Nick Paul headshot

LW · TOR · #20

Nick Paul

Height
HT 6'3"
Weight
WT 225 lbs
Birth date
Mar 20, 1995 (age 31)
Bio
CAN · Shoots L

He ranks LW87 among 142 left wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

449

#314 overall · LW68 of 134

2025–26 scoring

76.2 pts

51 GP · 1.5 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

143.2 pts

68.9 games · 2.1 PPG

14.1 G · 15 A · 29.1 P · 15:34 TOI · 1:39 PP · 13.5 xG

Projection range

121.7–157.5

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
2025–2613:411:1342.2%78.622.5 mph
2026–27Proj15:341:3942.6%14.113.522.6 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003002015: 33.3 FP20152016: 1.2 FP2017: 10.6 FP20172018: 18.6 FP2019: 128.6 FP20192020: 122.0 FP2021: 181.8 FP20212022: 174.4 FP2023: 211.3 FP20232024: 191.6 FP2025: 76.2 FP20252026: 0.4 FP2026 projection: 143.2 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj68.9143.22.115:341:3914.115.029.16.20.3113.883.230.6-3.632.4398.313.560.3
2026–2710.40.415:322:3400000022-123——
2025–265176.21.513:411:13781530687522-15323008.640
2024–2576191.62.516:271:07221941511416631133039316.268
2023–2482211.32.617:163:0324224614015310442-162753117.281
2022–2380174.42.216:101:1217153241120111461133495——
2021–2280181.82.316:310:281616322216610656-1439426——
2020–2156122.02.216:050:2351520241057435519219——
2019–2056128.62.314:270:31911201010312239024191——
2018–192018.60.98:280:021120030284-10416——
2017–181110.61.07:540:001010011164-401——
2016–1711.21.216:290:4600000430-205——
2015–162433.31.412:120:102350028439-3631——

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

FAQ

How are Nick Paul'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 Paul's Dynasty Value Score?
Paul scores 449 out of 10,000 (#314 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 Paul's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 143.2 NHL-standard fantasy points over 68.885 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.