Jake
DeBrusk
L · VAN · Offensive · Very good
- PAL
- 77
- WAR
- -0.1
- Value
- 65
- PTS
- 42
2025-26№ 472 / 615
Jake DeBrusk (Vancouver Canucks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jake DeBrusk
#74LPlays: Left wing · 1% of faceoffs
Vancouver Canucks
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 16, 1996 · Edmonton, Canada
Drafted : 2015 · BOS · round 1, pick #14
Contract : $5,500,000 · 2024-25 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $4,000,000NMC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Vancouver Canucks | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 81 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 80 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | Boston Bruins | 64 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 77 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 65 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 68 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 19 |
| NHL totals | 645 | 194 | 172 | 366 | 133 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Boston Bruins | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Playoff totals | 86 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 36 | |
Jake DeBrusk: our analysis
2025-26 season: 81 GP, 23 G, 19 A, 42 PTS, -31 +/-, 16:52 TOI. WAR -0.1 (472nd of 615) · PAL 77, very good.
In 2025-26, Jake DeBrusk, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 77 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 472nd among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (100, among the best in the league), power play (95, among the best in the league) and shooting (77, well above average). On the other hand, possession (18, well below average) and defense (28, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: power play (+2.9); his biggest cost: finishing (-9.1).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 77); his WAR went from 2.0 to -0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 65 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jake DeBrusk's story
Growing up in a hockey household in Edmonton, Jake DeBrusk rose through Western Canadian junior ranks to become a high-scoring winger. He broke out with the Swift Current Broncos, posting 81 points in 72 games in 2014–15 and earning a spot in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Initially picked in the WHL bantam draft in 2011, he was traded on December 26, 2015 to the Red Deer Rebels, who hosted the 2016 Memorial Cup; the Rebels were knocked out in the semi-final by Rouyn-Noranda.
DeBrusk entered the NHL draft cycle ranked among the top North American skaters and was taken 14th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2015. He turned pro in 2016–17 after signing a three-year entry-level deal and was assigned to Providence in the AHL. In Providence he scored 19 goals and 30 assists across 74 games and helped the club reach the Eastern Conference Finals of the Calder Cup playoffs.
Boston brought him onto the NHL roster for 2017–18; in his first NHL game, on October 5, 2017, he recorded both his first goal and his first assist. He finished his rookie year with 16 goals and 27 assists and made an immediate impression in the 2018 playoffs by scoring five goals in the seven-game series win over Toronto, including the decisive goal in Game 7. The next seasons saw highs and lows—career-high goal totals, playoff runs culminating in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, injury interruptions and a trade request in 2021–22—yet he kept producing, signing extensions with Boston and repeatedly delivering in critical moments.
On July 1, 2024 DeBrusk signed a seven-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks. In 2024–25 he posted a career-best 28 goals and 48 points, although the team missed the playoffs by six points. His profile is straightforward: a winger whose game centres on finishing chances and finding the net, capable of stepping up in postseason series as he has on multiple occasions.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:41
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:10
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:04
- Pts/GP
- 0.59
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 8
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.4 %
- Faceoffs
- 33.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
44between 25 and 63 (80% range)
- Goals
- 22
- Assists
- 22
- Games
- 80
So far: 10 pts in 17 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.55 pts per game (last season: 0.52).
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.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.50 in 23-24, 0.52 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 77 → 77
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 29: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 83 %
84
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 85
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 72
- Confidence 86 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 80
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 88
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 73
- Confidence 86 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 56
- Confidence 65 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 86 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 83 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 87
- Confidence 83 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 80 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 88
- Confidence 68 %
- EX
- Experience
- 88
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating85
- Top speed (35 %)36.8 · 86
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.591 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.5 · 84
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 79
ST — Strength72
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.698 · 71
- Body mass (50 %)-0.205 · 74
EN — Endurance80
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.9 · 80
- Total ice time (20 %)1,304 · 82
- Shift length (15 %)44.6 · 69
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.6 · 82
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.168 · 85
DU — Durability88
- Share of games played (100 %)0.882 · 88
CK — Checking73
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.063 · 73
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.343 · 73
- Season volume (10 %)4.205 · 75
FG — Fighting56
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.661 · 56
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.026 · 77
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.408 · 88
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.557 · 62
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.557 · 66
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.454 · 74
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.15 · 81
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.341 · 86
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.41 · 71
SC — Scoring87
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.076 · 80
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.227 · 92
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.749 · 56
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)2.6 · 96
- xG per shot (10 %)0.089 · 94
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.8 · 80
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.027 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.062 · 72
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.757 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.065 · 84
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.136 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.272 · 75
PS — Penalty shot88
- Shootouts (60 %)35.5 · 90
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience88
- Career regular-season games (65 %)91
- Career playoff games (25 %)84
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall84
- SC · Scoring (28 %)87
- PA · Passing (22 %)74
- DF · Defense (18 %)75
- SK · Skating (12 %)85
- EN · Endurance (8 %)80
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- ST · Strength (4 %)72
- CK · Checking (3 %)73
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | 86 | 81 | 86 | 79 |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 81 | 82 | 82 |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 82 | 90 | 94 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
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.
