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Jake Sanderson
Defenseman #85 Senators
Player Information

Jake Sanderson has 33 points (8 goals, 25 assists) in 44 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 5) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators, he has 160 points (33 goals, 127 assists) in 280 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators.

He also has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.5 yrs (08.07.2002)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 5th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoOttawa Senators
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Senators controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Sanderson is off the ice, the Senators control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 32% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 83

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 18th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 12th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    25.21
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.44
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.61
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.72
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.33
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.40
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.76
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.97
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.96
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.49
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.11
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.54
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.27
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.94
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.58
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Jake Sanderson at his age (23.5 yrs):
    Justin Faulk (Rating of 83 in 2015, Today 75)
    Mathew Dumba (Rating of 83 in 2017, Today 63)
    Noah Dobson (Rating of 83 in 2023, Today 79)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $8.050M
Player Contract Value: $9.100M
Remaining: 7 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2032 UFA
Age at the end: 31.0 yrs (08.07.2002)
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Jake Sanderson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 0 27:55 0 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 1 1 0 28:36 4 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 1 1 0 26:11 3 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 1 1 -2 20:28 2 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 1 1 0 28:07 4 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 5 5 -2 13 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Senators 77 4 28 32 -6 21:55 132 3.0% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Senators 79 10 28 38 8 23:13 158 6.3% 23
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 80 11 46 57 -14 24:26 195 5.6% 12
2025-26 Team Logo Senators 44 8 25 33 4 25:16 95 8.4% 4
Season Projection 82 15 47 62 7 25:16 177 8.5% 7
Total 280 33 127 160 -8 580 5.7% 51
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 6 1 2 3 -1 26:19 9 11.1% 2
Total 6 1 2 3 -1 9 11.1% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jake Sanderson Team Logo D 23.5 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.75 0.57 79 85 $8.050M
90% Miro Heiskanen Team Logo D 26.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.80 0.61 83 85 $8.450M
87% Josh Morrissey Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.79 0.58 78 85 $6.250M
87% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.66 0.64 75 83 $7.425M
87% Moritz Seider Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.70 0.57 77 90 $8.550M
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