Michael Kesselring
San Jose Sharks · #7 · Defenseman · age 26 · 6'5" · 215 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Florence, South Carolina · Drafted 2018 · Rd 6 #9
PHYSICAL DEFENSEMAN0.9 penalty minutes/game, 0.20 points/game
3 points in 15 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
9HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 36% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · 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.
Steady around 9 lately — hotter than 36% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 9 · +9 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 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 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 9 | 6 | 6 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | −4 | −1.7 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:01 | 19:14 | 18:32 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs OTT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 21:27 | 9 |
| Oct 29 | vs VAN | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | vs BUF | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:25 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @ BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 14:58 | 9 |
| Oct 22 | @OTT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 18:12 | 17 |
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 18Shots59th of 228 defensemen19leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus189th of 228 defensemen−5leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game107th of 228 defensemen19:14leader 
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).
■ Kesselring this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 16 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 29 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | SJS | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.20 | −5 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2024–25 · best |  UTA | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0.35 | +4 |
| 2023–24 |  ARI | 65 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.32 | +11 |
| 2022–23 | ARI | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | −1 |