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Winnipeg Jets · center · age 34

Nick Bjugstad scouting report

Overall
33.3
Position rank
125th / 195
Cap hit
$1.75M
Expires
2026-27 UFA
Value verdict
Fair
Model value
$875K

At a 33.3 overall (125th of 195 centers), the 34-year-old center is fighting for a regular spot on the Winnipeg Jets depth chart.

His best component is penalty killing at 66, with defensive impact (27) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 49.2 in 2024-25 to 11.5 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 14-season card history.

The contract, $1.75M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $875K is within $875K of what he is paid.

The Winnipeg Jets have $5M of space under the $104M cap this season.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense39
Defense27
Play driving31
Finishing32
Power play49
Penalty kill66

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26NJD6111.5-0.7
2024-25UTA6649.20
2023-24ARI7664.20.4
2022-23EDM7827.1-0.3
2021-22MIN5733.3-0.1
2020-21MIN4467.90.4
2019-20PIT1324.8-0.3
2018-19PIT64740.5
2017-18FLA8284.70.7
2016-17FLA5429.9-0.3

Other WPG centers by rating: Mark Scheifele (88.1), Vladislav Namestnikov (43.3), Adam Lowry (34.9), Morgan Barron (25.8). See the full Winnipeg Jets cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.