Jordan
Spence
D · OTT · Two-way · Excellent
- PAL
- 88
- WAR
- 2.3
- Value
- 93
- PTS
- 31
2025-26№ 14 / 325
Jordan Spence (Ottawa Senators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jordan Spence
#10D
Ottawa Senators
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 23, 2001 · Manly, Australia
Drafted : 2019 · LAK · round 4, pick #95
Contract : $5,000,000 · 2026-27 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Ottawa Senators | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 73 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 79 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 71 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 271 | 16 | 79 | 95 | 58 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Jordan Spence: our analysis
2025-26 season: 73 GP, 7 G, 24 A, 31 PTS, +15 +/-, 18:44 TOI. WAR 2.3 (14th of 325) · PAL 88, excellent.
In 2025-26, Jordan Spence, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 88 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 2.3 ranks 14th among 325 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: possession (100, among the best in the league), defense (92, among the best in the league) and creation (82, well above average). On the other hand, discipline (13, among the weakest in the league) and power play (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+5.7); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.9).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 72 in 2024-25 to 88; his WAR went from 1.0 to 2.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 93 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jordan Spence's story
Living in Australia, Japan and then Prince Edward Island shaped Jordan Spence’s path to hockey; his father introduced him to the sport and he developed into an offensively minded defenceman during his junior years. He rose from Summerside minor hockey to the QMJHL, where he quickly became a leading blueliner for Moncton.
In his first season with the Wildcats Spence set team rookie marks for assists and points by a defenceman and collected a string of rookie honours, including the Raymond Lagacé Trophy and a spot on the All-Rookie Team. He returned to Moncton the next seasons, earning the Emile Bouchard Trophy as top defenceman and repeated as a First All-Star Team selection before being traded to Val-d’Or, where he continued to produce at a high rate in regular season and playoffs.
The Los Angeles Kings selected him 95th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to an entry-level deal on June 3, 2020. Spence began his pro career with the AHL’s Ontario Reign and earned NHL recalls in 2022. He made his NHL debut on March 10, 2022, noted as the first skater with Japanese citizenship to appear in the league, and registered his first NHL point and first goal later that month. Over the following seasons he split time between the Reign and the Kings, ultimately becoming a regular on Los Angeles’ roster before being traded to the Ottawa Senators at the 2025 draft.
In Ottawa he debuted in October and scored his first Senators goal in November; when top defenders were sidelined by injury he absorbed more minutes and responsibility, finishing a campaign with 7 goals and 31 points in 73 games while the club qualified for the playoffs. Internationally, Spence represented Canada at the 2021 World Junior Championship, where he scored against Slovakia and helped the team win a silver medal.
On the ice Spence is defined by his playmaking from the back end and steady transitional game. He combines vision on the power play and in even strength with the poise to move the puck out of danger and contribute offensively, traits that have underpinned his progression to a full-time NHL role.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:54
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:22
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:15
- Pts/GP
- 0.17
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 18
- Blocks
- 27
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 51.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 34.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
26between 13 and 38 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 19
- Games
- 78
So far: 3 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.38 pts per game (last season: 0.42).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.34 in 23-24, 0.42 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 72 → 88
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 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 79 %
86
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 67
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 71
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 69
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 65
- Confidence 59 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 68
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 84
- Confidence 79 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 77
- Confidence 79 %
- DF
- Defense
- 89
- Confidence 75 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 70
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating67
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 69
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.908 · 75
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.5 · 52
ST — Strength71
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.967 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-0.896 · 60
EN — Endurance69
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.6 · 68
- Total ice time (20 %)1,338 · 75
- Shift length (15 %)46.2 · 70
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15 · 62
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.783 · 65
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.796 · 71
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.062 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.615 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)4.025 · 76
FG — Fighting65
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.702 · 65
DI — Discipline68
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.059 · 68
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.478 · 82
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.134 · 37
PA — Passing84
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.454 · 81
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.622 · 86
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.179 · 88
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.333 · 56
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.334 · 82
SC — Scoring77
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.242 · 77
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.245 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.125 · 72
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.078 · 70
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.9 · 84
DF — Defense89
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.138 · 86
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.196 · 88
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.204 · 98
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.035 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.144 · 70
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)53.6 · 97
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.317 · 54
