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PPG Paints Arena
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Candian Tire Centre
Nicholas Paul | C/LW
Team: Buffalo Sabres
Contract: $948,750 x 1 year(s) UFA
Status: Healthy
Date of birth (Age): 3/20/1995 (30)
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 228 lbs
Country: CAN
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OV CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD PO
70 57 40 91 66 86 65 90 70 81 65 77 72 54 68 59 1
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- S S% SB PIMs H TK GV GWG FOW FOT FO% TOI/G
2022-23 PreSeason 14 3 4 7 3 24 12.50% 4 13 6 0 0 0 8 21 38.10% 14:33
2022-23 RegularSeason 82 10 7 17 3 102 9.80% 2 35 55 0 0 2 38 66 57.58% 12:20
2022-23 Playoffs 26 3 3 6 -1 37 8.11% 3 11 22 0 0 0 10 22 45.45% 14:31
2023-24 PreSeason 14 1 0 1 0 20 5.00% 0 6 12 0 0 0 12 20 60.00% 13:38
2023-24 RegularSeason 64 10 11 21 6 95 10.53% 14 11 74 0 0 0 58 101 57.43% 13:42
2023-24 RegularSeason 16 0 0 0 1 7 0.00% 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 49 63.27% 2:47
2024-25 PreSeason 14 2 3 5 -1 39 5.13% 3 9 12 0 0 0 130 234 55.56% 15:16
2024-25 RegularSeason 82 27 24 51 8 201 13.43% 17 21 91 0 0 4 671 1217 55.14% 15:37
2024-25 Playoffs 12 1 4 5 1 27 3.70% 2 2 9 0 0 0 115 225 51.11% 14:33
2025-26 PreSeason 14 2 1 3 2 33 6.06% 1 0 5 0 0 1 105 197 53.30% 14:07
2025-26 RegularSeason 9 0 3 3 2 14 0.00% 1 0 0 0 0 0 66 126 52.38% 13:25
RegularSeason Totals 253 47 45 92 20 419 11.22% 34 67 225 0 0 6 864 1559 55.42% 13:11
Playoff Totals 38 4 7 11 0 64 6.25% 5 13 31 0 0 0 125 247 50.61% 14:32
Season Team GP ESS ESG ESA ESPTS ESS% ESTOI/G PPS PPG PPA PPPTS PPS% PPTOI/G SHS SHG SHA SHPTS SHS% SHTOI/G PSG PSA PS%
2022-23 PreSeason 14 24 3 4 7 12.50% 12:50 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:27 0 0 0 0 0.00% 1:14 0 0 0.00%
2022-23 RegularSeason 82 95 9 7 16 9.47% 11:31 6 1 0 1 16.67% 0:16 1 0 0 0 0.00% 0:32 0 0 0.00%
2022-23 Playoffs 26 37 3 3 6 8.11% 11:41 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00% 2:50 0 0 0.00%
2023-24 PreSeason 14 20 1 0 1 5.00% 11:11 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:06 0 0 0 0 0.00% 2:19 0 0 0.00%
2023-24 RegularSeason 64 90 9 11 20 10.00% 10:23 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:05 5 1 0 1 20.00% 3:13 0 0 0.00%
2023-24 RegularSeason 16 7 0 0 0 0.00% 2:47 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0.00%
2024-25 PreSeason 14 33 2 3 5 6.06% 12:59 6 0 0 0 0.00% 2:16 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0.00%
2024-25 RegularSeason 82 161 16 14 30 9.94% 13:13 40 11 10 21 27.50% 2:19 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:05 0 0 0.00%
2024-25 Playoffs 12 27 1 4 5 3.70% 13:38 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:54 0 0 0.00%
2025-26 PreSeason 14 27 2 1 3 7.41% 11:37 6 0 0 0 0.00% 2:29 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0.00%
2025-26 RegularSeason 9 14 0 3 3 0.00% 11:37 0 0 0 0 0.00% 1:47 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0.00%
RegularSeason Totals 253 367 34 35 69 9.26% 11:14 46 12 10 22 26.09% 0:55 6 1 0 1 16.67% 1:01 0 0 0.00%
Playoff Totals 38 64 4 7 11 6.25% 12:18 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00% 2:13 0 0 0.00%
Season Team GP POS% G/60A A/60A PTS/60A S/60A G/60ES A/60ES PTS/60ES S/60ES G/60PP A/60PP PTS/60PP S/60PP GPG APG PTSPG
2022-23 PreSeason 14 12.09% 0.88 1.18 2.06 7.07 1.00 1.33 2.34 8.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.29 0.50
2022-23 RegularSeason 82 9.24% 0.59 0.42 1.01 6.05 0.57 0.44 1.02 6.03 2.70 0.00 2.70 16.22 0.12 0.09 0.21
2022-23 Playoffs 26 9.58% 0.48 0.48 0.95 5.88 0.59 0.59 1.18 7.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.23
2023-24 PreSeason 14 6.29% 0.31 0.00 0.31 6.29 0.38 0.00 0.38 7.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.07
2023-24 RegularSeason 64 6.54% 0.68 0.75 1.44 6.50 0.81 0.99 1.80 8.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.17 0.33
2023-24 RegularSeason 16 7.54% 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-25 PreSeason 14 9.30% 0.56 0.84 1.40 10.94 0.66 0.99 1.65 10.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.29 0.14 0.21 0.36
2024-25 RegularSeason 82 9.02% 1.26 1.12 2.39 9.41 0.89 0.77 1.66 8.91 3.47 3.16 6.63 12.63 0.33 0.29 0.62
2024-25 Playoffs 12 7.25% 0.34 1.37 1.72 9.28 0.37 1.47 1.83 9.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.33 0.42
2025-26 PreSeason 14 7.72% 0.61 0.30 0.91 10.02 0.74 0.37 1.11 9.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.31 0.14 0.07 0.21
2025-26 RegularSeason 9 7.05% 0.00 1.49 1.49 6.95 0.00 1.72 1.72 8.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.33
RegularSeason Totals 253 8.34% 0.85 0.81 1.65 7.53 0.72 0.74 1.46 7.74 3.07 2.56 5.62 11.76 0.19 0.18 0.36
Playoff Totals 38 8.84% 0.43 0.76 1.19 6.95 0.51 0.90 1.41 8.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.18 0.29
Date GP G A PTS +/- S S% PIMs H TOI GWG PPG SHG
10/9/2025 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0 0 13:39 0 0 0
10/13/2025 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.00% 0 0 11:12 0 0 0
10/14/2025 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0 0 14:36 0 0 0
10/16/2025 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.00% 0 0 16:29 0 0 0
10/18/2025 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0 0 14:23 0 0 0
10/20/2025 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0 0 11:01 0 0 0
10/22/2025 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.00% 0 0 12:46 0 0 0
10/25/2025 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0 0 13:09 0 0 0
10/25/2025 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0 0 13:34 0 0 0