Zac
Jones
D · UTA · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 14
- WAR
- -0.7
- Value
- 26
- PTS
- 11
2024-25№ 296 / 314
Zac Jones (Utah Mammoth) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Zac Jones
#15D
Utah Mammoth
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 17, 2000 · Richmond, United States
Drafted : 2019 · NYR · round 3, pick #68
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 46 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 115 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 38 | |
Zac Jones: our analysis
2024-25 season: 46 GP, 1 G, 10 A, 11 PTS, 0 +/-, 17:15 TOI. WAR -0.7 (296th of 314) · PAL 14, very poor.
In 2024-25, Zac Jones, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 14 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.7 ranks 296th among 314 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, power play (6, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (9, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-2.0).
A marked decline: his PAL was 36 in 2023-24, against 14 now; his WAR went from -0.1 to -0.7.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 26 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Zac Jones's story
Growing up in Richmond, Virginia, Zac Jones forged a path few players from his state had taken, ultimately becoming one of the handful of Virginians to reach the NHL. His ascent ran through junior hockey with the Tri-City Storm and two seasons at UMass, where he was part of the Minutemen squad that won the 2020–21 NCAA championship.
Selected 68th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2019 draft, Jones signed with the organization on April 13, 2021 to turn pro. He made his NHL debut on April 22, 2021, and picked up his first NHL point with an assist on April 25, setting a quick early milestone in his top-level career.
Jones split time between the big club and the AHL in the following seasons. He spent most of 2021–22 with the Hartford Wolf Pack while appearing in 12 games for the Rangers, and on October 29, 2022 he scored his first NHL goal. The Rangers extended his contract for two years on June 16, 2023 as he continued to develop within the organization.
Not tendered a qualifying offer, Jones signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2025 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2025–26 season. There he produced 10 goals and 62 points in 60 games, earned a spot on the AHL First All-Star Team and represented the North Division at the AHL All-Star Classic. He later signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Utah Mammoth on July 1, 2026.
As a player, Jones stands out for his offensive instincts from the back end. He manipulates puck movement and finds seams to create scoring opportunities, combining strong on-ice vision with a competitive temperament that supports his team's transition offence.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:15
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:29
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:04
- Pts/GP
- 0.24
- EV points
- 10
- Hits
- 28
- Blocks
- 46
- Takeaways
- 16
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 36.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 1 and 13 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 4
- Games
- 15
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.31 pts per game.
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: 0.29 in 23-24, 0.24 in 24-25
- PAL Rating: 36 → 14
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, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 59 %
62
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 68
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 64
- Confidence 64 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 48
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 70
- Confidence 64 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 76
- Confidence 36 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 60
- Confidence 64 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 59 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 59 %
- DF
- Defense
- 68
- Confidence 54 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 50
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating68
- Top speed (35 %)34.8 · 67
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.254 · 65
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.8 · 86
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.6 · 55
ST — Strength64
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.994 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)-0.83 · 61
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.2 · 67
- Total ice time (20 %)741 · 64
- Shift length (15 %)49.2 · 81
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.3 · 63
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.657 · 64
DU — Durability48
- Share of games played (100 %)0.603 · 48
CK — Checking70
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.844 · 70
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.616 · 71
- Season volume (10 %)3.332 · 65
FG — Fighting76
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.81 · 76
DI — Discipline60
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.08 · 60
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.728 · 68
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.267 · 63
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.371 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.456 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.037 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.161 · 51
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.31 · 79
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.172 · 69
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.235 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.202 · 62
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.078 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 80
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.393 · 72
DF — Defense68
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.038 · 68
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.033 · 71
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.713 · 68
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.02 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.396 · 80
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.2 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.031 · 64
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience50
- Career regular-season games (65 %)67
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall62
- DF · Defense (30 %)68
- PA · Passing (22 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)68
- SC · Scoring (12 %)72
- EN · Endurance (9 %)67
- ST · Strength (6 %)64
- DI · Discipline (5 %)60
- CK · Checking (4 %)70
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 68 |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 60 | 77 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 52 | 76 | 67 |
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
-0.7
wins above replacement
296 of 314
PAL Rating
14/ 100
Performance · Very poor
215 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
26/ 100
Poor return
0.81 M$ · expected PAL 28
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 30
- Defense
- 22
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- Offense
- 38
- Creation
- 59
- Shooting
- 27
- Possession
- 29
- Defense
- 29
- Discipline
- 9
- Power play
- 6
- Penalty kill
- 16
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 | NYR | -0.7 | 14 | 26 | 0.81 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NYR | -0.1 | 36 | 48 | 0.81 M$ |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 0.0 | 10 | 16 | 0.93 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2024-25
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
49/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
53/ 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, 110 of 231 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 62
- Shot selection
- 78
- Penalties drawn
- 26
- Puck management
- 17
Defense
- Takeaways
- 49
- Discipline
- 49
- Safe zone exits
- 58
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NYR | 52 | 49 | 53 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 91 | 67 | 94 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 42 | 25 | 64 |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.7
wins above replacement
-1.2 to -0.2 — 90% interval
296 of 314 defensemen
-3.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.8
- EV defense
- -0.7
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -2.0
- Penalties
- -1.6
- Average → replacement
- +1.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NYR | 44 | -0.7 | -1.2 to -0.2 | 296/314 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 31 | -0.1 | -0.4 to 0.4 | 232/316 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 16 | 0.0 | -0.3 to 0.3 | 183/334 |
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
- 141.0 km/h32nd percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.6 km/h88th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1135th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 42.3 %59th percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 192.2 km43rd percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.33 km50th percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.0 %27th percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %61st percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.7 %59th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5146th percentile | 124th percentile | 2.0 %2nd percentile |
| High danger | 572nd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 1055th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 2240th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | vs TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 |
| April 14, 2025 | @ FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 |
| April 9, 2025 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:25 |
| April 7, 2025 | vsTBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 |
| March 25, 2025 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:02 |
Zac Jones: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Zac Jones have in 2024-25?
Zac Jones has 1 goal and 11 points (10 assists) in 46 games in 2024-25.
How old is Zac Jones?
Zac Jones is 26 years old: he was born on October 18, 2000.
How tall is Zac Jones, and how much does he weigh?
Zac Jones is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Zac Jones from?
United States: Zac Jones was born in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
What team does Zac Jones play for?
Zac Jones plays for the Utah Mammoth in the NHL, at D, wearing number 15.
Is Zac Jones injured?
No: Zac Jones is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Zac Jones?
Zac Jones produced -0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 296th of 314 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 14 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Zac Jones make?
Zac Jones earns $813K for the 2024-25 season. His Value Rating is 26 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Zac Jones's contract end?
Zac Jones's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Zac Jones overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 26 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Zac Jones a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 296th of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Zac Jones getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 36 in 2023-24 to 14 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Zac Jones's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Zac Jones has 115 games, 4 goals, 24 assists and 28 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 11 points in 46 games.
Where was Zac Jones drafted?
Zac Jones was drafted 68th overall (round 3) by New York Rangers in 2019.
How does Zac Jones perform in the playoffs?
Zac Jones has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Zac Jones a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.33 points per game.
What is Zac Jones's nationality?
Zac Jones is American.
What awards has Zac Jones won?
Selected to the AHL First All-Star Team (2025–26) ; Represented the North Division at the AHL All-Star Classic (2025–26).
How many championships has Zac Jones won?
1: NCAA champion with the UMass Minutemen (2020–21).
Where did Zac Jones play before turning pro?
UMass Minutemen (through the 2020–21 season).
How many points is Zac Jones projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 15 games in 2026-27 (1 to 13 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Utah Mammoth teammates
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