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Max Jones

#46 · Left wing · Edmonton Oilers

Born Feb 17, 1998 in Rochester, Michigan, USA (age 28) · 6'3", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 24th overall in 2016 by ANA (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Liam O'Brien UTA · 2 P in 28 GP Brennan Othmann NYR · 2 P in 22 GP Nicolas Aube-Kubel NYR · 2 P in 22 GP John Hayden SEA · 2 P in 20 GP Matt Martin NYI · 2 P in 32 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.

0510152018-19: 5 points518-192019-20: 12 points1219-202020-21: 11 points1120-212021-22: 0 points021-222022-23: 19 points1922-232023-24: 15 points1523-242024-25: 2 points224-252025-26: 5 points525-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 ANA 30 2 3 5 -1 14 58 30 0.17 $863K
2019-20 ANA 59 8 4 12 -6 36 102 82 0.20 $863K
2020-21 ANA 46 7 4 11 -9 36 77 100 0.24 $863K
2021-22 ANA 2 0 0 0 -1 15 2 2 0.00 $1.295M
2022-23 ANA 69 9 10 19 -21 77 107 110 0.28 $1.295M
2023-24 ANA 52 5 10 15 -6 33 76 127 0.29 $1.295M
2024-25 BOS 7 0 0 0 -4 8 2 14 0.00 $1M
2024-25 EDM 19 1 1 2 -9 10 15 57 0.11
2025-26 EDM 21 3 2 5 3 9 22 56 0.24 $1M
2026-27 EDM 4 0 0 0 -4 6 4 10 0.00 $850K
9 seasons Career 309 35 34 69 -58 244 465 588 0.22

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
26 1 1 2 -13 18 17 71 0.08 5.9 9:23

Contract

$1MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$500KCap dollars per point2 points in 26 games
-$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.3MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 $2M, 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 $1M $1M $0 $1M
2025-26 $1M $1M $0 $1M

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, 2026 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
Jul 1, 2024 Boston Bruins New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $2M $1M
Aug 9, 2021 Anaheim Ducks New contract 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $3.885M $1.295M
Aug 26, 2016 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $2.775M $863K

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

-2.7Goals above replacement663rd of 698 skaters, 440th of 456 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 ranked forwards: 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-2.3 22nd percentileEven-strength defence-0.1 46th percentilePower play0.0 64th percentilePenalty kill0.0 31st percentilePenalties-1.0 8th 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 forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player.

-4-20242018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

43.9Corsi for %182 attempts for, 233 against
-9.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.2Expected goals for %6.1 expected for, 9.5 against
-14.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
15.8Goals for %3 for, 16 against
89.5PDO3.9% shooting + 85.6% saves
42Attempts 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

Forward lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Corey Perry · Kasperi Kapanen · Max JonesEDM727:2244.942.51-2
Kasperi Kapanen · Max Jones · Noah PhilpEDM324:4566.779.30-0
Corey Perry · Adam Henrique · Max JonesEDM416:5940.935.20-0
Max Jones · Justin Brazeau · John BeecherBOS213:5136.741.90-0

The lines 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 lines 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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 30 unblocked attempts
-1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.60 expected goals per 60 minutes25th
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt61st
Finishing -1.5 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Expected 2.5Goals 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. 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 @ SJS W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 13:29
Apr 14, 2025 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 6 12:17
Apr 13, 2025 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:03
Apr 11, 2025 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 09:36
Apr 9, 2025 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:39
Apr 7, 2025 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 08:53
Apr 5, 2025 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10:14
Apr 3, 2025 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 09:42
Apr 1, 2025 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 06:11
Mar 29, 2025 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:21
Mar 27, 2025 @ SEA L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:29
Mar 26, 2025 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 08:31
Mar 22, 2025 vs SEA W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 07:32
Mar 20, 2025 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 08:21
Mar 16, 2025 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:36
Mar 13, 2025 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 04:45
Mar 10, 2025 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 09:55
Mar 8, 2025 vs DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 07:50
Mar 6, 2025 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 10:26
Jan 25, 2025 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:12
Jan 23, 2025 vs OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:28
Jan 22, 2025 @ NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:33
Oct 31, 2024 @ CAR L 2-8 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 14:33
Oct 22, 2024 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 11:14
Oct 16, 2024 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 09:22
Oct 8, 2024 @ FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 09:42