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Jake Sanderson has 31 points (8 goals, 23 assists) in 42 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 158 points (33 goals, 125 assists) in 278 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators.

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

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.5 yrs (08.07.2002)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 5th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoOttawa Senators
    Awards: -
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The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Senators controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Sanderson is off the ice, the Senators control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 32% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 85

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 15th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 15th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    41.00
    PlayDriving
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.01
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    25.30
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.46
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.64
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.64
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.33
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.42
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.88
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.02
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    10.64
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.99
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    3.36
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.12
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    4.45
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.33
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.97
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.35
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    5.80
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    10.08
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Jake Sanderson at his age (23.5 yrs):
    John Carlson (Rating of 85 in 2013, Today 83)
    Noah Dobson (Rating of 85 in 2023, Today 82)
    Dougie Hamilton (Rating of 85 in 2016, Today 78)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $8.050M
Player Contract Value: $10.400M
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
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 0 1 1 24:55 1 100.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 1 1 1 25:43 2 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 0 27:55 0 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 1 1 0 28:36 4 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 1 1 0 26:11 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 4 5 2 10 10.0% 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 42 8 23 31 6 25:19 89 9.0% 4
Season Projection 82 16 45 61 12 25:19 174 9.2% 8
Total 278 33 125 158 -6 574 5.7% 51
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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 23.5 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.74 0.57 85 86 $8.050M
89% Miro Heiskanen Team Logo D 26.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.82 0.61 87 85 $8.450M
86% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.65 0.64 80 85 $7.425M
86% Moritz Seider Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.70 0.57 81 89 $8.550M
85% Josh Morrissey Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.80 0.58 83 86 $6.250M
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