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Jake McCabe

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	5 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	210	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	32 (Oct 12, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 2, Overall 44 (BUF)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jan 16, 2025	Toronto Maple Leafs	Activated from IR
Jan 6, 2025	Toronto Maple Leafs	Placed on IR
Dec 12, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Activated from IR
Dec 7, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Placed on IR
Oct 28, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed 5 years @ $4.700M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 28, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 4 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2021-22
Aug 3, 2019	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 2 years @ $2.850M AAV starting in 2019-20
Jun 30, 2016	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 3 years @ $1.600M AAV starting in 2016-17
Apr 2, 2014	Buffalo Sabres	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	BUF	77	1270:44	0.14	0.33	0.47	0.10	0.04	5.66	3.93	1.73	0.00	1.22
2016-17	BUF	76	1311:53	0.05	0.59	0.64	0.14	-0.09	1.67	4.96	-3.29	0.00	3.16
2017-18	BUF	53	867:56	0.14	0.55	0.69	0.10	0.03	4.55	3.45	1.10	0.00	5.17
2018-19	BUF	59	961:04	0.19	0.56	0.75	0.18	0.00	4.92	4.84	0.08	2.20	3.30
2019-20	BUF	66	1045:40	0.11	0.57	0.69	0.12	-0.01	2.86	3.01	-0.15	0.00	3.12
2020-21	BUF	13	206:29	0.29	0.58	0.87	0.21	0.08	6.67	4.79	1.88	0.00	5.00
2021-22	CHI	75	1273:56	0.14	0.80	0.94	0.16	-0.02	4.05	4.60	-0.55	1.92	2.88
2022-23	CHI	55	922:11	0.13	0.91	1.04	0.18	-0.05	3.17	4.48	-1.30	2.27	2.27
2022-23	TOR	21	347:37	0.17	0.69	0.86	0.23	-0.06	3.85	5.23	-1.38	0.00	5.26
2022-23	CHI, TOR	76	1269:48	0.14	0.85	0.99	0.20	-0.06	3.37	4.70	-1.33	1.59	3.17
2023-24	TOR	73	1244:32	0.24	0.77	1.01	0.15	0.09	8.06	4.99	3.08	3.12	1.04
2024-25	TOR	66	1143:31	0.10	1.00	1.10	0.12	-0.02	2.99	3.55	-0.56	0.00	3.30
2025-26	TOR	19	321:48	0.37	0.93	1.31	0.11	0.27	16.67	4.79	11.88	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	BUF	77	1270:44	37.73	1.84	2.07	40.80	1.98	2.23	48.15	48.07	0.05	-0.06	1.24
2016-17	BUF	76	1311:53	39.38	2.38	2.21	46.60	2.79	2.66	46.02	45.38	-0.02	0.34	-3.55
2017-18	BUF	53	867:56	39.61	2.00	2.10	41.06	2.63	2.36	43.28	47.07	0.14	0.01	1.58
2018-19	BUF	59	961:04	40.89	2.06	2.36	42.58	2.50	2.51	45.21	48.50	-0.21	-0.13	-0.84
2019-20	BUF	66	1045:40	39.48	2.07	2.23	38.27	2.70	2.15	43.37	50.91	0.05	-0.28	3.59
2020-21	BUF	13	206:29	43.01	2.91	2.60	32.84	2.32	1.79	55.56	59.14	0.46	-0.48	10.66
2021-22	CHI	75	1273:56	33.53	2.21	2.08	45.87	3.25	2.71	40.52	43.48	-0.13	0.18	-3.28
2022-23	CHI	55	922:11	38.91	2.67	2.40	43.85	2.54	2.81	51.25	46.01	0.41	-0.33	7.31
2022-23	TOR	21	347:37	44.70	3.45	3.16	37.80	1.38	2.32	71.43	57.67	0.44	-0.37	7.38
2022-23	CHI, TOR	76	1269:48	40.49	2.88	2.61	42.20	2.22	2.68	56.48	49.32	0.42	-0.35	7.37
2023-24	TOR	73	1244:32	42.96	2.99	2.70	40.83	2.41	2.42	55.36	52.67	0.04	-0.03	0.71
2024-25	TOR	66	1143:31	40.35	3.04	2.48	40.35	2.15	2.06	58.59	54.61	0.14	-0.29	4.70
2025-26	TOR	19	321:48	33.75	3.17	2.10	36.36	2.98	2.11	51.52	49.83	-0.47	-0.52	0.43

