Max
Jones
L · EDM · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 31
- WAR
- -0.4
- Value
- 40
- PTS
- 15
2023-24№ 536 / 608
Max Jones (Edmonton Oilers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Max Jones
#46LPlays: Left wing · 1% of faceoffs
Edmonton Oilers
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 102 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 16, 1998 · Rochester, United States
Drafted : 2016 · ANA · round 1, pick #24
Contract : $850,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Edmonton Oilers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Boston Bruins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 52 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 69 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 77 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 46 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 59 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 36 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| NHL totals | 314 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 248 | |
Max Jones: our analysis
2023-24 season: 52 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 PTS, -6 +/-, 12:03 TOI. WAR -0.4 (536th of 608) · PAL 31, below average.
In 2023-24, Max Jones, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 31 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 536th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (94, among the best in the league). On the other hand, power play (10, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (22, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.4); his biggest cost: finishing (-4.4).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 11 in 2022-23 to 31; his WAR went from -0.5 to -0.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 40 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Max Jones's story
Growing up in Rochester, Michigan, Jones came through the Honeybaked youth system before moving into the U.S. National Development Team program. In 2014–15 he split time with the USNTDP squads, recording five goals and 10 points in 24 USHL games with 116 penalty minutes, and adding 18 goals and 28 points in 38 U17 appearances while accruing 189 penalty minutes.
Selected 18th overall by the London Knights in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection, Jones joined London for 2015–16 and finished his rookie OHL season with 28 goals and 52 points in 63 games. He missed a dozen contests after a blind‑side hit in the playoffs but returned to help the Knights capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup and then the 2016 Memorial Cup, contributing a goal and an assist during the Memorial Cup run.
Jones’s junior years combined notable scoring nights — including hat tricks and a four‑point game — with interruptions from injury and another suspension in 2017 that cost him time. On January 7, 2018 London traded him to the Kingston Frontenacs; a broken thumb shortly after limited his regular season there, though he scored three goals in nine playoff outings for Kingston.
The Anaheim Ducks chose Jones 24th overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three‑year entry‑level deal on August 26, 2016. He broke into pro hockey with the San Diego Gulls and made his NHL debut with Anaheim in January 2019, scoring his first NHL goal on March 8, 2019. Over subsequent seasons he moved between the AHL and NHL, established himself with Anaheim in 2020–21 (11 points in 46 games), signed a three‑year extension in 2021, then lost a full season to a torn pectoral. After the Ducks declined to extend a qualifying offer following 2023–24, Jones signed a two‑year contract with Boston on July 1, 2024, skated in Providence for much of that tenure, and was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on March 4, 2025; he was recalled immediately and registered an assist in his Oilers debut on March 6, later scoring his first goal for Edmonton in the final regular‑season game.
Internationally, Jones represented Team USA at the 2018 World Junior Championship, scoring in the 9–0 opening win over Denmark as the Americans earned the bronze. On the ice he plays left wing with a physical bent — his junior penalty totals and suspensions show an aggressive edge — while also offering occasional secondary scoring and the flexibility to play in different roles up and down a lineup.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:13
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:08
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 19
- Blocks
- 3
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 50.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
4between 0 and 14 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 2
- Games
- 34
So far: 0 pts in 9 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.14 pts per game (last season: 0.24).
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: 0.29 in 23-24, 0.24 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 11 → 31
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 28: 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 65 %
70
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 84
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 87
- Confidence 70 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 45
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 48
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 85
- Confidence 70 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 85
- Confidence 51 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 70
- Confidence 70 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 67
- Confidence 65 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 65 %
- DF
- Defense
- 78
- Confidence 61 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 60
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating84
- Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)9.594 · 91
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 79
ST — Strength87
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.378 · 79
- Body mass (50 %)1.357 · 87
EN — Endurance45
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.2 · 58
- Total ice time (20 %)173 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)43.7 · 64
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)9.33 · 40
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.108 · 57
DU — Durability48
- Share of games played (100 %)0.597 · 48
CK — Checking85
- Hits /60 (70 %)9.493 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.573 · 84
- Season volume (10 %)4.043 · 72
FG — Fighting85
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.227 · 85
DI — Discipline70
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.01 · 71
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)1.089 · 58
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.152 · 88
PA — Passing67
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.65 · 73
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.338 · 61
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.008 · 65
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.217 · 72
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.356 · 68
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.815 · 69
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.832 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.021 · 72
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.257 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.8 · 73
DF — Defense78
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.017 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.17 · 84
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.61 · 75
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.032 · 66
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.901 · 88
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.3 · 75
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.07 · 70
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience60
- Career regular-season games (65 %)81
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall70
- SC · Scoring (28 %)70
- PA · Passing (22 %)67
- DF · Defense (18 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)84
- EN · Endurance (8 %)45
- DI · Discipline (5 %)70
- ST · Strength (4 %)87
- CK · Checking (3 %)85
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70 | 84 | 70 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 80 | 67 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 79 | 69 | 73 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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.
