#20 NICHOLAS PAUL (C)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
 


Age 29.6 Birth Date 1995-03-20
Shoots L Draft Info 2013 (4/101)
Height 6'4 Fantrax Roster% 34
Weight 230 Yahoo Roster% 9
Country CAN Status On Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
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2024-03-07Player UpdatePaul had two assists Thursday in a 6-3 loss to Calgary.
2024-02-17Player UpdatePaul (undisclosed) is good to play Saturday against Florida, according to Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site.
2024-02-16Injury UpdatePaul (undisclosed) is set to be sidelined against the Panthers on Saturday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
2024-02-15Injury UpdatePaul (undisclosed) didn't play in the third period of Thursday's game versus the Avalanche, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
2024-02-10Player UpdatePaul had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday.
2023-10-26Player UpdatePaul scored a goal in Thursday's 6-0 win over San Jose.
2023-10-24Player UpdatePaul scored a goal Tuesday in a 3-0 win over Carolina.
2023-10-19Player UpdatePaul scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in a 4-3 win over the Canucks on Thursday.
2023-10-10Player UpdatePaul tallied a pair of power-play goals and added an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
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2023-06-28ArticleFantasy Take: Colton Acquired by the Avalanche
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2023-05-05ArticleRamblings: Canes Dominating Devils, Introducing Tye Kartye, Huberdeau’s Bust Season (May 6)
2023-04-28ArticleRamblings: Lightning Extend Season; Devils Take Lead; Sanderson’s Rookie Effort; Stützle’s Breakout; Ottawa’s Penalty Kill – April 28
2023-04-27ArticleRamblings: Verhaeghe Propels Panthers; Tampa’s Depth; Winnipeg’s Health; Breakout Year From Novak; Saros’s Vezina Season – April 27
2023-04-27Player UpdatePaul scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 4-2 victory over the Maple Leafs in Game 5.

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
3,250,000 2022 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-20253,150,0003,150,000
2025-20263,150,0003,150,000
2026-20273,150,0003,150,000
2027-20283,150,0003,150,000
2028-20293,150,0003,150,000

DobberNomics

Profile Price Chg Chg% YTD% FPTS FPTS/$
2.19 0 0 4.3 144 65.8

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NHL ID: 8477426

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 15VAN
Oct 17VGK
Oct 19@OTT
Oct 21@TOR
Oct 22@N.J
Oct 24MIN
Oct 26WSH
Oct 28NSH
Oct 30@COL
Nov 1@MIN
Nov 3@WPG
Nov 5@STL
Nov 7PHI
Nov 14WPG
Nov 16N.J
Nov 19@PIT
Nov 21@CBJ
Nov 23DAL
Nov 25COL
Nov 27WSH
Nov 29@NSH
Nov 30TOR
Dec 5S.J
Dec 8@VAN
Dec 10@EDM
Dec 12@CGY
Dec 14@SEA
Dec 17CBJ
Dec 19STL
Dec 22FLA
Dec 23@FLA
Dec 28NYR
Dec 29MTL
Jan 2@S.J
Jan 4@L.A
Jan 5@ANA
Jan 9BOS
Jan 11@N.J
Jan 12@PIT
Jan 14@BOS
Jan 16ANA
Jan 18DET
Jan 20@TOR
Jan 21@MTL
Jan 24@CHI
Jan 25@DET
Jan 28CHI
Jan 30L.A
Feb 1NYI
Feb 4OTT
Feb 6OTT
Feb 8@DET
Feb 9@MTL
Feb 23SEA
Feb 25EDM
Feb 27CGY
Mar 1@WSH
Mar 3@FLA
Mar 4CBJ
Mar 6BUF
Mar 8BOS
Mar 11@CAR
Mar 13@PHI
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17PHI
Mar 20@DAL
Mar 22@UTA
Mar 23@VGK
Mar 25PIT
Mar 27UTA
Mar 29NYI
Apr 1@NYI
Apr 3@OTT
Apr 5@BUF
Apr 7@NYR
Apr 9TOR
Apr 11DET
Apr 13BUF
Apr 15FLA
Apr 17@NYR

