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Jake Sanderson has 30 points (8 goals, 22 assists) in 41 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 157 points (33 goals, 124 assists) in 277 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 52% 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: 16th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 17th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    40.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.01
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    25.22
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.48
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.59
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.65
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.32
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.41
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.93
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.01
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    10.64
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.01
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    3.39
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.12
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    4.34
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.37
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.84
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.35
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    5.77
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    10.11
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Jake Sanderson at his age (23.5 yrs):
    John Carlson (Rating of 85 in 2013, Today 82)
    Noah Dobson (Rating of 85 in 2023, Today 82)
    Dougie Hamilton (Rating of 85 in 2016, Today 78)
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Actual AAV: $8.050M
Player Contract Value: $10.300M
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
27.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 23:19 2 0.0% 2
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
Total 5 1 3 4 2 9 11.1% 2
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 41 8 22 30 6 25:18 86 9.3% 4
Season Projection 82 16 44 60 12 25:17 172 9.3% 8
Total 277 33 124 157 -6 571 5.8% 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
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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 0.73 0.57 85 86 $8.050M
87% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.65 0.64 80 85 $7.425M
87% Miro Heiskanen Team Logo D 26.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.86 0.62 87 86 $8.450M
86% Moritz Seider Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.70 0.57 81 90 $8.550M
86% Josh Morrissey Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.80 0.58 83 85 $6.250M
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