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John Klingberg
Defenseman #3 Sharks $4.000M
Player Information

John Klingberg has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 41 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 131) of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars, he has 436 points (92 goals, 344 assists) in 685 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars, the Anaheim Ducks, the Minnesota Wild, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks.

He also has 43 points (9 goals, 34 assists) in 82 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 33.5 yrs (14.08.1992)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 131st in 2010
    Draft Team: Team logoDallas Stars
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 33-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Sharks controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When John Klingberg is off the ice, the Sharks control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 26% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 24th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 173rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.11
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    21.26
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.72
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.22
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.43
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.32
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.39
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.76
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.66
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.84
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.18
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.58
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.76
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.65
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.89
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.26
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.000M
Player Contract Value: $4.400M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 34.9 yrs (14.08.1992)
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John Klingberg
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
23.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 -1 19:25 4 0.0% 0
27.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 1 1 2 1 19:40 4 25.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 -1 16:22 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 -2 19:36 2 0.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 1 1 -3 19:13 0 0
Total 5 1 2 3 -6 12 8.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Stars 65 11 29 40 5 21:49 98 11.2% 32
2015-16 Team Logo Stars 76 10 48 58 22 22:40 171 5.8% 30
2016-17 Team Logo Stars 80 13 36 49 2 23:21 124 10.5% 34
2017-18 Team Logo Stars 82 8 59 67 10 24:04 204 3.9% 26
2018-19 Team Logo Stars 64 10 35 45 6 24:31 153 6.5% 12
2019-20 Team Logo Stars 58 6 26 32 -10 22:10 120 5.0% 22
2020-21 Team Logo Stars 53 7 29 36 -15 22:41 108 6.5% 23
2021-22 Team Logo Stars 74 6 41 47 -28 22:13 139 4.3% 34
2022-23 Team Logo Ducks 50 8 16 24 -28 20:52 78 10.3% 30
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 17 2 7 9 3 19:55 34 5.9% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 14 0 5 5 -7 20:33 14 0.0% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 11 1 3 4 0 17:15 19 5.3% 8
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 41 10 10 20 -9 21:10 67 14.9% 18
Season Projection 68 17 17 34 -15 21:10 111 15.3% 30
Total 685 92 344 436 -49 1329 6.9% 281
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Stars 13 1 3 4 -5 24:48 19 5.3% 2
2018-19 Team Logo Stars 13 2 7 9 8 24:37 26 7.7% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Stars 26 4 17 21 -5 23:19 50 8.0% 14
2021-22 Team Logo Stars 7 0 1 1 -2 19:00 5 0.0% 26
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 4 1 3 4 2 16:48 8 12.5% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 19 1 3 4 3 19:07 23 4.3% 2
Total 82 9 34 43 1 131 6.9% 50
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
John Klingberg Team Logo D 33.5 yrs 188 cm / 83 kg 0.49 0.64 76 73 $4.000M
83% Luke Hughes Team Logo D 22.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.53 0.58 73 75 $3.817M
82% Sean Durzi Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.53 0.49 73 73 $6.000M
79% Vince Dunn Team Logo D 29.3 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.62 0.54 75 72 $7.350M
79% Morgan Rielly Team Logo D 32 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.57 0.59 79 70 $7.500M
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