John
Marino
D · UTA · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 54
- WAR
- 1.2
- Value
- 41
- PTS
- 36
2025-26№ 59 / 325
John Marino (Utah Mammoth) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
John Marino
#6D
Utah Mammoth
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 91 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : May 20, 1997 · North Easton, United States
Drafted : 2015 · EDM · round 6, pick #154
Contract : $4,400,000 · 2021-22 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Utah Mammoth | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 80 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 35 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | 75 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 41 |
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 64 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 56 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 20 |
| NHL totals | 452 | 25 | 137 | 162 | 132 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
John Marino: our analysis
2025-26 season: 80 GP, 4 G, 32 A, 36 PTS, +42 +/-, 20:12 TOI. WAR 1.2 (59th of 325) · PAL 54, around average.
In 2025-26, John Marino, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 54 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 1.2 ranks 59th among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: possession (84, well above average), discipline (75, well above average) and defense (72, above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (2, among the weakest in the league) and creation (4, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+3.1); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.0).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 55); his WAR went from 0.3 to 1.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 41 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
John Marino's story
Growing up in Easton, Massachusetts, John Marino was put into hockey lessons as a toddler after a medical suggestion aimed at helping his twin brother—his first steps on skates began before he reached school age. He learned the game in local programs and progressed through youth ranks before moving into junior competition.
Marino skated with the South Shore Kings in the USPHL and then spent a season with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL. Those stops led to him being selected 154th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by Edmonton. Opting for college hockey, he joined Harvard and played there from 2016 to 2019, scoring his first collegiate goal on October 28, 2016 and earning All-Ivy recognition during his freshman year.
His professional career began when Pittsburgh acquired his NHL rights on July 26, 2019 in exchange for a sixth-round pick; the Penguins signed him to a two-year entry-level deal on August 8. Marino made his NHL debut on October 8, 2019 versus the Winnipeg Jets and registered his first NHL goal on November 4 against Jaroslav Halak of the Boston Bruins. On February 6, 2020 he suffered a broken cheekbone after taking a slapshot to the face and missed eleven games as a result.
Marino and the Penguins agreed to a six-year, $26.4 million contract extension on January 3, 2021. He was traded to the New Jersey Devils on July 16, 2022 in exchange for Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round pick. On June 29, 2024 the Devils sent Marino and a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Utah Hockey Club for 2024 and 2025 second-round picks, and he later extended his stay in Utah with an eight-year, $54 million contract signed July 21, 2026.
A defenseman by trade, Marino has combined collegiate development with a quick adaptation to the pro game, contributing offensively at times and committing to off-ice preparation—he trained alongside Brian Dumoulin before the 2021–22 season. His trajectory reflects steady progression from youth leagues to a long-term role in the NHL.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:23
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:48
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:18
- Pts/GP
- 0.56
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 2
- Blocks
- 4
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 59.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 36.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
27between 14 and 39 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 21
- Games
- 60
So far: 5 pts in 9 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.44 pts per game (last season: 0.45).
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: 0.33 in 23-24, 0.45 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 55 → 54
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.
