Jamie Drysdale
Philadelphia Flyers · #9 · Defenseman · age 24 · 5'11" · 185 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario · Drafted 2020 · Rd 1 #6
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.38 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
6 points in 16 games — 44th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
42HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↑ +21hotter than 93% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
67ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Jamie Drysdale is an offensive quarterback on the blue line, relied upon for 21-plus minutes a night to engineer offense with his high-end vision and puck movement. With assists outnumbering goals nearly three-to-one, he's the right-shot playmaker who makes things happen in transition and on the power play, feeding teammates for scoring chances.
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 0 to 42 in his last 5 games — hotter than 93% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 42 · +34 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
6 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 3.2× his usual pace, and 3.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ▲ 3.2× his usual |
| Assists | 5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | ▲ 3.2× his usual |
| Points | 6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | ▲ 3.2× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 7 | 6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 16.7% | 4.8% | 6.3% | ▲ 3.5× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +7 | +0.9 | +0.0 | +6 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 24:04 | 22:45 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs UTA | W | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 21:26 | 42 |
| Oct 28 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 23:26 | 21 |
| Oct 27 | vs CBJ | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 26:48 | 21 |
| Oct 24 | vs ANA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 24:04 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | @ BUF | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:37 | 7 |
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.
Points44th of 228 defensemen6leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists42nd of 228 defensemen5leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots46th of 228 defensemen21leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points25th of 228 defensemen2leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus53rd of 228 defensemen+3leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game34th of 228 defensemen22:45leader Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (85th), power-play points (81st). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Drysdale this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 31 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 32 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | PHI | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.38 | +3 |
| 2025–26 · best | PHI | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 0.41 | −3 |
| 2024–25 | PHI | 70 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.29 | −32 |
| 2023–24 | PHI | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.21 | −18 |
| 2023–24 | ANA | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 | −2 |
| 2022–23 | ANA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −3 |
| 2021–22 | ANA | 81 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0.40 | −26 |
| 2020–21 | ANA | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.33 | −12 |