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Darnell Nurse

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Edmonton Oilers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'4"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	215	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age	30 (Feb 4, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2013, Round 1, Overall 7 (EDM)

Date	Team	Transaction
Apr 17, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Suspension Ended
Apr 15, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Suspension Started
Aug 6, 2021	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 8 years @ $9.250M AAV starting in 2022-23
Feb 10, 2020	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 2 years @ $5.600M AAV starting in 2020-21
Sep 17, 2018	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 2 years @ $3.200M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jul 27, 2013	Edmonton Oilers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	EDM	69	1166:21	0.15	0.15	0.31	0.25	-0.10	2.78	4.52	-1.74	1.94	0.65
2016-17	EDM	44	659:45	0.45	0.36	0.82	0.29	0.17	6.25	3.96	2.29	4.85	1.94
2017-18	EDM	82	1525:23	0.20	0.75	0.94	0.35	-0.15	2.89	5.11	-2.22	2.83	2.43
2018-19	EDM	82	1532:51	0.31	0.74	1.06	0.26	0.06	5.06	4.17	0.89	1.42	1.42
2019-20	EDM	71	1329:57	0.18	0.90	1.08	0.28	-0.10	2.72	4.25	-1.53	2.45	3.43
2020-21	EDM	56	1135:45	0.63	0.42	1.06	0.31	0.33	9.60	4.67	4.93	1.72	1.72
2021-22	EDM	71	1390:40	0.26	0.60	0.86	0.32	-0.07	3.75	4.70	-0.95	1.69	2.12
2022-23	EDM	82	1503:36	0.28	0.92	1.20	0.28	-0.01	4.32	4.41	-0.08	3.15	3.60
2023-24	EDM	81	1401:13	0.30	0.73	1.03	0.26	0.04	4.64	3.96	0.67	0.93	2.79
2024-25	EDM	76	1422:24	0.13	0.84	0.97	0.25	-0.13	1.88	3.75	-1.87	0.43	1.74
2025-26	EDM	3	52:43	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	-0.21	0.00	2.64	-2.64	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	EDM	69	1166:21	36.52	2.11	2.14	45.99	2.88	2.69	42.27	44.23	-0.32	0.23	-5.73
2016-17	EDM	44	659:45	42.56	2.55	2.70	41.92	2.55	2.59	50.00	51.06	-0.02	0.06	-0.78
2017-18	EDM	82	1525:23	46.10	2.71	2.79	41.73	2.20	2.58	55.20	51.89	0.15	-0.12	2.54
2018-19	EDM	82	1532:51	36.52	2.35	2.22	43.53	2.86	2.69	45.11	45.24	-0.14	0.21	-3.58
2019-20	EDM	71	1329:57	42.09	2.71	2.56	46.02	3.20	2.77	45.80	48.05	0.29	0.46	-1.54
2020-21	EDM	56	1135:45	45.59	3.49	2.82	45.91	2.85	2.69	55.00	51.21	0.86	0.53	3.50
2021-22	EDM	71	1390:40	48.15	2.59	2.98	42.76	2.55	2.54	50.42	54.00	0.45	0.04	3.72
2022-23	EDM	82	1503:36	43.54	2.87	2.86	42.78	2.71	2.60	51.43	52.38	-0.03	0.23	-2.49
2023-24	EDM	81	1401:13	46.46	2.48	2.87	42.73	2.48	2.54	50.00	53.00	-0.19	0.37	-5.43
2024-25	EDM	76	1422:24	45.09	2.66	2.63	39.74	2.36	2.31	52.94	53.29	-0.09	0.15	-2.45
2025-26	EDM	3	52:43	38.70	0.00	1.50	37.56	1.14	2.02	0.00	42.68	-1.05	0.23	-16.11

