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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 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dennis Cholowski NJD · 10 P in 39 GP Kaedan Korczak VGK · 10 P in 40 GP Jack Thompson SJS · 10 P in 31 GP TJ Brodie CHI · 10 P in 54 GP Henri Jokiharju BOS · 10 P in 60 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
37 4 6 10 0 4 38 27 0.27 10.5 17:09

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$78KCap dollars per point10 points in 37 games
$216KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.6 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.8MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.55M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season 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
2024-25 $775K $775K $0 $775K
2025-26 $775K $775K $0 $775K

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 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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+3.6Goals above replacement279th of 698 skaters, 93rd of 242 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 242 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+0.2 73rd percentileEven-strength defence+1.3 69th percentilePower play-0.2 36th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 58th percentilePenalties+0.1 76th 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player.

-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

49.7Corsi for %553 attempts for, 560 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.7Expected goals for %23.2 expected for, 24.5 against
+2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.2Goals for %26 for, 22 against
101.7PDO10.7% shooting + 91.1% saves
92Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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 pairTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jordan Oesterle · Brandon CarloBOS19145:4447.747.56-6
Jordan Oesterle · Charlie McAvoyBOS14116:3257.255.35-3
Jordan Oesterle · Justin BarronNSH14107:4653.058.86-4
Jordan Oesterle · Andreas EnglundNSH1053:1735.624.50-5

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.7Expected goalsfrom 64 unblocked attempts
+2.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt34th
Finishing +2.3 goals above expected90thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Goals 4Expected 1.7

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. 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 16, 2025 vs DAL W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 19:24
Apr 14, 2025 vs UTA L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:46
Apr 12, 2025 @ VGK L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 22:23
Apr 10, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:15
Apr 8, 2025 vs NYI W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:57
Apr 6, 2025 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:36
Apr 3, 2025 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:20
Apr 1, 2025 @ CBJ L 4-8 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 13:11
Mar 31, 2025 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:15
Mar 25, 2025 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:25
Mar 20, 2025 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:16
Mar 15, 2025 @ LAK L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:51
Mar 14, 2025 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:28
Mar 11, 2025 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:47
Mar 8, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:27
Mar 4, 2025 vs NSH L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 18:20
Jan 28, 2025 @ BUF L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:19
Jan 22, 2025 @ NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 13:33
Jan 20, 2025 vs SJS W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:29
Jan 18, 2025 @ OTT L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 14:47
Jan 11, 2025 @ FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:56
Jan 4, 2025 @ TOR L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:25
Dec 27, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:44
Dec 23, 2024 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:35
Dec 21, 2024 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:29
Dec 19, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 19:14
Dec 17, 2024 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:23
Dec 14, 2024 @ VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:25
Dec 12, 2024 @ SEA L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 21:25
Dec 10, 2024 @ WPG L 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:53
Dec 7, 2024 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:59
Dec 4, 2024 @ CHI W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 16:05
Dec 3, 2024 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:42
Dec 1, 2024 vs MTL W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19:19
Nov 18, 2024 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:53
Nov 16, 2024 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:20
Nov 14, 2024 @ DAL L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:02