Jayden
Struble
D · NSH · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 28
- WAR
- 0.3
- Value
- 35
- PTS
- 12
2025-26№ 129 / 325
Jayden Struble (Nashville Predators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jayden Struble
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : September 7, 2001 · Cumberland, United States
Drafted : 2019 · MTL · round 2, pick #46
Contract : $1,412,500 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Nashville Predators | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-27 | Montréal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 58 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 57 |
| NHL totals | 187 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 174 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
Jayden Struble: our analysis
2025-26 season: 59 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 12 PTS, +4 +/-, 14:01 TOI. WAR 0.3 (129th of 325) · PAL 28, below average.
In 2025-26, Jayden Struble, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 28 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.3 ranks 129th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
On the other hand, creation (12, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (20, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.7); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.2).
A marked decline: his PAL was 45 in 2024-25, against 28 now; his WAR, though, went from 0.1 to 0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 35 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jayden Struble's story
Born 8 September 2001 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Jayden Struble came up through New England youth sports, appearing at the 2014 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a Long Island minor team and even playing in the 2014 Little League Baseball World Series at age 12. He honed his hockey at St. Sebastian’s School before moving on to college competition to refine his game.
Montreal selected him in the second round, 46th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, and Struble chose the NCAA route, joining the Northeastern Huskies for the 2019–20 season. Over four collegiate seasons he was deployed in all situations and skated on the second power-play unit, a role that broadened his responsibilities and prepared him for pro minutes.
After his senior season he signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens on 15 March 2023. He began 2023–24 in the AHL with the Laval Rocket and received a three-game suspension in November 2023 for leaving the bench during an incident, then was recalled by Montreal later that month. He made his NHL debut on 22 November 2023 against the Anaheim Ducks, earned his first NHL point on 24 November versus the San Jose Sharks, and scored his first NHL goal on 9 December 2023 against the Buffalo Sabres. He finished his rookie campaign with three goals and seven assists in 56 games and was returned to Laval after Montreal missed the 2024 playoffs.
The following season saw him shuttle between Montreal and Laval: sent to Laval on 24 January 2025 for conditioning, recalled on 29 January, and reaching his 100th NHL game on 25 March 2025 against the St. Louis Blues. He received a qualifying offer on 30 June 2025, filed for salary arbitration on 5 July, and ultimately signed a two-year extension with the Canadiens on 28 July. On 9 October 2026, Montreal traded him to the Nashville Predators for a 2027 second-round pick.
On ice, Struble is straightforward to describe: a versatile defenseman trusted in defensive zone situations who can quarterback a secondary power-play unit. His collegiate and early pro usage reflects a player comfortable with varied assignments and steady minutes.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:00
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:24
- Pts/GP
- 0.13
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 40
- Blocks
- 22
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 41.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 3 and 18 (80% range)
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 7
- Games
- 66
So far: 2 pts in 16 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.18 pts per game (last season: 0.20).
