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Justin Barron

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Nashville Predators
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	198	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	24
Age	23 (Nov 15, 2001)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2020, Round 1, Overall 25 (COL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Dec 18, 2024	Nashville Predators	Acquired from Montreal Canadiens
Dec 18, 2024	Montreal Canadiens	Traded to Nashville Predators
Oct 1, 2024	Utah Hockey Club	Assigned to AHL
Jul 30, 2024	Montreal Canadiens	Signed 2 years @ $1.150M AAV starting in 2024-25
Apr 27, 2021	Colorado Avalanche	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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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.
2021-22	COL	2	23:30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	-0.07	-	-	-	0.00	0.00
2021-22	MTL	5	78:01	0.77	0.77	1.54	0.34	0.43	10.00	4.39	5.61	10.00	10.00
2021-22	COL, MTL	7	101:31	0.59	0.59	1.18	0.28	0.31	10.00	4.68	5.32	8.33	8.33
2022-23	MTL	39	554:23	0.22	1.08	1.30	0.15	0.06	6.45	4.56	1.89	0.00	0.00
2023-24	MTL	48	765:39	0.39	0.47	0.86	0.27	0.13	10.42	7.05	3.36	1.32	3.95
2024-25	NSH	45	749:07	0.40	0.48	0.88	0.26	0.14	10.00	6.43	3.57	1.27	1.27
2024-25	MTL	17	214:37	0.28	0.00	0.28	0.28	-0.00	6.25	6.31	-0.06	0.00	0.00
2024-25	MTL, NSH	62	963:44	0.37	0.37	0.75	0.26	0.11	9.09	6.40	2.69	1.01	1.01
2025-26	NSH	10	133:31	0.00	1.35	1.35	0.21	-0.21	0.00	7.62	-7.62	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
2021-22	COL	2	23:30	53.62	2.55	3.92	43.40	5.11	1.98	33.33	66.47	1.64	-0.27	16.05
2021-22	MTL	5	78:01	38.45	3.08	2.54	50.76	3.08	3.74	50.00	40.39	0.11	0.51	-2.50
2021-22	COL, MTL	7	101:31	41.96	2.96	2.86	49.06	3.55	3.34	45.45	46.14	0.47	0.38	1.46
2022-23	MTL	39	554:23	34.74	3.14	2.20	42.75	3.57	2.99	46.77	42.41	-0.10	-0.13	-0.06
2023-24	MTL	48	765:39	39.34	2.19	2.48	44.67	2.27	2.68	49.12	48.08	0.15	-0.24	3.70
2024-25	NSH	45	749:07	42.13	2.32	2.49	36.28	3.36	2.17	40.85	53.42	0.01	-0.39	4.22
2024-25	MTL	17	214:37	37.18	1.68	2.38	43.89	2.80	2.78	37.50	46.11	0.15	-0.30	4.13
2024-25	MTL, NSH	62	963:44	41.03	2.18	2.47	37.98	3.24	2.31	40.23	51.66	0.06	-0.40	4.53
2025-26	NSH	10	133:31	42.24	2.25	2.23	33.70	2.70	2.06	45.45	52.07	-0.25	-0.53	3.06

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

Trading for Alexandre Carrier might be Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes most underrated trade at A Winning Habit (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Projected Lineups for Predators vs Jets –10/18/25 at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Red-Hot Jets Return Home Seeking Fourth Straight Win Against Slumping Predators at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Canadiens Preview: Struble Plays, Xhekaj Sits at Montreal Hockey Now (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Reconstruction du CH : les petites erreurs de 2022… at Dans Les Coulisses (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Recap #1: Jackets stymied by Saros and penalties at Jackets Cannon (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Final Thoughts as Nashville Predators zero in on 2025-26 Opening Night Roster at Pred Lines (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
2025-2026 Nashville Predators Player Previews: Adam Wilsby Enters as Lineup Wildcard at Pred Lines (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Brothers in the NHL at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Adam Wilsby should get big opportunity for Nashville Predators after Nicolas Hague injury at Pred Lines (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Burning questions for all 32 NHL teams: John Gibson's impact in Detroit, a Sidney Crosby trade? at ESPN (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Breakout rankings: Defensemen predicted for break out success this season at ESPN (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Why Nashville’s 2025 season could decide the Blues’ playoff fate at Bleedin' Blue (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Gilbert Delorme doute sérieusement de Joshua Roy at HABSolument Fan (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Encore une fois, Kent Hughes a eu son prix at Dans Les Coulisses (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Deep dive into the roster bubble players for Nashville Predators 2025 Training Camp at Pred Lines (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Justin Barron sur la première paire : Roman Josi ne doit pas être content at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Sep 1, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	22	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	RFA
2025-26	23	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,300,000	$2,300,000	$2,300,000

Signed: July 30, 2024

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Kent Hughes

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.31

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Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	19	$925,000	$1,158,333	$212,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
2022-23	20	$925,000	$1,158,333	$212,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
2023-24	21	$925,000	$1,158,333	$275,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
Total				$700,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$240,000

Signed: Apr 27, 2021

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Joe Sakic

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
2012-13	QC Int PW	Halifax Jr. Mooseheads	2	0	0	0
2013-14	QC Int PW	Halifax Jr. Mooseheads	2	0	0	0
2014-15	ACC-U14	Team Nova Scotia U14 (ACC)	5	0	2	2		4
2014-15	NSU15MHL	Halifax ACCEL Physio U15	27	1	7	8		8				2					2
2015-16	ACC-U15	Team Nova Scotia U15 (ACC)	5	1	1	2		2
2015-16	NSU15MHL	Halifax ACCEL Physio U15	31	8	10	18		26				2		1	1
2016-17	QGC-16	Team Nova Scotia	5	0	2	2
2016-17	NSU18MHL	Halifax McDonald's U18	38	6	19	25		2				9		6	6		2
2017-18	WHC-17	Canada Red U17	6	0	1	1		2
2017-18	U17-Dev	Team Green	3	0	0	0		3
2017-18	QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads	51	2	19	21	+18	8				9		3	3	+1	2
2018-19	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	0	5	5
2018-19	Memorial Cup	Halifax Mooseheads	4	0	1	1	+2	4
2018-19	QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads	68	9	32	41	+42	34				23	2	11	13	+6	10
2019-20	QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads	34	4	15	19	-19	6
2020-21	QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads	33	8	23	31		40
2020-21	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	0	2	2	+5
2020-21	AHL	Colorado Eagles	7	1	3	4	+2	4				2	1	2	3	-2
2021-22	AHL	Colorado Eagles	43	5	15	20	+10	8
2021-22	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	5	1	1	2	-2		13	7.7	19:01
2021-22	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	2	0	0	0	-1			0.0	12:35
2022-23	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	39	4	11	15	-2	20	40	10.0	16:18
2022-23	AHL	Laval Rocket	25	7	9	16	-3	6
2022-23	WC	Canada	10	0	3	3	+2	2
2023-24	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	48	7	6	13	-3	16	60	11.7	18:38
2023-24	AHL	Laval Rocket	32	2	9	11	-4	10
2024-25	NHL	Nashville Predators	45	5	7	12	-14	15	57	8.8	18:27
2024-25	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	17	1	0	1	-4	8	16	6.2	14:43
2025-26	NHL	Nashville Predators	10	0	3	3		2	6	0.0	15:08
NHL Career			166	18	28	46	-26	61	192	9.4	17:22