Jalen Chatfield
Carolina Hurricanes · #5 · Defenseman · age 30 · 6'1" · 209 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Ypsilanti, Michigan · Undrafted
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.25 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
4 points in 16 games — 84th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
8HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 29% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
79ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 8 lately — hotter than 29% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 8 · +1 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — below his own pace (1.3 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shots | 3 | 7 | 6 | ▼ 0.5× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +4 | +2.2 | +0.0 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:54 | 20:37 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17:43 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | vs CBJ | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 21:34 | 8 |
| Oct 27 | vs BOS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 22:32 | 8 |
| Oct 24 | @ STL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 20:34 | 8 |
| Oct 22 | @ EDM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 22:07 | 8 |
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.
Points84th of 228 defensemen4leader Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots46th of 228 defensemen21leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus15th of 228 defensemen+7leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game69th of 228 defensemen20:37leader Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (86th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (49th).
■ Chatfield this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 21 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 22 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | CAR | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.25 | +7 |
| 2025–26 | CAR | 72 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0.24 | +15 |
| 2024–25 | CAR | 79 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0.23 | +22 |
| 2023–24 · best | CAR | 72 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0.31 | +15 |
| 2022–23 | CAR | 78 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.18 | +23 |
| 2021–22 | CAR | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.19 | +1 |
| 2020–21 |  VAN | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | −11 |