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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brandon Montour SEA · 32 P in 64 GP Damon Severson CBJ · 32 P in 71 GP Jamie Drysdale PHI · 32 P in 78 GP Esa Lindell DAL · 32 P in 82 GP Thomas Chabot OTT · 31 P in 57 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
52 7 25 32 -3 18 88 47 0.62 8.0 23:42

Contract

$9.5MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$297KCap dollars per point32 points in 52 games
$2.599MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.7 goals above replacement
$3.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.6MValueworth 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 715 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 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent. The Florida Panthers are charged $7M of his $9.5M cap hit this season. The Chicago Blackhawks, who traded him, still count $2.5M of it.

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

+3.7Goals above replacement275th of 715 skaters, 80th of 239 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 239 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-1.2 49th percentileEven-strength defence-0.5 48th percentilePower play+0.3 94th percentilePenalty kill+1.0 97th percentilePenalties0.0 77th 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

52.1Corsi for %856 attempts for, 788 against
+0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Expected goals for %38.0 expected for, 35.6 against
0.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.4Goals for %37 for, 35 against
100.9PDO9.8% shooting + 91.1% saves
114Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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 · Niko Mikkola42570:4652.452.521-20
Seth Jones · Donovan Sebrango1583:2452.656.15-4
Dmitry Kulikov · Seth Jones966:1750.444.44-4
Seth Jones · Gustav Forsling3848:2651.145.54-0

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
6.7Expected goalsfrom 148 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.33 expected goals per 60 minutes89th
Shot quality 4.5% chance per attempt88th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected57thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 240 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Goals 7Expected 6.7

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 7, 2026 @ MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 29:27
Apr 5, 2026 @ PIT L 2-5 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 24:50
Apr 4, 2026 @ PIT L 4-9 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 22:43
Apr 2, 2026 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 26:39
Mar 31, 2026 vs OTT W 6-3 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 25:20
Mar 29, 2026 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:00
Mar 28, 2026 @ NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 25:21
Mar 26, 2026 vs MIN L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 21:53
Mar 24, 2026 vs SEA W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:07
Mar 20, 2026 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 24:32
Mar 19, 2026 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24:34
Mar 17, 2026 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:16
Jan 2, 2026 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:00
Dec 30, 2025 vs MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 25:03
Dec 29, 2025 vs WSH W 5-3 0 2 2 -1 4 1 0 22:19
Dec 27, 2025 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 0 25:53
Dec 23, 2025 @ CAR W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 4 23:01
Dec 20, 2025 vs STL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 8 0 24:58
Dec 19, 2025 vs CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 30:47
Dec 17, 2025 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:42
Dec 15, 2025 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 26:14
Dec 13, 2025 @ DAL W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:15
Dec 11, 2025 @ COL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 22:03
Dec 10, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:29
Dec 7, 2025 vs NYI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 21:23
Dec 6, 2025 vs CBJ W 7-6 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 5 2 28:01
Dec 4, 2025 vs NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26:29
Dec 2, 2025 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:16
Nov 28, 2025 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:19
Nov 26, 2025 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:55
Nov 24, 2025 @ NSH W 8-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:28
Nov 22, 2025 vs EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 23:13
Nov 20, 2025 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:26
Nov 17, 2025 vs VAN W 8-5 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 24:23
Nov 15, 2025 vs TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 25:30
Nov 13, 2025 vs WSH W 6-3 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 23:29
Nov 10, 2025 @ VGK W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 23:23
Nov 8, 2025 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:44
Nov 6, 2025 @ LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 21:01
Nov 4, 2025 @ ANA L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:58
Nov 1, 2025 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 23:02
Oct 28, 2025 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 28:08
Oct 25, 2025 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22:36
Oct 23, 2025 vs PIT L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 22:14
Oct 21, 2025 @ BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:27
Oct 18, 2025 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 23:48
Oct 16, 2025 @ NJD L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 6 24:47
Oct 15, 2025 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 25:31
Oct 13, 2025 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 23:58
Oct 11, 2025 vs OTT W 6-2 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 20:45
Oct 9, 2025 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:09
Oct 7, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 22:29