PAL Rating
31/ 100
Performance · Below average
305 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
40/ 100
Poor return
1.30 M$ · expected PAL 43
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 31
- Defense
- 39
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- Offense
- 39
- Creation
- 47
- Shooting
- 25
- Possession
- 31
- Defense
- 49
- Discipline
- 94
- Power play
- 10
- Penalty kill
- 22
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ANA | -0.4 | 31 | 40 | 1.30 M$ |
| 2022-23 | ANA | -0.5 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
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
93/ 100
Elite
better than 93% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
98/ 100
Elite
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
42/ 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, 27 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 84
- Shot selection
- 67
- Penalties drawn
- 99
- Puck management
- 49
Defense
- Takeaways
- 66
- Discipline
- 7
- Safe zone exits
- 100
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ANA | 93 | 98 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 51 | 85 | 23 |
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
-0.1 to 0.8 — 90% interval
286 of 615 forwards
+1.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- 0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +1.1
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 21 | 0.3 | -0.1 to 0.8 | 286/615 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 22 | -0.3 | -0.7 to -0.1 | 526/596 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 52 | -0.4 | -0.9 to 0.5 | 536/608 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 69 | -0.5 | -1.5 to 0.3 | 563/617 |
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
- 133.7 km/h55th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.1 km/h93rd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2466th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 40.2 %28th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 22.1 km21st percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.25 km14th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.8 %26th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %48th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.8 %27th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 620th percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 221st percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 119th 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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SEAMax Jones: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Max Jones have in 2026-27?
Max Jones has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 9 games in 2026-27.
How old is Max Jones?
Max Jones is 28 years old: he was born on February 17, 1998.
How tall is Max Jones, and how much does he weigh?
Max Jones is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 225 lb (102 kg).
Where is Max Jones from?
United States: Max Jones was born in Rochester, Michigan, United States.
What team does Max Jones play for?
Max Jones plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, at L, wearing number 46.
Is Max Jones injured?
No: Max Jones is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Max Jones?
Max Jones produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 286th of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Max Jones make?
Max Jones carries a cap hit of $850K per season, on a contract worth $850K in total over 1 years.
When does Max Jones's contract end?
Max Jones's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Max Jones a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 286th 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 Max Jones getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 11 in 2022-23 to 31 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Max Jones played lately?
Over his last 9 games, Max Jones has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Max Jones's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Max Jones has 314 games, 35 goals, 34 assists and 69 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 19 points in 69 games.
Where was Max Jones drafted?
Max Jones was drafted 24th overall (round 1) by Anaheim Ducks in 2016.
How does Max Jones perform in the playoffs?
Max Jones has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Max Jones a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 4 points in 2026-27, or 0.12 points per game.
Is Max Jones related to anyone famous?
Yes: Brad (father, former player — 148 NHL games with the Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers); (mother, was an alternate on the 1988 Olympic Diving Team).
What is Max Jones's nationality?
Max Jones is American. Internationally: Team USA — bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Championship (selected for the tournament).
How many championships has Max Jones won?
2: 2016 Memorial Cup with the London Knights — winner; 2016 OHL championship (J. Ross Robertson Cup) with the London Knights — winner.
Where did Max Jones play before turning pro?
Honeybaked junior program (youth), U.S. National Development Team Program (2014–15), London Knights (OHL) starting 2015–16 season, Kingston Frontenacs (early January 2018).
How many points is Max Jones projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 4 points in 34 games in 2026-27 (0 to 14 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Edmonton Oilers teammates
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