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Jake Middleton
Defenseman #5 Wild $4.350M
Player Information

Jake Middleton has 13 points (1 goals, 12 assists) in 51 games for the Minnesota Wild this season.

Selected in the 7th round (No. 210) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, he has 91 points (23 goals, 68 assists) in 357 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks and the Minnesota Wild.

He also has 5 points (0 goals, 5 assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30.1 yrs (02.01.1996)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 210th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoLos Angeles Kings
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Wild controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Middleton is off the ice, the Wild control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 43% in the defensive zone.

  • 73

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 152nd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 98th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.69
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.07
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.42
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.28
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.61
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.12
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.03
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.41
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.81
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.35
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.41
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.43
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.21
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.350M
Player Contract Value: $3.700M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 34.5 yrs (02.01.1996)
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Jake Middleton
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 1 24:00 2 0.0% 2
29.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 2 20:22 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 1 1 -2 20:41 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 21:55 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 2 20:30 0 0
Total 5 0 3 3 3 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 3 0 1 1 -1 9:55 0 2
2019-20 Team Logo Sharks 10 0 2 2 -2 10:46 9 0.0% 9
2020-21 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 -2 8:43 1 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 45 3 6 9 3 19:03 51 5.9% 69
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 21 1 4 5 7 17:55 22 4.5% 13
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 79 3 12 15 15 19:01 79 3.8% 72
2023-24 Team Logo Wild 80 7 18 25 -15 19:49 85 8.2% 77
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 67 8 13 21 11 21:52 97 8.2% 40
2025-26 Team Logo Wild 51 1 12 13 0 17:52 41 2.4% 57
Season Projection 75 1 18 19 0 17:52 60 1.7% 84
Total 357 23 68 91 16 385 6.0% 341
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 6 0 1 1 6 16:53 9 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 6 0 2 2 -2 20:31 7 0.0% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 6 0 2 2 3 21:58 7 0.0% 2
Total 18 0 5 5 7 23 0.0% 12
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jake Middleton Team Logo D 30.1 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.25 0.25 58 80 $4.350M
90% Jeremy Lauzon Team Logo D 28.8 yrs 191 cm / 101 kg 0.21 0.15 56 80 $2.000M
88% Drew Helleson Team Logo D 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.23 0.23 55 79 $1.100M
88% Ben Chiarot Team Logo D 34.8 yrs 191 cm / 100 kg 0.21 0.23 56 77 $4.750M
88% Matthew Robertson Team Logo D 25 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.23 0.22 58 78 $0.775M
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