Jake
Lucchini
C · NSH · Defensive · Very poor
- PAL
- 13
- WAR
- -0.0
- Value
- 24
- PTS
- 5
2023-24№ 401 / 608
Jake Lucchini (Nashville Predators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jake Lucchini: our analysis
2023-24 season: 40 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS, -3 +/-, 9:36 TOI. WAR -0.0 (401st of 608) · PAL 13, very poor.
In 2023-24, Jake Lucchini, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 13 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.0 ranks 401st among 608 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: defense (69, above average). On the other hand, offense (5, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (6, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.8); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.8).
His WAR went from -0.0 in 2022-23 to -0.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 24 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jake Lucchini's story
Raised in Trail, British Columbia, Lucchini first made his mark in junior hockey with the Trail Smoke Eaters of the BCHL, finishing his tenure there with 48 goals and 69 assists for 117 points in 168 games. That steady output earned him a move to college hockey at Michigan Tech, where he developed into a dependable two‑way centre.
Lucchini spent four seasons in the WCHA with the Huskies. In 2015–16 he posted 7 goals and 17 points in 37 games and was named to the WCHA All‑Rookie Team. His production grew over the next two seasons: 11 goals and 22 points in 45 games as a sophomore, then 16 goals and 39 points in 44 games as a junior while serving as an alternate captain and leading the team in scoring; he also made the WCHA All‑Academic Team. He finished his collegiate career as a co‑captain, adding 11 goals and 26 points in 38 games and taking part in two Michigan Tech championship teams.
Undrafted by NHL clubs, Lucchini attended prospect camps for Edmonton and Pittsburgh before signing an entry‑level deal with the Penguins after his senior year. He joined Wilkes‑Barre/Scranton to close out 2018–19 (6 goals, 7 points in 15 games) and stayed there through 2019–20 (7 goals, 15 points in 53 games). On 20 February 2020 he was traded to Montreal along with Joseph Blandisi for Philip Varone and Riley Barber, and was assigned to Laval.
Following stints in Laval and with Belleville—where he had a breakout 2021–22 with 20 goals and 51 points in 72 games—Lucchini signed with Ottawa and made his NHL debut on 14 December 2022, scoring his first NHL goal on 1 January 2023. Subsequent one‑year, two‑way deals led to time with Minnesota (including his first Wild goal on 7 February 2024) and then a two‑year contract with Nashville. Assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals, he posted 21 goals and 45 points in 70 games in 2024–25, added playoff contributions, and later served as an alternate captain while remaining a reliable AHL scorer.
His game is straightforward: a hardworking centre who brings dependable skating, puck sense and secondary scoring at the AHL level, with the versatility to handle call‑ups to the NHL when needed.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:29
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:45
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 2
- Blocks
- 0
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 4.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 50.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
3between 0 and 13 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 2
- Games
- 8
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.40 pts per game.
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 33 %
61
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 67
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 71
- Confidence 39 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 56
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 51
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 39 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 82
- Confidence 24 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 62
- Confidence 39 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 64
- Confidence 33 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 65
- Confidence 33 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 30 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 40
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating67
- Top speed (35 %)35.3 · 62
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.176 · 73
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 71
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 69
ST — Strength71
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.769 · 83
- Body mass (50 %)-1.286 · 58
EN — Endurance56
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.3 · 56
- Total ice time (20 %)377 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)44.8 · 74
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12 · 59
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.743 · 61
DU — Durability51
- Share of games played (100 %)0.618 · 51
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.318 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.932 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)3.136 · 58
FG — Fighting82
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.108 · 82
DI — Discipline62
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.027 · 61
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.627 · 77
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.47 · 52
PA — Passing64
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.503 · 61
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.423 · 68
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.033 · 68
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.759 · 80
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.379 · 61
SC — Scoring65
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.669 · 65
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.676 · 64
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.068 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.015 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.5 · 69
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.065 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.052 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.53 · 81
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.018 · 71
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.184 · 72
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.3 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.27 · 72
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience40
- Career regular-season games (65 %)56
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall61
- SC · Scoring (20 %)65
- PA · Passing (20 %)64
- DF · Defense (20 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)67
- EN · Endurance (8 %)56
- DI · Discipline (5 %)62
- ST · Strength (3 %)71
- CK · Checking (2 %)75
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
PAL Rating
13/ 100
Performance · Very poor
399 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
24/ 100
Very poor return
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 30
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 5
- Defense
- 53
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- Offense
- 5
- Creation
- 6
- Shooting
- 12
- Possession
- 20
- Defense
- 69
- Discipline
- 6
- Power play
- 44
- Penalty kill
- 44
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
10/ 100
Low
better than 10% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
2/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
46/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 367 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 12
- Shot selection
- 13
- Penalties drawn
- 1
- Puck management
- 65
Defense
- Takeaways
- 21
- Discipline
- 38
- Safe zone exits
- 81
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 0.0 — 90% interval
426 of 596 forwards
-0.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- -0.2
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | 3 | -0.1 | -0.2 to 0.0 | 426/596 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 40 | -0.0 | -0.4 to 0.4 | 401/608 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 11 | -0.0 | -0.2 to 0.3 | 424/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 125.5 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h7th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 12nd percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 43.0 %63rd percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 9.3 km9th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.66 km21st percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.8 %91st percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.6 %33rd percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.4 %59th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 26th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 115th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2025 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:35 |
| March 2, 2025 | @ NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:33 |
| March 1, 2025 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:20 |
Jake Lucchini: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jake Lucchini have in 2024-25?
Jake Lucchini has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 3 games in 2024-25.
How old is Jake Lucchini?
Jake Lucchini is 31 years old: he was born on May 9, 1995.
How tall is Jake Lucchini, and how much does he weigh?
Jake Lucchini is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 181 lb (82 kg).
Where is Jake Lucchini from?
Canada: Jake Lucchini was born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada.
What team does Jake Lucchini play for?
Jake Lucchini plays for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, at C, wearing number 27.
Is Jake Lucchini injured?
No: Jake Lucchini is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jake Lucchini?
Jake Lucchini produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 426th of 596 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Jake Lucchini make?
Jake Lucchini carries a cap hit of $850K per season, on a contract worth $850K in total over 1 years.
When does Jake Lucchini's contract end?
Jake Lucchini's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Jake Lucchini a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 426th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Jake Lucchini's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jake Lucchini has 54 games, 3 goals, 3 assists and 6 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 5 points in 40 games.
How does Jake Lucchini perform in the playoffs?
Jake Lucchini has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Jake Lucchini a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 3 points in 2026-27, or 0.38 points per game.
Does Jake Lucchini have siblings?
Yes: his brother Jeremy Lucchini (played for the Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) and is now a professional player in Europe).
Is Jake Lucchini related to anyone famous?
Yes: Leo Lucchini (grandfather, member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won the 1950 IIHF World Championship).
What is Jake Lucchini's nationality?
Jake Lucchini is Canadian.
What awards has Jake Lucchini won?
Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team (2015–16 season) ; Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team (2017–18 season).
Where did Jake Lucchini play before turning pro?
Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL); Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA), four seasons (first season 2015–16).
How many points is Jake Lucchini projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 3 points in 8 games in 2026-27 (0 to 13 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Nashville Predators teammates
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