SAN JOSE SHARKSBorn in Canada#25 ·Defenseman

Darnell Nurse

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(yesterday)1 PTS · 0G · 1A · +1 +/- · 21:52 Ice time@Ottawa Senators

Next match:October 25, 2026(overnight)@Boston Bruins

Darnell Nurse has played in the NHL since 2014–15 and currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. He is 31 years old (born in 1995), is originally from Hamilton, is 193 cm tall and weighs 98 kg. He has previously played for Edmonton Oilers. Nurse has put up 326 points in 808 games, 89 goals and 237 assists, an average of 0.40 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 43 points in 82 games.

BirthplaceHamilton

Born1995 (31 years)Height193 cmWeight98 kgShootsLNHLSeason 13 in the NHL

DRAFT 2013: selected No. 7 in round 1 · Edmonton OilersDEBUT October 15, 2014(12y ago)@Los Angeles KingsCONTRACT $9,250,000/yr (≈ 7 639 123 kr/month, 91 669 470 kr/yr) · UFA 2030–31

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The 2026-2027 season10 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#387NHL D#98

Goals

NHL#255NHL D#37

Assists

NHL#388NHL D#122

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

91%

10 of 11

games

Point pace

17P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

-1

NHL#390NHL D#137

Ice time/game

21:07

NHL#141NHL D#62

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs100 playoff games5mo ago

Career750 NHL games10mo ago

Next up

100 career goals

89 now · target 100

11left

SeasonMatch season best: 16 goals15 away

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Season

Match season best: 16 goals15 away

Match season best: 43 points41 away

30 goals this season29 away

Match season best: 31 assists30 away

Playoffs

100 playoff games5mo ago

25 playoff points1y ago

5 playoff goals1y ago

50 playoff games2y ago

10 playoff assists3y ago

10 playoff points4y ago

25 playoff games4y ago

First playoff goal4y ago

5 playoff assists5y ago

10 playoff games9y ago

First playoff point9y ago

Career

100 career goals11 away

250 career assists13 away

500 career points174 away

1,000 NHL games192 away

750 NHL games10mo ago

250 career points2y ago

500 NHL games3y ago

50 career goals4y ago

100 career assists5y ago

100 career points6y ago

25 career goals7y ago

250 NHL games7y ago

50 career assists7y ago

50 career points8y ago

100 NHL games9y ago

First NHL point11y ago

First NHL goal11y ago

Compared with the NHL

Darnell Nurse is in the top 10% of NHL defensemen for shots per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

0.84

Lower halfDarnell Nurse scores points more often than 44% of NHL defensemen (106 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.59

Lower halfDarnell Nurse records assists more often than 35% of NHL defensemen (83 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

5.82

Top 11%Darnell Nurse blocks more shots than 89% of NHL defensemen (213 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

4.78

Top 24%Darnell Nurse hits more often than 77% of NHL defensemen (183 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

5.72

Top 10%Darnell Nurse shoots more often than 91% of NHL defensemen (217 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.24

Upper halfDarnell Nurse scores goals more often than 66% of NHL defensemen (158 of 239)

+/−

-12

Bottom 15%Darnell Nurse has a higher +/− than 12% of NHL defensemen (29 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Darnell Nurse's whole career

Stats

Games played

808

Points

326

Points per game

0.40

Goals

Assists

237

+/-

+65

Teams player has played for

SJSSan Jose SharksCurrent

Seasons

2026–27

Since OCT 1

PTS

EDMEdmonton Oilers

Seasons

2014–15 to 2025–26

OCT 14–APR 16 · 12 seasons

PTS

324

236

798

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