Nashville Predators · Center · Shoots R

Jonathan Marchessault

Age 35 · 5'9" · 185 lb · Born in Cap-Rouge, CAN

Cap hit

$5.5M

5.3% of $104M cap

Term

3 yrs

Through 2028-29, then UFA

Clause

NMC

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

17:20

PP 3:21 · PK 0:00

xGF%

22.6

5v5, -20.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.52

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 0 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs MIN · L 3-1	0	0	0	17:20	3:21	0:00	—	100	0	-1	-0.52
Apr 13 vs SJS · L 3-2	0	1	0	18:29	2:00	0:00	1-0	20	0	-2	-0.21
Apr 11 vs MIN · W 2-1	1	0	1	14:13	3:06	0:00	1-0	0	2	+1	-0.26
Apr 9 @ UTA · L 4-1	2	0	0	15:38	2:40	0:00	0-1	75	1	0	-0.30
Apr 7 @ ANA · W 5-0	2	1	0	14:52	3:58	0:00	—	40	1	0	-0.32

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 806 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%42.9%

10th percentile

Relative xGF%-6.5

12th percentile

HDCF%42.7%

18th percentile

CF%45.8%

19th percentile

Relative CF%-5.0

12th percentile

FF%44.2%

10th percentile

GF%44.4%

31st percentile

CF/6053.3

33rd percentile

CA/6062.9

15th percentile

ixG/601.27

75th percentile

Goals above expected-5.1

7th percentile

IPP68.8%

65th percentile

PDO100.4

59th percentile

OZS%58.9%

71st percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleAging volume shooter

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Marchessault generates chances through relentless shooting volume from close range, but his mobility and defensive presence have declined significantly with age. He's a one-dimensional offensive threat who struggles to create rush chances or impact the game away from the puck.

High-volume shooterSlot presenceLimited mobility

Shooting volume: 84
Playmaking: 61
Zone entries(est.): 15
Forechecking: 53
Physicality: 36
Defensive impact: 4
Puck management: 14
Speed: 7

Where he shoots from

Slot 44% · Mid-range 36% · Perimeter 20%(203 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Shoots frequently at 84th percentile with strong slot focus (44% of unblocked shots)
Maintains moderate playmaking at 61st percentile despite overall decline
Generates even-strength offense, posting 42.9% xG share on ice

Watch-outs

Speed ranks just 7th percentile, limiting ability to create and finish opportunities
Defensive impact at 4th percentile offers little value beyond offense
Creates few rush chances at 15th percentile despite high shooting volume

Similar style: Anton Lundell (FLA), Elias Lindholm (BOS)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 62 GP · goals above average

Season total -6.9 goals, or -0.11 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.4
Even strength defense: -1.6
Power play: +0.4
Finishing: -5.0
Playmaking: -0.6
Penalties: +0.4
Faceoffs: -0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	NSH	1	0	0	0	-1	0	17:20	—	-0.52
2025-26	NSH	62	12	19	31	-18	132	16:42	—	-0.11
2024-25	NSH	78	21	35	56	-29	206	17:59	25.4%	-0.03
2023-24	VGK	82	42	27	69	-2	266	17:54	—	+0.11
2022-23	VGK	76	28	29	57	+2	234	17:08	37.5%	+0.08

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.1 mph; 11th pct
20+ mph bursts: 20
Hardest shot: 89.6 mph; 81st pct
Distance: 166.1 mi
OZ time: 44.0%; 74th pct
DZ time: 37.9%