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Riley Nash

#18 · Centre · New York Rangers

Born May 9, 1989 in Consort, Alberta, CAN · 6'1", 187 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 21st overall in 2007 by EDM (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bo Horvat VAN · 25 P in 68 GP Ryan Garbutt DAL · 25 P in 67 GP Trevor Lewis LAK · 25 P in 73 GP Matt Cullen NSH · 25 P in 62 GP Peter Holland TOR · 25 P in 62 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.

0102030402011-12: 1 points111-122012-13: 9 points912-132013-14: 24 points2413-142014-15: 25 points2514-152015-16: 22 points2215-162016-17: 17 points1716-172017-18: 41 points4117-182018-19: 12 points1218-192019-20: 14 points1419-202020-21: 7 points720-212021-22: 4 points421-222023-24: 0 points023-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 CAR 5 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0.20 $704K
2012-13 CAR 32 4 5 9 -4 8 36 36 0.28 $704K
2013-14 CAR 73 10 14 24 0 29 86 81 0.33 $575K
2014-15 CAR 68 8 17 25 -10 12 94 88 0.37 $575K
2015-16 CAR 64 9 13 22 -5 18 76 58 0.34 $1.15M
2016-17 BOS 81 7 10 17 -1 14 125 67 0.21 $900K
2017-18 BOS 76 15 26 41 16 18 113 86 0.54 $900K
2018-19 CBJ 78 3 9 12 -8 19 79 72 0.15 $2.75M
2019-20 CBJ 64 5 9 14 6 10 64 68 0.22 $2.75M
2020-21 CBJ 37 2 5 7 -1 4 40 33 0.19 $2.75M
2021-22 WPG 15 0 0 0 -1 4 7 11 0.00 $750K
2021-22 TBL 10 0 0 0 -1 2 9 10 0.00
2021-22 ARI 24 0 4 4 -3 4 20 25 0.17
2023-24 NYR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 $775K
12 seasons Career 628 63 113 176 -11 144 752 637 0.28

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 BOS 6 0 2 2 0 2 9 6 0.33
2017-18 BOS 9 0 1 1 -3 4 7 8 0.11
2018-19 CBJ 7 1 2 3 2 4 9 17 0.43
2019-20 CBJ 10 1 1 2 -4 0 13 22 0.20
2020-21 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
2021-22 TBL 8 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 42 2 6 8 -5 12 45 65 0.19

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 8 17 25 -10 12 94 88 0.37 8.5 16:19

Contract

$575KCap hitends in 2015
$23KCap dollars per point25 points in 68 games
$75KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.7 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on Jul 8, 2013, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.15M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2014-15, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $575K $550K $0 $550K
2014-15 $575K $600K $0 $600K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2023 New York Rangers New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 31, 2021 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Jul 1, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $8.25M $2.75M
Jul 1, 2016 Boston Bruins New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.8M $900K
Jul 1, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2015-16 to 2015-16 1 $1.15M $1.15M
Jul 8, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $1.15M $575K
Jul 19, 2010 Carolina Hurricanes Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $2.625M $704K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+7.7Goals above replacement111th of 665 skaters, 80th of 432 forwards
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.1 48th percentileEven-strength defence+3.6 96th percentilePower play0.0 57th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 97th percentilePenalties+0.5 55th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-50510152011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-22Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

52.9Corsi for %786 attempts for, 700 against
+1.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Expected goals for %33.0 expected for, 29.0 against
+2.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.8Goals for %26 for, 32 against
97.7PDO6.5% shooting + 91.2% saves
126Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Nathan Gerbe · Riley Nash · Elias Lindholm22119:4149.857.95-2
Riley Nash · Jeff Skinner · Elias Lindholm26109:4047.640.21-9
Alexander Semin · Riley Nash · Jeff Skinner19106:4258.266.14-2
Alexander Semin · Nathan Gerbe · Riley Nash1667:4860.650.41-6

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.3Expected goalsfrom 124 unblocked attempts
-5.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes55th
Shot quality 10.7% chance per attempt99th
Finishing -5.3 goals above expected6thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.3Goals 8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 28, 2015 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 12:06
Mar 26, 2015 vs PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:20
Mar 23, 2015 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:48
Mar 21, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:31
Mar 14, 2015 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:34
Mar 12, 2015 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 13:59
Mar 10, 2015 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:16
Mar 8, 2015 vs EDM W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 11:50
Mar 6, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 16:52
Mar 2, 2015 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:56
Feb 28, 2015 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:24
Feb 27, 2015 vs WSH W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 11:55
Feb 24, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:55
Feb 21, 2015 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:13
Feb 20, 2015 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:52
Feb 17, 2015 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:41
Feb 16, 2015 @ OTT W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 16:12
Feb 14, 2015 @ MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 12:52
Feb 3, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:53
Jan 31, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:46
Jan 30, 2015 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 13:38
Jan 27, 2015 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:47
Jan 19, 2015 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:12
Jan 17, 2015 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:20
Jan 16, 2015 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:06
Jan 13, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 16:39
Jan 10, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 17:05
Jan 8, 2015 vs BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 16:27
Jan 6, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:01
Jan 4, 2015 vs BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:30
Jan 2, 2015 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:05
Dec 31, 2014 @ PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:42
Dec 29, 2014 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 15:37
Dec 27, 2014 @ TBL L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:28
Dec 23, 2014 @ NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:31
Dec 21, 2014 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:51
Dec 20, 2014 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:25
Dec 18, 2014 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:51
Dec 16, 2014 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:44
Dec 13, 2014 @ PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 17:47
Dec 11, 2014 @ TBL L 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 16:46
Dec 8, 2014 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:51
Dec 7, 2014 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:42
Dec 4, 2014 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:31
Dec 2, 2014 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:39
Nov 29, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 17:57
Nov 28, 2014 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:46
Nov 26, 2014 @ FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:08
Nov 22, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 17:35
Nov 20, 2014 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:41
Nov 18, 2014 @ DAL W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:17
Nov 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:48
Nov 15, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:32
Nov 13, 2014 vs WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:21
Nov 10, 2014 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 18:29
Nov 8, 2014 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 18:26
Nov 7, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:49
Nov 4, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:54
Nov 2, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:39
Nov 1, 2014 vs ARI W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 16:55
Oct 28, 2014 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:11
Oct 24, 2014 @ EDM L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 19:25
Oct 23, 2014 @ CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:49
Oct 21, 2014 @ WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:24
Oct 16, 2014 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:47
Oct 14, 2014 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:20
Oct 11, 2014 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:25
Oct 10, 2014 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:28