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Johnathan Kovacevic
Defenseman #8 Devils
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Johnathan Kovacevic has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 1 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 74) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, he has 46 points (10 goals, 36 assists) in 225 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
11.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 1 18:13 1 0.0% 0
Total 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.0% 0
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
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 1 0 1 1 1 18:13 1 0.0% 0
Season Projection 38 0 38 38 38 18:13 38 0.0% 0
Total 225 10 36 46 26 222 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
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Johnathan Kovacevic Team Logo D 28.5 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 1.00 0.20 56 79 $3.817M
63% K'Andre Miller Team Logo D 26 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.57 0.38 71 81 $7.500M
63% Mattias Samuelsson Team Logo D 25.8 yrs 193 cm / 103 kg 0.54 0.26 68 80 $4.286M
61% Ryan Pulock Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.42 0.39 59 77 $6.150M
61% Dysin Mayo Team Logo D 29.4 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.50 0.15 51 69 $0.775M
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