Justin Barron
St. Louis Blues · #72 · Defenseman · age 24 · 6'2" · 198 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia · Drafted 2020 · Rd 1 #25
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.73 points/game from the blue line this season
8 points in 11 games — 32nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
71HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 99% 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.
Up from 10 to 71 in his last 5 games — top 5% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 71 · +71 over these 11 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
7 points and 2 goals in 5 games — 1.9× his usual pace, and 4.3× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ▲ 2.2× his usual |
| Assists | 5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.8× his usual |
| Points | 7 | 3.6 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 7 | 6 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shooting % | 33.3% | 12.5% | 6.3% | ▲ 2.7× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +3 | +2.7 | +0.0 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 16:33 | 16:09 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ DET | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:00 | 71 |
| Oct 29 | vs BOS | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 15:24 | 49 |
| Oct 27 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 41 |
| Oct 24 | vs CAR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 19:42 | 39 |
| Oct 22 | vs VGK | W | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 20:23 | 39 |
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.
Points32nd of 228 defensemen8leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals26th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists34th of 228 defensemen6leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots77th of 228 defensemen16leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus19th of 228 defensemen+6leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game164th of 228 defensemen16:09leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (91st), assists (88th), goals (85th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), ice time (28th).
■ Barron this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 60 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 15 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | STL | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 | +6 |
| 2025–26 |  NSH | 52 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.17 | −1 |
| 2024–25 | NSH | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.27 | −14 |
| 2024–25 | MTL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | −4 |
| 2023–24 | MTL | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.27 | −3 |
| 2022–23 · best | MTL | 39 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.38 | −2 |
| 2021–22 | MTL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | −2 |
| 2021–22 |  COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −1 |