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Johnathan Kovacevic

Position Right Defense Current Team New Jersey Devils
Shoots Right Current Contract 3 years
Height 6'5" Expires 2024-25
Weight (lbs) 223 Extended Through 2029-30
Age 27 (July 12, 1997) Expiry Age (Jun 30) 32
Drafted 2017, Round 3, Overall 74 (WPG) Expiry Status UFA
Date Team Transaction
Mar 7, 2025 New Jersey Devils Signed 5 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 22, 2022 Winnipeg Jets Signed 3 years @ $766K AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 12, 2021 Winnipeg Jets Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Mar 15, 2019 Winnipeg Jets Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2021-22 WPG 4 0 0 0 +1 2 7 0.0 10:49
2022-23 MTL 77 3 12 15 +3 39 92 3.3 17:25
2023-24 MTL 62 6 7 13 +11 42 46 13.0 16:31
2024-25 NJD 76 1 16 17 +14 70 70 1.4 19:47
Career 219 10 35 45 +29 153 215 4.6 17:52

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.
2021-22 WPG 4 41:47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 -0.30 0.00 3.01 -3.01 0.00 0.00
2022-23 MTL 77 1154:34 0.16 0.62 0.78 0.25 -0.10 3.45 5.63 -2.18 0.79 2.38
2023-24 MTL 62 857:57 0.42 0.42 0.84 0.21 0.21 13.64 6.78 6.85 1.32 6.58
2024-25 NJD 66 1089:40 0.06 0.77 0.83 0.13 -0.07 1.75 4.12 -2.36 0.00 0.98

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
2021-22 WPG 4 41:47 45.95 1.44 2.62 28.72 0.00 1.86 100.00 58.51 0.43 -0.89 14.10
2022-23 MTL 77 1154:34 39.08 2.70 2.48 41.47 2.75 2.65 49.52 48.36 0.29 -0.30 5.75
2023-24 MTL 62 857:57 39.30 2.66 2.35 43.78 1.96 2.64 57.58 47.11 -0.06 -0.20 1.21
2024-25 NJD 66 1089:40 38.05 2.09 2.20 37.44 1.71 2.01 55.07 52.23 -0.33 -0.40 1.01

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%
2021-22 4 20.5 0.2 8.6 8.7 92.4 62.2 100.0 0.0 0.0 38.5 18.1 43.4
2022-23 77 22.1 0.2 8.5 8.6 93.2 53.2 56.8 35.1 8.1 42.9 18.3 38.8
2023-24 62 21.4 0.1 8.1 8.3 95.1 57.0 64.1 20.5 15.4 43.1 17.7 39.2
2024-25 57 22.5 0.1 8.2 8.4 98.6 69.9 87.2 10.3 2.6 40.2 19.1 40.8

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.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

SeasonAge*ClauseCap HitAAVPerf. BonusSign. BonusSalaryCompensationMinors SalaryStatus
2022-23 25 $766,667 $766,667 - - $750,000 $750,000 $150,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 26 $766,667 $766,667 - - $775,000 $775,000 $250,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 27 $766,667 $766,667 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 RFA-arb
Total--$2,300,000$2,300,000$1,175,000
Signed: July 22, 2022
Team: Winnipeg Jets
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $175,000 in 2022-23 and $275,000 in 2023.24.

Contract Extension

Standard Contract (UFA)

SeasonAge*ClauseCap HitAAVPerf. BonusSign. BonusSalaryCompensationMinors SalaryStatus
2025-26 28 NTC $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $3,000,000 $2,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 UFA
2026-27 29 NTC $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $3,000,000 $1,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 UFA
2027-28 30 M-NTC $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $2,000,000 $1,700,000 $3,700,000 $3,700,000 UFA
2028-29 31 M-NTC $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $1,000,000 $2,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 UFA
2029-30 32 M-NTC $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - - $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 UFA
Total-$9,000,000$11,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000
Signed: Mar 7, 2025
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.19
Clause: Full no trade clause in 2025-26 and 2026-27 and a 10 team no trade list in 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

SeasonAge*ClauseCap HitAAVPerf. BonusSign. BonusSalaryCompensationMinors SalaryStatus
2021-22 24 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $90,000 RFA-arb
Total--$750,000$750,000$90,000
Signed: Aug 12, 2021
Team: Winnipeg Jets
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92

Entry Level Contract

SeasonAge*ClauseCap HitAAVPerf. BonusSign. BonusSalaryCompensationMinors SalaryStatus
2019-20 22 $792,500 $925,000 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 23 $792,500 $925,000 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000 ELC
Total$265,000$185,000$1,400,000$1,585,000$140,000
Signed: Mar 15, 2019
Team: Winnipeg Jets
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15