39 G · 142 A · 303 GP
0.597 P/GP · 83 PPP · 23:34 ATOI
Ottawa Senators#85Active
Jake Sanderson
D · 6′2″ / 202 lb · Shoots L · Whitefish, USA · Age 24 · 2020 #5 by OTT
181Career points
0.597Career P/GP
303Games played
39Goals
4 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2654points
The latest read.
54 points in 67 games in 2025-26. Career: 181 points across 303 games.
67GP
14goals
40assists
54points
147shots
22PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
1 G · 4 A · 9 GP
0.556 P/GP · 2 PPP · 26:51 ATOI
0.416 → 0.806P/GP by season · 4 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2025-26
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 4 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 · 9 GP · 1 G · 4 A · 5 pts (0.556 P/GP)
75.0
52.1
57.7
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-23vs CARPlayoff13:19 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-20@ CARPlayoff43:06 TOI0G 2A2 P · 2 S
2026-04-18@ CARPlayoff27:25 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-04-11@ NYI27:38 TOI1G 0A1 P · 2 S
2026-04-09vs FLA22:22 TOI0G 2A2 P · 2 S
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2020 draft#5round 1 · OTT
29Players in sample
100.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Jaromir Jagr (1990, PIT), 1,733 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #5, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Jake Sanderson's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Jake Sanderson. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2025-26 peak: 67 GP / 14 G / 40 A / 54 Pts / 0.806 P/GP · 24:50 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 0.806 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0.713 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 0.481 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0.416 |
| Prime-five | 303 | 39 | 142 | 181 | 0.597 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy3rd · 2026Calder Memorial Trophy6th · 2023All-Star Team10th · 2025Lady Byng Memorial Trophy10th · 2025
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 apart4 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Peak | Ottawa Senators | 67 | 14 | 40 | 54 | +16 | 22 | 147 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 80 | 11 | 46 | 57 | -14 | 30 | 195 |
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | 79 | 10 | 28 | 38 | +8 | 14 | 158 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -6 | 17 | 132 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 9 |
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: 0.806 raw, 0.773 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Best adjusted | 67 | 0.806 | 3.13 | 0.773 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 0.713 | 3.04 | 0.703 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 0.481 | 3.11 | 0.464 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 0.416 | 3.18 | 0.392 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | USA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | International | Team USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | WC | USA | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | NCAA | Univ. of North Dakota | 23 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | OG | USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | NCAA | Univ. of North Dakota | 22 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | NTDP | U.S. National U18 Team | 47 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | USHL | USNTDP Juniors | 19 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | NTDP | U.S. National U17 Team | 44 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| 2018-19 | USHL | USNTDP Juniors | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | WHC-17 | USA U17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | USHL | USNTDP Juniors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | CSSHL U16 | Edge School U16 Prep | 32 | 16 | 27 | 43 |
| 2017-18 | CSSHL U18 | Edge School U18 Prep | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | WHL Cup | Team Alberta | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | CSSHL U16 | Edge School U16 Prep | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | AMBHL | Calgary Flames U15 AAA | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2016-17 | AMBHL | Calgary Flames U15 AAA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | AMBHL | Calgary Flames U15 AAA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | HCBAA | NWCAA Stamps U15 AA | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
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 303 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 242 to 364); 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: 33 of them cleared the band.
Darren RaddyshD · Undrafted · active249 GP · 35 G · 108 A · 143 P0.574 P/GP · −0.023Brock FaberD · 2020 #45 · active242 GP · 33 G · 94 A · 127 P0.525 P/GP · −0.073Thomas HarleyD · 2019 #18 · active267 GP · 38 G · 101 A · 139 P0.521 P/GP · −0.077Sean DurziD · 2018 #52 · active302 GP · 30 G · 114 A · 144 P0.477 P/GP · −0.121Bowen ByramD · 2019 #4 · active328 GP · 44 G · 108 A · 152 P0.463 P/GP · −0.134
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 speed99.7mph95.7
160.5 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed24.4mph100.0
39.2 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated373.7km80.9
232.2 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game7.3km97.2
4.5 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph204bursts99.4
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time44.8%89.8
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time17.4%16.4
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time37.8%84.4
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal147shots90.1
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal12shots93.2
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: 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
Center Point364 G94th
L Point331 G94th
L Circle183 G96th
Outside L170 G97th
High Slot131 G91th
Low Slot93 G87th
R Point50 G52th
Beyond Red Line40 G60th
Crease32 G97th
L Net Side20 G81th
Offensive Neutral Zone20 G77th
Outside R20 G54th
R Circle20 G44th
Behind the Net10 G90th
L Corner00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
12high danger5 G · 41.7%
33mid danger4 G · 12.1%
74long range5 G · 6.8%
Method: 147 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.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 1 top-three finish · 8 ballot appearances · 29 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
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.
Points / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 75.8 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.TBL15 points13 GP · 3 G · 12 A26 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.MTL13 points14 GP · 4 G · 9 A32 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.WSH11 points11 GP · 4 G · 7 A12 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.DET9 points15 GP · 4 G · 5 A29 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.TOR9 points18 GP · 2 G · 7 A39 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.NJD8 points11 GP · 1 G · 7 A24 shots · 6 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.TBL1.15 P/GP13 GP · 3 G · 12 A26 shots · 5 PP pointsPace vs.WSH1.00 P/GP11 GP · 4 G · 7 A12 shots · 3 PP pointsPace vs.MTL0.93 P/GP14 GP · 4 G · 9 A32 shots · 6 PP points
Pace vs.COL0.88 P/GP8 GP · 1 G · 6 A21 shots · 3 PP points
Pace vs.VGK0.88 P/GP8 GP · 2 G · 5 A18 shots · 3 PP points
Pace vs.VAN0.86 P/GP7 GP · 1 G · 5 A14 shots · 2 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.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
513 shots on goal against 79 goaltenders, 35 goals: 6.8% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 2 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel MontembeaultMTL | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 26 | 1 | 3.9% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 26 | 1 | 3.9% | wrist |
| Samuel MontembeaultMTL | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
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.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
2.33blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#23Yahoo#50Fantrax#51Roto#33
25-2667 GP14 G40 A2.40 pts/gm
2nd half+0.35Market avg#73Point games57%Worst blank run5
This desk has Jake Sanderson No. 23 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 50 seats lower.
The room.
Every current Ottawa Senators teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory