Everyone talks about Nick Suzuki having a great season — but how good is he really? We went deep into the advanced stats to find out where he actually stands among the best forwards in the world. What we found was hard to argue with.
Nick Suzuki isn’t just having a career year. He might be the most complete forward in the NHL right now.
🎥 In this video:
The case for Suzuki as a Selke contender at 90+ points
How much does he actually transform the Canadiens?
The two-way scatter: where he sits vs. every forward in the league
Goals Above Replacement: third in the NHL behind only Kucherov and McDavid
Why no other center beats him in both offensive and defensive impact simultaneously
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Data sources: Natural Stat Trick, Evolving Hockey
Video Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:05 Suzuki’s rise
3:33 The Habs’s Engine
5:51 Is Nick Suzuki a top 5 center in the NHL this season^
10:40 Final Thoughts
Correction: 03:16 he actually had 77 points in 2023-2024.