D · NSH · NHL id 8482111
Justin Barron has played 52 games for the Nashville Predators in 2025-26, scoring 0 goals and 9 assists (9 points) on 31 shots while averaging 14:15 a night (13:28 at even strength, 0:15 on the power play and 0:23 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 78% of his 5v5 minutes with Adam Wilsby and 34% with Filip Forsberg over the last 10 games, and the Predators have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Barron on the ice (25-29 in goals, 48% offensive-zone starts). In the Predators' most recent game against ANA he was on D3 with Adam Wilsby and off the power play. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 8.3% across the 208 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 16 game vs ANA, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 17 games, 15:15 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 5 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 90 attempts, 31 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NSH: 90 attempts, 31 on goal, 0 goals, 2.81 expected goals; best chance Justin Barron at 0.32 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 52 GP · 9 points vs 11.1 expected
Last 20 games: -13. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 0.0%
- 99.3
- 31.0%
- G vs xG
- 0 / 3.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 3:45 a game, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played52
- Goals0685th of 715
- Assists9493rd of 715
- Points9577th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal31641st of 715
- Hits37486th of 715
- Blocked shots60201st of 715
- Plus/minus−1343rd of 715
- Penalty minutes17502nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.0%234th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.0%318th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.4%537th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.3%535th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.0%307th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.0%207th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.26643rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.095627th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.29348th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game14:15473rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:15453rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %48.3%417th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.40536th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO993420th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.0621st of 715
- Luck Meter−51732nd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.6584th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts44435th of 715
- Hardest shot84.7519th of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.4%123rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 48 of 52 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.102
- Season net
- −1.18xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.26
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 6, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to D2 from D1Jan 25, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jan 3, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 21, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
12 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 vs DAL | Deflection | — | 2* | 8.6 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 76.7 | one-timer | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 64.6 | — | |
| Jan 21, 2025 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 46.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs VGK | Rush | carry | 0 | 79.6 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2024 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 7.9 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2024 @ DET | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 60.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 2, 2023 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 45.6 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2023 vs VGK | Cycle | — | 4* | 31.3 | one-timer | |
| Oct 28, 2023 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 19.1 | 4-on-2 | |
| Oct 24, 2023 vs NJD | Rebound | carry | 0 | 57.5 | 3-on-2, one-timer, rebound | |
| Oct 23, 2023 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 61.7 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Barron
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Barron apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Stastney | D | 19 | 206:39 | 30% | 54.3% | 50% (8-8) | 52.3% 55:05 | 56.4% 59:56 |
| Filip Forsberg | LW | 50 | 192:07 | 28% | 49.5% | 47% (7-8) | 51.1% 473:19 | 53.3% 537:14 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | C | 43 | 180:46 | 26% | 45.5% | 47% (7-8) | 53.2% 403:43 | 46.5% 387:59 |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 47 | 179:17 | 26% | 46.0% | 42% (5-7) | 53.7% 452:43 | 50.2% 458:54 |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | 43 | 178:35 | 26% | 47.0% | 46% (6-7) | 50.4% 406:19 | 48.0% 301:22 |
| Erik Haula | LW | 50 | 163:48 | 24% | 47.4% | 38% (6-10) | 52.9% 506:16 | 47.3% 457:10 |
