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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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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyson Barrie COL · 57 P in 68 GP Keith Yandle FLA · 56 P in 82 GP Torey Krug BOS · 59 P in 76 GP P.K. Subban NSH · 59 P in 82 GP Alex Pietrangelo STL · 54 P in 78 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 16 41 57 10 30 249 92 0.73 6.4 24:36

Contract

$5.4MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$95KCap dollars per point57 points in 78 games
$342KCap dollars per goal above replacement15.8 goals above replacement
$10.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.3MValueworth 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 691 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 4 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 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

+15.8Goals above replacement6th of 691 skaters, 1st of 240 defencemen
+2.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.4Goals 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+4.1 97th percentileEven-strength defence+2.3 85th percentilePower play+1.8 99th percentilePenalty kill+0.5 86th percentilePenalties+0.7 95th 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

54.4Corsi for %1561 attempts for, 1310 against
+4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Expected goals for %67.9 expected for, 59.8 against
+1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.9Goals for %62 for, 47 against
100.4PDO6.9% shooting + 93.5% saves
366Attempts 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
Seth Jones · Zach Werenski741239:5555.454.553-36
Seth Jones · Markus Nutivaara2887:5755.244.04-3
Ryan Murray · Seth Jones2935:3243.144.61-1
David Savard · Seth Jones3629:2536.458.10-1

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.1Expected goalsfrom 361 unblocked attempts
+3.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.38 expected goals per 60 minutes95th
Shot quality 3.3% chance per attempt69th
Finishing +3.9 goals above expected94thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 16Expected 12.1

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 PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 26:57
Apr 3, 2018 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 3 3 0 0 4 2 24:49
Mar 31, 2018 @ VAN L 4-5 (OT) 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 28:57
Mar 29, 2018 @ CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:53
Mar 27, 2018 @ EDM W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:33
Mar 24, 2018 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 25:44
Mar 22, 2018 vs FLA W 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 19:06
Mar 15, 2018 @ PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 23:21
Mar 12, 2018 vs MTL W 5-2 1 1 2 -1 0 3 2 14:13
Mar 9, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 21:06
Mar 8, 2018 vs COL W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 1 2 7 0 23:59
Mar 6, 2018 vs VGK W 4-1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 19:38
Mar 4, 2018 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:45
Mar 2, 2018 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 27:29
Mar 1, 2018 @ LAK L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 23:20
Feb 26, 2018 vs WSH W 5-1 1 2 3 1 0 5 2 19:30
Feb 24, 2018 vs CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 5 1 25:48
Feb 22, 2018 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 26:24
Feb 20, 2018 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25:21
Feb 18, 2018 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 25:38
Feb 16, 2018 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 26:55
Feb 14, 2018 @ TOR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 25:19
Feb 13, 2018 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 23:22
Feb 10, 2018 vs NJD W 6-1 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 22:23
Feb 9, 2018 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 25:32
Feb 6, 2018 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 27:31
Feb 3, 2018 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 26:18
Feb 2, 2018 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 27:14
Jan 30, 2018 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 26:37
Jan 25, 2018 @ ARI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 5 24:53
Jan 23, 2018 @ VGK L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 25:05
Jan 18, 2018 vs DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 29:50
Jan 12, 2018 vs VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 26:03
Jan 11, 2018 @ BUF L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 7 1 25:56
Jan 8, 2018 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 27:53
Jan 7, 2018 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 28:44
Jan 4, 2018 @ COL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 25:28
Jan 2, 2018 @ DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23:02
Dec 31, 2017 vs TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 24:26
Dec 29, 2017 @ OTT L 4-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 23:38
Dec 27, 2017 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 30:08
Dec 23, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 27:58
Dec 21, 2017 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 26:44
Dec 20, 2017 vs TOR W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 25:21
Dec 18, 2017 @ BOS L 2-7 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1 20:56
Dec 16, 2017 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 24:44
Dec 14, 2017 vs NYI W 6-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 22:07
Dec 12, 2017 vs EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:28
Dec 9, 2017 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:54
Dec 8, 2017 @ NJD W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 24:25
Dec 5, 2017 vs NJD L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 27:29
Dec 2, 2017 @ WSH L 3-4 0 1 1 2 0 5 5 24:29
Dec 1, 2017 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:17
Nov 28, 2017 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 28:09
Nov 27, 2017 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:59
Nov 24, 2017 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 25:28
Nov 22, 2017 vs CGY W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:39
Nov 20, 2017 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 22:28
Nov 17, 2017 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 26:34
Nov 14, 2017 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 25:45
Nov 11, 2017 @ DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25:33
Nov 10, 2017 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:52
Nov 7, 2017 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 25:44
Nov 6, 2017 @ NYR L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 24:19
Nov 4, 2017 @ TBL L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 4 0 3 1 25:50
Nov 2, 2017 @ FLA W 7-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:25
Oct 30, 2017 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:50
Oct 28, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22:28
Oct 27, 2017 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 28:08
Oct 25, 2017 vs BUF W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 21:19
Oct 21, 2017 vs LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 25:10
Oct 19, 2017 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 23:55
Oct 17, 2017 @ WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 21:13
Oct 14, 2017 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 25:46
Oct 13, 2017 vs NYR W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 24:33
Oct 10, 2017 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 25:46
Oct 7, 2017 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 22:54
Oct 6, 2017 vs NYI W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:30