Jake Sanderson
Ottawa Senators · #85 · Defenseman · age 24 · 6'2" · 202 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Whitefish, Montana · Drafted 2020 · Rd 1 #5
10 points in 8 games — 18th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
53HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↑ +14hotter than 98% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
47ENERGY · DRAINEDaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Sanderson isn't just putting up points; his 4 assists in 5 games this season, combined with his career rate of more than four times as many assists as goals, reveal him as a budding playmaker. He's a modern defenseman who uses his size and significant ice time to drive offense from the backend, making the Senators' transition game hum.
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.
Up from 30 to 53 in his last 5 games — top 5% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 53 · +31 over these 8 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
8 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.3× his usual pace, and 4.9× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Assists | 7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Points | 8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 9 | 6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 12.5% | 7.1% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.8× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +4 | +0.6 | +0.0 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 25:19 | 22:29 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ ANA | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 23:59 | 53 |
| Oct 31 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 22:50 | 39 |
| Oct 29 | @ LAK | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 29:17 | 39 |
| Oct 27 | @ VGK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 26:38 | 40 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 23:51 | 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.
Points18th of 228 defensemen10leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists15th of 228 defensemen9leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots94th of 228 defensemen14leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points41st of 228 defensemen1leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus80th of 228 defensemen+1leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game36th of 228 defensemen22:29leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: assists (99th), ice time (84th), shots (82nd). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Sanderson this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 103 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 57 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | OTT | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 | +1 |
| 2025–26 · best | OTT | 67 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 0.81 | +16 |
| 2024–25 | OTT | 80 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0.71 | −14 |
| 2023–24 | OTT | 79 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 0.48 | +8 |
| 2022–23 | OTT | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0.42 | −6 |