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USA Nick Jensen
#3 Ottawa Senators / NHL - 24/25
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Sep 21, 1990
Position
D
Age
34
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
St. Paul, MN, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$4,050,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators / Signed
Drafted
2009 round 5 #150 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Jeff Jensen
Uncle: Steve Jensen
Cousins: Beau Jensen, David Jensen, Jim Jensen, Joe Jensen, Nate Jensen & Paul Jensen

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Nick Jensen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Rogers High USHS-MN 21* 20* 17* 37* -* -* |
2007-08 Rogers High USHS-MN 14* 14* 13* 27* -* -* |
2008-09 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 52* 5* 17* 22* 27* 34* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 1
2009-10 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 53* 6* 21* 27* 35* 36* | Playoffs 12 2 6 8 6 2
2010-11 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 38* 5* 18* 23* 18* -5* |
2011-12 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 39* 6* 26* 32* 4* 14* |
2012-13 St. Cloud State Univ. “A” NCAA 41* 4* 27* 31* 14* 19* |
2013-14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 45* 0* 9* 9* 8* 12* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 2 -3
Toledo Walleye ECHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2014-15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75* 6* 21* 27* 15* 30* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 4 -6
2015-16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75* 3* 16* 19* 17* 1* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 0 2
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49* 4* 9* 13* 12* -7* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 27* 1* 5* 6* 6* 8* |
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81* 0* 15* 15* 27* -8* |
USA WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* 2* 13* 15* 17* 1* |
Washington Capitals NHL 20* 0* 5* 5* 4* 3* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -2
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL 68* 0* 8* 8* 13* 1* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 -1
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 53* 2* 12* 14* 14* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 0
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 76* 5* 16* 21* 21* 32* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -5
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 77* 5* 24* 29* 18* -1* |
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL 78* 1* 13* 14* 10* -9* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -1
2024-25 Ottawa Senators NHL 36* 2* 11* 13* 4* 15* |
Projected NHL 82* 5* 25* 30* 9* 34* |
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Nick Jensen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |

Nick Jensen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 222* 10* 51* 61* 0.27* 46* 51* | 3 35 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.17 * 6 * -7 *
ECHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 118* 15* 71* 86* 0.73* 36* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 598* 21* 126* 147* 0.25* 140* 32* | 5 27 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * -9 *
USHL 2 105* 11* 38* 49* 0.47* 62* 70* | 2 19 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.47 * 8 * 3 *
USHS-MN 2 35* 34* 30* 64* 1.83* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 1* 3* 4* 0.40* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Nick Jensen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Washington Capitals Ottawa Senators
03/01/2023
03/01/2023 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
02/22/2019
02/22/2019 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
02/22/2019 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals
02/27/2017
02/27/2017 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
07/13/2015
07/13/2015 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
05/02/2013
05/02/2013 Confirmed St. Cloud State Univ. Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 6 #70 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for St. Cloud State Univ.