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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

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.

Ryan McDonagh NYR · 42 P in 77 GP Shea Weber MTL · 42 P in 78 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 43 P in 82 GP Keith Yandle FLA · 41 P in 82 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 44 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 4 1 0 1 -1 2 9 3 0.25 $9.5M
14 seasons Career 916 107 367 474 -143 328 2002 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 12 30 42 6 24 152 61 0.56 7.9 23:24

Contract

$5.4MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$129KCap dollars per point42 points in 75 games
$923KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.9 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.1MValueworth 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 Columbus Blue Jackets on Jun 29, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $32.4M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2021-22, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $5.4M $5.4M $0 $5.4M
2017-18 $5.4M $5.4M $0 $5.4M
2018-19 $5.4M $5.4M $0 $5.4M
2019-20 $5.4M $5.4M $0 $5.4M
2020-21 $5.4M $5.4M $0 $5.4M M-NTC
2021-22 $5.4M $5.4M $0 $5.4M 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
Jul 23, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $76M $9.5M
Jun 29, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension 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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.9Goals above replacement159th of 664 skaters, 47th of 229 defencemen
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.0Goals 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-0.9 45th percentileEven-strength defence+1.5 75th percentilePower play-1.0 7th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 79th percentilePenalties+0.2 85th 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

52.4Corsi for %1329 attempts for, 1206 against
+3.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.8Expected goals for %54.4 expected for, 54.8 against
-1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.5Goals for %53 for, 50 against
99.3PDO7.3% shooting + 92.0% saves
225Attempts 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
Seth Jones · Zach Werenski721053:5053.249.742-33
Ryan Murray · Seth Jones4178:0247.154.01-2
Seth Jones · Markus Nutivaara2448:1751.744.00-1
David Savard · Seth Jones4940:4544.248.81-2

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.2Expected goalsfrom 212 unblocked attempts
+4.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes73rd
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt65th
Finishing +4.8 goals above expected96thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 7.2

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 @ PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 -3 0 5 0 23:21
Apr 6, 2017 vs WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 24:45
Apr 4, 2017 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:21
Apr 2, 2017 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 25:02
Mar 31, 2017 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 24:19
Mar 30, 2017 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:58
Mar 28, 2017 vs BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:44
Mar 25, 2017 vs PHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 24:24
Mar 23, 2017 @ WSH L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 26:47
Mar 22, 2017 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:31
Mar 19, 2017 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:30
Mar 18, 2017 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:11
Mar 16, 2017 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:20
Mar 13, 2017 @ PHI W 5-3 0 2 2 2 4 3 1 21:22
Mar 11, 2017 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 25:20
Mar 10, 2017 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 21:48
Mar 7, 2017 vs NJD W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 23:02
Mar 5, 2017 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:40
Mar 4, 2017 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 24:08
Mar 2, 2017 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 20:42
Feb 28, 2017 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 25:01
Feb 26, 2017 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:55
Feb 25, 2017 vs NYI W 7-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:35
Feb 19, 2017 vs NSH L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 25:24
Feb 17, 2017 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24:28
Feb 15, 2017 vs TOR W 5-2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 21:34
Feb 13, 2017 vs NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 24:24
Feb 11, 2017 vs DET W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:15
Feb 9, 2017 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:25
Feb 7, 2017 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 26:19
Feb 4, 2017 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 25:04
Feb 3, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 27:22
Jan 31, 2017 @ NYR W 6-4 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 23:51
Jan 26, 2017 @ NSH L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 26:30
Jan 24, 2017 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 24:18
Jan 22, 2017 @ OTT W 7-6 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 26:25
Jan 21, 2017 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25:10
Jan 19, 2017 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:33
Jan 17, 2017 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 22:35
Jan 14, 2017 @ FLA L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 23:24
Jan 13, 2017 @ TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:29
Jan 10, 2017 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:32
Jan 8, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24:35
Jan 7, 2017 vs NYR L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 23:28
Jan 5, 2017 @ WSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:39
Jan 3, 2017 vs EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 18:20
Dec 31, 2016 @ MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 21:26
Dec 29, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 25:00
Dec 27, 2016 vs BOS W 4-3 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 24:37
Dec 23, 2016 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:18
Dec 22, 2016 vs PIT W 7-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22:01
Dec 20, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:09
Dec 18, 2016 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 22:41
Dec 16, 2016 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 22:20
Dec 13, 2016 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:54
Dec 10, 2016 vs NYI W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 22:25
Dec 9, 2016 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:43
Dec 5, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 19:40
Dec 3, 2016 @ ARI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:59
Dec 1, 2016 @ COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:34
Nov 29, 2016 vs TBL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 20:48
Nov 26, 2016 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 24:19
Nov 25, 2016 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:00
Nov 23, 2016 vs CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:25
Nov 21, 2016 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 23:46
Nov 5, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 26:19
Nov 4, 2016 vs MTL W 10-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 21:45
Nov 1, 2016 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 25:27
Oct 28, 2016 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 22:30
Oct 27, 2016 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:22
Oct 25, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 24:48
Oct 22, 2016 @ DAL W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 21:38
Oct 21, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25:56
Oct 15, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26:29
Oct 13, 2016 vs BOS L 3-6 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 23:06