GRIT & GF
Nicolas Hague

Nashville Predators, Defence

Nicolas Hague

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:44
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
36.8
share of chances while he's on

Nicolas Hague has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 8 games for the Nashville Predators in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 17:44 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 32.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

32.2050100
Rated above 69% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.8
Wins
−0.13
Physicality84thGF35thIntimidation70thChemistry5thClutch2th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.27, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 69.1% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.69 SD · 84th percentile · weight 38% · −0.2 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.4.282th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.078th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2689th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4847th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.0421th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8638th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 133 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 DET

    Monday, March 2

    Volume

    Nicolas Hague had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 2.4. The Predators lost 4-2 to the Red Wings.

  2. at CGY

    Saturday, January 3

    Drought over

    Nicolas Hague scored for the first time in 23 games. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. The Predators beat the Flames 4-3.

  3. vs DAL

    Saturday, November 8

    Drought over

    Nicolas Hague scored for the first time in 28 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Predators lost 5-4 to the Stars.

  4. vs PHI

    Thursday, November 6

    Volume

    Nicolas Hague had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 1.9 attempts a game. The Predators lost 3-1 to the Flyers.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:44
    32
  • Points per 600.42
    23
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.10
    21
  • Shots per 603.0
    44

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.29
    1
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.21
    72
  • xGF%36.8%
    6

Physical

  • Hits per 605.5
    84
  • Blocks per 605.9
    77
  • Penalty minutes per 603.8
    13

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.8 mph
    46
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated20 mi
    48

Shooting

  • Hardest shot91.1 mph
    81
  • Shots on goal7
    55
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.9%
    21
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.9%
    13

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Roman Josi861:1438–841.0–3.01–125%
Jayden Struble428:5925–240.9–0.90–251%
Adam Wilsby823:4920–240.7–0.80–044%
Brady Skjei76:098–30.1–0.00–066%
Nick Perbix64:294–40.1–0.10–042%
Jack Ahcan34:062–30.0–0.00–047%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 15 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-1210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27801170.217:44131436.8
2025–266231215562.719:38765447.0
2024–25685712743.316:60827447.9
2023–2473210121054.018:3315311150.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:140010.02030
2026-10-1515:250040.15117
2026-10-1315:040110.00410
2026-10-1018:540000.01330
2026-10-0818:420000.03112
2026-10-0619:120010.02140
2026-10-0321:000000.00110
2026-10-0115:230000.01200
2026-04-042:340000.00000
2026-04-0219:300010.00110
2026-03-2917:050030.09110
2026-03-2820:000010.01002
2026-03-2621:350110.06210
2026-03-2423:370010.08100
2026-03-2220:150020.26102
2026-03-2125:080000.01110
2026-03-1918:210010.10202
2026-03-1724:420000.02000
2026-03-1520:490130.07115
2026-03-1222:470000.01000