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 15VAN
Oct 17VGK
Oct 19@OTT
Oct 21@TOR
Oct 22@N.J
Oct 24MIN
Oct 26WSH
Oct 28NSH
Oct 30@COL
Nov 1@MIN
Nov 3@WPG
Nov 5@STL
Nov 7PHI
Nov 14WPG
Nov 16N.J
Nov 19@PIT
Nov 21@CBJ
Nov 23DAL
Nov 25COL
Nov 27WSH
Nov 29@NSH
Nov 30TOR
Dec 5S.J
Dec 8@VAN
Dec 10@EDM
Dec 12@CGY
Dec 14@SEA
Dec 17CBJ
Dec 19STL
Dec 22FLA
Dec 23@FLA
Dec 28NYR
Dec 29MTL
Jan 2@S.J
Jan 4@L.A
Jan 5@ANA
Jan 9BOS
Jan 11@N.J
Jan 12@PIT
Jan 14@BOS
Jan 16ANA
Jan 18DET
Jan 20@TOR
Jan 21@MTL
Jan 24@CHI
Jan 25@DET
Jan 28CHI
Jan 30L.A
Feb 1NYI
Feb 4OTT
Feb 6OTT
Feb 8@DET
Feb 9@MTL
Feb 23SEA
Feb 25EDM
Feb 27CGY
Mar 1@WSH
Mar 3@FLA
Mar 4CBJ
Mar 6BUF
Mar 8BOS
Mar 11@CAR
Mar 13@PHI
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17PHI
Mar 20@DAL
Mar 22@UTA
Mar 23@VGK
Mar 25PIT
Mar 27UTA
Mar 29NYI
Apr 1@NYI
Apr 3@OTT
Apr 5@BUF
Apr 7@NYR
Apr 9TOR
Apr 11DET
Apr 13BUF
Apr 15FLA
Apr 17@NYR

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Tampa Bay Lightning Last Game Lines (2024-10-11)

Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
112:0625.0NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL2024640.081338.1
29:4820.2NICHOLAS PAUL - ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL0006275.014573.7
37:5716.4ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - LUKE GLENDENING - MITCHELL CHAFFEE0002340.041126.7
41:564.0CAMERON ATKINSON - NICHOLAS PAUL - CONOR GEEKIE000020.0040.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
115:4632.6RYAN MCDONAGH - ERIK CERNAK1017943.8151353.6
210:1921.3VICTOR HEDMAN - JANIS MOSER1013633.351821.7
38:1917.2NICK PERBIX - EMIL LILLEBERG0001233.321016.7
45:2411.2VICTOR HEDMAN - DARREN RADDYSH00040100.08561.5
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:0551.8NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL00040100.060100.0
20:5615.7NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - NICHOLAS PAUL20220100.030100.0
30:5615.7NICHOLAS PAUL - ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL - CONOR GEEKIE000000.0000.0
40:308.4NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL - BRANDON HAGEL000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:5766.4VICTOR HEDMAN - DARREN RADDYSH20260100.090100.0
21:3025.2JANIS MOSER000000.0000.0
30:113.1ERIK CERNAK - JANIS MOSER000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2241.9ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - LUKE GLENDENING000000.0010.0
21:5333.3ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL000010.01233.3
30:3510.3NICHOLAS PAUL - ANTHONY CIRELLI000000.0010.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:5368.7RYAN MCDONAGH - ERIK CERNAK000000.01150.0
21:3528.0VICTOR HEDMAN - JANIS MOSER000010.0030.0
30:051.5VICTOR HEDMAN - ERIK CERNAK000000.0000.0

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
HUGO ALNEFELT23.420193715.03.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025T.B10111.00820000.00.0201000857.102:0133.910.617:34
2023-2024T.B822422460.5646-162715315.71.9104914004753154.303:0364.814.217:16
2022-2023T.B801715320.4033113312014.21.511144114649553.701:1222.027.816:10
2021-2022OTT,T.B801616320.4033-13391669.62.110622125642650.400:2910.041.716:31
2020-2021OTT56515200.36295191054.81.97402143521952.100:237.340.916:05
2019-2020OTT56911200.36290241038.71.812201003919151.200:3110.68.914:27
2018-2019OTT201120.108-104303.31.528000041645.700:020.70.008:28
2017-2018OTT111010.097-40119.11.01600004125.000:000.02.207:54
2016-2017OTT10000.000-2040.04.0300000538.500:4612.816:29
2015-2016OTT242350.2117-36287.11.243000093151.700:103.82.012:12
CAREER 41175841590.3932-3215272010.41.8609152437240192352.501:0521.824.015:23