Injured reserve· Upper Body· expected back November 14
OV · OverallConfidence 84 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 71
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 66
- Confidence 87 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 78
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 73
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 59
- Confidence 87 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 61 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 86
- Confidence 87 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 81
- Confidence 84 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 62
- Confidence 84 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 81 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 80
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating71
- Top speed (35 %)35.6 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.205 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.3 · 48
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.4 · 73
ST — Strength66
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.423 · 69
- Body mass (50 %)-0.103 · 70
EN — Endurance78
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.9 · 79
- Total ice time (20 %)1,587 · 80
- Shift length (15 %)45 · 65
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)19.4 · 81
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.248 · 73
DU — Durability73
- Share of games played (100 %)0.803 · 73
CK — Checking59
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.603 · 60
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.207 · 58
- Season volume (10 %)3.367 · 66
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.776 · 72
DI — Discipline86
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.008 · 86
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.383 · 88
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.337 · 70
PA — Passing81
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.496 · 83
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.542 · 84
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.007 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.75 · 65
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.275 · 78
SC — Scoring62
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.166 · 67
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.144 · 59
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.032 · 63
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.097 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 79
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)7.056 · 46
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.113 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.074 · 79
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.546 · 79
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.19 · 61
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.708 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.1 · 84
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.311 · 53
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience80
- Career regular-season games (65 %)86
- Career playoff games (25 %)68
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall78
- DF · Defense (30 %)80
- PA · Passing (22 %)81
- SK · Skating (12 %)71
- SC · Scoring (12 %)62
- EN · Endurance (9 %)78
- ST · Strength (6 %)66
- DI · Discipline (5 %)86
- CK · Checking (4 %)59
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 88 |
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
1.2
wins above replacement
59 of 325
PAL Rating
54/ 100
Performance · Around average
108 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
41/ 100
Poor return
4.40 M$ · expected PAL 63
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 51
- Defense
- 65
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- Offense
- 71
- Creation
- 4
- Shooting
- 22
- Possession
- 84
- Defense
- 72
- Discipline
- 75
- Power play
- 22
- Penalty kill
- 2
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 | UTA | 1.2 | 54 | 41 | 4.40 M$ |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 0.3 | 55 | 39 | 4.40 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 0.2 | 57 | 37 | 4.40 M$ |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 0.5 | 75 | 57 | 4.40 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
58/ 100
Average
better than 58% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
23/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
83/ 100
Very good
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, 94 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 86
- Shot selection
- 60
- Penalties drawn
- 41
- Puck management
- 1
Defense
- Takeaways
- 60
- Discipline
- 94
- Safe zone exits
- 39
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 | UTA | 58 | 23 | 83 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 87 | 83 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 76 | 68 | 70 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 87 | 50 | 95 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.2
wins above replacement
0.7 to 1.8 — 90% interval
59 of 325 defensemen
+6.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.8
- EV defense
- +3.1
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.9
- Shooting
- -1.0
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +3.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 80 | 1.2 | 0.7 to 1.8 | 59/325 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 35 | 0.3 | -0.1 to 0.7 | 124/314 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 75 | 0.2 | -0.3 to 0.9 | 125/316 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 64 | 0.5 | -0.3 to 0.9 | 79/334 |
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
- 144.7 km/h63rd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.8 km/h42nd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 435th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 45.3 %92nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 39.4 km32nd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.65 km34th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.2 %84th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.1 %50th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.5 %92nd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 831st percentile | 287th percentile | 25.0 %100th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 136th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 543rd percentile | 299th percentile | 40.0 %100th 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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CHIJohn Marino: frequently asked questions
How many goals does John Marino have in 2026-27?
John Marino has 2 goals and 5 points (3 assists) in 9 games in 2026-27.
How old is John Marino?
John Marino is 29 years old: he was born on May 21, 1997.
How tall is John Marino, and how much does he weigh?
John Marino is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 201 lb (91 kg).
Where is John Marino from?
United States: John Marino was born in North Easton, Massachusetts, United States.
What team does John Marino play for?
John Marino plays for the Utah Mammoth in the NHL, at D, wearing number 6.
Is John Marino injured?
Yes: John Marino is on injured reserve (upper body). He is expected back around November 14.
How good is John Marino?
John Marino produced 1.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 59th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 54 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does John Marino make?
John Marino earns $4.4M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 41 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does John Marino's contract end?
John Marino's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is John Marino overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 41 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is John Marino a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 59th 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 John Marino getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 55 in 2024-25 to 54 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has John Marino played lately?
Over his last 9 games, John Marino has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists).
What are John Marino's career stats?
Over his NHL career, John Marino has 452 games, 25 goals, 137 assists and 162 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 36 points in 80 games.
Where was John Marino drafted?
John Marino was drafted 154th overall (round 6) by Edmonton Oilers in 2015.
How does John Marino perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, John Marino has 35 games and 7 points in his career. His pace (0.20 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.36).
Which player is most similar to John Marino?
Brian Dumoulin: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Brian Dumoulin's page →Is John Marino a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 27 points in 2026-27, or 0.45 points per game.
What is John Marino's nationality?
John Marino is American.
What awards has John Marino won?
Second Team All‑Ivy League (2016–17).
Where did John Marino play before turning pro?
South Shore Kings (USPHL); Tri‑City Storm (USHL); Harvard University (college hockey), 2016–2019.
How many points is John Marino projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 27 points in 60 games in 2026-27 (14 to 39 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Utah Mammoth teammates
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