Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Jacob Trouba

Jacob Trouba

#65 · Defence · San Jose Sharks

Born Feb 26, 1994 in Rochester, Michigan, USA (age 32) · 6'3", 215 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 9th overall in 2012 by WPG (round 1)

Trophy case

Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2023-24

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dmitry Orlov WSH · 33 P in 82 GP Mathew Dumba MIN · 34 P in 76 GP Kris Letang PIT · 34 P in 41 GP Nick Holden NYR · 34 P in 80 GP Jaccob Slavin CAR · 34 P in 82 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.

010203040502013-14: 29 points2913-142014-15: 22 points2214-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 33 points3316-172017-18: 24 points2417-182018-19: 50 points5018-192019-20: 27 points2719-202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 39 points3921-222022-23: 30 points3022-232023-24: 22 points2223-242024-25: 14 points1424-252025-26: 35 points3525-262026-27: 2 points226-27

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 WPG 65 10 19 29 4 43 121 95 0.45 $894K
2014-15 WPG 65 7 15 22 2 46 133 97 0.34 $894K
2015-16 WPG 81 6 15 21 10 62 133 144 0.26 $894K
2016-17 WPG 60 8 25 33 4 54 154 107 0.55 $3.309M
2017-18 WPG 55 3 21 24 9 34 144 84 0.44 $2.813M
2018-19 WPG 82 8 42 50 8 58 162 112 0.61 $5.5M
2019-20 NYR 70 7 20 27 -12 61 168 173 0.39 $8M
2020-21 NYR 38 2 10 12 3 22 70 111 0.32 $8M
2021-22 NYR 81 11 28 39 25 88 204 207 0.48 $8M
2022-23 NYR 82 8 22 30 7 63 199 218 0.37 $8M
2023-24 NYR 69 3 19 22 -4 73 129 191 0.32 $8M
2024-25 NYR 24 0 6 6 -3 22 46 39 0.25 $8M
2024-25 ANA 53 1 7 8 -5 44 65 125 0.15
2025-26 ANA 81 10 25 35 -1 31 166 143 0.43 $8M
2026-27 SJS 4 0 2 2 0 5 7 9 0.50 $8.25M
14 seasons Career 910 84 276 360 47 706 1901 1855 0.40

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WPG 4 0 2 2 -1 2 8 7 0.50
2017-18 WPG 17 2 1 3 6 17 43 23 0.18
2018-19 WPG 6 0 1 1 -2 4 8 6 0.17
2019-20 NYR 3 0 1 1 -2 0 8 14 0.33
2021-22 NYR 20 1 4 5 0 25 55 73 0.25
2022-23 NYR 7 0 0 0 -1 6 17 34 0.00
2023-24 NYR 16 1 6 7 0 22 18 60 0.44
2025-26 ANA 12 1 0 1 1 4 24 40 0.08
8 seasons Playoffs 85 5 15 20 1 80 181 257 0.24

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
60 8 25 33 4 54 154 107 0.55 5.2 24:58

Contract

$3.309MCap hitends in 2018
$100KCap dollars per point33 points in 60 games
$445KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.4 goals above replacement
$5.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2MValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Nov 7, 2016, as a new contract: 2 years and $6M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $3.309M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2017-18 $2.813M $3.5M $0 $3.5M

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
Jul 1, 2026 San Jose Sharks New contract 2026-27 to 2029-30 4 $33M $8.25M
Jul 19, 2019 New York Rangers New contract 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $56M $8M
Jul 22, 2018 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $5.5M $5.5M
Nov 7, 2016 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $6M $3.309M
Apr 2, 2013 Winnipeg Jets Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $5.575M $894K

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+7.4Goals above replacement114th of 664 skaters, 33rd of 229 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 ranked defencemen: 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.

Even-strength offence+4.6 97th percentileEven-strength defence-1.8 26th percentilePower play-0.6 19th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 49th percentilePenalties+0.2 83rd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-505102013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

49.9Corsi for %1048 attempts for, 1052 against
+0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.2Expected goals for %46.4 expected for, 46.0 against
-1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.5Goals for %49 for, 52 against
99.7PDO8.4% shooting + 91.3% saves
267Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Toby Enstrom · Jacob Trouba40597:4249.951.923-30
Jacob Trouba · Josh Morrissey31306:3053.748.914-15
Dustin Byfuglien · Jacob Trouba57102:5148.953.26-1
Ben Chiarot · Jacob Trouba1954:3041.157.63-3

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 218 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.36 expected goals per 60 minutes95th
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected31stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.9Goals 8

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 8, 2017 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 25:44
Apr 6, 2017 @ CBJ W 5-4 2 0 2 -1 0 5 0 23:41
Apr 4, 2017 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 23:35
Apr 1, 2017 vs OTT W 4-2 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 24:46
Mar 30, 2017 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 26:25
Mar 28, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 2 1 1 24:08
Mar 26, 2017 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 29:43
Mar 24, 2017 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 29:18
Mar 11, 2017 vs CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 25:24
Mar 8, 2017 vs PIT L 4-7 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 29:04
Mar 6, 2017 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:54
Mar 4, 2017 vs COL W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 22:57
Mar 3, 2017 vs STL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 6 24:56
Feb 19, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 25:48
Feb 18, 2017 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 28:21
Feb 16, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 7 7 28:09
Feb 14, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26:01
Feb 11, 2017 vs TBL L 1-4 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 27:11
Feb 10, 2017 vs CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 25:46
Feb 7, 2017 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 24:12
Feb 4, 2017 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 17 2 1 23:01
Feb 2, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 30:16
Jan 31, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 1 0 1 3 0 5 2 24:53
Jan 26, 2017 @ CHI W 5-3 0 2 2 2 0 6 3 28:38
Jan 24, 2017 vs SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 26:57
Jan 23, 2017 vs ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 22:52
Jan 21, 2017 vs STL W 5-3 0 2 2 -1 2 4 3 26:15
Jan 18, 2017 vs ARI W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 26:57
Jan 16, 2017 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:13
Jan 14, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 31:07
Jan 13, 2017 @ ARI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 22:31
Jan 11, 2017 vs MTL L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 22:48
Jan 9, 2017 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 20:58
Jan 7, 2017 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:39
Jan 4, 2017 @ FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 6 2 25:14
Jan 3, 2017 @ TBL W 6-4 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 25:28
Dec 31, 2016 vs NYI L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 23:42
Dec 29, 2016 vs CBJ L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 23:50
Dec 27, 2016 @ CHI W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 26:52
Dec 22, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 21:44
Dec 20, 2016 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:09
Dec 18, 2016 vs COL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 23:25
Dec 15, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25:41
Dec 11, 2016 @ EDM L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 22:32
Dec 10, 2016 @ CGY L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 20:21
Dec 8, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:46
Dec 6, 2016 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 25:07
Dec 4, 2016 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 24:28
Dec 3, 2016 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:29
Dec 1, 2016 vs EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:29
Nov 29, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 24:22
Nov 27, 2016 vs NSH W 3-0 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 27:07
Nov 25, 2016 @ NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:02
Nov 23, 2016 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25:34
Nov 20, 2016 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 22:55
Nov 19, 2016 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 21:32
Nov 17, 2016 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 23:47
Nov 15, 2016 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:57
Nov 13, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27:53
Nov 11, 2016 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:14