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Johnathan Kovacevic
Defenseman #8 Devils $4.000M
Player Information

Johnathan Kovacevic has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 11 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 74) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, he has 47 points (10 goals, 37 assists) in 235 regular-season games for the Winnipeg Jets, the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils.

He has no points in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.6 yrs (12.07.1997)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 101 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 74th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoWinnipeg Jets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Johnathan Kovacevic is off the ice, the Devils control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 15% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 44% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 175th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 93rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.81
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.04
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.37
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.22
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.58
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.06
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.88
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.58
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.12
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.70
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.05
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.54
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.61
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.000M
Player Contract Value: $3.500M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 34.0 yrs (12.07.1997)
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Johnathan Kovacevic
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 15:55 0 2
29.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 21:25 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 15:19 2 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 17:15 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -2 19:18 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -4 6 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Jets 4 0 0 0 1 10:49 7 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 77 3 12 15 3 17:25 92 3.3% 39
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 62 6 7 13 11 16:31 46 13.0% 42
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 81 1 16 17 10 19:49 76 1.3% 72
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 11 0 2 2 -6 17:10 13 0.0% 9
Season Projection 36 0 7 7 -20 17:10 43 0.0% 29
Total 235 10 37 47 19 234 4.3% 164
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 3 0 0 0 -1 14:00 2 0.0% 2
Total 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0.0% 2
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Johnathan Kovacevic Team Logo D 28.6 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.18 0.20 56 81 $4.000M
92% Tyler Kleven Team Logo D 24.1 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.21 0.16 58 81 $1.600M
89% Kevin Bahl Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.24 0.21 55 79 $5.350M
89% Niko Mikkola Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 198 cm / 92 kg 0.16 0.18 56 81 $2.500M
88% Scott Mayfield Team Logo D 33.4 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.14 0.23 55 77 $3.500M
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