Jake McCabe
Toronto Maple Leafs · #22 · Defenseman · age 33 · 6'1" · 210 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Drafted 2012 · Rd 2 #14
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.19 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
3 points in 16 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
23HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 74% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
94ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 0 to 23 in his last 5 games — hotter than 74% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 23 · +15 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points in 5 games — 3.2× his usual pace, and 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | ▲ 3.2× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ▲ 3.2× his usual |
| Shots | 9 | 5 | 6 | ▲ 1.7× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +0.3 | +0.0 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 21:30 | 19:36 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23:19 | 23 |
| Oct 28 | @ SEA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 23:12 | 19 |
| Oct 26 | @ CGY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18:17 | 19 |
| Oct 24 | @ EDM | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 21:40 | 19 |
| Oct 22 | vs NYR | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21:03 | 9 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots71st of 228 defensemen17leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus80th of 228 defensemen+1leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game98th of 228 defensemen19:36leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ McCabe this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 15 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 28 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TOR | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.19 | +1 |
| 2025–26 | TOR | 80 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.31 | +3 |
| 2024–25 | TOR | 66 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.35 | +23 |
| 2023–24 · best | TOR | 73 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 0.38 | +20 |
| 2022–23 | TOR | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.24 | +12 |
| 2022–23 |  CHI | 55 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.36 | +7 |
| 2021–22 | CHI | 75 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.29 | −27 |
| 2020–21 |  BUF | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 | +2 |
| 2019–20 | BUF | 66 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.20 | −11 |
| 2018–19 | BUF | 59 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.24 | −4 |
| 2017–18 | BUF | 53 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.23 | −11 |
| 2016–17 | BUF | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0.26 | −7 |
| 2015–16 | BUF | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.18 | +6 |
| 2014–15 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | BUF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | −3 |