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Jordan Oesterle

#82 · Defence · Free agent, last with the Nashville Predators

Born Jun 25, 1992 in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA · 6'0", 181 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Darren Dietz MTL · 5 P in 13 GP Jakub Nakladal CGY · 5 P in 27 GP Carlo Colaiacovo BUF · 5 P in 36 GP Mike Weber WSH · 5 P in 45 GP Jon Merrill NJD · 5 P in 47 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.

051015202014-15: 1 points114-152015-16: 5 points515-162016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 15 points1517-182018-19: 20 points2018-192019-20: 13 points1319-202020-21: 11 points1120-212021-22: 8 points821-222022-23: 11 points1122-232023-24: 2 points223-242024-25: 10 points1024-252025-26: 0 points025-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 EDM 6 0 1 1 -4 0 7 2 0.17 $768K
2015-16 EDM 17 0 5 5 1 0 24 11 0.29 $768K
2016-17 EDM 2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0.00 $585K
2017-18 CHI 55 5 10 15 -11 8 99 62 0.27 $650K
2018-19 ARI 71 6 14 20 -3 12 77 58 0.28 $650K
2019-20 ARI 58 3 10 13 -9 14 69 48 0.22 $1.4M
2020-21 ARI 43 1 10 11 -10 10 38 45 0.26 $1.4M
2021-22 DET 45 2 6 8 -7 4 63 27 0.18 $1.35M
2022-23 DET 52 2 9 11 -9 19 54 41 0.21 $1.35M
2023-24 CGY 22 0 2 2 -6 4 18 22 0.09 $925K
2024-25 BOS 22 1 5 6 3 2 20 20 0.27 $775K
2024-25 NSH 15 3 1 4 -3 2 18 7 0.27
2025-26 NSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00 $775K
12 seasons Career 409 23 73 96 -60 75 489 346 0.23

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 ARI 9 1 3 4 1 0 11 7 0.44
1 season Playoffs 9 1 3 4 1 0 11 7 0.44

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
17 0 5 5 1 0 24 11 0.29 0.0 21:41

Contract

$768KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2017
$154KCap dollars per point5 points in 17 games
$785KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.0 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Edmonton Oilers on Mar 31, 2014, as an entry-level contract: 2 years and $1.85M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Edmonton Oilers on Jun 20, 2016, 1 year and $585K at $585K a season, beginning in 2016-17.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $768K $650K $93K $183K $743K
2015-16 $768K $700K $93K $133K $793K

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 1, 2024 Boston Bruins New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 2, 2023 Calgary Flames New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $925K $925K
Jul 28, 2021 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $2.7M $1.35M
Feb 20, 2019 Arizona Coyotes Extension 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $2.8M $1.4M
Jul 1, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks New contract 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.3M $650K
Jun 20, 2016 Edmonton Oilers Extension not begun 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $585K $585K
Mar 31, 2014 Edmonton Oilers Entry-level 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $1.85M $768K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+1.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence-0.2Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.2Penalties+0.0

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.

-4-20242014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

48.2Corsi for %247 attempts for, 265 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.0Expected goals for %11.7 expected for, 13.3 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.2Goals for %12 for, 11 against
101.3PDO8.6% shooting + 92.6% saves
37Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Griffin Reinhart · Jordan Oesterle13165:5947.945.67-9
Brandon Davidson · Jordan Oesterle456:2246.136.82-0
Andrej Sekera · Jordan Oesterle1617:3558.865.70-0
Adam Pardy · Jordan Oesterle317:2360.678.51-0

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. 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.2Expected goalsfrom 31 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.19 expected goals per 60 minutes50th
Shot quality 3.7% chance per attempt80th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected26thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Expected 1.2Goals 0

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 @ VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 20:50
Apr 6, 2016 vs VAN W 6-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 27:57
Apr 2, 2016 vs CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:45
Mar 28, 2016 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:30
Mar 26, 2016 @ LAK L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:20
Mar 24, 2016 @ SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:22
Mar 22, 2016 @ ARI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 27:01
Mar 20, 2016 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:31
Mar 18, 2016 vs VAN W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 21:31
Mar 16, 2016 vs STL W 6-4 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 22:52
Mar 14, 2016 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:10
Mar 12, 2016 vs ARI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 25:27
Mar 10, 2016 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:01
Feb 28, 2016 vs NYI W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 18:01
Feb 26, 2016 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:54
Feb 25, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:07
Feb 23, 2016 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:24