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Damon Severson
Defenseman #78 Blue Jackets $6.250M
Player Information

Damon Severson has 21 points (4 goals, 17 assists) in 55 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 60) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, he has 337 points (77 goals, 260 assists) in 839 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

He also has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.6 yrs (07.08.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 60th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 59% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Damon Severson is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 29% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 81

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 41st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 44th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.14
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.59
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.57
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.17
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.50
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.45
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.31
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.40
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.08
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.77
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.41
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.58
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.79
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.53
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.95
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.30
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $6.250M
Player Contract Value: $7.900M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 37.9 yrs (07.08.1994)
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Damon Severson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 1 1 2 22:18 2 0.0% 0
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 2 25:15 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 1 0 1 0 23:01 2 50.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 1 24:37 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 22:28 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 1 2 5 6 16.7% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Devils 51 5 12 17 -13 21:58 93 5.4% 22
2015-16 Team Logo Devils 72 1 20 21 -8 18:10 94 1.1% 32
2016-17 Team Logo Devils 80 3 28 31 -31 20:21 125 2.4% 58
2017-18 Team Logo Devils 76 9 15 24 -8 19:40 121 7.4% 42
2018-19 Team Logo Devils 82 11 28 39 -27 22:03 146 7.5% 58
2019-20 Team Logo Devils 69 8 23 31 -20 22:58 114 7.0% 52
2020-21 Team Logo Devils 56 3 18 21 -8 22:28 91 3.3% 29
2021-22 Team Logo Devils 80 11 35 46 -14 23:36 158 7.0% 57
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 81 7 26 33 9 19:56 102 6.9% 38
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 67 9 19 28 -10 21:08 88 10.2% 51
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 70 6 19 25 5 19:03 91 6.6% 47
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 55 4 17 21 7 20:43 71 5.6% 30
Season Projection 81 6 25 31 10 20:43 105 5.7% 44
Total 839 77 260 337 -118 1294 6.0% 516
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Devils 4 0 0 0 -1 19:19 12 0.0% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 12 1 2 3 -3 18:33 12 8.3% 6
Total 16 1 2 3 -4 24 4.2% 18
Player Match
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Damon Severson Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.38 0.40 73 86 $6.250M
88% Alexander Nikishin Team Logo D 24.4 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.39 0.39 75 85 $0.925M
87% Noah Hanifin Team Logo D 29.1 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.43 0.43 70 89 $7.350M
86% Cam York Team Logo D 25.1 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.45 0.35 70 86 $5.150M
86% Josh Manson Team Logo D 34.4 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.28 71 86 $4.500M
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