Nick Cousins headshot

C · OTT · #21

Nick Cousins

Height
HT 5'11"
Weight
WT 191 lbs
Birth date
Jul 20, 1993 (age 33)
Bio
CAN · Shoots L

He ranks C128 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.

Dynasty Value Score

0

#780 overall · C207 of 251

2025–26 scoring

121.9 pts

81 GP · 1.5 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

111.6 pts

71.4 games · 1.6 PPG

8.6 G · 11.6 A · 20.2 P · 11:41 TOI · 0:07 PP · 9 xG

Projection range

94.8–122.7

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2611:250:0344.1%99.522.1 mph
2026–27Proj11:410:0744.2%8.69.021.9 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0501001502002014: 7.5 FP20142015: 63.0 FP2016: 92.0 FP20162017: 129.8 FP2018: 155.8 FP20182019: 133.4 FP2020: 76.3 FP20202021: 111.7 FP2022: 129.2 FP20222023: 108.4 FP2024: 82.5 FP20242025: 121.9 FP2026 projection: 111.6 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj71.4111.61.611:410:078.611.620.2——84.6140.236.02.073.310.59.041.2
2025–2681121.91.511:250:0391423007916941892139.546
2024–255082.51.611:540:06691500688526-14117.432
2023–2469108.41.612:110:1878150011113033164179.237
2022–2379129.21.611:020:1291827001028736-13871——
2021–2268111.71.612:281:3991322401036628-83123——
2020–215276.31.513:221:38513184060481644119——
2019–2065133.42.113:311:3510152550115913103535——
2018–1981155.81.913:330:52720273014411551-835243——
2017–1871129.81.812:520:19127191011911739-73184——
2016–176092.01.512:001:116101620996124-63189——
2015–163663.01.810:440:2565112041381754109——
2014–15117.50.78:490:100000061351223——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Nick Cousins's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Cousins's Dynasty Value Score?
Cousins scores 0 out of 10,000 (#780 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Cousins's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 111.6 NHL-standard fantasy points over 71.41499999999999 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.