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D · Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
29 (1997)
Contract
$4,000,000 × 4yr
Expires
UFA 2030 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2017 Rd 3 (#70) VAN
Vitals
6'5" · 223 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 82 90th
FG 86 93rd
DI 69 9th
SK 71 23rd
ST 86 94th
EN 74 44th
DU 56 13th
PH 63 60th
FO 25 98th
PA 58 60th
SC 47 30th
DF 86 57th
PS 25 67th
EX 65 43rd
LD 66 43rd
OV 68 37th

Contract

Cap hit $4,000,000 3.8% of cap
Year 2 of 5
2025-26
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 33
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 TBL 35 2 2 4 0.11 -14 40 1 0 0 16 12.5% 56
2023-24 TBL 77 11 14 25 0.32 -14 48 0 1 0 78 14.1% 132
2024-25 TBL / CAR 79 10 20 30 0.38 +2 72 2 5 0 67 14.9% 134
2025-26 TBL 82 2 18 20 0.24 -34 140 0 2 0 45 4.4% 190
CAREER 4 yrs 273 25 54 79 0.29 -60 300 3 8 0 -- 12.1% 512
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2024-25 CAR 7 0 1 1 0.14 +2 4 0 0 0 3 0.0% 15
CAREER 1 app. 7 0 1 1 0.14 +2 4 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 15
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 NJD 34 0 8 8 0 38 0 0 0 30 17:52
On Pace - 82 0 19 19 0 92 0 0 0 72 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2021-22 WPG 4 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0 0 0.0% 10:49
2022-23 MTL 77 3 12 15 0.19 3 39 0 0 0 3.3% 17:25
2023-24 MTL 62 6 7 13 0.21 11 42 0 0 0 13.0% 16:31
2024-25 NJD 81 1 16 17 0.21 10 72 1 0 0 1.3% 19:49
2025-26 NJD 34 0 8 8 0.24 0 38 0 0 0 0.0% 17:52
Career NHL 258 10 43 53 0.21 25 193 1 0 0 4.0% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 25 D TBL 78 78 83 68 78 69 78 56 25 48 50 72 37 45 45 62
2023-24 26 D TBL 77 54 85 63 79 72 89 63 25 52 48 86 25 55 55 67
2024-25 27 D CAR 78 66 80 74 85 70 89 64 25 54 50 88 25 59 59 70
2025-26 28 D TBL 78 77 75 78 85 79 98 62 25 54 47 88 25 64 64 72
2026-27 29 D TBL 82 86 69 71 86 74 56 63 25 58 47 86 25 65 66 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 25 D TBL 78 78 83 68 78 69 78 56 25 48 50 72 37 45 45 62
2023-24 26 D TBL −1 −24 +2 −5 +1 +3 +11 +7 · +4 −2 +14 −12 +10 +10 +5
2024-25 27 D CAR +1 +12 −5 +11 +6 −2 · +1 · +2 +2 +2 · +4 +4 +3
2025-26 28 D TBL · +11 −5 +4 · +9 +9 −2 · · −3 · · +5 +5 +2
2026-27 29 D TBL +4 +9 −6 −7 +1 −5 −42 +1 · +4 · −2 · +1 +2 −4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 TBL $766,667 3 yr 0.9% 25 ELC Rookie
2025-26 TBL $4,000,000 5 yr 4.2% 28 RFA CURRENT
2022-23
Dec 6 2022
2022-23
to LIGHTNING
  • Johnathan Kovacevic 62
to CANUCKS
2024-25
Feb 3 2025
2024-25
to HURRICANES
  • Johnathan Kovacevic 70
to LIGHTNING
2025-26
Aug 2 2025
2025-26
to LIGHTNING
to HURRICANES

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