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Jake Sanderson
Defenseman #85 Senators $8.050M
Player Information

Jake Sanderson has 46 points (11 goals, 35 assists) in 57 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 5) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators, he has 173 points (36 goals, 137 assists) in 293 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators.

He also has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.6 yrs (08.07.2002)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 5th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoOttawa Senators
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Senators controlling 55% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Sanderson is off the ice, the Senators control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 32% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 88

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 15th of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 8th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.03
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.55
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    25.03
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.45
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.59
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.86
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.33
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.59
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.80
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.94
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.94
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.35
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.18
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.75
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.13
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.03
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.35
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Jake Sanderson at his age (23.6 yrs):
    Thomas Harley (Rating of 87 in 2024, Today 80)
    Alex Pietrangelo (Rating of 88 in 2013, Today 76)
    Dougie Hamilton (Rating of 88 in 2016, Today 81)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $8.050M
Player Contract Value: $11.600M
Remaining: 7 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2032 UFA
Age at the end: 31.0 yrs (08.07.2002)
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Jake Sanderson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 1 1 2 24:43 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 2 2 2 26:08 2 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 1 28:01 2 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 1 1 2 -3 23:15 2 50.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 0 21:58 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 4 5 2 8 12.5% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Senators 77 4 28 32 -6 21:55 132 3.0% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Senators 79 10 28 38 8 23:13 158 6.3% 23
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 80 11 46 57 -14 24:26 195 5.6% 12
2025-26 Team Logo Senators 57 11 35 46 7 25:01 119 9.2% 8
Season Projection 82 16 50 66 10 25:01 171 9.4% 12
Total 293 36 137 173 -5 604 6.0% 55
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 6 1 2 3 -1 26:19 9 11.1% 2
Total 6 1 2 3 -1 9 11.1% 2
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jake Sanderson Team Logo D 23.6 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.81 0.59 81 91 $8.050M
91% Miro Heiskanen Team Logo D 26.6 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.84 0.62 81 91 $8.450M
84% Josh Morrissey Team Logo D 30.9 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.75 0.58 80 85 $6.250M
83% Moritz Seider Team Logo D 24.9 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.66 0.56 75 96 $8.550M
82% Noah Dobson Team Logo D 26.1 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.67 0.60 75 87 $9.500M
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