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

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Projected Lineups for Canucks vs Oilers – 10/11/25 at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
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2012 Redraft: What if the Edmonton Oilers Didn’t Take Nail Yakupov? at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
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Oilers’ Top Trade Assets to Win Now Before McDavid Leaves at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
THN Columbus: 32 Predictions For The 25-26 NHL Season at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
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PS G8 Oilers at Canucks at Lowetide (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
What can the Oilers expect from Darnell Nurse this season? at Oilers Nation (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Them Bones at Lowetide (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-2 Preseason Loss to Kraken at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
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Jets Drop Third Straight Preseason Game With Loss to Oilers On Friday at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
4 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-0 Preseason Win Against Jets at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
NHL insider gives update on Oilers contract extension talks with Jake Walman at Oil on Whyte (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Elliotte Friedman hints at surprising angle in Connor McDavid’s contract negotiations at Oil on Whyte (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Old Emotions at Lowetide (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
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Predicting the Oilers’ Opening Night Defence Pairs at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Defense tiers: Elite, roster fillers, everyone in between at ESPN (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Can Evan Bouchard Continue to Grow Without Paul Coffey on the Oilers Bench? at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Ranking NHL Teams By Defensemen at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Fantasy Hockey Rankings Tiers: Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes sit atop elite group of NHL defensemen at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Will the Oilers struggle to contend in future years? at Oil on Whyte (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Riesen to Believe, Vol 2 2025-26 at Lowetide (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Oilers’ 3 Most Underrated Players for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Blue on Blue at Lowetide (Tue Aug 19, 2025)
5 Reasons the Oilers Haven’t Won the Stanley Cup in the Connor McDavid Era at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 18, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	27	NMC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	-	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	UFA
2023-24	28	NMC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	-	$10,400,000	$10,400,000	$10,400,000	UFA
2024-25	29	NMC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	-	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	UFA
2025-26	30	NMC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	-	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2026-27	31	NMC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	$6,000,000	$2,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2027-28	32	NMC M-NTC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	$6,000,000	$1,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	UFA
2028-29	33	NMC M-NTC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	$6,000,000	$1,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	UFA
2029-30	34	NMC M-NTC	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	-	$6,000,000	$1,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	UFA
Total					-	$24,000,000	$50,000,000	$74,000,000	$74,000,000

Signed: Aug 6, 2021

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Ken Holland

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 11.21

Clause: In 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30 player submits a 10 team trade list.

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	25	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	-	-	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	26	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	-	-	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$11,200,000	$11,200,000	$11,200,000

Signed: Feb 10, 2020

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Ken Holland

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.87

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	RFA
2019-20	24	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$6,400,000	$6,400,000	$6,400,000

Signed: Sep 17, 2018

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Peter Chiarelli

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.03

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	18	$925,000	$1,775,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2014-15	19	$894,167	$1,744,167	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2015-16	20	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	21	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	22	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$2,550,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 27, 2013

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Craig MacTavish

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2010-11	GTHL	Don Mills	38	11	18	29		72
2010-11	ON-Jr.A	St. Michael's	2	0	0	0		4
2011-12	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie	53	1	9	10	-15	61
2012-13	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie	68	12	29	41	+15	116				6	1	3	4	-1	6
2013-14	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie	64	13	37	50	+1	91				9	3	5	8	-2	12
2013-14	AHL	Oklahoma City	4	0	1	1	-1		9	0.0		3		1	1	+1	7	1	0.0
2014-15	WJC-A	Canada	7	0	1	1	+8	6	10
2014-15	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	2	0	0	0	-2		2	0.0	17:00
2014-15	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie	36	10	23	33	+18	58				14	3	5	8	+9	26
2014-15	AHL	Oklahoma City										4		4	4	+3	4	5	0.0
2015-16	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	69	3	7	10	-13	60	120	2.5	20:14
2015-16	AHL	Bakersfield	9	0	2	2	+2	7	15	0.0
2016-17	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	44	5	6	11		33	85	5.9	17:01	13		2	2		6	18	0.0	17:25
2017-18	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	6	20	26	+15	67	194	3.1	22:15
2017-18	WC	Canada	10	0	1	1	-1	4
2018-19	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	10	31	41	-5	87	196	5.1	23:49
2018-19	WC	Canada	10	2	2	4	+8	8
2019-20	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	71	5	28	33	-2	48	170	2.9	23:27	4		2	2	-3	6	9	0.0	24:02
2020-21	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	56	16	20	36	+27	57	154	10.4	25:38	4		1	1		2	10	0.0	38:39
2021-22	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	71	9	26	35	+18	54	203	4.4	25:03	15	2	4	6	+5	26	28	7.1	21:07
2022-23	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	12	31	43	+26	64	203	5.9	23:30	11		4	4	-2	21	21	0.0	23:02
2023-24	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	81	10	22	32	+3	79	181	5.5	21:54	25	2	4	6	-9	12	43	4.7	18:50
2024-25	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	76	5	28	33	+11	72	188	2.7	22:22	22	3	5	8	+2	31	43	7.0	23:16
2025-26	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	3	0	1	1		2	7	0.0	20:51
NHL Career			719	81	220	301	+78	623	1703	4.8	22:40	94	7	22	29	-7	104	172	4.1	21:36