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Defense·NJD·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Johnathan Kovacevic

Born July 12, 1997 · Hamilton, CAN

Draft 2017 · WPG round 3 #74

34

GP

0

G

8

A

8

PTS

Career

10G 43A 53P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'5"
Weight
223 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#8

Drafted 2017 by WPG · Round 3, #74 overall

65OVR

Depth

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production31

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking42

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment26

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating26

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.13

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

34 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

0

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

19

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

19

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

72

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

0

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.24

current rate

Goals/Game

0.00

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

0.0%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.48

2021–22

0.19

2022–23

0.21

2023–24

0.21

2024–25

0.24

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.15

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-14BOS000100.08
2026-04-12OTT000020.30
2026-04-11DET011010.75
2026-04-09PIT0001-2-0.22
2026-04-07PHI0000-1-0.15

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 34 GP · confidence 41%

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 index0.00 · 0 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.24 · 31 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.24 · 19 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
258
Goals
10
Assists
43
Points
53
+/-
25
PIM
193
Shots
251

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
-1
PIM
2
Shots
2

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26New Jersey Devils340880
2024–25New Jersey Devils811161710
2023–24Montréal Canadiens62671311
2022–23Montréal Canadiens77312153
2021–22Winnipeg Jets40001
2021–22Manitoba Moose6211193023
2020–21Manitoba Moose292121410
2019–20Manitoba Moose45481210
2018–19Merrimack College3141418-10
2018–19Manitoba Moose11122
2017–18Merrimack College3421517-2
2016–17Merrimack College36316197
2015–16Ottawa Jr. Senators212810
2015–16Hawkesbury Hawks3062026
2014–15Ottawa Jr. Senators52514190
2013–14The Hill Academy U16 Prep665232812
2012–13Niagara Falls Rivermen Mn Mdgt40211130