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Jake McCabe

#22 · Defence · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Oct 12, 1993 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA (age 33) · 6'1", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 44th overall in 2012 by BUF (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Pulock NYI · 23 P in 74 GP Charlie McAvoy BOS · 23 P in 50 GP Matt Roy WSH · 24 P in 69 GP Tyler Myers VAN · 24 P in 71 GP Ryan Lindgren COL · 22 P in 72 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

010202013-14: 1 points113-142014-15: 0 points014-152015-16: 14 points1415-162016-17: 20 points2016-172017-18: 12 points1217-182018-19: 14 points1418-192019-20: 13 points1319-202020-21: 3 points320-212021-22: 22 points2221-222022-23: 25 points2522-232023-24: 28 points2823-242024-25: 23 points2324-252025-26: 25 points2525-262026-27: 0 points026-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 BUF 7 0 1 1 -3 15 1 5 0.14 $925K
2014-15 BUF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.00 $925K
2015-16 BUF 77 4 10 14 6 51 62 114 0.18 $925K
2016-17 BUF 76 3 17 20 -7 26 79 73 0.26 $1.6M
2017-18 BUF 53 3 9 12 -11 26 53 110 0.23 $1.6M
2018-19 BUF 59 4 10 14 -4 35 64 103 0.24 $1.6M
2019-20 BUF 66 3 10 13 -11 41 75 91 0.20 $2.85M
2020-21 BUF 13 1 2 3 2 9 15 22 0.23 $2.85M
2021-22 CHI 75 4 18 22 -27 33 80 166 0.29 $4M
2022-23 CHI 55 2 18 20 7 27 67 122 0.36 $4M
2022-23 TOR 21 1 4 5 12 29 29 41 0.24
2023-24 TOR 73 8 20 28 20 56 73 219 0.38 $4M
2024-25 TOR 66 2 21 23 23 40 74 118 0.35 $4M
2025-26 TOR 80 5 20 25 3 64 77 104 0.31 $4.492M
2026-27 TOR 6 0 0 0 2 4 6 9 0.00 $4.492M
14 seasons Career 729 40 160 200 12 456 757 1301 0.27

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2022-23 TOR 11 0 2 2 -7 10 16 47 0.18
2023-24 TOR 7 1 0 1 0 4 5 22 0.14
2024-25 TOR 13 0 4 4 -1 2 10 23 0.31
3 seasons Playoffs 31 1 6 7 -8 16 31 92 0.23

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
66 2 21 23 23 40 74 118 0.35 2.7 21:31

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2025, then extended to 2030
$174KCap dollars per point23 points in 66 games
$513KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.8 goals above replacement
$6.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 4 years and $16M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct 28, 2024, 5 years and $23.5M at $4.492M a season, beginning in 2025-26.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $4M $3M $0 $3M M-NTC
2022-23 $4M $4M $0 $4M M-NTC
2023-24 $4M $4M $0 $4M M-NTC
2024-25 $4M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Oct 28, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension not begun 2025-26 to 2029-30 5 $23.5M $4.492M
Jul 28, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks New contract 2021-22 to 2024-25 4 $16M $4M
Aug 3, 2019 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $5.7M $2.85M
Jun 30, 2016 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $4.8M $1.6M
Apr 2, 2014 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $2.775M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2024-25 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.8Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.6Even-strength defence+1.0Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.4Penalties+0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-50510152013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

40.3Corsi for %182 attempts for, 270 against
-2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Expected goals for %6.9 expected for, 8.4 against
-1.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.4Goals for %9 for, 10 against
101.4PDO10.8% shooting + 90.6% saves
35Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 153 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Chris Tanev · Jake McCabe13182:5341.247.97-7
Morgan Rielly · Jake McCabe1318:4130.030.21-0
Jake McCabe · Simon Benoit1217:4435.133.50-0
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Jake McCabe98:5066.773.91-0

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 21 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.06 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 1.4% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected28thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 60 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.3Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 2, 2025 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 24:31
Mar 30, 2025 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:55
Mar 29, 2025 @ LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:03
Mar 27, 2025 @ SJS L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 23:11
Mar 25, 2025 vs PHI W 7-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:45
Mar 22, 2025 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:17
Mar 20, 2025 @ NYR W 4-3 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 22:23
Mar 19, 2025 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 25:42
Mar 17, 2025 vs CGY W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:34
Mar 15, 2025 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 20:26
Mar 13, 2025 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:37
Mar 10, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:06
Mar 8, 2025 @ COL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:00
Mar 5, 2025 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:40
Mar 3, 2025 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:05
Mar 2, 2025 @ PIT W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22:30
Feb 28, 2025 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:08
Feb 25, 2025 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 25:17
Feb 23, 2025 @ CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 21:49
Feb 22, 2025 vs CAR W 6-3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 24:31
Feb 8, 2025 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:21
Feb 6, 2025 @ SEA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 21:45
Feb 4, 2025 @ CGY W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21:14
Feb 1, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 30:22
Jan 29, 2025 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 19:33
Jan 25, 2025 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 22:40
Jan 22, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 19:16
Jan 20, 2025 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:45
Jan 18, 2025 @ MTL W 7-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 26:06
Jan 16, 2025 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 3 0 5 2 24:16
Jan 5, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 07:12
Jan 4, 2025 vs BOS W 6-4 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 21:32
Jan 2, 2025 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:33
Dec 31, 2024 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 25:39
Dec 28, 2024 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 19:54
Dec 27, 2024 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 21:18
Dec 23, 2024 vs WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 3 20:14
Dec 21, 2024 vs NYI L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 21:19
Dec 20, 2024 @ BUF W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:35
Dec 18, 2024 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:26
Dec 15, 2024 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:51
Dec 14, 2024 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 19:51
Dec 12, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:07
Nov 30, 2024 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 11:27
Nov 27, 2024 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:18
Nov 24, 2024 vs UTA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 21:49
Nov 20, 2024 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 21:33
Nov 16, 2024 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:45
Nov 13, 2024 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:01
Nov 12, 2024 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 20:19
Nov 9, 2024 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21:46
Nov 8, 2024 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24:29
Nov 5, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 22:20
Nov 3, 2024 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 22:20
Nov 2, 2024 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 7 1 2 21:12
Oct 31, 2024 vs SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 23:37
Oct 28, 2024 @ WPG W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 23:13
Oct 26, 2024 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 24:48
Oct 24, 2024 vs STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 4 18:43
Oct 22, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:08
Oct 21, 2024 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22:09
Oct 19, 2024 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:04
Oct 16, 2024 vs LAK W 6-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 3 18:38
Oct 12, 2024 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 24:10
Oct 10, 2024 @ NJD W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 23:25
Oct 9, 2024 @ MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 18:17