Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Jacob MacDonald

Age 33 · 6'0" · 204 lb · Born in Portland, USA

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% 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

2023-24 regular season

Goals

14.3% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

0.26 per game

TOI/GP

12:01

PP 1:26 · PK 0:01

xGF%

38.7

5v5, -9.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.01

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

1 W · 3 L

Plus/minus

-14

Blocks 17 · Hits 40

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 11 @ SEA · W 3-1	0	0	1	5:54	1:05	0:00	—	—	0	0	-0.07
Apr 9 vs CGY · OTL 3-2	1	1	0	8:30	0:19	0:00	—	100	1	+1	+0.74
Apr 7 vs ARI · L 5-2	0	0	0	11:25	3:19	0:00	—	100	0	-1	+0.16
Apr 6 vs STL · W 3-2	0	0	0	6:56	2:11	0:00	—	50	0	+1	-0.06
Mar 26 vs DAL · L 6-3	0	0	0	10:49	1:32	0:00	—	33	1	-2	-0.15

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 · 2023-24 · 343 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%38.7%

4th percentile

Relative xGF%+1.0

62nd percentile

HDCF%28.1%

1st percentile

CF%47.8%

35th percentile

Relative CF%+4.1

90th percentile

FF%44.9%

15th percentile

GF%22.7%

1st percentile

CF/6055.9

28th percentile

CA/6061.0

48th percentile

ixG/600.74

100th percentile

Goals above expected+2.8

89th percentile

IPP100.0%

100th percentile

PDO93.8

2nd percentile

OZS%51.1%

62nd 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 style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 99
Playmaking: 16
Zone entries(est.): —
Forechecking: —
Physicality: 45
Defensive impact: 98
Puck management: 100
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Strengths

Puck management: 100th percentile among defensemen.
Shooting volume: 99th percentile among defensemen.
Defensive impact: 98th percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

Playmaking: 16th percentile among defensemen.

Similar style: Jalen Chatfield (CAR), Dmitry Orlov (SJS)

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. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2023-24 · 34 GP · goals above average

Season total +0.5 goals, or +0.01 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.9
Even strength defense: -0.3
Power play: -0.2
Penalty kill: -0.1
Finishing: +2.8
Playmaking: -0.8

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
2023-24	SJS	34	7	2	9	-14	49	12:01	—	+0.01
2022-23	COL, SJS	58	1	7	8	-14	75	12:02	—	-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

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