Nick Cousins
Ottawa Senators · C · #21- HT
- 5'11"
- WT
- 191 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Belleville, CAN
- Draft
- 2011 PHI · R3 #68
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 · 49 GP tracked · 9h 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 · 921 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$0.82M
cap hit
$1.64M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$0.8M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Cousins | 58 | Depth Forward | 23 P · 81 GP | $0.82M | $1.64M | B+$0.8M | this player |
 Jacob Quillan | 56 | Depth Forward | 3 P · 23 GP | $0.88M | $1.30M | C+$0.4M | 93% |
 Vinnie Hinostroza | 58 | Depth Forward | 18 P · 65 GP | $0.78M | $1.64M | B+$0.9M | 93% |
 Aatu Räty | 57 | Faceoff General | 14 P · 66 GP | $0.81M | $1.46M | C+$0.7M | 91% |
 Joshua Dunne | 55 | Depth Forward | 4 P · 34 GP | $0.78M | $1.16M | C+$0.4M | 90% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Tim Stützle · 6 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Nick’s goals
Creates for
goals Nick assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 03-28
0G 1A · 3 shots · 11:05 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:09 TOI
vs BUF
0P
0G 0A
vs BUF 04-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:25 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:05 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 04-05
0G 0A · 3 shots · 14:40 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:44 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:31 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:55 TOI
@ NJD
1P
0G 1A
@ NJD 04-12
0G 1A · 1 shots · 13:50 TOI
vs TOR
0P
0G 0A
vs TOR 04-15
0G 0A · 3 shots · 13:56 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 - 6 of 9 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 16 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 51 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | Philadelphia Flyers | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | Philadelphia Flyers | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 2017-18 | Arizona Coyotes | 71 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -7 |
| 2018-19 | Arizona Coyotes | 81 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -8 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 68 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -8 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 79 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -1 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 |
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 81 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 |
| Career | 7 teams | 723 | 86 | 132 | 218 | -12 |