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Zac Jones

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	190	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	25
Age	24 (Oct 18, 2000)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2019, Round 3, Overall 68 (NYR)

News and Opinions

3 Rangers that must step up in 2025-26, or risk being vacated from the team at Blue Line Station (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
The New York Rangers Make Multiple Moves For Their Centennial Season – But Are They Really Any Better From Where They Left Off? Irma Zibanejad Is Not Kelly Trouba – And She May Have Gotten a Blueshirts Beat Reporter Fired Too, NHL Draft, Free Agency & Signing Thoughts; See Ya K’Andre/Hello Vladislav, Cuylle Bridged, NYR Alumni News; Frank Boucher Honored, Ron Duguay Recovers, The Panthers Crush The Summer; But Don’t Count Out The Islanders Either, 2025 HHOF Class; Mogilny In, Fischler Still Wrongfully Omitted & Everything Else Hockey Related From The Past Month at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sat Jul 5, 2025)
Breaking down the New York Rangers' qualifying offer decisions at Blue Line Station (Mon Jun 30, 2025)
Where the NY Rangers salary cap stands heading into 2025 NHL Draft at Blue Line Station (Fri Jun 27, 2025)
Why Zac Jones might thrive for NY Rangers with Mike Sullivan behind the bench at Blue Line Station (Mon Jun 23, 2025)
The New York Rangers Give Us “Deja Vu”: The No-Accountability ZOOM-ZOOM GM, “Cowardly” Chris Drury, Fires Three Head Coaches In Four Years; “Fourth Time” Most Likely Not a Charm Either, See Ya LATERALETTE; But Laviolette Had To Go, Potential 38th Coaches In Franchise History (And The Case For Torts Too!), Cryin’ & Complainin’ FAT CATS Conduct Exit Interviews; All Of Them Come Off As More Fragile Than Filip Chytil, 2023 Rangers’ Play/Script More Valid Than Ever; Bird-Brain Beat Acts as Predicted, Artemi “Allegedly a Sexual Offender” Panarin Does Himself No Favors; But His NDA Does Restrict Him, WAKE UP JIM DOLAN, M$GN Ratings Enter The Toilet & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Tue Apr 22, 2025)
The 2024-25 New York Rangers Final Report Card: Grades & Reviews of Every Blueshirt; “Keep ‘Em or Lose ‘Em” Moving Forward, NYR/TBL 4/17 Season Finale Review; First Star Sam Rosen Retires On A High Note, Artemi Panarin Accused of Sexual Assault Again (But Why You Shouldn’t Buy These Allegations Despite His No Comment Defense), 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview & Predictions (A Ryan Will Win The Cup!), What’s Next & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Fri Apr 18, 2025)
NYR/FLA 4/14 Review: Rempire State Building Stands Tallest in Sunrise; Depleted Florida Cats Out-Play NYC’s FAT CATS, JQ32’s Positive Influence, Blueshirts Pull Off First Multi-Goal Comeback Win of The Season; Lessen Draft Lottery Odds As a Result, Kenny Albert Gets The Nod, Lots of Cruel Ironies, Bozo The Bench Boss Scratches Berard; Continues Torrid Love Affair with Zero Zibanejad, Excellent M$GN Broadcast & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Tue Apr 15, 2025)
NYR/PHI 4/9 Review: TNT’s Reunion of Sam Rosen & John Davidson A Smashing Success; “Find A New Way To Lose” Rangers Do It Again, Get a Cardiologist – Blueshirts Have No Heart, Four Assists = Mika Minus One, Bozo The Bench Boss Scratches Perreault, Standings Watch Over; One More Week To Go, Wake Up James Dolan, Isles Up Next & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Thu Apr 10, 2025)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 1 year @ $900K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jun 16, 2023	New York Rangers	Signed 2 years @ $812K AAV starting in 2023-24
Apr 13, 2021	New York Rangers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2014-15	EJEPL 16U	Richmond Generals 16U	19	5	23	28		4				3	1	1	2
2014-15	WSI U15	East Coast Selects O U15										7	3	1	4		2
2015-16	USPHL 16U	Selects Academy 16U AAA	22	1	5	6		4				3		1	1		2
2015-16	USA-S15	Team Red	5	1	2	3
2016-17	USPHL 16U	Selects Academy 16U AAA	6	0	3	3		2				4	2	4	6		4
2016-17	USA-S16	Team Grey	5	0	1	1
2017-18	USPHL 18U	Selects Academy 18U AAA	7	2	7	9		2				4	1	1	2		2
2017-18	18U AAA	Selects Academy 18U AAA	54	8	37	45		28
2017-18	USA-S17	Team Gold	5	0	2	2
2018-19	USHL	Tri-City Storm	56	7	45	52	+38	38				6		5	5	+1	2
2018-19	WJAC-19	USA U19	6	1	3	4		2
2019-20	NCAA	Univ. of Massachusetts	32	3	20	23	+12	24
2019-20	WJC-20	USA U20	5	1	1	2	+1
2020-21	NHL	New York Rangers	10	0	4	4	-2	2	12	0.0	14:59
2020-21	NCAA	Univ. of Massachusetts	29	9	15	24	+17	8
2020-21	WC	USA	10	0	3	3	+5	4
2021-22	NHL	New York Rangers	12	0	2	2	-7		8	0.0	15:10
2021-22	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	52	9	26	35	-4	25
2022-23	NHL	New York Rangers	16	1	1	2	-2	4	15	6.7	15:37
2022-23	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	54	8	23	31	+16	34				9	2	4	6	+3	8
2023-24	NHL	New York Rangers	31	2	7	9	+1	8	42	4.8	14:38
2024-25	NHL	New York Rangers	46	1	10	11		24	51	2.0	17:15
2024-25	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	2	1	0	1	-1
NHL Career			115	4	24	28	-10	38	128	3.1	15:54