WAR
-0.1
wins above replacement
472 of 615
PAL Rating
77/ 100
Performance · Very good
100 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
65/ 100
Good value
5.50 M$ · expected PAL 64
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 87
- Defense
- 27
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- Offense
- 51
- Creation
- 100
- Shooting
- 77
- Possession
- 18
- Defense
- 28
- Discipline
- 45
- Power play
- 95
- Penalty kill
- 72
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | -0.1 | 77 | 65 | 5.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 2.0 | 77 | 61 | 5.50 M$ |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 1.5 | 76 | 61 | 4.00 M$ |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 2.2 | 99 | 99 | 4.00 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
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
72/ 100
Very good
better than 72% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
77/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
47/ 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, 117 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 31
- Shot selection
- 92
- Penalties drawn
- 4
- Puck management
- 96
Defense
- Takeaways
- 8
- Discipline
- 91
- Safe zone exits
- 32
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.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 72 | 77 | 47 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 85 | 89 | 55 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 87 | 60 | 91 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 94 | 95 | 70 |
WAR, 2025-26
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
-1.0 to 1.6 — 90% interval
472 of 615 forwards
-0.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.0
- EV defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- +2.9
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -9.1
- Penalties
- +0.5
- Average → replacement
- +3.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 81 | -0.1 | -1.0 to 1.6 | 472/615 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 78 | 2.0 | 0.7 to 3.3 | 68/596 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 80 | 1.5 | 0.7 to 2.7 | 99/608 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 64 | 2.2 | 0.9 to 3.8 | 51/617 |
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
- 126.9 km/h31st percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.8 km/h38th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3177th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 43.0 %61st percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 75.1 km79th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.61 km83rd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.6 %24th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.6 %31st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.4 %54th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3784th percentile | 581st percentile | 13.5 %53rd percentile |
| High danger | 2599th percentile | 491st percentile | 16.0 %38th percentile |
| Mid range | 656th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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NJDJake DeBrusk: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jake DeBrusk have in 2026-27?
Jake DeBrusk has 5 goals and 10 points (5 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jake DeBrusk?
Jake DeBrusk is 30 years old: he was born on October 17, 1996.
How tall is Jake DeBrusk, and how much does he weigh?
Jake DeBrusk is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Jake DeBrusk from?
Canada: Jake DeBrusk was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Jake DeBrusk play for?
Jake DeBrusk plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, at L, wearing number 74.
Is Jake DeBrusk injured?
No: Jake DeBrusk is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jake DeBrusk?
Jake DeBrusk produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 472nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 77 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Jake DeBrusk make?
Jake DeBrusk earns $5.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 65 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jake DeBrusk's contract end?
Jake DeBrusk's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC / M-NTC clause.
Is Jake DeBrusk overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 65 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jake DeBrusk a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 472nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Jake DeBrusk getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 77 in 2024-25 to 77 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jake DeBrusk played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jake DeBrusk has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists).
What are Jake DeBrusk's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jake DeBrusk has 645 games, 194 goals, 172 assists and 366 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 50 points in 64 games.
Where was Jake DeBrusk drafted?
Jake DeBrusk was drafted 14th overall (round 1) by Boston Bruins in 2015.
Is Jake DeBrusk better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.83 points per game at home (5 in 6 games) and 0.45 on the road (5 in 11 games).
How does Jake DeBrusk perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jake DeBrusk has 86 games and 47 points in his career. His pace (0.55 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.57).
Which player is most similar to Jake DeBrusk?
Kyle Palmieri: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Kyle Palmieri's page →Is Jake DeBrusk a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 44 points in 2026-27, or 0.55 points per game.
Is Jake DeBrusk related to anyone famous?
Yes: Louie DeBrusk (father, former NHL forward and Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster; played 401 NHL games for the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks).
What is Jake DeBrusk's nationality?
Jake DeBrusk is Canadian.
What awards has Jake DeBrusk won?
Selected to the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (2015).
Where did Jake DeBrusk play before turning pro?
Swift Current Broncos (taken in the 7th round of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft; 81 points in 72 games in 2014–15), traded to the Red Deer Rebels on December 26, 2015; went to the 2016 Memorial Cup with the Rebels.
How many points is Jake DeBrusk projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 44 points in 80 games in 2026-27 (25 to 63 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vancouver Canucks teammates
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