Kevin
Labanc
R · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 22
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 12
2024-25№ 468 / 596
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Kevin Labanc
#62R
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 84 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : December 11, 1995 · Brooklyn, United States
Drafted : 2014 · SJS · round 6, pick #171
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | San Jose Sharks | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | San Jose Sharks | 72 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 36 |
| 2021-22 | San Jose Sharks | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | San Jose Sharks | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 31 |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 38 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 77 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 55 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 |
| NHL totals | 512 | 84 | 153 | 237 | 229 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 30 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | |
Kevin Labanc: our analysis
2024-25 season: 34 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 12 PTS, +1 +/-, 10:30 TOI. WAR -0.1 (468th of 596) · PAL 22, below average.
In 2024-25, Kevin Labanc, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 22 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 468th among 596 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: defense (67, above average). On the other hand, discipline (5, among the weakest in the league) and creation (10, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.0).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 4 in 2023-24 to 22; his WAR went from -0.5 to -0.1.
Kevin Labanc's story
Kevin Labanc first skated competitively at the Staten Island rink and, as a boy, took part in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament with a New Jersey minor team. He worked his way through local youth circuits and the New Jersey Rockets in the AJHL before earning a spot in the United States National Development Program in the USHL.
Rather than pursue college hockey, Labanc headed to major junior with the Barrie Colts in the OHL, who had selected him in the 2011 Priority Selection, 103rd overall. After a modest rookie year he broke out with back-to-back 100-point campaigns; his overage season in 2015–16 produced 127 points and 88 assists, performances that brought several OHL honours including the Jim Mahon Trophy, the Eddie Powers Award, the Leo Lalonde Trophy and a place on the league’s second all-star team.
San Jose signed him to a three-year entry-level deal on 9 March 2016. He made a single pro appearance with the AHL’s Barracuda before opening 2016–17 in the AHL; a strong start prompted a recall on 7 November 2016 and his NHL debut on 8 November against Washington. His first NHL goal came on 17 November 2016 against St. Louis. Highlights that followed include a hat-trick on 9 February 2019 and a 2018–19 campaign with 17 goals and 56 points. In the 2019 playoffs he recorded an unprecedented four points in a single period of a Game 7 against Vegas, and San Jose advanced before eventually being stopped by St. Louis in the Western Conference Final. The Sharks re-signed him in 2019 and again in 2020.
As his NHL tenure cooled, Labanc accepted a professional tryout with New Jersey in September 2024, produced six goals in four preseason games, and then signed a one-year contract with Columbus on 5 October 2024. A later tryout with Carolina ended without a roster spot, and on 8 October 2025 he signed with the Shanghai Dragons for the remainder of the 2025–26 KHL season.
In plain terms, Labanc is a playmaker with strong passing instincts and an ability to rack up assists; he showed a consistent scoring touch in junior and has alternated between creator and complementary goal-scorer at the professional level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:30
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:35
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.35
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 29
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 52.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 26.6 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 65 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 64
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 63
- Confidence 70 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 57
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 58
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 70 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 49 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 50
- Confidence 70 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 75
- Confidence 65 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 60
- Confidence 65 %
- DF
- Defense
- 77
- Confidence 61 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 85
- Confidence 40 %
- EX
- Experience
- 81
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating64
- Top speed (35 %)35.2 · 61
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.745 · 73
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 66
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.9 · 71
ST — Strength63
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.847 · 69
- Body mass (50 %)-1.091 · 65
EN — Endurance57
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.7 · 62
- Total ice time (20 %)348 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)45.2 · 73
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.1 · 56
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.349 · 61
DU — Durability58
- Share of games played (100 %)0.672 · 58
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.212 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.312 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)3.401 · 63
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.761 · 72
DI — Discipline50
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.055 · 48
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.867 · 64
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.545 · 62
PA — Passing75
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.613 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.641 · 86
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.045 · 70
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.69 · 64
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.389 · 67
SC — Scoring60
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.688 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.713 · 61
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.11 · 72
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.875 · 49
- xG per shot (10 %)0.075 · 60
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15 · 77
DF — Defense77
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.029 · 77
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.084 · 78
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.69 · 70
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.039 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.701 · 82
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.8 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.409 · 76
PS — Penalty shot85
- Shootouts (60 %)33.5 · 85
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience81
- Career regular-season games (65 %)88
- Career playoff games (25 %)65
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall58
- SC · Scoring (28 %)60
- PA · Passing (22 %)75
- DF · Defense (18 %)77
- SK · Skating (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (8 %)57
- DI · Discipline (5 %)50
- ST · Strength (4 %)63
- CK · Checking (3 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58 | 64 | 60 | 77 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 67 | 62 | 73 |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 64 | 71 | 80 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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
468 of 596
PAL Rating
22/ 100
Performance · Below average
343 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 20
- Defense
- 61
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- Offense
- 31
- Creation
- 10
- Shooting
- 18
- Possession
- 56
- Defense
- 67
- Discipline
- 5
- Power play
- 11
- Penalty kill
- 31
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CBJ | -0.1 | 22 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | SJS | -0.5 | 4 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 0.9 | 40 | — | — |
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
-0.6 to 0.4 — 90% interval
468 of 596 forwards
-0.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.0
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.0
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +0.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 34 | -0.1 | -0.6 to 0.4 | 468/596 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 46 | -0.5 | -1.0 to 0.1 | 557/608 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 72 | 0.9 | -0.4 to 2.1 | 144/617 |
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
- 135.5 km/h39th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.0 km/h28th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2530th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 40.3 %26th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 92.8 km30th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.70 km22nd percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.7 %22nd percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %77th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.5 %28th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3532nd percentile | 226th percentile | 5.7 %1st percentile |
| High danger | 623rd percentile | 230th percentile | 33.3 %96th percentile |
| Mid range | 1034th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 854th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2025 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:50 |
| January 18, 2025 | @ NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 |
| January 16, 2025 | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 |
| January 14, 2025 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 |
| January 11, 2025 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 |
Kevin Labanc: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kevin Labanc have in 2024-25?
Kevin Labanc has 2 goals and 12 points (10 assists) in 34 games in 2024-25.
How old is Kevin Labanc?
Kevin Labanc is 30 years old: he was born on December 12, 1995.
How tall is Kevin Labanc, and how much does he weigh?
Kevin Labanc is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
Where is Kevin Labanc from?
United States: Kevin Labanc was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
How good is Kevin Labanc?
Kevin Labanc produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 468th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 22 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Kevin Labanc a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 468th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Kevin Labanc getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 4 in 2023-24 to 22 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Kevin Labanc's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kevin Labanc has 512 games, 84 goals, 153 assists and 237 points. His best season: 2018-19, with 56 points in 82 games.
Where was Kevin Labanc drafted?
Kevin Labanc was drafted 171st overall (round 6) by San Jose Sharks in 2014.
How does Kevin Labanc perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Kevin Labanc has 30 games and 14 points in his career. His pace (0.47 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.46).
Is Kevin Labanc related to anyone famous?
Yes: Milan Labanc (father, former Slovak professional ice hockey player).
What is Kevin Labanc's nationality?
Kevin Labanc is American.
What awards has Kevin Labanc won?
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (OHL overage player of the year) — 2015–16 ; Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (top scoring right winger in the OHL) — 2015–16.
Where did Kevin Labanc play before turning pro?
U.S. National Development Team Program (USHL); New Jersey Rockets (Atlantic Junior Hockey League); Barrie Colts (OHL), seasons 2013–14 to 2015–16.
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