Darnell Nurse

Age 27 Feb 4, 1995

Hamilton CAN

Defense shoots left

6'4" 193 cm

221 lbs 100 kg

ELC Signing Age 18

Waivers Signing Age 18

UFA Year 2022

Agent Paul Capizzano

Draft Year 2013
Drafted Overall 7
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $9,250,000
11.2% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 1 of 8 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2030 | 35 yrs old
Career Earnings: $32,190,000

Transaction History

Jun 6, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse played through a torn hip flexor this postseason, Ryan Rishaug of TSN.ca reports.
Jun 4, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded an assist, eight hits, two shots on goal and two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3.
May 31, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded an assist, two hits and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1.
May 26, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Flames in Game 5.
May 11, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse has received a one-game suspension for headbutting and will be ineligible to play in Thursday's Game 6 clash with the Kings.
May 11, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Wednesday for headbutting Kings' Phillip Danault.
May 5, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a shorthanded goal, went plus-3, logged three hits, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Kings in Game 2.
May 3, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse produced an assist, four shots on goal, three blocked shots and two PIM in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Kings in Game 1.
May 2, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (lower body) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in Game 1 against the Kings on Monday, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
May 2, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (lower body) will be a game-time decision against the Kings on Monday.
May 1, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun expects Nurse (lower body) to play in Monday's Game 1 versus the Kings
Apr 25, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (lower body) will not play in the Oilers' last three regular-season contests, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports Monday.
Apr 23, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (lower body) won't travel for the Oilers' upcoming two-game road trip, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Apr 22, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (lower body) will not return to Friday's game against Colorado, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Apr 16, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist, three hits and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Golden Knights.
Apr 15, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a shorthanded goal on three shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Predators.
Apr 9, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse notched an assist, five shots on goal, three hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Avalanche.
Apr 5, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted a shorthanded assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Sharks.
Apr 1, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, logged four hits, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Friday's 6-5 overtime win over the Blues.
Mar 28, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist, three shots on goal and five blocked shots in Monday's 6-1 win over the Coyotes.
Mar 19, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist, two hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Devils.
Mar 18, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Sabres.
Mar 16, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded an assist, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Red Wings.
Mar 12, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted an assist, three shots on goal, a plus-3 rating, two PIM and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.
Mar 7, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse notched an assist, four blocked shots, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Flames.
Mar 3, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist, four blocked shots and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Blackhawks.
Mar 1, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Flyers.
Feb 19, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored an empty-net goal on seven shots, logged two hits, blocked two shots and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Jets.
Feb 14, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on six shots, blocked four shots, added two hits and served two PIM in Monday's 3-0 win over the Sharks.
Feb 1, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse netted a goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators on Monday.
Jan 29, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.
Jan 27, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse notched an assist, four shots on goal, five hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Predators.
Jan 25, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse produced an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.
Jan 16, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on nine shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Senators.
Jan 1, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Dec 30, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse exited the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols and returned to practice Thursday, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Dec 20, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse was designated for the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Monday.
Dec 11, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist and six hits in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
Dec 5, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (finger) scored a shorthanded goal on five shots, doled out four hits, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Kings.
Dec 5, 2021	Activated	Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (finger) was activated off injured reserve Sunday.
Dec 1, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (finger) won't play Friday against the Kraken but could be ready to go Sunday against the Kings, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Nov 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse will miss 2-3 weeks after sustaining a broken finger against Winnipeg on Thursday.
Nov 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse (undisclosed) was moved to injured reserve Friday.
Nov 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse is set to miss at least the next four games with an undisclosed injury, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Nov 16, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged a power-play assist, four shots on goal and four hits in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Jets.
Nov 14, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse logged an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Blues.
Nov 9, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse produced an assist, six shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings.
Nov 5, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded three assists, seven hits, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over the Rangers.
Oct 30, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted a power-play assist, five shots on goal, three hits and two PIM in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Canucks.
Oct 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse produced a power-play assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Ducks.
Oct 16, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded a power-play assist, eight hits and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Flames.
Aug 6, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse agreed to terms on an eight-year, $74 million contract with Edmonton on Friday.
May 24, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse had 62:07 of total ice time and six blocks in Monday's 4-3 triple overtime loss to Winnipeg in Game 4.
May 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted an assist and four hits in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Jets in Game 1.
May 8, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded two assists, one on the power play, and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Canucks.
May 6, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted an assist, five shots on goal, four hits and nine PIM in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Canucks.
May 4, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on four shots, dished a power-play assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.
May 1, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added three hits and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
Apr 28, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse registered an assist, four hits, three blocked shots and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Jets.
Apr 26, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on four shots, doled out five hits, blocked two shots and went plus-4 in Monday's 6-1 win over the Jets.
Apr 5, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens.
Mar 29, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on four shots and added three hits in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over Toronto.
Mar 27, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on a team-high six shots, blocked three shots and added two hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
Mar 20, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Jets.
Mar 18, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse notched an assist and five hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Jets.
Mar 17, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal and dished an assist in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Flames.
Mar 12, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Senators.
Mar 10, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse registered a goal and an assist with four shots in a 7-1 win over Ottawa on Wednesday. He also had two hits with two blocks and a plus-2 rating.
Mar 8, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded an assist, four blocked shots, two hits and two shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
Feb 20, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse produced two assists, three hits, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Flames.
Feb 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse collected an assist and blocked four shots in Friday's 2-1 win over the Flames.
Feb 15, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted an assist, six hits, three blocked shots and five PIM in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Jets.
Feb 12, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal, doled out three hits, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Canadiens.
Feb 9, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on three shots and added three hits in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
Feb 6, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on three shots, doled out three hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Flames.
Feb 2, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Senators.
Jan 31, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Senators.
Jan 28, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Jan 27, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted three assists, three shots on goal, two hits and a minus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Jets.
Jan 24, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse posted an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
Jan 20, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse recorded an assist, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Jan 13, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Darnell Nurse \| Nurse scored a goal on four shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Canucks.
Feb 10, 2020		Edmonton Oilers \| signed D Darnell Nurse to a two-year, $11.2 million contract extension.
Sep 17, 2018		Edmonton Oilers \| signed D Darnell Nurse to a two-year, $6.4 million contract.
Dec 3, 2016	Injured	Edmonton Oilers \| placed D Darnell Nurse on IR.
Apr 11, 2016	Assigned	Edmonton Oilers \| assigned D Darnell Nurse to Bakersfield (AHL).
Mar 15, 2016		Edmonton Oilers \| announced D Darnell Nurse has served his suspension.
Mar 10, 2016	Suspended	Edmonton Oilers \| (NHL) suspended D Darnell Nurse three games for violating the (NHL)'s aggressor rule.
Mar 1, 2016	Recalled	Edmonton Oilers \| recalled D Darnell Nurse from Bakersfield (AHL).
Feb 29, 2016	Assigned	Edmonton Oilers \| assigned D Darnell Nurse to Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 26, 2015	Recalled	Edmonton Oilers \| recalled D Darnell Nurse from Bakersfield (AHL).
Sep 30, 2015	Assigned	Edmonton Oilers \| assigned D Darnell Nurse to Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 17, 2014	Assigned	Edmonton Oilers \| assigned D Darnell Nurse to Sault St. Marie (OHL).
Sep 25, 2013	Assigned	Edmonton Oilers \| assigned D Darnell Nurse to Sault Ste. Marie (OHL).
Jul 25, 2013		Edmonton Oilers \| signed D Darnell Nurse to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2021-2022 Regular Season Stats

