CenterRetired·Third-Line Forward

James Sheppard

Born April 25, 1988 · Halifax, CAN

Draft 2006 · MIN round 1 #9

PTS

Career

23G 68A 91P

Bio

Position: Center
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #45

Drafted 2006 by MIN · Round 1, #9 overall

61OVR

Fringe

Third-Line Forward

Scoring16

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking17

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production17

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play3

Power play points contribution

Skating0

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting25

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Right now

Last 5 games · GS = Luszczyszyn game score

Last game

+0.83

May 26 vs TBL · 1G 0A 1S

Hot / Cold

Heating up +0.18

Next game

No game scheduled

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.26

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	G	P	S	+/-	GS
2015-05-26	TBL	1	1	1	0	0.83
2015-05-24	TBL	0	0	0	0	0.00
2015-05-22	TBL	0	0	2	0	0.15
2015-05-20	TBL	0	0	1	1	0.22
2015-05-18	TBL	0	0	1	0	0.08

Career arc

20 NHL seasons · P/GP per year (≥10 GP)

48% off career peak

Career peak: 1.71 · 2006–07 (—)
This season: 0.89 · —
Seasons: 20

Season projections

71 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.25

current rate

Goals/Game

0.10

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

8.9%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.76

2018–19

0.67

2019–20

0.89

2020–21

1.03

2021–22

0.89

2022–23

Bio

Position: Center
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #45

Drafted 2006 by MIN · Round 1, #9 overall

61OVR

Fringe

Third-Line Forward

Scoring16

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking17

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production17

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play3

Power play points contribution

Skating0

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting25

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

71 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.25

current rate

Goals/Game

0.10

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

8.9%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.76

2018–19

0.67

2019–20

0.89

2020–21

1.03

2021–22

0.89

2022–23

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.26

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	G	P	S	+/-	GS
2015-05-26	TBL	1	1	1	0	0.83
2015-05-24	TBL	0	0	0	0	0.00
2015-05-22	TBL	0	0	2	0	0.15
2015-05-20	TBL	0	0	1	1	0.22
2015-05-18	TBL	0	0	1	0	0.08

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 71 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.10 · 16 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.15 · 21 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.25 · 20 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 394
Goals: 23
Assists: 68
Points: 91
+/-: -38
PIM: 192
Shots: 412

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 37
Goals: 3
Assists: 6
Points: 9
+/-: 3
PIM: 22
Shots: 37

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2022–23	Vienna Capitals	35	10	21	31	3
2021–22	Vienna Capitals	35	11	25	36	16
2020–21	Kölner Haie	36	16	16	32	5
2019–20	Eisbären Berlin	52	13	22	35	7
2018–19	Eisbären Berlin	45	12	22	34	0
2018–19	Eisbären Berlin	6	2	1	3	2
2017–18	Eisbären Berlin	52	11	22	33	21
2016–17	Kloten	34	5	11	16	-13
2016–17	Team Canada	5	0	1	1	2
2015–16	Kloten	37	11	14	25	-5
2015–16	Team Canada	4	1	2	3	4
2014–15	San Jose Sharks	57	5	11	16	-3
2014–15	New York Rangers	14	2	0	2	-1
2014–15	Worcester	2	0	1	1	1
2013–14	San Jose Sharks	67	4	16	20	3
2012–13	San Jose Sharks	32	1	3	4	-9
2012–13	Worcester	34	8	15	23	0
2011–12	Worcester	4	0	0	0	1
2009–10	Minnesota Wild	64	2	4	6	-14
2008–09	Minnesota Wild	82	5	19	24	-14
2007–08	Minnesota Wild	78	4	15	19	0
2006–07	Cape Breton	56	33	63	96	39
2005–06	Cape Breton	66	30	54	84	3
2004–05	Cape Breton	65	14	31	45	13
2003–04	Dartmouth	61	38	54	92