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Nick Suzuki

Position Center Current Team Montreal Canadiens
Shoots Right Current Contract 8 years
Height 5'11" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 207 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 25 (Aug 10, 1999) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2017, Round 1, Overall 13 (VGK)
Date Team Transaction
Oct 12, 2021 Montreal Canadiens Signed 8 years @ $7.875M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 15, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2019-20 MTL 71 13 28 41 -15 6 138 9.4 15:59 10 4 3 7 +3 27 14.8 19:11
2020-21 MTL 56 15 26 41 -5 26 110 13.6 18:11 22 7 9 16 -6 2 53 13.2 18:55
2021-22 MTL 82 21 40 61 -29 30 186 11.3 20:31
2022-23 MTL 82 26 40 66 -13 33 162 16.0 21:06
2023-24 MTL 82 33 44 77 -14 36 185 17.8 21:16
2024-25 MTL 82 30 59 89 +19 8 172 17.4 20:04
Career 455 138 237 375 -57 139 953 14.5 19:41 32 11 12 23 -3 2 80 13.8 19:00

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.
2019-20 MTL 71 898:15 0.47 1.00 1.47 0.65 -0.18 7.07 9.84 -2.77 3.73 5.97
2020-21 MTL 56 787:50 0.69 1.07 1.75 0.69 0.00 10.84 10.84 0.00 6.09 6.09
2021-22 MTL 82 1194:24 0.45 1.26 1.71 0.52 -0.07 8.11 9.38 -1.27 4.17 5.56
2022-23 MTL 82 1204:29 0.70 1.34 2.04 0.47 0.22 13.46 9.15 4.31 5.11 4.38
2023-24 MTL 82 1229:14 0.83 1.03 1.85 0.58 0.25 15.18 10.54 4.63 4.65 6.40
2024-25 MTL 82 1178:40 0.81 1.53 2.34 0.57 0.25 14.29 9.98 4.31 0.61 4.24

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
2019-20 MTL 71 898:15 41.95 1.94 2.31 39.08 2.40 2.14 44.62 51.86 -0.49 -0.17 -2.87
2020-21 MTL 56 787:50 41.28 2.51 2.54 37.93 2.67 2.15 48.53 54.25 0.14 0.06 0.64
2021-22 MTL 82 1194:24 38.18 2.36 2.22 43.50 3.01 2.84 43.93 43.86 -0.19 0.01 -2.18
2022-23 MTL 82 1204:29 38.31 3.19 2.29 43.34 3.34 2.98 48.85 43.39 0.03 0.15 -0.99
2023-24 MTL 82 1229:14 42.81 2.83 2.63 43.20 2.49 2.65 53.21 49.83 0.36 -0.17 5.21
2024-25 MTL 82 1178:40 45.66 3.61 2.62 41.13 2.49 2.71 59.17 49.19 0.42 0.17 2.74

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%
2021-22 82 22.9 0.8 7.1 7.0 90.9 36.1 10.9 47.7 41.4 42.7 18.7 38.7
2022-23 82 22.6 0.6 9.6 9.9 88.3 39.5 11.9 45.8 42.4 42.7 18.2 39.1
2023-24 82 23.0 0.8 9.6 9.8 90.9 43.4 10.0 46.2 43.8 41.6 17.9 40.5
2024-25 82 22.9 0.7 9.6 9.8 87.2 59.1 10.1 57.2 32.6 41.2 17.9 40.9

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.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 23 $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - $4,000,014 $5,999,986 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 RFA
2023-24 24 $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - - $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 25 $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - - $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 RFA-arb
2025-26 26 $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - - $8,750,000 $8,750,000 $8,750,000 RFA-arb
2026-27 27 M-NTC $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - - $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 UFA
2027-28 28 M-NTC $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 UFA
2028-29 29 M-NTC $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 UFA
2029-30 30 M-NTC $7,875,000 $7,875,000 - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 UFA
Total - $10,000,014 $52,999,986 $63,000,000 $63,000,000
Signed: Oct 12, 2021
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 9.55
Clause: Starting in 2026-27 season player can submit a 10 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 18 $925,000 $1,387,500 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2018-19 19 $894,167 $1,356,667 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2019-20 20 $863,333 $1,325,833 $425,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 21 $863,333 $1,325,833 $425,000 - $832,500 $832,500 $70,000 ELC
2021-22 22 $863,333 $1,325,833 $537,500 - $832,500 $832,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $1,387,500 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: July 15, 2017
Team: Vegas Golden Knights
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15