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Jakub Vrana

Position	Left Wing	Current Team
Shoots	Left	Current Contract
Height	6'0"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	197	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age	29 (Feb 28, 1996)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2014, Round 1, Overall 13 (WSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 6, 2025	Nashville Predators	Claimed on Waivers from Washington Capitals
Mar 6, 2025	Washington Capitals	Lost on Waivers to Nashville Predators
Mar 5, 2025	Washington Capitals	Placed on Waivers
Oct 8, 2024	Washington Capitals	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Oct 8, 2024	Washington Capitals	Activated from Non-Roster
Aug 10, 2021	Detroit Red Wings	Signed 3 years @ $5.250M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 16, 2019	Washington Capitals	Signed 2 years @ $3.350M AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 15, 2014	Washington Capitals	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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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

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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.
2016-17	WSH	21	189:21	0.00	0.63	0.63	0.73	-0.73	0.00	12.75	-12.75	3.33	0.00
2017-18	WSH	73	846:12	0.78	0.85	1.63	0.95	-0.17	8.87	10.78	-1.91	6.06	3.64
2018-19	WSH	82	1007:23	1.25	0.95	2.20	0.87	0.38	14.58	10.11	4.47	6.90	3.45
2019-20	WSH	69	841:31	1.57	1.14	2.71	0.97	0.60	14.77	9.10	5.67	6.64	4.74
2020-21	DET	11	153:35	3.13	0.78	3.91	1.13	2.00	33.33	12.03	21.30	12.50	9.38
2020-21	WSH	39	449:25	1.20	1.34	2.54	0.64	0.56	18.00	9.61	8.39	6.58	5.26
2020-21	DET, WSH	50	603:00	1.69	1.19	2.89	0.77	0.93	22.97	10.40	12.58	8.33	6.48
2021-22	DET	26	309:35	1.55	0.97	2.52	0.84	0.71	19.51	10.57	8.94	4.92	1.64
2022-23	STL	20	242:32	1.24	0.74	1.98	0.91	0.33	13.89	10.24	3.65	9.62	3.85
2022-23	DET	5	49:07	1.22	1.22	2.44	0.75	0.48	20.00	12.22	7.78	11.11	22.22
2022-23	DET, STL	25	291:39	1.23	0.82	2.06	0.88	0.35	14.63	10.48	4.16	9.84	6.56
2023-24	STL	21	212:15	0.57	1.13	1.70	0.57	-0.01	7.41	7.52	-0.11	6.45	6.45
2024-25	NSH	13	133:40	0.45	0.45	0.90	0.51	-0.06	5.88	6.71	-0.82	0.00	4.35
2024-25	WSH	26	234:05	1.03	1.03	2.05	0.60	0.42	18.18	10.65	7.53	5.26	5.26
2024-25	NSH, WSH	39	367:45	0.82	0.82	1.63	0.57	0.25	12.82	8.93	3.89	3.28	4.92

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
2016-17	WSH	21	189:21	45.95	1.58	2.41	38.66	0.95	2.58	62.50	48.32	0.02	0.11	-0.94
2017-18	WSH	73	846:12	42.76	2.48	2.71	42.26	2.34	2.43	51.47	52.69	0.34	-0.33	6.51
2018-19	WSH	82	1007:23	44.67	3.34	2.70	43.30	2.14	2.65	60.87	50.42	0.24	-0.10	3.25
2019-20	WSH	69	841:31	46.13	3.42	2.88	42.71	2.92	2.55	53.93	53.02	0.34	0.04	2.74
2020-21	DET	11	153:35	35.94	3.91	2.44	44.54	2.73	2.99	58.82	44.90	0.38	0.43	0.36
2020-21	WSH	39	449:25	40.32	3.74	2.35	42.99	1.87	2.41	66.67	49.41	0.19	0.16	0.37
2020-21	DET, WSH	50	603:00	39.20	3.78	2.37	43.38	2.09	2.56	64.41	48.14	0.24	0.24	0.12
2021-22	DET	26	309:35	39.92	2.71	2.33	47.87	3.29	3.04	45.16	43.34	0.03	-0.06	0.81
2022-23	STL	20	242:32	41.81	2.72	2.41	52.69	1.98	3.52	57.89	40.67	0.10	0.90	-6.18
2022-23	DET	5	49:07	35.43	3.66	2.51	47.64	2.44	2.96	60.00	45.92	0.31	0.61	-2.46
2022-23	DET, STL	25	291:39	40.73	2.88	2.43	51.84	2.06	3.42	58.33	41.50	0.14	0.86	-5.62
2023-24	STL	21	212:15	37.03	2.54	2.39	52.30	4.24	3.73	37.50	39.05	-0.06	1.10	-9.18
2024-25	NSH	13	133:40	41.30	0.90	2.16	52.97	4.94	3.78	15.38	36.35	-0.14	1.22	-11.05
2024-25	WSH	26	234:05	32.81	3.33	1.88	40.24	1.79	2.41	65.00	43.89	-0.58	0.28	-9.81
2024-25	NSH, WSH	39	367:45	35.89	2.45	1.98	44.87	2.94	2.90	45.45	40.56	-0.43	0.64	-10.95

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 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	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

