RW · SEA · NHL id 8482874
Jacob Melanson has played 1 game for the Seattle Kraken in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 9:31 a night (8:47 at even strength, 0:05 on the power play and 0:29 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 76% of his 5v5 minutes with Frederick Gaudreau and 52% with Curtis Douglas in his only game so far, and the Kraken have controlled 26% of shot attempts with Melanson on the ice (0-0 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Kraken's most recent game against CGY he was on L4 with Frederick Gaudreau and Curtis Douglas and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CGY, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 9:21 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at SEA: 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.27 expected goals; best chance Jacob Melanson at 0.15 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 36 GP · 5 points vs 8.0 expected
Last 20 games: -65. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 6.1%
- 94.1
- 50.0%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 4.3
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:20 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.088 xG per attempt lately vs 0.065 before (more from the slot).
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played36
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists3651st of 715
- Points5655th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal33629th of 715
- Hits18832nd of 715
- Blocked shots13663rd of 715
- Plus/minus−9540th of 715
- Penalty minutes32262nd of 715
- Faceoffs won1432nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.7%413th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.8%330th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.9%321st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.4%300th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.9%409th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.1%204th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.9629th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.053432nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4063rd of 719
- Faceoff win %100.0%
- Draw Equity /100+0.220
Usage
- Ice time per game9:22690th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01685th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %32.8%669th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO941707th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.3575th of 715
- Luck Meter−58777th of 828
- Ascension score50180th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2386th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts70300th of 715
- Hardest shot78.7694th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.5%591st 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 · 35 of 36 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.045
- Season net
- −0.26xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.96
- Attempts
- 11
- 0.085
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 L3 from L4Mar 2, 2026 alerts →
How his goals happened
2 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 vs OTT | Rebound | carry | 0 | 16.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Jan 5, 2026 @ CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 49.0 | one-timer, rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Melanson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Melanson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 1 | 6:41 | 76% | 26.1% | — (0-0) | — 2:06 | 18.2% 5:43 |
| Curtis Douglas | C | 1 | 4:33 | 52% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 16.7% 4:14 | 0.0% 1:25 |
| Josh Mahura | D | 1 | 3:30 | 40% | 18.2% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 5:17 | 31.6% 10:48 |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | 1 | 3:27 | 39% | 18.2% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 5:20 | 40.0% 9:31 |
| Vince Dunn | D | 1 | 3:13 | 37% | 30.0% | — (0-0) | 23.1% 5:34 | 53.6% 13:05 |
| Adam Larsson | D | 1 | 3:07 | 35% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 16.7% 5:40 | 42.3% 14:17 |
| Brandon Montour | D | 1 | 2:12 | 25% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 27.3% 6:35 | 61.1% 16:01 |
| Ryker Evans | D | 1 | 2:08 | 24% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 23.8% 6:39 | 55.9% 16:16 |
| Ryan Winterton | C | 1 | 1:58 | 22% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 22.2% 6:49 | 44.8% 13:44 |
| Bobby McMann | C | 1 | 1:06 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 31.6% 7:41 | 65.5% 11:04 |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 1 | 1:03 | 12% | — | — (0-0) | 26.1% 7:44 | 58.3% 10:51 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CGY | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9:31 | 8:47 | 0:05 | 0:29 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 9:31 | 9:31 | 6 | 18 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 33% |
| Even strength | 1 | 8:47 | 8:47 | 6 | 17 | 26.1% | 35.3% | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 8:47 | 8:47 | 6 | 17 | 26.1% | 35.3% | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 33% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:05 | 0:05 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:29 | 0:29 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 9:31 |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 32 | 33 | 6.1% | 188 | 13 | 9:22 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 9:53 |
Jacob Melanson news
- Jacob Melanson StatsNHL.com
- Here's the path Kraken's Jacob Melanson took to get his new dealLongview Daily News
- Kraken Re-Sign Jacob Melanson to a 3-Year Contract & Jamie Oleksiak's 2025-26 Report CardSubstack
- Kraken's Jacob Melanson: Inks three-year dealCBS Sports
- Kraken sign F Melanson to three-year, $4.35M contract extensionTSN
- Kraken Sign Jacob Melanson To Three-Year Dealyardbarker.com
- Kraken sign Jacob Melanson to three-year contractDaily Faceoff
- Seattle Kraken re-sign F Jacob Melanson to 3-year ExtensionDavy Jones' Locker Room
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.