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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Samuel Girard COL · 37 P in 76 GP Sean Durzi LAK · 38 P in 72 GP Aaron Ekblad FLA · 38 P in 71 GP Dmitry Orlov BOS · 36 P in 66 GP Brady Skjei CAR · 38 P in 81 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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 12 25 37 -38 30 178 106 0.51 6.7 24:27

Contract

$9.5MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$257KCap dollars per point37 points in 72 games
$1.241MCap dollars per goal above replacement7.7 goals above replacement
$6.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.3MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Jul 23, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $76M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2029-30, with 7 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
2022-23 $9.5M $750K $9.25M $10M NMC
2023-24 $9.5M $7.5M $5M $12.5M NMC
2024-25 $9.5M $7.5M $5M $12.5M NMC
2025-26 $9.5M $5.5M $5M $10.5M NMC
2026-27 $9.5M $3M $5M $8M NMC
2027-28 $9.5M $2.5M $5M $7.5M NMC
2028-29 $9.5M $2.5M $5M $7.5M NMC
2029-30 $9.5M $2.5M $5M $7.5M NMC

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

+7.7Goals above replacement125th of 696 skaters, 32nd of 235 defencemen
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 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+3.6 93rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 55th percentilePower play-1.9 1st percentilePenalty kill+0.8 91st percentilePenalties-1.2 36th 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

47.5Corsi for %1166 attempts for, 1290 against
+5.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.2Expected goals for %52.9 expected for, 61.6 against
+5.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.3Goals for %50 for, 74 against
97.1PDO7.8% shooting + 89.3% saves
230Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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
Jake McCabe · Seth Jones45521:3548.846.624-27
Seth Jones · Caleb Jones59360:1052.652.013-17
Jack Johnson · Seth Jones46232:1439.838.24-17
Seth Jones · Filip Roos1026:2143.160.91-2

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
10.1Expected goalsfrom 241 unblocked attempts
+1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.34 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 4.2% chance per attempt85th
Finishing +1.9 goals above expected83rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 10.1

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 13, 2023 vs PHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -3 0 4 2 19:18
Apr 11, 2023 @ PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 22:41
Apr 10, 2023 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:46
Apr 8, 2023 @ SEA L 3-7 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 25:37
Apr 6, 2023 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 24:48
Apr 4, 2023 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:38
Apr 1, 2023 vs NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 23:30
Mar 30, 2023 vs STL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 25:54
Mar 28, 2023 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:33
Mar 26, 2023 vs VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 25:34
Mar 25, 2023 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:13
Mar 23, 2023 @ WSH L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 23:27
Mar 20, 2023 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 20:56
Mar 18, 2023 @ ARI L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 23:39
Mar 16, 2023 @ NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:33
Mar 14, 2023 vs BOS W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 24:11
Mar 11, 2023 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 27:26
Mar 10, 2023 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 28:09
Mar 8, 2023 @ DET L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:42
Mar 6, 2023 vs OTT W 5-0 2 0 2 4 0 3 2 27:24
Mar 4, 2023 vs NSH L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 24:53
Mar 2, 2023 vs DAL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 23:19
Feb 28, 2023 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 21:47
Feb 27, 2023 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 27:43
Feb 25, 2023 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 25:19
Feb 22, 2023 @ DAL W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 21:36
Feb 21, 2023 vs VGK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 27:09
Feb 19, 2023 vs TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 25:14
Feb 17, 2023 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 25:17
Feb 15, 2023 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 22:20
Feb 14, 2023 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 24:33
Feb 11, 2023 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26:48
Feb 10, 2023 vs ARI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 6 4 26:23
Feb 7, 2023 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 24:42
Jan 28, 2023 @ EDM L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 22:28
Jan 26, 2023 @ CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 24:38
Jan 24, 2023 @ VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 -3 4 3 2 21:53
Jan 22, 2023 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:45
Jan 21, 2023 @ STL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 25:06
Jan 19, 2023 @ PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 22:20
Jan 17, 2023 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 2 1 3 0 0 4 3 23:52
Jan 14, 2023 vs SEA L 5-8 0 3 3 -1 0 3 1 23:43
Jan 12, 2023 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 26:48
Jan 8, 2023 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 25:06
Jan 6, 2023 vs ARI W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 25:32
Jan 3, 2023 vs TBL L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 26:22
Jan 1, 2023 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:02
Dec 31, 2022 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 4 3 0 22:50
Dec 29, 2022 @ STL L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 24:30
Dec 27, 2022 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 24:45
Dec 23, 2022 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25:13
Dec 21, 2022 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 27:25
Dec 18, 2022 vs NYR L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 25:57
Dec 16, 2022 @ MIN L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 22:30
Dec 15, 2022 vs VGK L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 24:42
Dec 13, 2022 vs WSH L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 21:08
Dec 9, 2022 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 26:08
Dec 6, 2022 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 23:45
Dec 4, 2022 @ NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:15
Dec 3, 2022 @ NYR W 5-2 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 24:50
Nov 30, 2022 vs EDM L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 28:08
Nov 27, 2022 vs WPG L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 2 2 0 22:33
Nov 25, 2022 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:22
Nov 23, 2022 @ DAL L 4-6 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 21:12
Oct 29, 2022 @ BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 23:55
Oct 27, 2022 vs EDM L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 2 6 1 26:05
Oct 25, 2022 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 24:24
Oct 23, 2022 vs SEA W 5-4 0 2 2 -2 4 4 3 24:13
Oct 21, 2022 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 26:49
Oct 15, 2022 @ SJS W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 24:03
Oct 13, 2022 @ VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:05
Oct 12, 2022 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 25:05