Former Red Wings Player Embroiled in Controversy at Detroit Hockey Now (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
The Daily: Vrana Already Benched in SHL; Plante Wears an “A” at Detroit Hockey Now (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Former Red Wings Player Moving on From NHL at Detroit Hockey Now (Sun Aug 17, 2025)
Vrana Makes it Official; Former Red Wings Player Signs in Sweden at Detroit Hockey Now (Sun Aug 10, 2025)
Former Nashville Predators forward Jakub Vrana signs in Sweden at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Aug 9, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Jakub Vrana, and the Edmonton Oilers at NHL Rumors (Thu Aug 7, 2025)
Former Red Wings Scorer Talks About His Hockey Future at Detroit Hockey Now (Thu Aug 7, 2025)
Linkoping GM Downplays Talk of Former Red Wings Player at Detroit Hockey Now (Wed Aug 6, 2025)
Former Vancouver Canucks Forward Jakub Vrana's Career Now Takes An Unexpected Turn at Canucks Daily (Tue Aug 5, 2025)
Former Red Wings Player Nearing Swedish Comeback at Detroit Hockey Now (Sun Aug 3, 2025)
Jakub Vrana to reportedly sign with former SHL team Linköping HC for 2025-26 season at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Aug 2, 2025)
Former Red Wings Forward Still Hoping For NHL Chance at Detroit Hockey Now (Fri Jul 25, 2025)
Jakub Vrana 2024-25 Report Card at Stars and Sticks (Tue May 20, 2025)
Ovechkin Reaches Milestone vs. Vegas; Caps Get First Win at Washington Hockey Now (Tue Oct 15, 2024)

Current Contract

Player does not currently have a contract.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Jakub Vrana signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Chris Patrick on October 8, 2024 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.88% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	28		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: Oct 8, 2024

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Chris Patrick

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Jakub Vrana signed a $15,750,000 3-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings and General Manager Steve Yzerman on August 10, 2021 with an AAV of $5,250,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.44% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	25	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	-	-	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	26	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	-	-	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	RFA-arb
2023-24	27	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	-	-	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$15,750,000	$15,750,000	$15,750,000

Signed: Aug 10, 2021

Team: Detroit Red Wings

GM: Steve Yzerman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.44

Retained Salary: Detroit Red Wings retained 50.0% of total salary on March 3, 2023

Jakub Vrana signed a $6,700,000 2-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on July 16, 2019 with an AAV of $3,350,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.11% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	23	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	-	$1,000,000	$2,700,000	$3,700,000	$3,700,000	RFA
2020-21	24	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$1,000,000	$5,700,000	$6,700,000	$6,700,000

Signed: July 16, 2019

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.11

Jakub Vrana signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on July 15, 2014 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.34% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	18	$925,000	$1,325,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2015-16	19	$894,167	$1,394,167	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2016-17	20	$863,333	$1,363,333	$400,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	21	$863,333	$1,363,333	$500,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	22	$863,333	$1,363,333	$600,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,500,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 15, 2014

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

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	QC Int PW	Pirati Chomutov	2	1	0	1
2009-10	Czech U16	HC Letnany U16	17	4	1	5	-10	2
2010-11	CzR-U18	Letnany U18	26	19	10	29		10
2011-12	Swe-Jr.	Linkoping Jr.	3	1	0	1		2
2011-12	Swe-U18	Linkoping U18	32	28	17	45		6				3	2	2	4		12
2012-13	Sweden	Linkoping	5	0	0	0
2012-13	Swe-Jr.	Linkoping Jr.	32	20	12	32		49				5	1		1
2012-13	Swe-U18	Linkoping U18	3	3	2	5		2				2	1		1		12
2013-14	Swe-Jr.	Linkoping Jr.	24	14	11	25		26
2013-14	WJ18-A	Czech Republic	7	8	2	10	+3	4	30
2013-14	Sweden	Linkoping	24	2	1	3		2				14	1	1	2		6
2013-14	Swe-U18	Linkoping U18	1	0	0	0						3	1	2	3		4
2014-15	WJC-A	Czech Republic	5	2	1	3	+2	2	23
2014-15	Sweden	Linkoping	44	12	12	24		12				11	4	1	5		2
2014-15	AHL	Hershey	3	0	5	5	+2		7	0.0		10	2	4	6	+2	2	22	910.0
2015-16	AHL	Hershey	36	16	18	34	+7	20	101	1,580.0		21	8	6	14	+8	2	45	1,780.0
2016-17	NHL	Washington Capitals	21	3	3	6	+2	2	32	9.4	11:07
2016-17	AHL	Hershey Bears	49	19	17	36	+12	28				7				-2	4
2017-18	NHL	Washington Capitals	73	13	14	27	+2	12	133	9.8	12:30	23	3	5	8	+5	2	39	7.7	11:56
2018-19	WC	Czechia	9	4	1	5	+4
2018-19	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	24	23	47	+20	27	161	14.9	14:02	7				-1	6	8	0.0	14:23
2019-20	NHL	Washington Capitals	69	25	27	52	+3	18	187	13.4	14:53	8				-7	2	17	0.0	14:20
2020-21	NHL	Washington Capitals	39	11	14	25	+9	8	68	16.2	14:22
2020-21	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	11	8	3	11	+1	2	32	25.0	17:16
2020-21	WC	Czechia	7	2	2	4	+1	4
2021-22	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	26	13	6	19	-8	16	65	20.0	14:56
2021-22	WC	Czechia	10	1	0	1		4
2021-22	EHT	Czechia	3	2	0	2	+2	4
2022-23	NHL	St. Louis Blues	20	10	4	14	+2	10	56	17.9	15:10
2022-23	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	17	6	5	11	-2	4
2022-23	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	5	1	1	2	+1		7	14.3	12:05
2023-24	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	42	16	20	36	-3	54
2023-24	NHL	St. Louis Blues	21	2	4	6	-7	8	42	4.8	12:08
2023-24	EHT	Czechia	2	0	0	0
2024-25	NHL	Washington Capitals	26	7	4	11	+6	6	28	25.0	9:50
2024-25	NHL	Nashville Predators	13	2	1	3	-10	4	19	10.5	11:23
NHL Career			406	119	104	223	+21	113	830	14.3	13:31	38	3	5	8	-3	10	64	4.7	12:54