10 G · 43 A · 258 GP
0.205 P/GP · 0 PPP · 17:55 ATOI
New Jersey Devils#8Active
Johnathan Kovacevic
D · 6′5″ / 223 lb · Shoots R · Hamilton, CAN · Age 29 · 2017 #74 by WPG
53Career points
0.205Career P/GP
258Games played
10Goals
5 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-268points
The latest read.
8 points in 34 games in 2025-26. Career: 53 points across 258 games.
34GP
0goals
8assists
8points
30shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
0 G · 0 A · 3 GP
0.000 P/GP · 0 PPP · 14:00 ATOI
0.195 → 0.235P/GP by season · 4 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2025-26
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 5 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 3 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 pts (0.000 P/GP)
21.4
19.2
40.4
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2017 draft#74round 3 · WPG
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #74, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2024-25 peak: 81 GP / 1 G / 16 A / 17 Pts / 0.210 P/GP · 19:49 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.210 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.210 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.195 |
| Prime-five | 220 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 0.205 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-14@ BOS19:43 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-12vs OTT16:40 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-11@ DET18:42 TOI0G 1A1 P · 0 S
2026-04-09vs PIT19:24 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-07vs PHI20:17 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart5 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2024-25Peak | New Jersey Devils | 81 | 1 | 16 | 17 | +10 | 0 | 76 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +11 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 77 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +3 | 0 | 92 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2025-26 is the best season either way: 0.235 raw, 0.226 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Best adjusted | 34 | 0.235 | 3.13 | 0.226 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 0.210 | 3.04 | 0.207 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 0.210 | 3.11 | 0.202 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 0.195 | 3.18 | 0.184 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | AHL | Manitoba Moose | 62 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | AHL | Manitoba Moose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | AHL | Manitoba Moose | 29 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Manitoba Moose | 45 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Manitoba Moose | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | NCAA | Merrimack College | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | NCAA | Merrimack College | 34 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2016-17 | NCAA | Merrimack College | 36 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2015-16 | CCHL | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015-16 | CCHL | Hawkesbury Hawks | 30 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 2015-16 | CCHL | Hawkesbury Hawks | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014-15 | CCHL | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 52 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2014-15 | CCHL | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | Midget | The Hill Academy U16 Prep | 66 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 2012-13 | SCTAMM | Niagara Falls Rivermen Mn Mdgt | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 258 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 206 to 310); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 36 of them cleared the band.
Joshua MahuraD · 2016 #85 · active278 GP · 11 G · 46 A · 57 P0.205 P/GP · −0.000Pierre-Olivier JosephD · 2017 #23 · retired225 GP · 9 G · 37 A · 46 P0.204 P/GP · −0.001Urho VaakanainenD · 2017 #18 · active221 GP · 3 G · 43 A · 46 P0.208 P/GP · +0.003Kevin BahlD · 2018 #55 · active297 GP · 11 G · 52 A · 63 P0.212 P/GP · +0.007Caleb JonesD · 2015 #117 · active255 GP · 14 G · 42 A · 56 P0.220 P/GP · +0.014
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed88.8mph41.5
143.0 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed20.6mph17.6
33.2 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated132.5km36.1
82.3 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game4.6km28.4
2.9 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph3bursts19.8
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time40.0%26.2
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time18.5%88.0
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time41.4%32.4
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal30shots35.8
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal1shots29.6
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
R Point110 G66th
Center Point90 G51th
High Slot40 G61th
R Circle30 G55th
Beyond Red Line10 G28th
L Point10 G19th
Low Slot10 G31th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
L Circle00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
Outside L00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
1high danger0 G · 0.0%
7mid danger0 G · 0.0%
21long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 30 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Assists / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 59.0 average GP
Goals / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 59.0 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.PHI4 points10 GP · 0 G · 4 A10 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.BUF3 points9 GP · 1 G · 2 A4 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CAR3 points10 GP · 0 G · 3 A8 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CBJ3 points10 GP · 0 G · 3 A12 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.DET3 points10 GP · 0 G · 3 A13 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.TOR3 points10 GP · 1 G · 2 A10 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.PHI0.40 P/GP10 GP · 0 G · 4 A10 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.NJD0.40 P/GP5 GP · 1 G · 1 A7 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.BUF0.33 P/GP9 GP · 1 G · 2 A4 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.ANA0.33 P/GP6 GP · 0 G · 2 A4 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.NSH0.33 P/GP6 GP · 0 G · 2 A9 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.SEA0.33 P/GP6 GP · 1 G · 1 A8 shots · 0 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Johnathan Kovacevic has faced 71 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
Every current New Jersey Devils teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
