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Rick Nash

#61 · Left wing · Boston Bruins

Born Jun 16, 1984 in Brampton, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 2002 by CBJ (round 1)

Trophy case

NHL Foundation Player Award Community Service 2008-09
Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy Top Goal Scorer 2003-04

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2002-03. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Henrik Sedin VAN · 39 P in 78 GP Stu Barnes DAL · 39 P in 81 GP Tyler Arnason CHI · 39 P in 82 GP Tomas Holmstrom DET · 40 P in 74 GP Mike Fisher OTT · 38 P in 74 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602002-03: 39 points3902-032003-04: 57 points572005-06: 54 points5405-062006-07: 57 points572007-08: 69 points6907-082008-09: 79 points792009-10: 67 points6709-102010-11: 66 points662011-12: 59 points5911-122012-13: 42 points422013-14: 39 points3913-142014-15: 69 points692015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 38 points382017-18: 34 points3417-18

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 CBJ 74 17 22 39 -27 78 154 31 0.53
2003-04 CBJ 80 41 16 57 -35 87 269 75 0.71
2005-06 CBJ 54 31 23 54 5 51 170 43 1.00 $5.4M
2006-07 CBJ 75 27 30 57 -8 73 228 71 0.76 $5.4M
2007-08 CBJ 80 38 31 69 2 95 329 67 0.86 $5.4M
2008-09 CBJ 78 40 39 79 11 52 263 71 1.01 $5.4M
2009-10 CBJ 76 33 34 67 -2 58 254 121 0.88 $5.4M
2010-11 CBJ 75 32 34 66 2 34 305 91 0.88 $7.8M
2011-12 CBJ 82 30 29 59 -19 40 306 104 0.72 $7.8M
2012-13 NYR 44 21 21 42 16 26 176 46 0.95 $7.8M
2013-14 NYR 65 26 13 39 10 36 258 11 0.60 $7.8M
2014-15 NYR 79 42 27 69 29 36 304 45 0.87 $7.8M
2015-16 NYR 60 15 21 36 8 30 183 69 0.60 $7.8M
2016-17 NYR 67 23 15 38 9 26 195 63 0.57 $7.8M
2017-18 NYR 60 18 10 28 -8 24 189 45 0.47 $7.8M
2017-18 BOS 11 3 3 6 -4 4 41 6 0.55
15 seasons Career 1060 437 368 805 -11 750 3624 959 0.76

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CBJ 4 1 2 3 -4 2 13 10 0.75
2012-13 NYR 12 1 4 5 3 0 42 18 0.42
2013-14 NYR 25 3 7 10 -1 8 83 45 0.40
2014-15 NYR 19 5 9 14 8 4 69 40 0.74
2015-16 NYR 5 2 2 4 0 4 10 11 0.80
2016-17 NYR 12 3 2 5 1 4 44 17 0.42
2017-18 BOS 12 3 2 5 -7 10 39 11 0.42
7 seasons Playoffs 89 18 28 46 0 32 300 152 0.52

2002-03 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 17 22 39 -27 78 154 31 0.53 11.0 13:57

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2017-18 $7.8M
2010-11 to 2017-18 $7.8M
2005-06 to 2009-10 $5.4M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2002-03 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 6, 2003 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:22
Apr 4, 2003 vs DET T 5-5 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 16:03
Apr 2, 2003 vs MIN W 3-0 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 13:19
Apr 1, 2003 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:53
Mar 29, 2003 @ CGY W 6-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 13:19
Mar 28, 2003 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:14
Mar 25, 2003 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 12:03
Mar 24, 2003 @ ANA L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 11:58
Mar 22, 2003 vs ATL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 9 1 15:47
Mar 20, 2003 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 15:54
Mar 17, 2003 @ ATL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 13:23
Mar 15, 2003 vs MIN W 5-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 11:56
Mar 13, 2003 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:50
Mar 11, 2003 vs DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:53
Mar 10, 2003 @ CAR L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:12
Mar 8, 2003 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:35
Mar 6, 2003 vs VAN W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 5 0 13:57
Mar 3, 2003 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:59
Mar 1, 2003 vs EDM T 3-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 14:56
Feb 27, 2003 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 14:27
Feb 25, 2003 @ NSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:25
Feb 23, 2003 @ VAN L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 2 2 3 12:12
Feb 21, 2003 @ SJS L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:55
Feb 19, 2003 @ ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:12
Feb 18, 2003 @ PHX L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 4 2 1 12:40
Feb 15, 2003 vs CHI L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 13:39
Feb 13, 2003 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:23
Feb 12, 2003 vs SJS W 1-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 17:20
Feb 8, 2003 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 15:22
Feb 5, 2003 vs VAN T 4-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 13:02
Jan 23, 2003 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:06
Jan 22, 2003 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 14:21
Jan 20, 2003 vs CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 15:00
Jan 18, 2003 @ BOS L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:36
Jan 15, 2003 vs ANA L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 20:42
Jan 13, 2003 @ EDM L 5-8 1 2 3 -1 2 1 0 16:58
Jan 11, 2003 @ CGY W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 14:12
Jan 10, 2003 @ VAN W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 14:54
Jan 8, 2003 @ MIN W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 13:14
Jan 6, 2003 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:05
Jan 4, 2003 vs PHX W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 15:09
Jan 3, 2003 @ WSH T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:28
Dec 31, 2002 vs PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 15:25
Dec 29, 2002 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 14:47
Dec 28, 2002 vs STL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:09
Dec 26, 2002 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 12:28
Dec 23, 2002 vs DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:28
Dec 9, 2002 @ PHX T 3-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:00
Dec 7, 2002 @ LAK W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 10:52
Dec 6, 2002 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:05
Dec 3, 2002 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:37
Nov 30, 2002 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 20:05
Nov 29, 2002 @ NYI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 11:22
Nov 27, 2002 vs EDM L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 16:20
Nov 23, 2002 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:43
Nov 22, 2002 @ BUF L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:36
Nov 20, 2002 vs STL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 1 15:02
Nov 17, 2002 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:37
Nov 16, 2002 @ NSH T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:20
Nov 14, 2002 vs ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:48
Nov 12, 2002 @ COL L 4-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 16:15
Nov 9, 2002 vs NYR W 6-3 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 13:03
Nov 7, 2002 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10:44
Nov 5, 2002 vs WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:13
Nov 3, 2002 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:54
Nov 1, 2002 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:13
Oct 29, 2002 @ CHI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:22
Oct 27, 2002 vs LAK W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:15
Oct 25, 2002 vs SJS L 4-5 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 16:13
Oct 23, 2002 vs TBL T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:59
Oct 19, 2002 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:24
Oct 14, 2002 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:25
Oct 12, 2002 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 11:10
Oct 10, 2002 vs CHI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 11:20