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Maple Leafs’ McCabe, Robertson preview tough test versus ‘hard, fast’ Hurricanes at The Leafs Nation (Sun Nov 9, 2025)
Game Review: Maple Leafs pull awful effort out of the fire with big third-period comeback over Pittsburgh at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
Matthew Barnaby gives some love to Jake McCabe & John Tavares: Leafs Morning Take at The Leafs Nation (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
Chris Tanev’s injury forces a meaningful Maple Leafs blueline shakeup at The Leafs Nation (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
Maple Leafs’ Jake McCabe credits increased physicality as key to OT win vs. Sabres at The Leafs Nation (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
4 takeaways from Leafs-Sabres: Tavares caps off excellent game with OT winner, McCabe sets the tone at The Leafs Nation (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Leafs' Jake McCabe destroys two Sabres with devastating hit at Editor in Leaf (Sat Oct 25, 2025)
Leafs practice notes: McMann, Nylander join Matthews on 1st line, Carlo paired with McCabe at The Leafs Nation (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Revisiting the Maple Leafs’ McCabe-Lafferty Deal at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Jake McCabe names Henry Thrun as a standout at Maple Leafs training camp at The Leafs Nation (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
What does a successful 2025-26 season look like for Jake McCabe? at The Leafs Nation (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Previewing the Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 Depth Chart: The Defense at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Thu Aug 28, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	31	NTC	$4,513,102	$4,700,000	-	$5,225,000	$775,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2026-27	32	NTC	$4,513,102	$4,700,000	-	$4,500,000	$1,000,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
2027-28	33	M-NTC	$4,513,102	$4,700,000	-	$3,800,000	$1,000,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
2028-29	34	M-NTC	$4,513,102	$4,700,000	-	$1,000,000	$2,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	UFA
2029-30	35	M-NTC	$4,513,102	$4,700,000	-	-	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	UFA
Total					-	$14,525,000	$8,975,000	$23,500,000	$23,500,000

Signed: Oct 28, 2024

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.73

Clause: Player can submit a 16 team no trade list for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30.

Note: $3,000,000 of year 2 signing bonus and $2,500,000 of year 3 signing bonus is deferred until July 1, 2031. The net present value of this deferred salary bonuses are $2,430,586 in 2026-27 and $2,134,923 in 2027-28. The net present value is used in the cap hit calculations resulting in the lower cap hit compared to the AAV.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	27	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2022-23	28	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2023-24	29	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2024-25	30	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$16,000,000	$16,000,000	$16,000,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.91

Clause: For duration of contract, player can submit a 7 team no trade list.

Retained Salary: Chicago Blackhawks retained 50.0% of total salary on February 27, 2023

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	25	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	-	-	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	26	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	-	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$5,700,000	$5,700,000	$5,700,000

Signed: Aug 3, 2019

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Jason Botterill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.5

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	22	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	-	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	RFA
2017-18	23	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	-	-	$1,775,000	$1,775,000	$1,775,000	RFA
2018-19	24	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	-	-	$1,775,000	$1,775,000	$1,775,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000

Signed: June 30, 2016

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Tim Murray

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.19

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	19	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2014-15	20	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	21	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				-	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Apr 2, 2014

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Tim Murray

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	High-WI	Eau Claire Mem.	23	2	20	22		16
2008-09	UMHSEL	Team Wisconsin	22	3	7	10
2009-10	USHL	USNTDP	35	0	5	5	-10	34	24	0.0
2009-10	U-17	USNTDP	16	0	3	3		16
2009-10	U-18	USNTDP	1	0	0	0		2
2010-11	U-18	USNTDP	27	2	8	10		10
2010-11	USHL	USNTDP	19	2	4	6	+6	4	9	2,222.0
2011-12	WCHA	U. of Wisconsin	26	3	9	12		12
2012-13	WCHA	U. of Wisconsin	38	3	18	21		50
2012-13	WJC-A	USA	7	3	3	6	+9	16
2013-14	Big Ten	U. of Wisconsin	36	8	17	25		53
2013-14	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	7	0	1	1	-3	15	1	0.0	15:13
2013-14	WC-A	USA	7	0	0	0	-2	2	7
2014-15	AHL	Rochester	57	5	24	29	-3	50	83	600.0
2014-15	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	2	0	0	0			2	0.0	11:08
2015-16	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	77	4	10	14	+6	51	62	6.4	19:07
2015-16	WC	USA	8	1	1	2	-3
2015-16	AHL	Rochester	1	0	0	0				0.0
2016-17	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	76	3	17	20	-7	26	79	3.8	20:42
2017-18	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	53	3	9	12	-11	26	53	5.7	19:30
2018-19	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	59	4	10	14	-4	35	64	6.2	18:57
2019-20	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	66	3	10	13	-11	41	75	4.0	18:32
2020-21	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	13	1	2	3	+2	9	15	6.7	19:11
2021-22	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	75	4	18	22	-27	33	80	5.0	20:18
2022-23	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	55	2	18	20	+7	27	67	3.0	19:29
2022-23	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	21	1	4	5	+12	29	29	3.4	19:28	11		2	2	-7	10	16	0.0	21:00
2023-24	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	73	8	20	28	+20	56	73	11.0	20:39	7	1		1		4	5	20.0	21:24
2024-25	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	66	2	21	23	+23	40	74	2.7	21:31	13		4	4	-1	2	10	0.0	21:57
2025-26	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	19	2	7	9	+5	15	14	14.3	21:32
NHL Career			662	37	147	184	+12	403	688	5.4	19:51	31	1	6	7	-8	16	31	3.2	21:29