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Zac Jones

#6 · Defence · Utah Mammoth

Born Oct 18, 2000 in Richmond, Virginia, USA (age 25) · 5'11", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 68th overall in 2019 by NYR (round 3)

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.

Derek Forbort VAN · 11 P in 54 GP Sean Durzi UTA · 11 P in 30 GP Alec Martinez CHI · 12 P in 44 GP Kaedan Korczak VGK · 10 P in 40 GP Dennis Cholowski NJD · 10 P in 39 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.

05102020-21: 4 points420-212021-22: 2 points221-222022-23: 2 points222-232023-24: 9 points923-242024-25: 11 points1124-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2020-21 NYR 10 0 4 4 -2 2 12 8 0.40 $925K
2021-22 NYR 12 0 2 2 -7 0 8 4 0.17 $925K
2022-23 NYR 16 1 1 2 -2 4 15 5 0.13 $925K
2023-24 NYR 31 2 7 9 1 8 42 22 0.29 $813K
2024-25 NYR 46 1 10 11 0 24 51 28 0.24 $813K
5 seasons Career 115 4 24 28 -10 38 128 67 0.24

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 1 10 11 0 24 51 28 0.24 2.0 17:15

Contract

$813KCap hitends in 2025
$74KCap dollars per point11 points in 46 games
$1.363MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.6 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$417KValueworth 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 New York Rangers on Jun 16, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.625M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $813K $800K $0 $800K
2024-25 $813K $825K $0 $825K

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 Utah Mammoth New contract (two-way) 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $1.75M $875K
2025-26 to 2025-26 $900K
Jun 16, 2023 New York Rangers Extension 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.625M $813K
Apr 13, 2021 New York Rangers Entry-level 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $2.775M $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 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

+0.6Goals above replacement484th of 698 skaters, 159th of 242 defencemen
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.0Goals 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-0.5 60th percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 61st percentilePower play-0.9 9th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 53rd percentilePenalties-1.3 21st 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.

-2-1012020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Goals 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

49.5Corsi for %676 attempts for, 691 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.7Expected goals for %28.0 expected for, 29.4 against
+1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %21 for, 21 against
100.5PDO6.3% shooting + 94.2% saves
86Attempts 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 pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Zac Jones · Braden Schneider38310:3248.350.812-9
Zac Jones · Victor Mancini9107:0249.044.04-4
Carson Soucy · Zac Jones862:0749.139.31-4
Calvin de Haan · Zac Jones337:4953.156.83-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.7Expected goalsfrom 86 unblocked attempts
-2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.28 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 4.3% chance per attempt91st
Finishing -2.7 goals above expected5thOne 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.

0123Game 20Game 40Expected 3.7Goals 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 17, 2025 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:25
Apr 14, 2025 @ FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:29
Apr 9, 2025 vs PHI L 5-8 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:25
Apr 7, 2025 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:52
Mar 25, 2025 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 16:02
Mar 22, 2025 vs VAN W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:34
Mar 20, 2025 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:55
Mar 18, 2025 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:45
Mar 16, 2025 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 16:46
Mar 15, 2025 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 18:21
Mar 13, 2025 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 6 3 4 21:28
Mar 11, 2025 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:35
Mar 9, 2025 vs CBJ L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:19
Mar 8, 2025 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:11
Mar 5, 2025 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 18:31
Mar 3, 2025 vs NYI W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:14
Mar 2, 2025 vs NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:15
Feb 28, 2025 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:54
Feb 7, 2025 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:00
Feb 5, 2025 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:30
Dec 23, 2024 @ NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:24
Dec 17, 2024 @ NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:35
Dec 15, 2024 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:28
Dec 14, 2024 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:36
Dec 11, 2024 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:43
Dec 9, 2024 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:10
Dec 8, 2024 vs SEA L 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:40
Dec 6, 2024 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:03
Dec 2, 2024 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:37
Nov 30, 2024 vs MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 16:50
Nov 29, 2024 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:02
Nov 27, 2024 @ CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:18
Nov 25, 2024 vs STL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:14
Nov 21, 2024 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:23
Nov 19, 2024 @ VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:05
Nov 17, 2024 @ SEA W 2-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 14:54
Nov 14, 2024 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 17:39
Nov 12, 2024 vs WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:00
Nov 9, 2024 @ DET W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:17
Nov 7, 2024 vs BUF L 1-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:40
Nov 3, 2024 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:53
Oct 26, 2024 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:38
Oct 17, 2024 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:32
Oct 14, 2024 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:34
Oct 12, 2024 vs UTA L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:26
Oct 9, 2024 @ PIT W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:29