Nic Dowd
Vegas Golden Knights · C · #26- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 195 lb
- Age
- 36
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Huntsville, USA
- Draft
- 2009 LAK · R7 #198
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 12h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 919 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$3.00M
cap hit
$1.46M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$1.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nic Dowd | 57 | Depth Forward | 21 P · 75 GP | $3.00M | $1.46M | D−$1.5M | this player |
 Steven Lorentz | 57 | Depth Forward | 18 P · 71 GP | $1.35M | $1.46M | C+$0.1M | 89% |
 Adam Lowry | 60 | Depth Forward | 21 P · 70 GP | $3.25M | $2.03M | D−$1.2M | 89% |
 Colton Sissons | 55 | Depth Forward | 11 P · 66 GP | $2.86M | $1.16M | D−$1.7M | 87% |
 Tim Washe | 57 | Faceoff General | 5 P · 39 GP | $0.81M | $1.46M | C+$0.7M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jakob Chychrun · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Nic’s goals
Creates for
goals Nic assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs EDM
0P
0G 0A
vs EDM 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:14 TOI
vs WSH
1P
1G 0A
vs WSH 03-28
1G 0A · 2 shots · 11:56 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 03-30
0G 1A · 0 shots · 8:29 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:53 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 04-04
0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:58 TOI
@ VAN
1P
0G 1A
@ VAN 04-07
0G 1A · 2 shots · 12:55 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:05 TOI
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:09 TOI
vs WPG
0P
0G 0A
vs WPG 04-13
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:17 TOI
vs SEA
1P
0G 1A
vs SEA 04-15
0G 1A · 0 shots · 12:01 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 2 of 5 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 17 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 58 blocks · 11 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -15 |
| 2017-18 | Los Angeles Kings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 2017-18 | Vancouver Canucks | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -7 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 56 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -2 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 4 teams | 657 | 89 | 108 | 197 | 18 |