Nick Perbix
Nashville Predators · #48 · Defenseman · age 28 · 6'4" · 206 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Elk River, Minnesota · Drafted 2017 · Rd 6 #14
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.15 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
2 points in 13 games — 132nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
19HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 68% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 19 lately — hotter than 68% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 19 · +1 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — 2.6× his usual pace, and 1.2× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▲ 2.6× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ▲ 2.6× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 3 | 6 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | −1.9 | +0.0 | +4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 17:58 | 18:06 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs TBL | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:02 | 19 |
| Oct 29 | vs WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs NYI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs COL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 17:39 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @ PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 17:16 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points132nd of 228 defensemen2leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots155th of 228 defensemen8leader Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus189th of 228 defensemen−5leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game129th of 228 defensemen18:06leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Perbix this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 13 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 24 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NSH | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | −5 |
| 2025–26 | NSH | 79 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.16 | −14 |
| 2024–25 | TBL | 74 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.26 | +8 |
| 2023–24 · best | TBL | 77 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 0.31 | +8 |
| 2022–23 | TBL | 69 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.29 | +11 |