Johnathan Kovacevic
New Jersey Devils · #8 · Defenseman · age 29 · 6'5" · 223 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario · Drafted 2017 · Rd 3 #12
1 point in 8 games — 159th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
10HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 43% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 3 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.
Steady around 10 lately — hotter than 43% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 10 · +1 over these 8 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — 1.6× his usual pace, and 0.6× 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 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 5 | 6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | 0.0 | +0.0 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 16:31 | 16:00 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @ VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 16:33 | 10 |
| Oct 27 | @ DAL | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:44 | 11 |
| Oct 24 | vs LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:41 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs COL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:13 | 0 |
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.
Points159th of 228 defensemen1leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists142nd of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots155th of 228 defensemen8leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus103rd of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game169th of 228 defensemen16:00leader 
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).
■ Kovacevic this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 10 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 17 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NJD | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 2025–26 · best | NJD | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.24 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | NJD | 81 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.21 | +10 |
| 2023–24 |  MTL | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.21 | +11 |
| 2022–23 | MTL | 77 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.19 | +3 |
| 2021–22 |  WPG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +1 |