Seattle Kraken · #63 · Right wing

Jacob Melanson

Age 23 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 207 lb · Born Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN

Drafted 2021, #131 overall by Seattle

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Games12026-27 · missed 3 Small sample

Goals0T-12th on SEA

Assists0T-13th on SEA

Points0T-16th on SEA

P / GP0.00

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP9:3121st on SEA

2025-262025-26: 36 games, 2-3-5, 0.14 points per game Season detail →

Jacob Melanson has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 5 points in 36 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 16th-placed Seattle

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Jacob Melanson has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-16th on SEA

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-13th on SEA

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time9:3121st on SEA

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Seattle's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength8:57

Power play0:05

Shorthanded0:29

Total9:31

15.0 shifts a game, averaging 38 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on SEA

PP assists0T-6th on SEA

PP points0T-7th on SEA · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-7th on SEA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Seattle total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every SEA PPG

PP TOI share1.0%of SEA PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 21.51 mph, hardest shot 66.50 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Jacob Melanson has 1.

Top speed, mph21.51Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph66.50Forward average 74.7

Distance skated1.5 mi1.54 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts25.0%50.0% defensive · 25.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.2%All situations46.7%

37.0%Even strength47.7%

100.0%Power play0.0%

31.8%Shorthanded35.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.51@CGY1 Oct · 1st 19:05
20.46@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 19:06
19.79@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 02:48
19.60@CGY1 Oct · 3rd 02:50
19.27@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 07:19
19.24@CGY1 Oct · 1st 02:23
19.11@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 03:11
18.14@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 18:58

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph6 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

66.50@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 03:12
37.67@CGY1 Oct · 3rd 05:12

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.54@CGY1 Oct · 9:31 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.54 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-10th on SEA

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits3T-8th on SEA

Blocked shots1T-17th on SEA

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

1 Octvs

CGYL 1-6000109:31

2025-26 · The season

5 points in 36 games on a team that finished 27th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Jacob Melanson has 36.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points523rd on SEA

Points per game0.14

Goals2T-591st in NHL

Assists3T-22nd on SEA

Shooting %6.1%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time9:2226th on SEA

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Seattle's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength9:21

Power play0:01

Shorthanded0:00

Total9:22

13.4 shifts a game, averaging 42 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-16th on SEA

PP assists0T-17th on SEA

PP points0T-17th on SEA · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-17th on SEA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP43Seattle total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every SEA PPG

PP TOI share0.2%of SEA PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-19th on SEA

Overtime goals0T-6th on SEA

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1

2nd1

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading0

Trailing1

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Seattle trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 33%

Secondary2 · 67%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.89

Goals / 600.36

Shots / 605.9

ES points / 600.895 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease10 att · 0 G

Slot35 att · 2 G

Wing34 att · 0 G

Point2 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

81 attempts across the 34 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3354th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.3

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.138

ixG per 601.74

2026-27 · 1 game. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 22.19 mph, hardest shot 78.66 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Jacob Melanson has 36.

Top speed, mph22.19Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph78.66Forward average 87.1

Distance skated57.8 mi2.31 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts16.6%32.4% defensive · 51.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.5%All situations41.1%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph5 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph65 · avg 102

18-20 mph214 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 15

70-79 mph11 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways4T-22nd on SEA

Giveaways15

TK / GV ratio0.27

Hits1881st on SEA

Blocked shots1323rd on SEA

Discipline

Penalty minutes32

Minors6

Majors2

Penalties drawn13

Net penalties+4drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken10.0 a game

Won1

Win %100.0%

Offensive zone0 of 0

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (5 of 36)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point514% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in2 games6%

Pointless games3186%

Streaks

Longest point streak4 games29 Dec – 5 Jan

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run15 games

Final ten1 in 10point in 1

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

13 Apr 2026vs

LAKL 3-5000207:41

9 Apr 2026vs

VGKW 4-3 SO000409:01

2 Apr 2026vs

UTAL 2-60000−19:49

24 Mar 2026@

FLAOTL 4-5 SO0000−25:49

21 Mar 2026@

CBJL 2-50001−39:06

19 Mar 2026@

NSHL 1-3000104:14

17 Mar 2026vs

TBLL 2-60000−19:14

12 Mar 2026vs

COLL 1-50000−19:31

10 Mar 2026vs

NSHL 2-40001−28:25

7 Mar 2026vs

OTTL 4-71011011:10

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2130.14

Road1520.13

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Pacific1430.21

vs Eastern Conf.1310.08

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

December810.13

January1230.25

February400.00

March910.11

April300.00

Contract

$1.45M a season through 2028-29

Cap hit$1.45M1.4% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 1 of 3

Expires2028-29RFA at 26

Cap value$4.4MCap hit × 3 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.