Jason Spezza vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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Jason Spezza and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins compared on their NHL careers: Jason Spezza played 19 seasons, 2002-03 to 2021-22, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jason Spezza leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jason Spezza and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins career totals
1,248GP1,031
363G291
632, betterA513
995, betterPTS804
4, better+/--28
604PIM355, better
117, betterPPG88
3SHG9, better
55, betterGWG38
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How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jason Spezza and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins postseason
97GP102
28G25
48A61, better
76PTS86, better
-2, better+/--15
43PIM36, better
10PPG11, better
0SHG0
4GWG4
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Where each stands all time

Jason Spezza and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all-time places
86th (995), betterPoints151st (804)
117th (363), betterGoals197th (291)
71st (632), betterAssists141st (513)
108th (117), betterPower-play goals196th (88)
118th (55), betterGame-winning goals258th (38)

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jason Spezza and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins season by season
1st2002-032011-12
2nd2003-042012-13
3rd2005-062013-14
4th2006-072014-15
5th2007-082015-16
6th2008-092016-17
7th2009-102017-18
8th2010-112018-19
9th2011-122019-20
10th2012-132020-21
11th2013-142021-22
12th2014-152022-23
13th2015-162023-24
14th2016-172024-25
15th2017-182025-26
16th2018-19—
17th2019-20—
18th2020-21—
19th2021-22—