% |
Form
Darnell's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:49 |
| Apr 28 | vs ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:19 |
| Apr 26 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:55 |
| Apr 24 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 23:10 |
| Apr 22 | vs ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:05 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the San Jose Sharks this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | EDM | 82 | 12 | 31 | 43 | +26 | 203 | 5.9% |
| 21-222021-22 | EDM | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | +18 | 203 | 4.4% |
| 20-212020-21 | EDM | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | +27 | 154 | 10.4% |
| 19-202019-20 | EDM | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | -2 | 170 | 2.9% |
| 18-192018-19 | EDM | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | -5 | 196 | 5.1% |
| 17-182017-18 | EDM | 82 | 6 | 20 | 26 | +15 | 194 | 3.1% |
| 16-172016-17 | EDM | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 85 | 5.9% |
| 15-162015-16 | EDM | 69 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 120 | 2.5% |
| 14-152014-15 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | — |
| Career | — | 798 | 88 | 236 | 324 | +66 | 1860 | 4.7% |
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