Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Jaycob Megna

Age 33 · 6'6" · 218 lb · Born in Plantation, USA

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

10:37

PP 0:00 · PK 0:13

Plus/minus

-5

Hits

Blocks 1

PIM

Game Score

-0.23

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Jan 19 vs PHI · L 2-1	1	1	0	11:01	0:00	0:00	—	0	0	0	+0.05
Jan 6 @ WPG · W 4-3	0	2	1	5:04	0:00	0:00	—	100	0	-2	-0.20
Jan 4 @ CHI · OTL 3-2	0	2	0	15:41	0:00	0:51	—	0	2	-1	-0.44
Jan 2 @ STL · L 4-3	0	1	0	10:43	0:00	0:00	—	100	0	-2	-0.32
Apr 15 @ TBL · L 5-1	0	0	1	14:07	0:00	4:21	—	0	2	0	+0.03

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 667 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%39.2%

4th percentile

Relative xGF%-3.8

20th percentile

HDCF%38.2%

8th percentile

CF%42.4%

4th percentile

Relative CF%-2.2

30th percentile

FF%40.9%

2nd percentile

GF%35.8%

8th percentile

CF/6050.3

5th percentile

CA/6068.5

11th percentile

ixG/600.06

0th percentile

Goals above expected-0.6

35th percentile

IPP10.5%

2nd percentile

PDO98.0

18th percentile

OZS%41.5%

29th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 2
Playmaking: 0
Zone entries(est.): 8
Forechecking: 62
Physicality: 73
Defensive impact: 22
Puck management: 17
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 3% · Mid-range 8% · Perimeter 90%(39 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Physicality: 73rd percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

Playmaking: 0th percentile among defensemen.
Shooting volume: 2nd percentile among defensemen.

Similar style: Adam Ginning, Andreas Englund (DET)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	S%	TOI	FO%	GS/GP
2016-17	Anaheim Ducks	1	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0.0	15:20	—	—
2017-18	Anaheim Ducks	14	0	1	1	-4	2	7	0.0	15:43	—	—
2018-19	Anaheim Ducks	28	1	3	4	-1	12	31	3.2	14:32	—	—
2021-22	San Jose Sharks	44	2	6	8	-1	16	40	5.0	19:07	—	—
2022-23	San Jose Sharks	48	1	11	12	+6	21	49	2.0	19:03	—	+0.31
2022-23	Seattle Kraken	6	0	0	0	-3	0	7	0.0	17:22	—	+0.31
2023-24	Chicago Blackhawks	44	0	2	2	-15	22	28	0.0	17:31	—	+0.06
2024-25	Florida Panthers	8	0	0	0	-2	2	5	0.0	16:06	—	+0.06
2025-26	Vegas Golden Knights	4	0	0	0	-5	2	1	0.0	10:37	—	-0.23
Career	8 seasons	197	4	23	27	-24	77	168	2.4	17:29	—

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

-0.2DET4/6

+0.1

+0.1TOR4/8

+0.1

+0.1DET4/10

+0.3

+0.3BUF4/12

+0.2

+0.2NYR4/14

+0.0

+0.0TBL4/15

-0.3STL1/2

-0.4CHI1/4

-0.2WPG1/6

+0.1

+0.1PHI1/19

Average -0.04 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.06 per game

2023-24 · 44 GP

Season total +2.8, or +0.06 per game.

Scoring: +1.0
Shooting: +2.1
5-on-5 goals: -2.3
Defense: -1.0
Penalty kill: +0.1
Physical play: +5.5
Puck battles: -0.8
Penalties: -1.9

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 19.6 mph; 3rd pct
20+ mph bursts: 0
Hardest shot: 67.5 mph; 2nd pct
Distance: 5.9 mi
OZ time: 39.6%; 20th pct
DZ time: 40.9%

Age curve

At 33: 76% of peak

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 33, defensemen typically produce 76% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

1 season left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	VGK	$850K	0.8%

UFA after 2026-27. $850K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).