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Defenseman•#72PPI 22Justin Barron is a 24-year-old defenseman for the St. Louis Blues. Selected 25th overall by COL in the 2020 NHL Draft. Born in Halifax, CAN.
On the blue line this season, Justin has recorded 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points across 11 games. He averages 0.73 points per game on 16:08 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 5–24 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Justin's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
14
Current: 2
Assists
43
Current: 6
Points
57
Current: 8
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 44-71 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
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.
5v5
What happened while Justin was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 11 games, 230 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.5 vs 57.3 lg
25th percentile
Quality of teammates
57.7 vs 56.8 lg
45th percentile
Deployment
neutral
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 Justin takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
20
Goals vs expected
2 vs 0.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
10%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
54
Offense
76
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, strong defensive results per minute, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
22-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 22-point spread between offensive (54th) and defensive (76th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, strong defensive results per minute, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
22-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 22-point spread between offensive (54th) and defensive (76th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Justin Barron's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | STL | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 16 | 12.5% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | NSH | 52 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 31 | — | |||
| 24-252024-25 | NSH | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 57 | 8.8% |
Form
Justin's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 |
| Oct 29 | vs BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:24 |
| Oct 27 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 |
| Oct 24 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:42 |
| Oct 22 | vs VGK | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 4 | 20:23 |
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Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Justin to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the St. Louis Blues 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.
| 24-252024-25 | MTL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 16 | 6.3% |
| 23-242023-24 | MTL | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 60 | 11.7% |
| 22-232022-23 | MTL | 39 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 40 | 10.0% |
| 21-222021-22 | MTL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 13 | 7.7% |
| 21-222021-22 | COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 219 | 20 | 40 | 60 | -21 | 233 | 8.6% |
D · CHI
Pavel Buchnevich
LW · 7 pts
