Profile
- Position
- Left wing
- Number
- #71
- Born
- October 31, 1987 · Buffalo, New York, United States
- Age
- 38 years old
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 210 lb (95 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2006, OTT, round 1, pick 28 (28th overall)- Nationality
- United States
Injury
Injured reserve · Upper Body · expected back around Thursday, October 29 · reported Oct 9
Injuries · Source: team reports published by ESPN. The NHL publishes no official injury list in its public feed.
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 3
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 1
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 0
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 1
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +2
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 3
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 0
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 0
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 9.9 31 games, 4.7 goals, 5.2 assists
- Rest of season
- 8.9 28 games left, 0.32 pool pts per game from now on
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 9.9 1 so far · 8.9 to come
- Worst and best case
- 3 to 16 Worst case 3 · best case 16Confidence low. His gap between worst and best case is in the widest third of players at his position.
- Current pace
- 10 1 above the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. 8 seasons out of 10 end between the worst and the best case, given how much his games vary, his health and his role. Confidence compares that gap with players at his position.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line going from the worst to the best case.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. For this season, over the projected full season (points already scored plus those to come). The rate from now on is under “Rest of season”. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected full season) | 31 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0.32 |
2025-26     | 54 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 0.28 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 0.45 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 0.50 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
Regular season career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Hershey High | USHS-PA |
| 2002-03 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 28 | – | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Central Penn Panthers | MetJHL |
| 2002-03 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Hershey High | USHS-PA |
| 2003-04 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 16 | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USNTDP | U-17 |
| 2003-04 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 20 | – | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USNTDP | NAHL |
| 2004-05 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USNTDP | U-18 |
| 2004-05 | 65 | 10 | 28 | 38 | +5 | 111 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Sudbury | OHL |
| 2005-06 | 65 | 24 | 46 | 70 | +19 | 146 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | Sudbury | OHL |
| 2006-07 | 66 | 31 | 57 | 88 | +13 | 135 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | Sudbury | OHL |
| 2007-08 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13.6 | 9:10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2007-08 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Binghamton | AHL |
| 2008-09 | 81 | 17 | 15 | 32 | -10 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 11.7 | 13:41 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2008-09 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USA | WC-A |
| 2009-10 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +6 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 10.8 | 14:19 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USA | WC-A |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -19 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 9.4 | 15:35 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2011-12 | 82 | 15 | 32 | 47 | +2 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 9.8 | 14:39 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2012-13 | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 8.7 | 16:31 |   Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2013-14 | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | +5 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 16.2 | 16:04 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2014-15 | 79 | 31 | 42 | 73 | +16 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 17.0 | 18:50 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 12 | 25 | 37 | -14 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 8.1 | 16:54 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2015-16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USA | WC |
| 2016-17 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 51 | -4 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 185 | 14.1 | 18:26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 15 | 18 | 33 | +1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 11.0 | 18:21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 73 | 17 | 18 | 35 | +12 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 12.1 | 17:42 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 67 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -3 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 7.6 | 18:40 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9.6 | 18:09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 15:28 |   Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -13 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 2.0 | 12:28 |   Boston Bruins | NHL |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 10 | 16 | 26 | +18 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 14.1 | 12:22 | Boston Bruins | NHL |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 17 | 20 | 37 | -29 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 11.6 | 17:46 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -17 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 14.4 | 15:55 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 12:48 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 12:19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2026-27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 9:57 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| NHL totals | 1290 | 252 | 361 | 613 | -37 | 1024 | 60 | 3 | 33 | 2232 | 11.3 | 15:51 | NHL |
Playoff career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | USNTDP | NAHL |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Sudbury | OHL |
| 2005-06 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Sudbury | OHL |
| 2006-07 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +14 | 36 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | Sudbury | OHL |
| 2007-08 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 12:50 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 17:07 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2011-12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 15:10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| 2013-14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | 14:56 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 20:25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 20:49 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 18:36 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | 23:00 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 14:11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 9:59 | Boston Bruins | NHL |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 11:28 | Boston Bruins | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 12:05 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| NHL totals | 79 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 9.8 | 16:05 | NHL |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy2016-17
- Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award2016-17
Every league he played in, from the NHL’s public feed, read again each day by our server. A dash marks a stat the league does not publish.
Career transactions
Trades, contracts, waivers and releases, newest first.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | From which club to which clubThe club he leaves and the one he joins, when the transaction names them. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Minnesota WildWild | Acquired F Blake Coleman and D Olli Määttä from Calgary in exchange for D Jake Middleton, a 2027 third-round draft pick, a 2028 fourth-round draft pick and a 2029 second-round draft pick. Signed Fs Nick Foligno and Maxim Shabanov to one-year contracts. | |
| Trade | Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawks to Minnesota WildWild | Acquired F Bobby Brink from Philadelphia in exchange for D David Jiricek. Acquired F Nick Foligno from Chicago in exchange for future considerations. | |
| Contract | Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawks | Signed LW Nick Foligno to a one-year contract. | |
| Trade | Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets to Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs | Acquired D Ben Hutton from Anaheim in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round draft pick. Acquired F Nick Foligno from Columbus for a 2021 first-round draft pick. Acquired F Stefan Noesen from San Jose for a 2021 fourth-round draft pick. Acquired G David Rittich from Calgary for a 2022 third-round draft pick. Designated D Martin Marincin for assignment to the taxi squad. Recalled LW Nicholas Robertson from Toronto (AHL). | |
| Contract | Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets | Signed LW Nick Foligno to a six-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. | |
| Contract | Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets | Signed LW Nick Foligno to a three-year contract. | |
| Trade | Ottawa SenatorsSenators to Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets | Acquired D Marc Methot from Columbus for C Nick Foligno. Signed F Shane Prince to a three-year entry-level contract. Signed F Guillaume Latendresse and D Mike Lundin to a one-year contracts. | |
| Contract | Ottawa SenatorsSenators | Re-signed F Nick Foligno to a two-year contract. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
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