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Defense·OTT·Offensive Defenseman

Jake Sanderson

Born July 8, 2002 · Whitefish, USA

Draft 2020 · OTT round 1 #5

67

GP

14

G

40

A

54

PTS

Career

39G 142A 181P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'2"
Weight
202 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#85

Drafted 2020 by OTT · Round 1, #5 overall

96OVR

Elite

Offensive Defenseman

Production99

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking99

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment88

Average ice time per game

Power Play65

Power play points per game

Skating88

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.56

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

67 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

17

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

49

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

66

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

180

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

6

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

27

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.81

current rate

Goals/Game

0.21

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

9.5%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

1.13

2021–22

0.42

2022–23

0.48

2023–24

0.71

2024–25

0.81

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.95

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-23CAR000100.08
2026-04-20CAR022221.65
2026-04-18CAR000200.15
2026-04-11NYI101221.20
2026-04-09FLA022221.65

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Playmaker (volume)

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 67 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 index0.21 · 33 index

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

  • Playmaking index0.60 · 80 index

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

  • Point-production index0.81 · 64 index

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

Career totals (regular season)

Games
303
Goals
39
Assists
142
Points
181
+/-
4
PIM
55
Shots
632

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
9
Goals
1
Assists
4
Points
5
+/-
1
PIM
4
Shots
14

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Ottawa Senators6714405416
2025–26USA6022-2
2024–25Ottawa Senators80114657-14
2024–25United States21010
2023–24Ottawa Senators791028388
2023–24USA80446
2023–24Team USA10000
2022–23Ottawa Senators7742832-6
2021–22Univ. of North Dakota23818265
2021–22USA10111
2020–21Univ. of North Dakota222131520
2020–21USA U2070227
2019–20U.S. National U18 Team4772229
2019–20USNTDP Juniors19212146
2018–19U.S. National U17 Team4442024
2018–19USNTDP Juniors22257-22
2018–19USA U175011
2017–18Edge School U16 Prep32162743
2017–18Team Alberta51238
2017–18Edge School U18 Prep2000
2016–17Calgary Flames U15 AAA2951318
2015–16Calgary Flames U15 AAA2101
2015–16NWCAA Stamps U15 AA222810