GRIT & GF
Nick Cousins

Ottawa Senators, Centre

Nick Cousins

  • Shot-eater
  • Edgy
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.6
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:18
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
29.0
share of chances while he's on

Nick Cousins has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 9:18 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 38.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

38.6050100
Rated above 18% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.08
Physicality48thGF47thIntimidation1thChemistry46thClutch78th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.20, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 18.7% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

+0.67 SD · 78th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0478th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1329th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 81 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs PHI

    Thursday, October 8

    Drought over

    Nick Cousins scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 11:13 and had two shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Senators.

  2. at CGY

    Thursday, March 5

    Physical

    Nick Cousins threw 8 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 17 points in 60 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Senators.

  3. vs DET

    Thursday, February 26

    Ice time

    Nick Cousins played 17:42, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 16 points in 57 games this season. The Senators lost 2-1 to the Red Wings in overtime.

  4. at PHI

    Thursday, February 5

    Ice time

    Nick Cousins played 16:53, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. That was his eighth goal of the season. It finished 2-1 for the Senators in overtime.

  5. vs COL

    Wednesday, January 28

    Ice time

    Nick Cousins played 16:44, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. It was his first goal in 15 games. It finished 5-2 for the Senators.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:18
    3
  • Points per 601.43
    33
  • Goals per 600.72
    49
  • Individual xG per 600.40
    8
  • Shots per 602.9
    5

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.42
    3
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.47
    7
  • xGF%29.0%
    1

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.7
    85
  • Blocks per 606.4
    98
  • Penalty minutes per 6010.0
    3

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.0 mph
    23
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    12
  • Distance skated14 mi
    27

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.7 mph
    18
  • Shots on goal4
    19
  • Shooting %25.0%
    92

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.8%
    38
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.1%
    53

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Michael Amadio, Shane Pinto516:1016–180.7–0.61–255%
Warren Foegele, Stephen Halliday58:223–90.1–0.41–223%
Fabian Zetterlund, Stephen Halliday38:094–120.1–0.30–030%
Dylan Cozens, Ridly Greig47:5911–110.4–0.50–041%
Hayden Hodgson, Stephen Halliday27:487–140.1–0.60–111%
Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle64:016–10.2–0.10–066%
Warren Foegele, Dylan Cozens53:227–10.0–0.00–075%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 8 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.250.500.75
04-0410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27911240.69:1815929.0
2025–268191423798.611:251695154.9
2024–25506915686.111:54853449.4
2023–246978151119.612:121304249.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-178:420010.28200
2026-10-1510:040000.08032
2026-10-1310:260000.00200
2026-10-129:000000.00010
2026-10-109:580000.04110
2026-10-0811:131020.13020
2026-10-066:020000.00402
2026-10-0510:580110.044010
2026-10-037:210000.00220
2026-04-257:180020.23300
2026-04-237:320100.00500
2026-04-2015:040000.00700
2026-04-1811:490000.00102
2026-04-1513:560030.33110
2026-04-1213:500110.07102
2026-04-1110:550000.07010
2026-04-0914:310000.00210
2026-04-0711:440010.17000
2026-04-0514:400030.67622
2026-04-0413:050000.005110