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Darnell Nurse

San Jose Sharks
Position D
Age 31
Height 6'4"
Weight 215LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Hamilton, ON, CAN
Born Feb 3, 1995

Key Insights

2026-27
This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Goodrow, Graf and Trouba: 3 goals against in 12 minutes.

15.41 against an hour, 3.4 expected
His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Nurse plays 21:03 a night, 67th among defencemen.

189 minutes across 9 games
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -1 on the season.

429th in the league
When he shoots, it tends to be on target

84.8% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

28 of 33 unblocked, 2nd of 57 defencemen
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

25.0% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

11 of 44 attempts, 2nd of 57 defencemen
He gets almost nothing from long range

47.7% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

21 long-range attempts, 51st of 57 defencemen

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 3, 1995
Birth Place Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height 6'4"
Weight 215 LBS
Shoots/Catches L