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.
2020-21	NYR	10	133:51	0.00	0.90	0.90	0.13	-0.13	0.00	3.26	-3.26	0.00	0.00
2021-22	NYR	12	168:43	0.00	0.71	0.71	0.13	-0.13	0.00	5.18	-5.18	0.00	0.00
2022-23	NYR	16	232:16	0.26	0.26	0.52	0.15	0.11	7.69	4.39	3.31	0.00	0.00
2023-24	NYR	31	435:40	0.14	0.96	1.10	0.26	-0.12	2.50	4.69	-2.19	6.00	0.00
2024-25	NYR	46	698:55	0.09	0.77	0.86	0.20	-0.11	2.38	5.55	-3.17	3.12	3.12

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
2020-21	NYR	10	133:51	32.72	1.79	1.40	48.41	2.69	2.79	40.00	33.41	-0.76	-0.13	-9.14
2021-22	NYR	12	168:43	30.23	1.07	2.17	44.81	3.20	2.73	25.00	44.32	-0.18	0.03	-2.23
2022-23	NYR	16	232:16	36.68	2.07	2.31	43.40	2.32	2.72	47.06	45.90	-0.75	0.56	-12.72
2023-24	NYR	31	435:40	42.14	2.62	2.51	42.69	3.03	2.52	46.34	49.93	-0.14	0.03	-1.66
2024-25	NYR	46	698:55	42.07	1.80	2.34	44.47	1.80	2.72	50.00	46.17	-0.06	0.11	-1.63

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	12	21.1	0.1	8.6	8.6	79.8	60.4	85.7	0.0	14.3	41.9	17.6	40.5
2022-23	16	20.0	0.0	8.4	8.4	81.9	61.5	45.5	54.5	0.0	40.2	18.9	40.9
2023-24	31	21.1	0.1	8.8	8.8	85.0	59.4	38.5	38.5	23.1	40.6	18.5	40.9
2024-25	46	22.8	0.1	9.0	9.0	87.6	61.9	59.5	27.0	13.5	40.7	18.3	41.0

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
2024-25	Schneider, B	NYR	310:18	2.32	1.74	57.14	2.47	2.90	46.03	0.08	0.30	-1.91
2024-25	Mancini, V	NYR	106:58	2.24	2.24	50.00	2.38	2.79	45.99	-0.54	0.20	-6.99
2024-25	Soucy, C	NYR	62:42	0.96	3.83	20.00	1.95	2.92	40.05	-0.23	0.35	-5.91
2024-25	Trouba, J	NYR	37:53	0.00	1.58	0.00	1.98	3.23	38.07	-0.61	0.51	-10.74
2024-25	de Haan, C	NYR	37:49	4.76	0.00	100.00	3.16	2.02	61.07	1.00	-0.94	18.82
2024-25	Fox, A	NYR	36:36	1.64	1.64	50.00	1.72	2.38	41.88	-0.54	-0.26	-4.13
2024-25	Miller, K	NYR	28:06	0.00	2.14	0.00	1.79	1.94	48.01	-0.67	-0.75	0.27
2024-25	Borgen, W	NYR	27:49	0.00	2.16	0.00	2.36	2.12	52.70	0.13	-0.45	6.19
2024-25	Vaakanainen, U	NYR	24:05	0.00	0.00	-	1.94	2.35	45.20	-0.44	-0.24	-2.63
2023-24	Schneider, B	NYR	204:26	2.64	4.40	37.50	2.83	2.92	49.21	0.21	0.56	-3.42
2023-24	Gustafsson, E	NYR	111:59	2.68	0.54	83.33	2.33	2.16	51.97	-0.43	-0.33	-0.71
2023-24	Ruhwedel, C	NYR	42:39	0.00	0.00	-	1.62	1.41	53.42	-0.52	-1.17	8.09
2023-24	Fox, A	NYR	34:04	3.52	1.76	66.67	3.06	2.71	52.97	0.53	0.24	2.49
2023-24	Miller, K	NYR	23:01	5.21	5.21	50.00	1.57	2.77	36.16	-0.98	0.32	-14.79
2022-23	Schneider, B	NYR	159:05	1.51	1.89	44.44	2.32	2.29	50.36	-0.65	-0.06	-5.54
2022-23	Trouba, J	NYR	42:16	4.26	4.26	50.00	2.37	4.45	34.72	-0.44	2.32	-22.18
2021-22	Hajek, L	NYR	71:44	0.84	5.86	12.50	2.53	2.82	47.31	0.46	-0.05	5.34
2021-22	Schneider, B	NYR	66:24	0.90	0.90	50.00	1.93	2.67	41.88	-0.36	0.04	-4.68
2020-21	Hajek, L	NYR	49:00	2.45	1.22	66.67	1.02	3.14	24.58	-1.07	0.21	-17.13
2020-21	Lindgren, R	NYR	35:44	0.00	1.68	0.00	1.11	2.54	30.42	-1.56	-0.27	-18.36
2020-21	Miller, K	NYR	21:12	2.83	2.83	50.00	2.37	1.49	61.29	0.44	-1.45	21.72

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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	24		$900,000	$900,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$550,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$550,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.94

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	22	$812,500	$812,500	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA
2024-25	23	$812,500	$812,500	-	-	$825,000	$825,000	$825,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,625,000	$1,625,000	$1,625,000

Signed: June 16, 2023

Team: New York Rangers

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.97

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	19	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	20	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2022-23	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 13, 2021

Team: New York Rangers

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15