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22Nashville Predators · Center · Shoots R
Mavrik Bourque
Age 24 · 5'11" · 187 lb · Born in Plessisville, CAN
Cap hit
$5.5M
5.3% of $104M cap
Term
6 yrs
Through 2031-32, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
−$853K
vs. $4.647M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
17:25
PP 3:08 · PK 0:58
xGF%
24.9
5v5, -29.5 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.64
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
6 W · 3 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 0 · Hits 2
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs MIN · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17:25 | 3:08 | 0:58 | 6-3 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.64 |
| Apr 30 @ MIN · L 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.41 |
| Apr 28 vs MIN · L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 4-8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.23 |
| Apr 25 @ MIN · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-4 | 33 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.65 |
| Apr 22 @ MIN · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20:59 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 5-6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.56 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,114 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
82nd percentile
84th percentile
90th percentile
75th percentile
97th percentile
73rd percentile
61st percentile
44th percentile
90th percentile
59th percentile
66th percentile
49th percentile
45th percentile
46th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleSkilled two-way center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Bourque plays a balanced, attacking game with good speed and playmaking touch, getting most of his chances from the slot. He moves the puck efficiently and creates quality opportunities, but struggles to generate scoring chances through pressure and lacks physical engagement in his game.
- Shooting volume
- 55
- Playmaking
- 58
- Zone entries(est.)
- 23
- Forechecking
- 41
- Physicality
- 34
- Defensive impact
- 48
- Puck management
- 53
- Speed
- 60
Where he shoots from
Slot 51% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 14%(194 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Speed ranks 60th percentile, enabling quick transitions and puck recovery
- Playmaking at 58th percentile creates quality set-up chances for linemates
- Slot-heavy shot selection (51%) maximizes dangerous scoring area efficiency
Watch-outs
- Rush chances at 23rd percentile shows difficulty generating off-the-rush offense
- Physicality ranks just 34th, limiting his ability to win puck battles
- Forechecking at 41st percentile suggests limited scoring-play generation through pressure
Similar style: Morgan Frost (CGY), Elias Pettersson (VAN)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total +1.6 goals, or +0.02 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.9
- Even strength defense
- +0.8
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Finishing
- +0.7
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Faceoffs
- -0.2
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% | TOI | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10:56 | 33.3 | -0.27 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 11 | 14 | 25 | +6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 13.8 | 12:41 | 46.3 | -0.02 |
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +6 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 13.6 | 15:29 | 45.3 | +0.02 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 17:45 | 63.2 | -0.64 |
| Career | 4 seasons | 158 | 31 | 35 | 66 | +12 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 235 | 13.2 | 14:11 | — |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.
Usage
Last game: vs MIN, Oct 1
Line 2 with Jonathan Marchessault and Ross Colton (7:27 together at 5-on-5) · PP2
From the NHL's shift chart.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
- Morning Skake: Mavrik Bourque
NHL.com · Oct 3
- Nashville Center Mavrik Bourque Excited To Face Former Teammates
Sports Illustrated · Oct 3
- Will Mavrik Bourque Score a Goal vs. the Dallas Stars on October 3?
Bleacher Nation · Oct 3
- Chris MacFarland Hopes Wood and Bourque Can Lead Nashville Into the Future
si.com · Oct 1
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average +0.02 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 22.5 mph
- 62nd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 119
- Hardest shot
- 89.7 mph
- 82nd pct
- Distance
- 200.1 mi
- OZ time
- 42.8%
- 59th pct
- DZ time
- 38.9%
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 24, forwards typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 29, when the typical level is 89%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
6 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NSH | $5.5M | 5.3% |
| 2027-28 | NSH | $5.5M | 4.8% |
| 2028-29 | NSH | $5.5M | — |
| 2029-30 | NSH | $5.5M | — |
| 2030-31 | NSH | $5.5M | — |
| 2031-32 | NSH | $5.5M | — |
UFA after 2031-32. $33M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).