Darnell Nurse
San Jose Sharks · D · #25- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 215 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Hamilton, CAN
- Draft
- 2013 EDM · R1 #7
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 18h 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 defensemen · center = median · 1578 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$9.25M
cap hit
$7.09M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$2.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darnell Nurse | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 82 GP | $9.25M | $7.09M | D−$2.2M | this player |
 Jake Walman | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 20 P · 53 GP | $3.40M | $7.09M | A+$3.7M | 85% |
 Adam Pelech | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 16 P · 82 GP | $5.75M | $6.07M | C+$0.3M | 85% |
 Mattias Ekholm | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 41 P · 82 GP | $6.25M | $6.75M | C+$0.5M | 84% |
 Noah Hanifin | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 28 P · 71 GP | $7.35M | $6.75M | C−$0.6M | 84% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Leon Draisaitl · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Darnell’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 25:20 TOI
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:59 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-31
0G 0A · 4 shots · 23:12 TOI
vs CHI
1P
0G 1A
vs CHI 04-02
0G 1A · 1 shots · 20:23 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-04
0G 0A · 5 shots · 21:37 TOI
@ UTA
1P
0G 1A
@ UTA 04-07
0G 1A · 2 shots · 23:15 TOI
@ SJS
0P
0G 0A
@ SJS 04-08
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:17 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:47 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 04-13
0G 0A · 2 shots · 24:25 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 04-16
0G 1A · 2 shots · 20:21 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 7 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 32 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 167 blocks · 14 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2015-16 | Edmonton Oilers | 69 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -13 |
| 2016-17 | Edmonton Oilers | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | -5 |
| 2019-20 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 81 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 76 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -12 |
| Career | 1 team | 798 | 88 | 236 | 324 | 66 |