Jonathan Marchessault
Nashville Predators · C · #81- HT
- 5'9"
- WT
- 185 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Cap-Rouge, CAN
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 43 GP tracked · 12h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 862 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.50M
cap hit
$4.78M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.7M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Marchessault | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 31 P · 62 GP | $5.50M | $4.78M | C−$0.7M | this player |
 Ivan Demidov | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 62 P · 82 GP | $0.94M | $5.99M | A++$5.0M | 87% |
 Matvei Michkov | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 51 P · 81 GP | $0.95M | $5.99M | A++$5.0M | 86% |
 JJ Peterka | 74 | Middle-Six Engine | 47 P · 82 GP | $7.70M | $5.68M | D−$2.0M | 86% |
 Chris Kreider | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 50 P · 75 GP | $6.50M | $5.99M | C−$0.5M | 84% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Filip Forsberg · 9 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Jonathan’s goals
Creates for
goals Jonathan assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs NJD
0P
0G 0A
vs NJD 03-26
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:45 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:07 TOI
@ TBL
0P
0G 0A
@ TBL 03-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:16 TOI
@ LAK
2P
1G 1A
@ LAK 04-02
1G 1A · 4 shots · 21:12 TOI
@ SJS
1P
0G 1A
@ SJS 04-04
0G 1A · 3 shots · 17:01 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-06
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:25 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 04-07
0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:52 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 04-09
0G 0A · 2 shots · 15:38 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:13 TOI
vs SJS
0P
0G 0A
vs SJS 04-13
0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:29 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 6 of 12 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 22 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 14 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2014-15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 45 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -10 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 75 | 30 | 21 | 51 | -21 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 77 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 36 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 66 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 55 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 76 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 76 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 42 | 27 | 69 | -2 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 78 | 21 | 35 | 56 | -29 |
| 2025-26 | Nashville Predators | 62 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -18 |
| Career | 5 teams | 778 | 263 | 311 | 574 | -12 |