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Jake Middleton
Defenseman #5 Wild
Player Information

Jake Middleton has 9 points (1 goals, 8 assists) in 39 games for the Minnesota Wild this season.

Selected in the 7th round (No. 210) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, he has 87 points (23 goals, 64 assists) in 345 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks and the Minnesota Wild.

He also has 5 points (0 goals, 5 assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30 yrs (02.01.1996)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 210th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoLos Angeles Kings
    Awards: -
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The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Wild controlling 45% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Middleton is off the ice, the Wild control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 21% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 41% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 160th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 120th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.15
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.09
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.48
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.06
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.02
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.96
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.52
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.75
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.45
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    0.99
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.36
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.350M
Player Contract Value: $3.100M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 34.5 yrs (02.01.1996)
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Jake Middleton
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 -1 16:48 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 1 0 1 0 15:13 1 100.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -2 12:07 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 13:05 0 2
10.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 13:45 0 2
Total 5 1 0 1 -3 2 50.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 3 0 1 1 -1 9:55 0 2
2019-20 Team Logo Sharks 10 0 2 2 -2 10:46 9 0.0% 9
2020-21 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 -2 8:43 1 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 45 3 6 9 3 19:03 51 5.9% 69
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 21 1 4 5 7 17:55 22 4.5% 13
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 79 3 12 15 15 19:01 79 3.8% 72
2023-24 Team Logo Wild 80 7 18 25 -15 19:49 85 8.2% 77
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 67 8 13 21 11 21:52 97 8.2% 40
2025-26 Team Logo Wild 39 1 8 9 -1 17:08 29 3.4% 48
Season Projection 75 2 15 17 -2 17:09 56 3.6% 92
Total 345 23 64 87 15 373 6.2% 332
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 6 0 1 1 6 16:53 9 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 6 0 2 2 -2 20:31 7 0.0% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 6 0 2 2 3 21:58 7 0.0% 2
Total 18 0 5 5 7 23 0.0% 12
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 Middleton Team Logo D 30 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.23 0.25 58 78 $4.350M
91% Scott Mayfield Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.16 0.23 55 77 $3.500M
90% Brenden Dillon Team Logo D 35.2 yrs 193 cm / 102 kg 0.24 0.22 55 76 $4.000M
89% Matthew Robertson Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.22 0.21 58 79 $0.775M
88% Ben Chiarot Team Logo D 34.7 yrs 191 cm / 100 kg 0.20 0.23 55 79 $4.750M
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