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience70
- Career regular-season games (65 %)78
- Career playoff games (25 %)55
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall86
- DF · Defense (30 %)89
- PA · Passing (22 %)84
- SK · Skating (12 %)67
- SC · Scoring (12 %)77
- EN · Endurance (9 %)69
- ST · Strength (6 %)71
- DI · Discipline (5 %)68
- CK · Checking (4 %)75
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 86 | 67 | 77 | 89 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 67 | 68 | 85 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 68 | 72 | 79 |
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
2.3
wins above replacement
14 of 325
PAL Rating
88/ 100
Performance · Excellent
27 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
93/ 100
Exceptional value
1.50 M$ · expected PAL 48
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 84
- Defense
- 94
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- Offense
- 72
- Creation
- 82
- Shooting
- 74
- Possession
- 100
- Defense
- 92
- Discipline
- 13
- Power play
- 19
- Penalty kill
- 28
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 | OTT | 2.3 | 88 | 93 | 1.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 1.0 | 72 | 79 | 1.50 M$ |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 0.5 | 70 | 83 | 0.82 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
52/ 100
Average
better than 52% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
19/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
78/ 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, 107 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 47
- Shot selection
- 53
- Penalties drawn
- 0
- Puck management
- 47
Defense
- Takeaways
- 35
- Discipline
- 71
- Safe zone exits
- 88
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 | OTT | 52 | 19 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 48 | 15 | 77 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 69 | 85 | 41 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
2.3
wins above replacement
1.3 to 3.2 — 90% interval
14 of 325 defensemen
+11.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +5.7
- EV defense
- +4.4
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- +1.0
- Penalties
- -1.9
- Average → replacement
- +2.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OTT | 73 | 2.3 | 1.3 to 3.2 | 14/325 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 76 | 1.0 | 0.2 to 1.6 | 54/314 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 71 | 0.5 | 0.0 to 1.0 | 89/316 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 6 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.1 | 187/334 |
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
- 146.5 km/h68th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.3 km/h58th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 963rd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 43.4 %75th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 84.4 km84th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.59 km73rd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.2 %83rd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.7 %30th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.9 %69th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1764th percentile | 172nd percentile | 5.9 %54th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 366th percentile | 190th percentile | 33.3 %95th percentile |
| Long range | 1072nd 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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TORJordan Spence: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jordan Spence have in 2026-27?
Jordan Spence has 1 goal and 3 points (2 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jordan Spence?
Jordan Spence is 25 years old: he was born on February 24, 2001.
How tall is Jordan Spence, and how much does he weigh?
Jordan Spence is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Jordan Spence from?
Australia: Jordan Spence was born in Manly, Australia.
What team does Jordan Spence play for?
Jordan Spence plays for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL, at D, wearing number 10.
Is Jordan Spence injured?
No: Jordan Spence is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jordan Spence?
Jordan Spence produced 2.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 14th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 88 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does Jordan Spence make?
Jordan Spence earns $1.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 93 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jordan Spence's contract end?
Jordan Spence's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Jordan Spence overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 93 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jordan Spence a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 14th 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 Jordan Spence getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 72 in 2024-25 to 88 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jordan Spence played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jordan Spence has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Jordan Spence's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jordan Spence has 271 games, 16 goals, 79 assists and 95 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 31 points in 73 games.
Where was Jordan Spence drafted?
Jordan Spence was drafted 95th overall (round 4) by Los Angeles Kings in 2019.
Is Jordan Spence better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.25 points per game at home (2 in 8 games) and 0.10 on the road (1 in 10 games).
How does Jordan Spence perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jordan Spence has 17 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.12 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.35).
Which player is most similar to Jordan Spence?
Charle-Edouard D'Astous: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Charle-Edouard D'Astous's page →Is Jordan Spence a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 26 points in 2026-27, or 0.33 points per game.
What is Jordan Spence's nationality?
Jordan Spence is Canadian. Internationally: Canada junior national team: 2021 World Junior Championship, silver medal.
What awards has Jordan Spence won?
Raymond Lagacé Trophy (defensive rookie of the year, QMJHL) — 2018–19 season ; QMJHL All-Rookie Team — 2018–19 season ; QMJHL Rookie of the Year — 2018–19 season ; Émile Bouchard Trophy (QMJHL top defenceman) — 20 May 2020 ; QMJHL First All-Star Team — 2019–20 ; QMJHL First All-Star Team — 2020–21 ; AHL All-Rookie Team — end of 2021–22 season ; AHL First All-Star Team — end of 2021–22 season.
Where did Jordan Spence play before turning pro?
Junior career: Summerside Western Capitals (MHL, minor hockey), drafted by the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) in the 2018 QMJHL draft; Moncton Wildcats (2018–19, 2019–20, start of 2020–21), traded to the Val-d'Or Foreurs during 2020–21.
How many points is Jordan Spence projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 26 points in 78 games in 2026-27 (13 to 38 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Ottawa Senators teammates
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