Overview Current Contract Stats Updates Contract History

Nick Bjugstad

#77

age33

posC,RW

shotr

h6'6"

w205lbs

Depth Chart C4

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$1,750,000$1.75M

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick19

Year2010

Agent Ben Hankinson

Birthdate Jul 17, 1992

Birthplace Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nationality USA

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2020

ELC Year 21

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $33.41M

Regular Season

GP3

PPG0.33

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 8:04

PP TOI/GP 0:02

PK TOI/GP 0:27

G60 2.48

P60 2.48

GF% 50.0

xGF% 59.0

RELxGF% 6.5

CF% 50.0

REL CF% -2.7

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP763

G158

A173

P331

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.43

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.21

Career Statline Details

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2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,500,000$3.50M

cap hit$1,750,000$1.75M

Nick Bjugstad is signed to a 2 year, $3,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,750,000 per season, playing for the St. Louis Blues. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Bjugstad an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM Doug Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 1.83%

Signing Status UFAage 33

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$1,750,000$1.75M	$1,750,000$1.75M	UFAage 34
AAV	$1,750,000$1.75M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Base	$1,750,000$1.75M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,750,000$1.75M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Minors Salary	$1,750,000$1.75M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP3

PPG0.33

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 8:04

PP TOI/GP 0:02

PK TOI/GP 0:27

G60 2.48

P60 2.48

GF% 50.0

xGF% 59.0

RELxGF% 6.5

CF% 50.0

REL CF% -2.7

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP763

G158

A173

P331

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.43

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.21

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	33	$1,750,000 $1.75M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	3	1	0	1	2	50.0	59.0	6.5	50.0	-2.7	2.48	2.48	1	8:04	0:02	0:27
2024-25	32	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	Utah Mammoth	66	8	11	19	16	49.2	51.0	-2.8	51.0	-2.1	0.48	1.35	-1	11:28	0:40	0:03
2023-24	31	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	76	22	23	45	59
2022-23	30	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	19	4	2	6	8	56.6	48.0	2.9	47.0	0.3	0.88	1.53	1	13:03	0:35	2:01	Playoffs	12	3	0	3	0
2022-23	30	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	59	13	10	23	26
2021-22	29	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	57	7	6	13	20	46.3	52.0	-1.3	48.0	-3.5	0.64	1.16	3	9:56	0:07	0:02
2020-21	28	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	44	6	11	17	17	57.6	55.0	2.0	46.0	-0.2	0.65	1.81	3	10:33	0:57	0:03	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
2019-20	27	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	1	1	2	8	66.7	54.0	-4.8	50.0	-7.1	0.44	1.33	0	10:22	1:14	0:23
2018-19	26	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Florida Panthers	32	5	7	12	16
2018-19	26	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	32	9	5	14	14	57.7	52.0	2.3	52.0	2.0	0.85	1.42	0	13:11	1:26	0:01	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2017-18	25	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Florida Panthers	82	19	30	49	41
2016-17	24	$4,100,000 $4.10M	WC	USA	8	1	3	4	4
2016-17	24	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Florida Panthers	54	7	7	14	22
2015-16	23	$4,100,000 $4.10M	NHL	Florida Panthers	67	15	19	34	41												Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0
2014-15	22	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Florida Panthers	72	24	19	43	38
2013-14	21	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	16	22	38	16
2012-13	20	$900,000 $900K	WC	USA	10	0	2	2	0
2012-13	20	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Florida Panthers	11	1	0	1	2
2012-13	20	$900,000 $900K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	40	21	15	36	28
2011-12	19		WJC-20	USA U20	6	4	2	6	0
2011-12	19		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	40	25	17	42	28
2010-11	18		WJC-20	USA U20	6	2	2	4	0
2010-11	18		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	29	8	12	20	51
2009-10	17		USHS-MN	Blaine High	25	29	31	60	24												Playoffs	5	6	3	9	0
2009-10	17		UMHSEHL	Team Twin Cities Orthopedics	23	13	8	21	18
2009-10	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	0	0	0	0
2009-10	17		MN State	Blaine High	2	0	0	0	0
2008-09	16		USHS-MN	Blaine High	25	26	25	51	20												Playoffs	3	1	2	3	0
2008-09	16		MN State	Blaine High	3	4	0	4	4
2008-09	16		International-Jr	USA U17 (all)	4	1	0	1	0
2007-08	15		USHS-MN	Blaine High	24	6	14	20	10												Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0
NHL Totals					763	158	173	331
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Bjugstad, Nick

2yrs

$1,750,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2023

Bjugstad, Nick

2yrs

$2,100,000

Cap Hit

03/2

2023

Dineen, Cam Bjugstad, Nick

Kesselring, Michael 2023 Round 3

07/13

2022

Bjugstad, Nick

1yr

$900,000

Cap Hit

07/5

2021

Bjugstad, Nick

1yr

$900,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Bjugstad, Nick

Bjugstad scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Monday's 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Oct

Bjugstad, Nick

Bjugstad (illness) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Oct

Bjugstad, Nick

Bjugstad didn't participate in Tuesday's practice due to an illness, according to Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Apr

Bjugstad, Nick

Bjugstad scored a goal, fired four shots on net and dished out two hits in Monday's 7-3 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr

Bjugstad, Nick

Bjugstad scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.

All Transactions

Contract History

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,200,000$4.20M

cap hit$2,100,000$2.10M

expiry 2025 UFA age 32

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 2.51%

Signing Status UFAage 31

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M	UFAage 32
AAV	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Base	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Minors Salary	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$900,000$900K

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2023 UFA age 30

Signed On Jul 13 2022

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 1.09%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	UFAage 30
AAV	$900,000$900K
Base	$900,000$900K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$900,000$900K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Mar 2, 2023

50.00% of contract was retained by the Utah Mammoth in a trade to the Edmonton Oilers

Trade Details

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$900,000$900K

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2022 UFA age 29

Signed On Jul 5 2021

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Guerin

% Cap Contract Start 1.10%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	UFAage 29
AAV	$900,000$900K
Base	$900,000$900K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$900,000$900K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2015-2021 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$24,600,000$24.60M

cap hit$4,100,000$4.10M

expiry 2021 UFA age 28

Signed On Dec 31 2014

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM Dale Tallon

% Cap Contract Start 5.74%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	UFAage 28
AAV	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,100,000$4.10M
Base	$2,850,000$2.85M	$3,350,000$3.35M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$4,300,000$4.30M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,250,000$5.25M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,850,000$2.85M	$3,350,000$3.35M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$4,300,000$4.30M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,250,000$5.25M
Minors Salary	$2,850,000$2.85M	$3,350,000$3.35M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$4,300,000$4.30M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,250,000$5.25M
Clauses						M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Sep 11, 2020

50.00% of contract was retained by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade to the Minnesota Wild

Trade Details

2012-2015 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$3,300,000$3.30M

cap hit$1,100,000$1.10M

expiry 2015 RFA age 22

Signed On Apr 3 2013

Signed By

Signing GM Dale Tallon

% Cap Contract Start 1.50%

Signing Status age 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,100,000$1.10M	$1,100,000$1.10M	$1,100,000$1.10M
Base	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K
Performance Bonuses	$200,000$200K	$200,000$200K	$200,000$200K
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year