Darnell Nurse	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Edmonton Oilers	71	9	26	35	18	54	1,401	49.60	54.90	4.40	53.70	1.00	0.26	0.86
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2010-2011	Don Mills Flyers U16 AAA	GTHL U16	38	11	18	29	72									Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
	2010-2011	St. Michael's Buzzers	OJHL	2	0	0	0	4
	2010-2011	Team Ontario	CWG	6	0	2	2	8
	2010-2011	Don Mills Flyers U16 AAA	OHL Cup	4	1	2	3	6									Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
	2011-2012	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	53	1	9	10	61
	2011-2012	Canada Ontario U17	WHC-17	5	1	2	3	8
	2011-2012	Canada U18	WJC-18	7	0	0	0	14
Draft Yr	2012-2013	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	68	12	29	41	116									Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
Draft Yr	2012-2013	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	0	0	0	4
	2013-2014	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	64	13	37	50	91									Playoffs	9	3	5	8	0
	2013-2014	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL	4	0	1	1	0									Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
	2013-2014	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	0	0	2
	2014-2015	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	32	33.33	43.49	-3.72	51.73	3.51	0.00	0.00
	2014-2015	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	36	10	23	33	58									Playoffs	14	3	5	8	0
	2014-2015	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	1	1	2
	2014-2015	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	6
	2015-2016	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	9	0	2	2	7
	2015-2016	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	69	3	7	10	60	1,176	41.67	44.59	-7.10	44.91	-5.25	0.15	0.31
	2016-2017	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	44	5	6	11	33	675	50.00	50.99	-1.95	51.85	1.00	0.44	0.80	Playoffs	13	0	2	2	0
	2017-2018	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	6	20	26	67	1,550	55.20	51.93	1.72	50.23	0.78	0.19	0.93
	2017-2018	Canada	WC	10	0	1	1	4
	2018-2019	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	10	31	41	87	1,556	46.32	45.55	-3.74	46.28	-2.76	0.31	1.04
	2018-2019	Canada	WC	10	2	2	4	8
	2019-2020	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	71	5	28	33	48	1,353	46.20	49.60	0.90	48.60	1.50	0.18	1.15	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
	2020-2021	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	56	16	20	36	57	1,143	55.20	51.30	2.50	50.90	4.30	0.63	1.21	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2021-2022	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	71	9	26	35	54	1,401	49.60	54.90	4.40	53.70	1.00	0.26	0.86	Playoffs	15	2	4	6	0
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date August 6, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Paul Capizzano

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Potential Lockout Year

Standard Contract | 8 Years $74,000,000 11.21% of cap space

	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027	2027-2028	2028-2029	2029-2030
Cap Hit	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	UFA
AAV	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$12,000,000	$10,400,000	$12,000,000	$10,000,000	$2,000,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
Total Salary	$12,000,000	$10,400,000	$12,000,000	$10,000,000	$8,000,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000
Minors Salary	$12,000,000	$10,400,000	$12,000,000	$10,000,000	$8,000,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date February 9, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Paul Capizzano

Standard Contract | 2 Years $11,200,000 6.87% of cap space

	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA
AAV	$5,600,000	$5,600,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$5,600,000	$5,600,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$5,600,000	$5,600,000
Minors Salary	$5,600,000	$5,600,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date September 17, 2018
Signing Status RFA
Agent Paul Capizzano

Standard Contract | 2 Years $6,400,000 4.03% of cap space

	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	RFA
AAV	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Minors Salary	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
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Signing Date July 27, 2013
Agent Anton Thun

Entry Level Contract | 5 Years $4,409,166 1.44% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$925,000	$894,167	$863,333	$863,333	$863,333	RFA
AAV	$1,775,000	$1,744,167	$1,713,333	$1,713,333	$1,713,333
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000
Base Salary	$0	$0	$832,500	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500	$0	$0
Total Salary	$0	$0	$925,000	$832,500	$832,500
Minors Salary	$0	$0	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
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