| Luke Evangelista | RW | 47 | 161:34 | 23% | 55.3% | 42% (5-7) | 50.4% 474:11 | 58.4% 497:54 |
| Tyson Jost | C | 44 | 156:58 | 23% | 56.1% | 40% (4-6) | 50.8% 437:24 | 46.1% 336:17 |
| Matthew Wood | RW | 41 | 147:18 | 21% | 53.3% | 43% (6-8) | 49.0% 406:15 | 47.5% 291:42 |
| Adam Wilsby | D | 16 | 139:53 | 20% | 47.7% | 56% (5-4) | 48.2% 85:15 | 60.3% 122:36 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 42 | 133:18 | 19% | 54.1% | 50% (5-5) | 51.5% 443:54 | 51.6% 473:03 |
| Michael Bunting | LW | 34 | 118:45 | 17% | 59.0% | 54% (7-6) | 52.0% 314:13 | 50.2% 311:10 |
| Nicolas Hague | D | 20 | 97:49 | 14% | 48.5% | 43% (3-4) | 43.4% 137:32 | 50.4% 274:38 |
| Michael McCarron | RW | 30 | 97:41 | 14% | 55.5% | 25% (1-3) | 52.9% 293:47 | 48.3% 253:27 |
Game log
52 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | vs ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 18:37 | 14:56 | — | 3:41 |
| Apr 13 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17:25 | 17:25 | — | — |
| Apr 11 | vs MIN | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16:20 | 16:20 | — | — |
| Apr 9 | @ UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 19:43 | 17:14 | 0:39 | 1:50 |
| Apr 7 | @ ANA | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 17:33 | 16:13 | 0:58 | 0:22 |
| Apr 6 | @ LAK | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 22:00 | 22:00 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | @ SJS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:22 | 15:53 | — | 0:40 |
| Apr 2 | @ LAK | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 15:18 | 14:32 | 0:28 | 0:18 |
| Mar 29 | @ TBL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 14:22 | 13:52 | 0:26 | 0:04 |
| Mar 28 | vs MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 14:10 | 14:10 | — | — |
| Mar 21 | vs VGK | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 13:15 | 13:15 | — | — |
| Mar 19 | vs SEA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:55 | 11:41 | — | 1:12 |
| Mar 17 | @ WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 14:33 | 14:00 | — | — |
| Mar 15 | @ EDM | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 9:16 | 9:05 | — | — |
| Mar 12 | @ VAN | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14:33 | 14:33 | — | — |
| Mar 10 | @ SEA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:45 | 10:45 | — | — |
| Mar 7 | @ BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:49 | 12:49 | — | — |
| Mar 5 | vs BOS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 14:52 | 14:39 | — | 0:13 |
| Mar 3 | @ CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10:10 | 8:00 | — | 2:10 |
| Mar 2 | vs DET | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:01 | 8:01 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 52 | 741:01 | 14:15 | 698 | 679 | 50.7% | 49.9% | 302 | 323 | 29 | 32 | 48% | 31.0 | 34.9 | 49% |
| Even strength | 52 | 700:17 | 13:28 | 669 | 646 | 50.9% | 50.0% | 286 | 307 | 25 | 30 | 45% | 27.0 | 31.3 | 47% |
| 5v5 | 52 | 694:05 | 13:21 | 665 | 638 | 51.0% | 50.0% | 283 | 303 | 25 | 29 | 46% | 26.7 | 30.9 | 48% |
| Power play | 17 | 12:42 | 0:45 | 13 | 3 | 81.3% | 85.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.9 | 0.1 | 88% |
| Penalty kill | 22 | 19:50 | 0:54 | 4 | 21 | 16.0% | 20.0% | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0% |
| 4v4 | 11 | 6:12 | 0:34 | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 17 | 12:42 | 0:45 | 13 | 3 | 81.3% | 85.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.9 | 0.1 | 88% |
| 4v5 | 22 | 19:45 | 0:54 | 4 | 21 | 16.0% | 20.0% | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 8 | 2:44 | 0:21 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | 83.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.5 | 0.4 | — |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 10 | 4:17 | 0:26 | 3 | 8 | 27.3% | 30.0% | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2.2 | 0.7 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 52 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 17 | 31 | 0.0% | 37 | 60 | 14:15 |
| 2024-25 | NSH, MTL | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 23 | 73 | 8.2% | 80 | 83 | 17:26 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 16 | 60 | 11.7% | 61 | 59 | 18:38 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 39 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 20 | 40 | 10.0% | 49 | 38 | 16:18 |
| 2021-22 | MTL, COL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 13 | 7.7% | 5 | 5 | 17:11 |
Justin Barron news
- Video - Blues' Justin Barron Was Originally Brought In As Depth, Now There's An Opportunity For MoreThe Hockey News
- Blues' Justin Barron Was Originally Brought In As Depth, Now There's An Opportunity For MoreYahoo Sports
- NHL Waivers: Blues Claim Justin Barron From Predatorsginohard.com
- St. Louis Blues Claim Justin Barron off Waivers, Place Two on Waivers, & Recall a DefensemanInside The Rink
- Justin Barron News: Scooped up by BluesRotoWire
- Blues claim D Barron off waivers from Predators; Devils nab G Poirier from StarsTSN
- Blues Claim Justin Barron Off Waivers From PredatorsPro Hockey Rumors
- Blues Claim Justin Barron Off Waivers; Adam Jiricek Recalled From SpringfieldYahoo Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.