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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)

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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zdeno Chara BOS · 24 P in 73 GP Vince Dunn STL · 24 P in 75 GP Damon Severson NJD · 24 P in 76 GP Dan Hamhuis DAL · 24 P in 80 GP Markus Nutivaara CBJ · 23 P in 61 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 3 21 24 9 34 144 84 0.44 2.1 21:54

Contract

$2.813MCap hitends in 2018
$117KCap dollars per point24 points in 55 games
$433KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.5 goals above replacement
$4.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.9MValueworth 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 691 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, so this is its last season.

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.5Goals above replacement147th of 691 skaters, 40th of 240 defencemen
+1.1Wins 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 240 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+2.2 88th percentileEven-strength defence+1.6 77th percentilePower play-0.8 9th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 50th percentilePenalties-0.5 50th 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

51.2Corsi for %956 attempts for, 913 against
+0.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.3Expected goals for %38.6 expected for, 33.8 against
+3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.1Goals for %49 for, 40 against
100.9PDO9.2% shooting + 91.7% saves
223Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Jacob Trouba · Josh Morrissey54767:0052.054.736-31
Tyler Myers · Jacob Trouba3542:2051.040.94-2
Dustin Byfuglien · Jacob Trouba3432:3346.853.42-2
Ben Chiarot · Jacob Trouba1022:3748.058.03-1

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.2Expected goalsfrom 185 unblocked attempts
-2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.26 expected goals per 60 minutes75th
Shot quality 2.8% chance per attempt40th
Finishing -2.2 goals above expected11thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 242 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

024Game 20Game 40Expected 5.2Goals 3

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 5, 2018 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:05
Apr 2, 2018 @ OTT W 6-5 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 23:01
Mar 31, 2018 @ TOR W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 22:58
Mar 18, 2018 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:20
Mar 15, 2018 vs CHI W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 14:47
Jan 25, 2018 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 27:05
Jan 23, 2018 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 25:41
Jan 21, 2018 vs VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21:50
Jan 20, 2018 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25:12
Jan 13, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 20:43
Jan 12, 2018 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 21:13
Jan 9, 2018 @ BUF W 7-4 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 20:06
Jan 7, 2018 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:01
Jan 5, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 21:18
Jan 2, 2018 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 4 3 0 22:45
Dec 31, 2017 @ EDM W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 25:21
Dec 29, 2017 vs NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 26:31
Dec 27, 2017 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:43
Dec 23, 2017 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 24:07
Dec 21, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 27:30
Dec 19, 2017 @ NSH W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:27
Dec 17, 2017 vs STL W 4-0 0 2 2 2 4 5 2 23:39
Dec 16, 2017 @ STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 26:21
Dec 14, 2017 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 22:33
Dec 11, 2017 vs VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 23:14
Dec 9, 2017 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 21:55
Dec 7, 2017 @ FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:32
Dec 5, 2017 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 21:44
Dec 3, 2017 vs OTT W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 21:53
Dec 1, 2017 vs VGK W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:38
Nov 29, 2017 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 21:01
Nov 27, 2017 vs MIN W 7-2 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 19:14
Nov 25, 2017 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:32
Nov 24, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 19:21
Nov 22, 2017 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 17:19
Nov 20, 2017 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 18:39
Nov 18, 2017 vs NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 20:50
Nov 16, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:15
Nov 14, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 19:49
Nov 11, 2017 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 21:31
Nov 10, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:25
Nov 6, 2017 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 20:32
Nov 4, 2017 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 22:22
Nov 2, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23:34
Oct 31, 2017 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 23:20
Oct 29, 2017 vs PIT W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 22:57
Oct 27, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:46
Oct 26, 2017 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 24:11
Oct 20, 2017 vs MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 20:18
Oct 17, 2017 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:49
Oct 14, 2017 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 19:51
Oct 12, 2017 @ VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22:26
Oct 9, 2017 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 26:50
Oct 7, 2017 @ CGY L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 17:33
Oct 4, 2017 vs TOR L 2-7 0 0 0 -4 2 5 4 24:45