Damon Severson
Columbus Blue Jackets · D · #78- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 204 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Melville, CAN
- Draft
- 2012 NJD · R2 #60
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 41 GP tracked · 15h 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 defensemen · center = median · 1374 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$6.25M
cap hit
$6.75M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damon Severson | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 71 GP | $6.25M | $6.75M | C+$0.5M | this player |
 K'Andre Miller | 78 | Steady Blueliner | 37 P · 72 GP | $7.50M | $7.44M | C−$0.1M | 88% |
 Mattias Ekholm | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 41 P · 82 GP | $6.25M | $6.75M | C+$0.5M | 87% |
 Alexander Nikishin | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 33 P · 81 GP | $0.93M | $6.75M | A++$5.8M | 87% |
 Sean Durzi | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 27 P · 60 GP | $6.00M | $6.75M | C+$0.7M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Mathieu Olivier · 6 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Damon’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs LAK
0P
0G 0A
vs LAK 03-09
0G 0A · 3 shots · 24:08 TOI
@ TBL
0P
0G 0A
@ TBL 03-10
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:29 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 03-12
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:06 TOI
@ PHI
1P
0G 1A
@ PHI 03-14
0G 1A · 1 shots · 23:18 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 03-17
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:40 TOI
vs NYR
1P
1G 0A
vs NYR 03-19
1G 0A · 4 shots · 24:22 TOI
vs SEA
1P
1G 0A
vs SEA 03-21
1G 0A · 2 shots · 21:19 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 03-22
0G 0A · 2 shots · 23:38 TOI
@ PHI
2P
0G 2A
@ PHI 03-24
0G 2A · 1 shots · 23:18 TOI
@ MTL
1P
1G 0A
@ MTL 03-26
1G 0A · 2 shots · 21:23 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 high slot - 3 of 8 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 19 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 87 blocks · 14 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | New Jersey Devils | 51 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -13 |
| 2015-16 | New Jersey Devils | 72 | 1 | 20 | 21 | -8 |
| 2016-17 | New Jersey Devils | 80 | 3 | 28 | 31 | -31 |
| 2017-18 | New Jersey Devils | 76 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -8 |
| 2018-19 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -27 |
| 2019-20 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -20 |
| 2020-21 | New Jersey Devils | 56 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -8 |
| 2021-22 | New Jersey Devils | 80 | 11 | 35 | 46 | -14 |
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 81 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 67 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -10 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 71 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 |
| Career | 2 teams | 855 | 81 | 267 | 348 | -107 |