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Justin Barron
Defenseman #20 Predators $1.150M
Player Information

Justin Barron has 5 points (0 goals, 5 assists) in 32 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 25) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, he has 48 points (18 goals, 30 assists) in 188 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche, the Montreal Canadiens and the Nashville Predators.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.3 yrs (15.11.2001)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 25th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoColorado Avalanche
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 24-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Predators controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Justin Barron is off the ice, the Predators control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 29% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 148th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 258th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.81
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.26
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.44
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.95
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.52
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.00
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.60
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.80
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.15
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.90
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Justin Barron at his age (24.3 yrs):
    Jake Walman (Rating of 60 in 2020, Today 65)
    Brayden Pachal (Rating of 60 in 2023, Today 69)
    Logan Stanley (Rating of 60 in 2022, Today 61)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.150M
Player Contract Value: $0.900M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 25.6 yrs (15.11.2001)
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Justin Barron
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 8:04 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 11:39 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 12:43 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 1 15:07 1 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 1 18:46 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 2 0 0 0 -1 12:34 0 0
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 5 1 1 2 -2 19:01 13 7.7% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 39 4 11 15 -2 16:18 40 10.0% 20
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 48 7 6 13 -3 18:37 60 11.7% 16
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 17 1 0 1 -4 14:43 16 6.2% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 45 5 7 12 -14 18:26 57 8.8% 15
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 32 0 5 5 -4 13:58 21 0.0% 8
Season Projection 57 0 9 9 -7 13:58 37 0.0% 14
Total 188 18 30 48 -30 207 8.7% 67
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Justin Barron Team Logo D 24.3 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.16 0.26 59 61 $1.150M
90% Sam Dickinson Team Logo D 19.7 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.20 0.20 58 61 $0.943M
88% Declan Chisholm Team Logo D 26.1 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.19 0.21 54 62 $1.600M
88% Noah Juulsen Team Logo D 28.9 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.21 0.13 55 62 $0.900M
86% Adam Wilsby Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.28 0.26 58 61 $0.775M
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