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Defenseman•#85Jake Sanderson is a 24-year-old defenseman for the Ottawa Senators. Selected 5th overall by OTT in the 2020 NHL Draft. Born in Whitefish, USA.
In 2025-26, Jake has been a consistent offensive contributor with 14 goals and 42 assists for 56 points in 70 games. He averages 0.80 points per game on 24:58 of ice time. Primarily a playmaker, Jake's game is built around creating chances for teammates.
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 35–72 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Jake was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 67 games, 1,466 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
61.1 vs 54.8 lg
98th percentile
Quality of teammates
66.6 vs 53.2 lg
88th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Jake takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
232
Goals vs expected
14 vs 9.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
6%
With-or-without-you
Who Jake plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artem ZubD | 883 min | 55.6 | 59.4 | -3.8 |
| Michael AmadioR | 489 min | 54.6 | 57.8 | -3.2 |
| Shane PintoC | 411 min | 55.8 | 57.0 | -1.2 |
| Claude GirouxR | 399 min | 55.0 | 57.4 | -2.4 |
| Ridly GreigC | 298 min | 49.3 | 59.4 | -10.1 |
| Tim StützleC | 289 min | 59.8 | 55.1 | +4.7 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Jake, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:19 |
| Apr 20 | @ CAR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 43:06 |
| Apr 18 | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:25 |
| Apr 11 | @ NYI | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 27:38 |
| Apr 9 | vs FLA | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 22:22 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Defensemen
75
Offense
65
Defense
70
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL defensemen. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (75th) and defensive (65th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (75th) and defensive (65th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Jake Sanderson's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | OTT | 67 | 14 | 40 | 54 | +16 | 147 | 9.5% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | OTT | 80 | 11 | 46 | 57 | -14 | 195 | 5.6% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | OTT | 79 | 10 | 28 | 38 | +8 | 158 | 6.3% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Ottawa Senators this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
End of season statistical forecast
0
games remaining
Goals
14
Current: 14
Assists
42
Current: 42
Points
56
Current: 56
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 56-62 points with consistent deployment.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
| 22-232022-23 | OTT | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -6 | 132 | 3.0% |
| Career | — | 303 | 39 | 142 | 181 | +4 | 632 | 6.2% |
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