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Johnathan Kovacevic
Defenseman #8 Devils
Player Information

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 74) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, he has 45 points (10 goals, 35 assists) in 224 regular-season games for the Winnipeg Jets, the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils.

He has no points in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.5 yrs (12.07.1997)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 101 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 74th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoWinnipeg Jets
    Awards: -
    Injury: Week to Week with Knee Injury
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 28-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Johnathan Kovacevic is off the ice, the Devils control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 15% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 44% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 178th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 98th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.81
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.04
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.37
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.22
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.58
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.06
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.88
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.58
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.12
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.70
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.05
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.54
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.61
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $3.817M
Player Contract Value: $3.100M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 34.0 yrs (12.07.1997)
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Johnathan Kovacevic
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
13.04.2025 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 19:55 0 0
15.04.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 21:21 1 0.0% 0
20.04.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -1 16:04 1 0.0% 0
22.04.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -1 19:53 0 0
25.04.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 1 6:00 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Jets 4 0 0 0 1 10:49 7 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 77 3 12 15 3 17:25 92 3.3% 39
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 62 6 7 13 11 16:31 46 13.0% 42
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 81 1 16 17 10 19:49 76 1.3% 72
Total 224 10 35 45 25 221 4.5% 155
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 3 0 0 0 -1 14:00 2 0.0% 2
Total 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0.0% 2