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
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.18 in 23-24, 0.20 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 45 → 28
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 25: 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 71 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 74
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 75
- Confidence 76 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 60
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 67
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 90
- Confidence 76 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 86
- Confidence 51 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 60
- Confidence 76 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 71 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 71 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 65
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating74
- Top speed (35 %)35.3 · 74
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.601 · 71
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.1 · 71
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.9 · 79
ST — Strength75
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.29 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)0.167 · 74
EN — Endurance60
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.8 · 51
- Total ice time (20 %)814 · 64
- Shift length (15 %)49.3 · 80
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.7 · 61
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)0.934 · 37
DU — Durability67
- Share of games played (100 %)0.754 · 67
CK — Checking90
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.074 · 90
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.972 · 91
- Season volume (10 %)4.754 · 85
FG — Fighting86
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.349 · 86
DI — Discipline60
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.082 · 60
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.943 · 60
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.463 · 80
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.366 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.388 · 73
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0 · 75
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.262 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.219 · 73
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.186 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.156 · 63
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.331 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.068 · 68
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.484 · 65
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.019 · 75
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.12 · 82
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.651 · 73
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.034 · 69
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.207 · 69
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.6 · 81
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.491 · 59
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience65
- Career regular-season games (65 %)73
- Career playoff games (25 %)51
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall71
- DF · Defense (30 %)75
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)74
- SC · Scoring (12 %)70
- EN · Endurance (9 %)60
- ST · Strength (6 %)75
- DI · Discipline (5 %)60
- CK · Checking (4 %)90
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 80 | 75 | 62 |
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
0.3
wins above replacement
129 of 325
PAL Rating
28/ 100
Performance · Below average
178 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
35/ 100
Poor return
1.41 M$ · expected PAL 48
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 38
- Defense
- 45
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- Offense
- 48
- Creation
- 12
- Shooting
- 41
- Possession
- 55
- Defense
- 49
- Discipline
- 20
- Power play
- 61
- Penalty kill
- 23
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 | MTL | 0.3 | 28 | 35 | 1.41 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 0.1 | 45 | 67 | 0.87 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MTL | -0.0 | 8 | 17 | 0.87 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
21/ 100
Below average
better than 21% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
47/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
11/ 100
Low
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, 177 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 66
- Shot selection
- 57
- Penalties drawn
- 68
- Puck management
- 14
Defense
- Takeaways
- 73
- Discipline
- 12
- Safe zone exits
- 8
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 | MTL | 21 | 47 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 42 | 25 | 58 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 48 | 48 | 52 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.3
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 0.8 — 90% interval
129 of 325 defensemen
+1.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +0.4
- Penalties
- -1.2
- Average → replacement
- +1.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 59 | 0.3 | -0.3 to 0.8 | 129/325 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 52 | 0.1 | -0.6 to 1.0 | 164/314 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 56 | -0.0 | -0.5 to 0.3 | 197/316 |
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
- 135.7 km/h32nd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.7 km/h42nd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 435th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.1 %34th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 54.6 km43rd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.57 km32nd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.3 %21st percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.6 %77th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.3 %38th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 415th percentile | 287th percentile | 50.0 %100th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 136th percentile | 190th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Long range | 222nd percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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TORJayden Struble: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jayden Struble have in 2026-27?
Jayden Struble has 2 goals and 2 points (0 assists) in 16 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jayden Struble?
Jayden Struble is 25 years old: he was born on September 8, 2001.
How tall is Jayden Struble, and how much does he weigh?
Jayden Struble is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Jayden Struble from?
United States: Jayden Struble was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States.
What team does Jayden Struble play for?
Jayden Struble plays for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, at D, wearing number 3.
Is Jayden Struble injured?
No: Jayden Struble is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jayden Struble?
Jayden Struble produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 129th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 28 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Jayden Struble make?
Jayden Struble earns $1.4M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 35 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jayden Struble's contract end?
Jayden Struble's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Jayden Struble overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 35 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jayden Struble a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 129th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Jayden Struble getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 45 in 2024-25 to 28 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jayden Struble played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jayden Struble has 2 points (2 goals, 0 assists).
What are Jayden Struble's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jayden Struble has 187 games, 9 goals, 28 assists and 37 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 13 points in 56 games.
Where was Jayden Struble drafted?
Jayden Struble was drafted 46th overall (round 2) by Montreal Canadiens in 2019.
Is Jayden Struble better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.10 points per game at home (1 in 10 games) and 0.17 on the road (1 in 6 games).
How does Jayden Struble perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jayden Struble has 14 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.20).
Which player is most similar to Jayden Struble?
Pierre-Olivier Joseph: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph's page →Is Jayden Struble a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.17 points per game.
What is Jayden Struble's nationality?
Jayden Struble is American.
Where did Jayden Struble play before turning pro?
St. Sebastian's School (high school hockey) then Northeastern Huskies (NCAA) for four seasons beginning in 2019–20.
How many points is Jayden Struble projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 66 games in 2026-27 (3 to 18 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Nashville Predators teammates
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