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Thomas Novak
Center #18 Penguins
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Thomas Novak has 21 points (8 goals, 13 assists) in 44 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 85) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators, he has 138 points (57 goals, 81 assists) in 247 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He has no points in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 28.7 yrs (28.04.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 85th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoNashville Predators
    Awards: -
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The 28-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Penguins controlling 57% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Thomas Novak is off the ice, the Penguins control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 73rd of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 52nd of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.57
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.47
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.81
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.81
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.51
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.82
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.16
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.14
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.40
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.43
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.50
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.39
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.53
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.71
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.82
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.72
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.94
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.16
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $3.500M
Player Contract Value: $4.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 31.2 yrs (28.04.1997)
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Thomas Novak
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 13:07 1 0.0% 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 0 1 -1 13:28 3 33.3% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 10:56 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 -1 13:52 0 0
11.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 11:35 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 0 1 -3 6 16.7% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 27 1 6 7 -4 11:48 25 4.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 51 17 26 43 5 14:39 93 18.3% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 71 18 27 45 -3 14:11 113 15.9% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 52 13 9 22 -5 13:13 88 14.8% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 2 0 0 0 -2 13:01 4 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 44 8 13 21 -2 13:28 65 12.3% 16
Season Projection 82 15 24 39 -4 13:28 121 12.4% 30
Total 247 57 81 138 -11 388 14.7% 38
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 6 0 0 0 -1 10:31 5 0.0% 0
Total 6 0 0 0 -1 5 0.0% 0
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Thomas Novak Team Logo C 28.7 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.48 0.56 71 80 $3.500M
88% Morgan Frost Team Logo C 26.7 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.44 0.47 70 76 $4.375M
87% Jimmy Snuggerud Team Logo RW 21.6 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.41 0.44 68 82 $0.950M
86% Ross Colton Team Logo C 29.3 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.44 0.46 73 80 $4.000M
86% Cole Perfetti Team Logo C 24 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.43 0.55 70 77 $3.250M
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