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Jacob Melanson

RW · #63 · SEA · 23

Average career stats over an 84-game season

-20

+/−

PIM

9:22

TOI/GP

0:00

PP TOI/GP

0:00

SH TOI/GP

SeasonCareer to dateRawRegressed

Season	Team	Type	GP	Box score					Net goals per 84 games											Elo	On-ice context						Contract
Season	Team	Type	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall	Elo	Comp	Mates	Top linemates				Cap hit	% of cap	NG/84 per $M
2025-26			36	2	3	5	-9	32	-0.99:21	+1.1	-0.10:00	+0.1	-2.5	-0.9	-0.2	+1.8	+0.0	-0.0	-1.6	-8	-0.3	-2.5	Meyers 62%	Evans 43%	Winterton 38%	Oleksiak 37%	$0.83M	0.9%	-1.94
2025-26			36	2	3	5	-9	32	-0.39:21	+0.2	-0.00:00	+0.0	-0.1	-0.8	-0.2	+0.5	+0.0	-0.0	-0.6	-8	-0.3	-2.5	Meyers 62%	Evans 43%	Winterton 38%	Oleksiak 37%	$0.83M	0.9%	-0.77
2025-26			36	2	3	5	-9	32	-0.39:21	+0.1	-0.00:00	+0.0	-0.1	-0.7	+0.0	+0.5	+0.0	-0.0	-0.5	1490	-0.4	-2.5	Meyers 63%	Evans 42%	Winterton 37%	Oleksiak 36%	$0.83M	0.9%	-0.59

NHL Edge — tracking, 2021-22 on

Season	Shot mph	Speed mph	22+ /GP	20–22 /GP	18–20 /GP	Miles /60
2025-26			0.14	1.8	5.9	10.3

Games and opponents

Single-game net goalsshare of his 37 games by that night’s total

Best game +0.80 net goals · Mar 7, 2026 vs OTT (L 4–7) · Game recap →

Vs competition quartilescareer at 5v5, opposing fives ranked by average net goals/84

Shots

Best finishes on videohis lowest-xG goals with a highlight clip (2018-19 on)

	xG	Date	Opp	Sit	Shot
1	0.130	Mar 7, 2026	vs OTT	EV	Wrist	Watch ▸
2	0.142	Jan 5, 2026	at CGY	EV	Wrist	Watch ▸

2026-27 forecast

Projected GP

+0.3

Projected net goals

From the season simulation behind the projected standings: his per-84 value times the games he is expected to play.

Comparables at 22

The most similar players at the same age: level, trajectory, experience, ice time and style. Net goals per 84 then, and over their next three seasons.

Now: −0.7 (2025-26 and the season before, regressed)

Jacobcomparables

Matt Halischuk 2010-11 NSH · 92% match
then −1.0→+1.3 −1.6 −2.2
Connor Dewar 2021-22 MIN · 92% match
then −0.8→−3.9 −1.5 −5.7
Brett Leason 2021-22 WSH · 92% match
then −1.5→−3.6 −2.3 −8.9
Mason Appleton 2018-19 WPG · 91% match
then −0.6→−0.9 −0.7 −6.7
Jason Dickinson 2017-18 DAL · 91% match
then −0.2→−2.5 −1.6 +2.0

They averaged −1.9 the next season; 5 of 5 were still in the NHL three seasons later. In backtests, comparables add information about how long a career lasts; for next season, the forecast above is the better guide.