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025T.B100.0011.0011.0000.0000.0011.0022.0000.0088.00
2023-2024T.B82240.29220.27460.56270.331531.87140.171041.27470.575316.48
2022-2023T.B80170.21150.19320.40330.411201.5040.051111.39460.584956.19
2021-2022OTT,T.B80160.20160.20320.40390.491662.0820.031061.33560.704265.33
2020-2021OTT5650.09150.27200.36190.341051.8820.04741.32350.632193.91
2019-2020OTT5690.16110.20200.36240.431031.8410.021222.18390.701913.41
2018-2019OTT2010.0510.0520.1040.20301.5000.00281.4040.20160.80
2017-2018OTT1110.0900.0010.0900.00111.0000.00161.4540.3610.09
2016-2017OTT100.0000.0000.0000.0044.0000.0033.0000.0055.00
2015-2016OTT2420.0830.1350.2160.25281.1700.00431.7990.38311.29

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2020-2021WCCanada102240.404-100.000
2019-2020AHLBelleville Senators31341.330400.00053
2018-2019AHLBelleville Senators431623390.91292000.00036
2017-2018AHLBelleville Senators541413270.5040-1700.00020
2016-2017AHLBinghamton Senators721522370.5130-1700.00020
2015-2016AHLBinghamton45611170.3810-400.00015
2014-2015OHLNorth Bay583729661.14492500.00030
2014-2015WJC-ACanada73030.432600.000
2013-2014OHLNorth Bay672620460.69391200.00018
2012-2013OHLBrampton661216280.4221600.00011
2011-2012GTHLMiss. Reps332532571.730000.000
2011-2012Exhib.Miss. Reps302328511.700000.000
2011-2012ON-Jr.AMississauga93250.564000.000
2010-2011GTHLMiss. Senators371411250.6812000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2023-2024T.B52020.4033-461414.32.816110054352.403:1053.16.417:13
2022-2023T.B61010.1714-12812.51.320000034358.901:1524.412.516:37
2021-2022T.B235490.3932064411.41.95601002519049.701:1421.656.318:18
CAREER 3484120.3529-5146612.11.99212003327651.401:3226.942.317:51

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2023-2024T.B520.4000.0020.4061.20142.8010.20163.2051.00438.60
2022-2023T.B610.1700.0010.1720.3381.3300.00203.3330.50437.17
2021-2022T.B2350.2240.1790.3960.26441.9110.04562.43251.091908.26

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2014-2015OHLNorth Bay1578151.006100.00026
2013-2014OHLNorth Bay22126180.8210900.00022
2012-2013OHLBrampton50110.200-400.0005
2009-2010Big Nickel Bntm Tourn.Mississauga Senators Bantam AAA63140.670000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025T.B30000.0000060.02.03000003559.302:4246.837.517:53
2023-2024T.B51120.4033-50119.12.22120053247.102:0265.138.314:15
2022-2023T.B41010.2521-12119.12.83000012754.001:2634.039.015:53
2021-2022OTT51340.806614714.31.410000062452.202:1126.338.918:03
2019-2020OTT20000.0000010.00.5200001150.000:000.043.906:48
2016-2017OTT20000.000-2440.02.0400001150.000:000.08.710:40
2015-2016OTT11011.0082101100.01.0200000571.400:112.625.712:56
CAREER 224480.3630-610419.81.92612001412553.401:3630.934.114:50

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025T.B300.0000.0000.0000.0062.0000.0031.0000.003511.67
2023-2024T.B510.2010.2020.4000.00112.2020.4020.4051.00326.40
2022-2023T.B410.2500.0010.2520.50112.7500.0030.7510.25276.75
2021-2022OTT510.2030.6040.8040.8071.4000.00102.0061.20244.80
2019-2020OTT200.0000.0000.0000.0010.5000.0021.0010.5010.50
2016-2017OTT200.0000.0000.0042.0042.0000.0042.0010.5010.50
2015-2016OTT111.0000.0011.0000.0011.0000.0022.0000.0055.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
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QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12383114663:3617:15
22139124453:2618:45
3196392811:5615:50
41977143523:0317:02

Lines by quarter

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 0.0
PTS/60 3.4
PDO 1000
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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