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Seth Jones

#3 · Defence · Florida Panthers

Born Oct 3, 1994 in Arlington, Texas, USA (age 32) · 6'4", 213 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 4th overall in 2013 by NSH (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2024-25

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brian Campbell FLA · 31 P in 82 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 31 P in 79 GP Alec Martinez LAK · 31 P in 78 GP Andrej Sekera EDM · 30 P in 81 GP Matt Niskanen WSH · 32 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.

020402013-14: 25 points2513-142014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 31 points3115-162016-17: 42 points4216-172017-18: 57 points5717-182018-19: 46 points4618-192019-20: 30 points3019-202020-21: 28 points2820-212021-22: 51 points5121-222022-23: 37 points3722-232023-24: 31 points3123-242024-25: 36 points3624-252025-26: 32 points3225-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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 NSH 77 6 19 25 -23 24 100 55 0.32 $925K
2014-15 NSH 82 8 19 27 3 20 123 72 0.33 $925K
2015-16 NSH 40 1 10 11 -5 10 74 33 0.28 $925K
2015-16 CBJ 41 2 18 20 -9 12 83 53 0.49
2016-17 CBJ 75 12 30 42 6 24 152 61 0.56 $5.4M
2017-18 CBJ 78 16 41 57 10 30 249 92 0.73 $5.4M
2018-19 CBJ 75 9 37 46 1 28 184 106 0.61 $5.4M
2019-20 CBJ 56 6 24 30 10 20 126 62 0.54 $5.4M
2020-21 CBJ 56 5 23 28 -18 26 141 102 0.50 $5.4M
2021-22 CHI 78 5 46 51 -37 28 194 99 0.65 $5.4M
2022-23 CHI 72 12 25 37 -38 30 178 106 0.51 $9.5M
2023-24 CHI 67 8 23 31 -15 34 172 77 0.46 $9.5M
2024-25 CHI 42 7 20 27 -18 18 81 62 0.64 $9.5M
2024-25 FLA 21 2 7 9 -6 4 48 34 0.43
2025-26 FLA 52 7 25 32 -3 18 88 47 0.62 $9.5M
2026-27 FLA 5 1 0 1 -2 2 12 3 0.20 $9.5M
14 seasons Career 917 107 367 474 -144 328 2005 1064 0.52

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 NSH 6 0 4 4 -6 6 8 15 0.67
2016-17 CBJ 5 0 2 2 -4 0 12 9 0.40
2017-18 CBJ 6 1 4 5 -3 4 13 13 0.83
2018-19 CBJ 10 3 6 9 0 0 27 28 0.90
2019-20 CBJ 10 1 3 4 2 4 25 23 0.40
2024-25 FLA 23 4 5 9 11 10 29 48 0.39
6 seasons Playoffs 60 9 24 33 0 24 114 136 0.55

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 3 28 31 -14 22 157 86 0.38 1.9 22:05

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2022
$30KCap dollars per point31 points in 81 games
$172KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.4 goals above replacement
$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 10, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $9.675M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jun 29, 2016, 6 years and $32.4M at $5.4M a season, beginning in 2016-17.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $2.3M $925K
2014-15 $925K $833K $93K $2.3M $925K
2015-16 $925K $833K $93K $2.3M $925K

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 23, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $76M $9.5M
Jun 29, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension not begun 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $32.4M $5.4M
Jul 10, 2013 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $9.675M $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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+5.4Goals above replacement194th of 675 skaters, 60th of 230 defencemen
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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+1.9 88th percentileEven-strength defence-3.4 9th percentilePower play-1.4 2nd percentilePenalty kill+0.8 95th percentilePenalties+1.5 97th 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.

051015202013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

52.8Corsi for %1350 attempts for, 1209 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Expected goals for %59.3 expected for, 53.9 against
+0.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.2Goals for %42 for, 51 against
97.8PDO5.9% shooting + 91.8% saves
276Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 pairTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ryan Murray · Seth JonesCBJ40548:5549.651.621-24
Barret Jackman · Seth JonesNSH39478:2359.953.311-12
David Savard · Seth JonesCBJ2193:1052.152.92-7
Mattias Ekholm · Seth JonesNSH2450:0554.950.31-2

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
7.1Expected goalsfrom 223 unblocked attempts
-4.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes71st
Shot quality 3.2% chance per attempt53rd
Finishing -4.1 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 7.1Goals 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 9, 2016 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 13:48
Apr 8, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24:58
Apr 6, 2016 @ TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 24:14
Apr 4, 2016 vs NYR L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 29:00
Apr 2, 2016 @ CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 26:08
Mar 31, 2016 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:27
Mar 28, 2016 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 25:56
Mar 26, 2016 @ NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 25:37
Mar 24, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 24:52
Mar 22, 2016 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 29:44
Mar 20, 2016 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 24:05
Mar 19, 2016 vs NJD W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 23:48
Mar 17, 2016 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:00
Mar 13, 2016 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:25
Mar 11, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 27:14
Mar 8, 2016 vs DET W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 25:34
Mar 5, 2016 @ PHI L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 24:44
Mar 4, 2016 vs EDM W 6-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22:13
Feb 29, 2016 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 24:24
Feb 27, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 29:10
Feb 25, 2016 vs NJD W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 22:19
Feb 23, 2016 @ DET L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:43
Feb 22, 2016 @ BOS W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19:40
Feb 19, 2016 vs BUF L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 6 2 21:55
Feb 16, 2016 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 24:05
Feb 13, 2016 vs OTT W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 22:28
Feb 11, 2016 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 4 3 28:05
Feb 9, 2016 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26:44
Feb 5, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:16
Feb 4, 2016 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:37
Feb 2, 2016 @ EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 23:52
Jan 26, 2016 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 23:42
Jan 25, 2016 vs MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 22:38
Jan 23, 2016 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 27:16
Jan 21, 2016 vs CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 25:26
Jan 19, 2016 vs WSH L 3-6 0 2 2 2 0 4 3 23:21
Jan 16, 2016 vs COL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 7 26:08
Jan 13, 2016 @ TOR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 24:52
Jan 12, 2016 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 23:44
Jan 9, 2016 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:47
Jan 8, 2016 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 22:31
Jan 5, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:40
Jan 2, 2016 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:56
Dec 31, 2015 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:53
Dec 29, 2015 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 2 0 3 19:23
Dec 28, 2015 vs NYR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:59
Dec 26, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:02
Dec 21, 2015 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:47
Dec 19, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:53
Dec 17, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:55
Dec 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:51
Dec 12, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:35
Dec 10, 2015 vs CHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:23
Dec 8, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:57
Dec 7, 2015 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:35
Dec 5, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 4 4 0 15:10
Dec 3, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:07
Dec 1, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:46
Nov 28, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:43
Nov 27, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:15
Nov 25, 2015 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:38
Nov 23, 2015 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:57
Nov 21, 2015 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:19
Nov 20, 2015 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:27
Nov 17, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:48
Nov 14, 2015 vs WPG W 7-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 19:24
Nov 12, 2015 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:32
Nov 10, 2015 vs OTT W 7-5 0 2 2 1 2 5 1 17:51
Nov 7, 2015 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:11
Nov 5, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:53
Nov 1, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:22
Oct 31, 2015 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:11
Oct 28, 2015 @ SJS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:26
Oct 24, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:07
Oct 22, 2015 vs ANA W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 20:42
Oct 20, 2015 vs TBL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:31
Oct 17, 2015 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:50
Oct 15, 2015 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:34
Oct 13, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:05
Oct 10, 2015 vs EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 19:00
Oct 8, 2015 vs CAR W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 21:04