Johnathan

Kovacevic

DAge : 29Shoots : R

Johnathan Kovacevic (New Jersey Devils) stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.

Johnathan Kovacevic

#8DNew Jersey Devils

HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 101 kg · SHOOTS : R

Born : July 11, 1997 · Hamilton, Canada

Drafted : 2017 · WPG · round 3, pick #74

Contract : $4,000,000 · 2025-26 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $3,000,000NTC / M-NTC (CapWages)

NHL recordFiche dans la LNH

YearAnnée	TeamÉquipe	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2025-26	New Jersey Devils	34	0	8	8	38
2024-25	New Jersey Devils	81	1	16	17	72
2023-24	Montréal Canadiens	62	6	7	13	42
2022-23	Montréal Canadiens	77	3	12	15	39
2021-22	Winnipeg Jets	4	0	0	0	2
NHL totals		258	10	43	53	193

PlayoffsSéries éliminatoires

YearAnnée	TeamÉquipe	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2024-25	New Jersey Devils	3	0	0	0	2
Playoff totals		3	0	0	0	2

Advanced stats

TOI/GP: 17:52
PP TOI/GP: 0:02
SH TOI/GP: 1:36
Pts/GP: 0.24
EV points: 8
Hits: 57
Blocks: 39
Takeaways: 9
Corsi % (SAT): 51.0 %
Off. zone starts: 27.0 %

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2026-27 projection

Projected points

13between 7 and 19 (80% range)

Goals: 2
Assists: 11
Games: 56

So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 2 of 82 games. Projected pace: 0.23 pts per game.

Trend

Slight decline

Points per game: 0.21 in 23-24, 0.24 in 25-26
Age 29: prime years
PAL Rating: 65 → 34

This is only a projection. It extends the pace of recent seasons, pulled toward the league average and adjusted for age. It knows nothing about future injuries, trades, or line and power-play changes. About one player in five finishes outside the range. The trend is a hint, not a verdict.

WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR

-0.2

wins above replacement
264 of 325

PAL Rating

34/ 100

Performance · Below average
165 of 250 at the position

Value Rating

22/ 100

Very poor return
4.00 M$ · expected PAL 55

ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense

Offense: 22
Defense: 57

Offense: 19
Creation: 37
Shooting: 7
Possession: 54
Defense: 56
Discipline: 17
Power play: 58
Penalty kill: 64

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	Value	Cap hit
2025-26	NJD	-0.2	34	22	4.00 M$
2024-25	NJD	0.2	65	90	0.77 M$
2023-24	MTL	0.7	34	44	0.77 M$
2022-23	MTL	0.4	30	34	0.77 M$

WAR, 2025-26How it's calculated →

-0.2

wins above replacement

-0.4 to 0.1 — 90% interval

264 of 325 defensemen

-0.8 goals above replacement

Full leaderboard →

EV offense: -0.4
EV defense: +0.8
Power play: 0.0
Penalty kill: +0.1
Shooting: -1.5
Penalties: -1.0
Average → replacement: +1.3

Season by season
Season	Team	GP	WAR	90% interval	Rank
2025-26	NJD	34	-0.2	-0.4 to 0.1	264/325
2024-25	NJD	77	0.2	-0.5 to 0.9	149/314
2023-24	MTL	62	0.7	-0.0 to 1.4	64/316
2022-23	MTL	77	0.4	-0.4 to 1.0	90/334

Player tracking (NHL EDGE)League EDGE leaderboards →

Hardest shot: 143.0 km/h41st percentileleague avg. 143.1 km/h
Top skating speed: 33.2 km/h18th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
Bursts over 20 mph, season: 320th percentileleague avg. 31
Total distance, season: 132.5 km36th percentileleague avg. 214.3 km
Distance, single-game high: 4.62 km28th percentileleague avg. 5.23 km
Offensive zone time: 40.0 %26th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
Offensive zone at 5v5: 40.9 %24th percentileleague avg. 42.1 %
Neutral zone time: 18.5 %88th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
Defensive zone time: 41.4 %32nd percentileleague avg. 40.9 %

Shooting

	Shots on goal	Goals	Shooting %
All	3036th percentile	00th percentile	0.0 %0th percentile
High danger	130th percentile	00th percentile	0.0 %0th percentile
Mid range	743rd percentile	00th percentile	0.0 %0th percentile
Long range	2140th percentile	00th percentile	0.0 %0th percentile

Shots on goal by zone

Beyond the red line : 1

2025-26 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.

Game log, 2025-26

Date	Opponent	A	PTS	+/-	Shots	TOI
Apr 14	@BOS	0	0	0	1	19:43
Apr 12	vsOTT	0	0	+2	0	16:40
Apr 11	@DET	1	1	+1	0	18:42
Apr 9	vsPIT	0	0	-2	1	19:24
Apr 7	vsPHI	0	0	-1	0	20:17
Apr 5	@MTL	0	0	+1	1	17:29
Apr 4	vsMTL	0	0	+1	0	21:08
Apr 2	vsWSH	1	1	+1	1	21:13
Mar 31	@NYR	0	0	-1	1	17:34
Mar 29	vsCHI	1	1	+2	0	20:10
Mar 28	@CAR	1	1	+1	1	19:18
Mar 26	@NSH	0	0	0	0	17:25
Mar 24	@DAL	0	0	0	0	19:12
Mar 20	@WSH	0	0	0	1	15:10
Mar 18	@NYR	0	0	+3	2	20:53
Mar 16	vsBOS	0	0	0	2	16:10
Mar 14	vsLAK	0	0	+1	1	21:25
Mar 12	vsCGY	0	0	0	1	16:30
Mar 8	vsDET	0	0	-1	2	15:50
Mar 7	vsNYR	2	2	+1	1	20:05
Mar 4	vsTOR	0	0	0	1	15:51
Feb 26	@PIT	0	0	-1	0	13:15
Feb 25	vsBUF	0	0	-2	0	15:13
Feb 5	vsNYI	0	0	-2	3	19:18
Feb 3	vsCBJ	0	0	-1	0	17:15
Jan 31	@OTT	0	0	0	2	15:20
Jan 29	vsNSH	0	0	0	1	21:25
Jan 27	vsWPG	0	0	-1	0	15:55
Jan 25	@SEA	0	0	-2	4	15:04
Jan 23	@VAN	1	1	-1	1	14:28
Jan 20	@EDM	0	0	+1	0	13:27
Jan 17	vsCAR	0	0	-1	0	19:06
Jan 12	@MIN	0	0	0	1	19:19
Jan 11	@WPG	1	1	+1	1	18:14

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