OTTAWA SENATORSBorn in United States#85 ·Defenseman

Jake Sanderson

ACTIVE

Last game:October 31, 2026(last night)2 PTS · 0G · 2A · +4 +/- · 22:50 Ice time@San Jose Sharks

+2 assists in the win against San Jose Sharks

2 straight games with points

Next match:November 2, 2026(overnight)@Anaheim Ducks

Jake Sanderson has played in the NHL since 2022–23 and currently plays for the Ottawa Senators. He is 24 years old (born in 2002), is originally from Whitefish, is 188 cm tall and weighs 92 kg. Sanderson has put up 189 points in 310 games, 40 goals and 149 assists, an average of 0.61 points per game. The best season so far is 2024–25 with 57 points in 80 games.

BirthplaceWhitefish

Born2002 (24 years)Height188 cmWeight92 kgShootsLNHLSeason 5 in the NHL

DRAFT 2020: selected No. 5 in round 1 · Ottawa SenatorsDEBUT October 14, 2022(4y ago)@Buffalo SabresCONTRACT $8,050,000/yr (≈ 6 592 376 kr/month, 79 108 509 kr/yr) · UFA 2032–33

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Latest games

October 31@SJSSan Jose SharksW5–1+2 assists+2P+2A+4+/-0shots22:50toi October 30@LAKLos Angeles KingsL5–6 OT+1 assist+1P+1A-1+/-1shots29:17toi October 28@VGKVegas Golden KnightsL1–4No points-1+/-4shots26:38toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season7 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#156NHL D#29

Goals

NHL#332NHL D#56

Assists

NHL#79NHL D#22

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

47%

7 of 15

games

Point pace

96P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Elite

+/-

NHL#293NHL D#111

Ice time/game

22:10

NHL#114NHL D#41

Milestones

Recent

Career250 NHL games12mo ago

PlayoffsFirst playoff goal1y ago

Next up

50 career goals

40 now · target 50

10left

SeasonMatch season best: 14 goals13 away

Show all milestones 19

Season

Match season best: 14 goals13 away

30 goals this season29 away

Match season best: 46 assists39 away

Match season best: 57 points49 away

Playoffs

First playoff goal1y ago

First playoff point1y ago

Career

50 career goals10 away

250 career points61 away

500 NHL games190 away

250 career assists101 away

250 NHL games12mo ago

100 career assists1y ago

25 career goals1y ago

100 career points1y ago

50 career assists2y ago

50 career points2y ago

100 NHL games2y ago

First NHL goal3y ago

First NHL point4y ago

Compared with the NHL

Jake Sanderson is in the top 6% of NHL defensemen for points per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.95

Top 6%Jake Sanderson scores points more often than 94% of NHL defensemen (225 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

1.44

Top 8%Jake Sanderson records assists more often than 92% of NHL defensemen (221 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

4.61

Upper halfJake Sanderson blocks more shots than 63% of NHL defensemen (150 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

1.05

Bottom 16%Jake Sanderson hits more often than 15% of NHL defensemen (37 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

5.30

Top 14%Jake Sanderson shoots more often than 87% of NHL defensemen (207 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.50

Top 7%Jake Sanderson scores goals more often than 94% of NHL defensemen (224 of 239)

+/−

+16

Top 14%Jake Sanderson has a higher +/− than 87% of NHL defensemen (207 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Jake Sanderson's whole career

Stats

Games played

310

Points

189

Points per game

0.61

Goals

Assists

149

+/-

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP

Career timelineRead Jake Sanderson's whole career

Teams player has played for

OTTOttawa SenatorsCurrent

Seasons

2022–23 to 2026–27

Since OCT 13 · 5 seasons

PTS

189

149

310

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