Nicolas Hague

Nicolas Hague

26-Year-Old DefensemanD
Vegas Golden Knights
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Five years into his NHL career, Hague has settled into a depth role on the Vegas blueline. He's typically good for a handful of goals and roughly 15 points each season, shockingly low numbers for a guy who posted 35 goals and 78 points in his final OHL campaign. Still just 25 years of age, Hague did have a career-best 154 hits last season, but even that number isn't high enough to make him a player to target in formats that value such a statistic. Look elsewhere on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year extension with the Golden Knights in October of 2022.
Lights lamp in win
DVegas Golden Knights
December 22, 2024
Hague scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.
ANALYSIS
The goal was Hague's first since Oct. 25 against the Senators. The defenseman has just two points over eight outings in December, though his spot on the third pairing isn't one that tends to lead to much scoring. Hague has contributed a modest four points with 23 shots on net, 29 hits, 20 blocked shots, 13 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 22 contests this season.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    16:07
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:00
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:58
 
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Hague matched his personal best of 17 points last season, though he needed a career-high 81 games to do it. He took a step forward by adding 117 hits and 133 blocked shots, emerging as a reliable third-pairing defenseman with enough physicality to fit the Golden Knights' identity down the lineup. Hague is still just 24 years old entering 2023-24, giving him some upside to grow on offense. However, his role is likely to remain limited. He has more potential that his usual defense partner Zach Whitecloud -- Hague has a strong shot that could earn him some limited power-play time this year. Hague can likely be left on draft boards, but he's worth keeping an eye on as the season progresses.
Hague was expected to be a key member of the Vegas defensive rotation a season ago, but he was unable to stay in the lineup. He missed 30 games in all, including the final 20 due to a lower-body issue. Hague was a big point producer late in his OHL run, but that success hasn't carried over to the highest level. He managed just 14 points a season ago, and doesn't have a single point with the man advantage in the past two years combined. Hague could threaten 20 minutes per game if he can return to full health in 2022-23, but it still won't be enough to make him a fantasy option.
Hague suited up in 52 of Vegas' 56 regular-season games in 2020-21, although his role was severely limited in the postseason, as he saw action in just 10 of the club's 19 playoff contests. Hague was viewed as a steady, stay-at-home defender when drafted in the second round back in 2017, but his offensive game really exploded late in his OHL career. That success hasn't carried over to the NHL, as Hague has tallied just six goals and 28 points in 90 games with the Golden Knights. Toss in the fact Hague gets minimal power-play time and offers little in terms of hits and blocks and you have a guy who is a clear fade in most fantasy formats.
Hague shuffled between Vegas and AHL Chicago for much of 2019-20, but he was decently productive with 11 points in 38 games as a rookie at the NHL level. The 22-year-old seemingly got passed over by Zach Whitecloud in the playoffs, but the two young blueliners will compete for a third-pairing role ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. Whitecloud projects as the better defender, while Hague has a bit more offensive upside. A second-round pick from 2017, Hague is likely to stick around with the Golden Knights this year -- splitting time with Whitecloud isn't likely to hurt either player's development, although their scoring numbers would obviously both suffer. Fantasy managers in dynasty formats may want to stash Hague with the hopes of him becoming an NHL regular in the near future.
A product of Kitchener, Ontario -- which is home to several hockey legends -- Hague went to the Golden Knights with a second-round, 34th overall pick in the 2017 draft. The burly, left-shot defenseman belies his 6-foot-6, 215-pound frame as a relatively nimble skater with a scoring touch. Hague agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with Vegas in September of 2017, but the deal has yet to officially kick in due to the young franchise parking him in the AHL for the first two years. Last season, he flashed a promising two-way profile by accumulating 13 goals and 19 assists to complement a plus-31 rating over 75 games for AHL Chicago, but Hague likely has more dues to pay in the minors.
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Generates assist
DVegas Golden Knights
December 4, 2024
Hague logged an assist and two hits in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.
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Nabs helper Monday
DVegas Golden Knights
November 26, 2024
Hague logged an assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers.
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Off injured reserve
DVegas Golden Knights
November 23, 2024
Hague (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
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Game-time decision Saturday
DVegas Golden Knights
Undisclosed
November 23, 2024
Hague (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision in Montreal on Saturday, according to SinBin.vegas.
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On injured reserve
DVegas Golden Knights
Undisclosed
November 8, 2024
Hague (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
New contract top priority
DVegas Golden Knights
September 22, 2022
Hague's new deal with the Golden Knights is general manager Kelly McCrimmon's top priority, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
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Hague remains an unsigned RFA and isn't at Vegas' training camp, which opened Thursday. He likely won't participate in preseason activities with the team until he's signed, so he could be in line for a slow start to the season unless a deal coalesces quickly.
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