Defence · #8 · NJD

Johnathan Kovacevic

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′5″
Weight: 223 lb
Born: Jul 12, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Draft: 2017, WPG, round 3, 74th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 13; NJD
TOI: 191; 14:40 a game
CF%: 53.9; 174–149
xGF%: 56.6; 8.6–6.6
GF%: 50.0; 7–7

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 1
A2: 1
P: 2
iSF: 10
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 0.57
G−ixG: -0.57

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	0.0	4.0	-4.0	6.5
On-ice Sh%	7.7	9.9	-2.2	10.9
PDO	97.1	100.2	-3.2	99.7
G−ixG	-0.57	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.7. 10 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts42.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net34.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 191 min.

His attempts

Select a shot for its type, xG and game.

on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 16 unblocked · 10 SOG · 0 G · 0.26 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	0	0	–	20.6
High slot	0	0	–	18.2
Circles	0	0	–	9.9
Point and perimeter	14	8	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2021-22 WPG	WPG	4	43	61.1	100.0	55.5	+3.2	1.77	1.42	4.5	100.0	104.5
2022-23 MTL	MTL	77	1341	44.2	43.4	41.4	-0.6	52.58	74.53	10.2	89.7	99.9
2023-24 MTL	MTL	62	1024	42.1	47.3	38.4	-8.6	37.63	60.42	10.5	91.8	102.2
2024-25 NJD	NJD	81	1605	45.9	44.4	47.2	-8.5	64.95	72.63	9.5	90.3	99.7
2025-26 NJD	NJD	34	607	47.4	44.8	46.7	-6.8	27.40	31.22	9.7	88.8	98.5
2026-27 NJD	NJD	13	191	53.9	50.0	56.6	-5.5	8.55	6.56	7.7	89.4	97.1
Total MTL/NJD/WPG	MTL/NJD/WPG	271	4812	45.1	45.1	43.9	-5.8	192.88	246.78	9.8	90.3	100.1

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

Chisholm+4 more

Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Kovacevic without	Without Kovacevic	With	Kovacevic without	Without Kovacevic	With	Kovacevic without	Without Kovacevic	With	Kovacevic without	Without Kovacevic
ChisholmDeclan Chisholm D	121	62	112	63.9 6.1–3.4	50.0 +13.9	52.4 +11.5	58.6 130–92	47.7 +10.8	54.5 +4.1	77.8 7–2	0.0 0–3	33.3 2–4
RodriguesEvan Rodrigues C	61	122	171	48.0 1.8–2.0	63.9 -15.9	49.9 -2.0	45.3 43–52	60.0 -14.7	53.2 -8.0	40.0 2–3	71.4 5–2	44.4 8–10
GritsyukArseny Gritsyuk RW	53	129	211	69.6 3.0–1.3	55.0 +14.7	57.9 +11.7	61.9 60–37	52.6 +9.3	60.6 +1.2	75.0 3–1	50.0 4–4	81.3 13–3
HughesJack Hughes C	53	130	253	61.3 2.9–1.8	58.6 +2.7	60.7 +0.6	57.4 54–40	54.6 +2.8	62.3 -4.9	60.0 3–2	57.1 4–3	70.0 14–6
ManthaAnthony Mantha RW	51	132	151	43.9 1.5–1.9	64.5 -20.6	55.2 -11.3	39.7 31–47	60.8 -21.0	56.1 -16.3	25.0 1–3	75.0 6–2	52.2 12–11

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 15 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 @ WPG · L 2-4	@ WPG	L 2-4	76.9	100.0	67.7	7	0.51	0.24	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-11-08 @ TOR · W 4-0	@ TOR	W 4-0	42.9	100.0	65.9	13	0.42	0.21	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-11-07 @ NYI · W 5-4 OT	@ NYI	W 5-4 OT	53.3	66.7	42.3	14	0.52	0.71	18.2	83.3	101.5
2026-11-05 vs STL · W 5-4 OT	vs STL	W 5-4 OT	72.4	–	68.5	15	1.11	0.51	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-03 vs EDM · W 4-3 SO	vs EDM	W 4-3 SO	45.5	0.0	43.8	14	0.34	0.44	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-30 @ VGK · W 5-2	@ VGK	W 5-2	65.4	100.0	62.4	17	0.77	0.46	22.2	100.0	122.2
2026-10-27 @ DAL · W 5-1	@ DAL	W 5-1	50.0	–	36.6	18	0.32	0.55	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-24 vs LAK · W 3-1	vs LAK	W 3-1	55.2	–	71.2	16	1.39	0.56	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-22 vs ANA · W 4-1	vs ANA	W 4-1	66.7	–	87.3	16	1.01	0.15	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-20 vs COL · W 4-3	vs COL	W 4-3	47.6	50.0	59.0	16	0.89	0.62	8.3	88.9	97.2
2026-10-17 @ WSH · L 2-4	@ WSH	L 2-4	36.0	0.0	17.0	13	0.25	1.24	0.0	62.5	62.5
2026-10-15 vs NYR · W 7-1	vs NYR	W 7-1	50.0	0.0	55.0	16	0.59	0.48	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-13 @ DET · W 5-4 OT	@ DET	W 5-4 OT	39.1	–	53.1	16	0.44	0.39	0.0	100.0	100.0