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Caleb Jones
Age 29 · 6'1" · 184 lb · Born in Arlington, USA
Cap hit
$900K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
7
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
1 primary
Points
1
0.14 per game
TOI/GP
17:10
PP 0:12 · PK 1:28
xGF%
43.0
5v5, -10.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.04
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 15 · Hits 10
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 @ FLA · W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16:39 | 0:00 | 0:39 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.19 |
| Oct 21 vs VAN · W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17:59 | 0:47 | 2:26 | — | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 |
| Oct 18 @ SJS · W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18:51 | 0:00 | 1:52 | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | +1 | -0.06 |
| Oct 16 @ LAK · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 1:36 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.02 |
| Oct 11 vs NYR · L 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:10 | 0:00 | 2:27 | — | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.28 |
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 · 104 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
7th percentile
3rd percentile
55th percentile
3rd percentile
10th percentile
7th percentile
52nd percentile
40th percentile
0th percentile
33rd percentile
39th percentile
14th percentile
71st percentile
18th 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 stylePhysical playmaking defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Jones is a heavy, creative passer who moves the puck with excellent care and vision. He struggles to generate offense through conventional means and lags behind in positioning and physical engagement in the defensive zone.
- Shooting volume
- 50
- Playmaking
- 79
- Zone entries(est.)
- 25
- Forechecking
- 0
- Physicality
- 95
- Defensive impact
- 0
- Puck management
- 89
- Speed
- 24
Where he shoots from
Slot 0% · Mid-range 27% · Perimeter 73%(11 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Physicality at 95th percentile anchors his game and presence
- Playmaking at 79th percentile creates offense through passing
- Puck management at 89th percentile keeps possession clean
Watch-outs
- Forechecking at 0th percentile shows minimal disruption pressure
- Speed at 24th percentile limits rush chance generation
- Defensive impact at 0th percentile suggests positioning concerns
Similar style: Adam Larsson (SEA), Daemon Hunt (MIN)
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 · 7 GP · goals above average
Season total -0.3 goals, or -0.04 per game.
- Even strength defense
- -0.3
- Finishing
- -0.3
- Playmaking
- +0.1
- Penalties
- +0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 17:10 | — | -0.04 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 12:34 | — | -0.04 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 19 | 12:12 | — | -0.03 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 73 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -19 | 86 | 19:13 | — | -0.11 |
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
- 20.9 mph
- 24th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 2
- Hardest shot
- 78.8 mph
- 12th pct
- Distance
- 17.0 mi
- OZ time
- 40.3%
- 30th pct
- DZ time
- 42.7%