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Nicolas Hague
Defenseman #41 Predators
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Nicolas Hague has 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 36 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 34) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, he has 94 points (22 goals, 72 assists) in 400 regular-season games for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Nashville Predators.

He also has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 44 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 27.1 yrs (05.12.1998)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 111 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 34th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoVegas Golden Knights
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
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The 27-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Predators controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nicolas Hague is off the ice, the Predators control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 129th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 122nd of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.52
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.18
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.53
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.10
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.78
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.46
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.84
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.60
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.23
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.90
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.79
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.49
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.43
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $5.500M
Player Contract Value: $3.400M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 31.6 yrs (05.12.1998)
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Nicolas Hague
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 19:51 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 1 0 1 1 18:21 1 100.0% 5
06.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 1 1 0 19:52 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 1 19:51 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 18:00 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 0 6 16.7% 5
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 38 1 10 11 0 16:04 54 1.9% 32
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 52 5 12 17 14 16:00 78 6.4% 31
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 52 4 10 14 6 18:40 116 3.4% 38
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 81 3 14 17 7 18:04 103 2.9% 51
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 73 2 10 12 -5 18:33 105 1.9% 43
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 68 5 7 12 -2 17:00 74 6.8% 40
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 36 2 9 11 -6 19:28 26 7.7% 34
Season Projection 74 4 18 22 -12 19:28 53 7.5% 70
Total 400 22 72 94 14 556 4.0% 269
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 10 1 1 2 2 15:28 13 7.7% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 22 2 4 6 12 18:34 25 8.0% 37
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 0 15:40 1 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 0 2 2 -2 16:13 11 0.0% 9
Total 44 3 7 10 12 50 6.0% 52
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nicolas Hague Team Logo D 27.1 yrs 198 cm / 111 kg 0.31 0.24 61 78 $5.500M
84% Kevin Bahl Team Logo D 25.5 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.18 0.20 54 78 $5.350M
84% Nikita Zadorov Team Logo D 30.7 yrs 201 cm / 116 kg 0.33 0.24 62 76 $5.000M
82% Brenden Dillon Team Logo D 35.2 yrs 193 cm / 101 kg 0.25 0.22 55 76 $4.000M
81% Alexander Petrovic Team Logo D 33.9 yrs 196 cm / 97 kg 0.22 0.19 59 76 $0.775M
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