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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Gustafsson NYR · 31 P in 76 GP Dylan DeMelo WPG · 31 P in 82 GP Ryan McDonagh NSH · 32 P in 74 GP Justin Faulk STL · 30 P in 60 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson FLA · 32 P in 80 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 8 23 31 -15 34 172 77 0.46 4.7 25:29

Contract

$9.5MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$306KCap dollars per point31 points in 67 games
$1.485MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.4 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4MValueworth 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 718 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 6 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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+6.4Goals above replacement155th of 721 skaters, 36th of 252 defencemen
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 252 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 offence0.0 69th percentileEven-strength defence+3.8 94th percentilePower play-1.8 2nd percentilePenalty kill+0.2 71st percentilePenalties-1.5 19th 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.

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

47.1Corsi for %1117 attempts for, 1255 against
+4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.6Expected goals for %47.1 expected for, 56.2 against
+6.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.7Goals for %43 for, 51 against
99.4PDO7.4% shooting + 92.1% saves
230Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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 · Alex Vlasic65850:3644.846.332-34
Seth Jones · Kevin Korchinski63242:4852.441.87-15
Jarred Tinordi · Seth Jones3140:2256.148.50-0
Seth Jones · Wyatt Kaiser2635:2751.754.61-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.7Expected goalsfrom 237 unblocked attempts
-1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.31 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 3.7% chance per attempt70th
Finishing -1.7 goals above expected16thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.7Goals 7

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 18, 2024 @ LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25:01
Apr 16, 2024 @ VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 27:37
Apr 14, 2024 vs CAR L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 25:00
Apr 12, 2024 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 24:18
Apr 10, 2024 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 22:33
Apr 7, 2024 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 22:56
Apr 6, 2024 vs DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 26:27
Apr 2, 2024 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 26:01
Mar 30, 2024 @ PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 22:32
Mar 28, 2024 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 27:24
Mar 26, 2024 vs CGY W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 27:21
Mar 23, 2024 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 24:31
Mar 21, 2024 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 24:31
Mar 19, 2024 @ LAK L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 25:31
Mar 17, 2024 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 27:07
Mar 15, 2024 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 23:21
Mar 12, 2024 vs ANA W 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:16
Mar 10, 2024 vs ARI W 7-4 0 4 4 2 0 5 0 23:07
Mar 9, 2024 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 24:39
Mar 5, 2024 @ ARI W 5-2 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 24:40
Mar 4, 2024 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 25:40
Mar 2, 2024 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 26:19
Feb 29, 2024 vs COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 23:06
Feb 25, 2024 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 7 0 27:15
Feb 23, 2024 vs WPG L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 29:18
Feb 21, 2024 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 29:11
Feb 19, 2024 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 26:28
Feb 17, 2024 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 28:58
Feb 15, 2024 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -4 0 4 1 27:42
Feb 13, 2024 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 26:54
Feb 9, 2024 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 27:17
Feb 7, 2024 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28:31
Jan 27, 2024 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:16
Jan 25, 2024 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 24:26
Jan 24, 2024 @ SEA L 2-6 0 2 2 -2 2 3 0 22:41
Jan 22, 2024 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 25:41
Jan 19, 2024 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 24:53
Jan 18, 2024 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 5 0 24:04
Jan 16, 2024 vs SJS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 29:27
Jan 13, 2024 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 24:12
Dec 10, 2023 vs WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 25:29
Dec 9, 2023 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 26:55
Dec 7, 2023 vs ANA W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:08
Dec 5, 2023 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 29:04
Dec 3, 2023 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:35
Dec 2, 2023 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 26:15
Nov 30, 2023 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:09
Nov 28, 2023 vs SEA W 4-3 0 1 1 2 2 5 1 23:50
Nov 26, 2023 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 24:22
Nov 24, 2023 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 25:51
Nov 22, 2023 @ CBJ L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 19:25
Nov 19, 2023 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 25:50
Nov 18, 2023 @ NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 25:23
Nov 16, 2023 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:54
Nov 12, 2023 @ FLA L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 25:43
Nov 9, 2023 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 31:46
Nov 5, 2023 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 26:02
Nov 4, 2023 vs FLA W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 24:50
Oct 30, 2023 @ ARI L 1-8 0 1 1 -2 0 5 2 23:46
Oct 27, 2023 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 29:07
Oct 24, 2023 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 23:10
Oct 21, 2023 vs VGK L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 26:49
Oct 19, 2023 @ COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:12
Oct 16, 2023 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 27:57
Oct 14, 2023 @ MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 25:40
Oct 11, 2023 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:35
Oct 10, 2023 @ PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 25:28