Nick Bjugstad
New Jersey Devils · C · #72- HT
- 6'6"
- WT
- 210 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Minneapolis, USA
- Draft
- 2010 FLA · R1 #19
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 · 39 GP tracked · 7h 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 · 619 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$1.75M
cap hit
$1.30M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.4M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Bjugstad | 56 | Depth Forward | 9 P · 61 GP | $1.75M | $1.30M | C−$0.4M | this player |
 Fedor Svechkov | 56 | Depth Forward | 17 P · 70 GP | $0.93M | $1.30M | C+$0.4M | 89% |
 Juho Lammikko | 55 | Depth Forward | 2 P · 24 GP | - | $1.16M | - | 88% |
 Joshua Dunne | 55 | Depth Forward | 4 P · 34 GP | $0.78M | $1.16M | C+$0.4M | 88% |
 Lars Eller | 55 | Depth Forward | 15 P · 68 GP | $1.25M | $1.16M | C−$0.1M | 88% |
Chemistry
Finishes from
assisters on Nick’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CHI
0P
0G 0A
vs CHI 03-29
0G 0A · 1 shots · 7:04 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:08 TOI
vs WSH
1P
0G 1A
vs WSH 04-02
0G 1A · 2 shots · 12:59 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:16 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 04-05
0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:00 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:55 TOI
vs PIT
0P
0G 0A
vs PIT 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:06 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:56 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 04-12
0G 0A · 2 shots · 10:04 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 04-14
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:02 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 crease doorstep - 2 of 6 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 18 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 35 blocks · 2 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Florida Panthers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| 2013-14 | Florida Panthers | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | -14 |
| 2014-15 | Florida Panthers | 72 | 24 | 19 | 43 | -7 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 67 | 15 | 19 | 34 | -8 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 54 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -19 |
| 2017-18 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 32 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 44 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 57 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 |
| 2022-23 | Arizona Coyotes | 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 76 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 66 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -2 |
| 2025-26 | St. Louis Blues | 35 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -7 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| Career | 8 teams | 821 | 163 | 176 | 339 | -26 |