Jake McCabe
Toronto Maple Leafs · D · #22- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 210 lb
- Age
- 32
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Eau Claire, USA
- Draft
- 2012 BUF · R2 #44
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 · 50 GP tracked · 19h 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 · 1544 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$4.49M
cap hit
$6.07M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$1.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake McCabe | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 25 P · 80 GP | $4.49M | $6.07M | B+$1.6M | this player |
 Colton Parayko | 75 | Shutdown Anchor | 18 P · 77 GP | $6.50M | $6.40M | C−$0.1M | 90% |
 Mario Ferraro | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 23 P · 82 GP | $3.25M | $5.74M | A+$2.5M | 90% |
 Martin Fehervary | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 27 P · 81 GP | $2.67M | $5.74M | A+$3.1M | 88% |
 Adam Larsson | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 25 P · 82 GP | $5.25M | $6.40M | B+$1.2M | 88% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Dakota Joshua · 6 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Jake’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs NYR
1P
1G 0A
vs NYR 03-25
1G 0A · 1 shots · 24:54 TOI
@ STL
1P
1G 0A
@ STL 03-28
1G 0A · 4 shots · 21:33 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 03-30
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:09 TOI
@ SJS
0P
0G 0A
@ SJS 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 25:36 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-04
0G 0A · 2 shots · 23:45 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 04-08
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:08 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 25:06 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:42 TOI
vs DAL
1P
0G 1A
vs DAL 04-13
0G 1A · 1 shots · 21:14 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-15
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:35 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 right point - 3 of 5 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 18 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 190 blocks · 14 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 2014-15 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -7 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 53 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 59 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 66 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -11 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 75 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -27 |
| 2022-23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 55 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 73 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 66 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| 2025-26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3 |
| Career | 3 teams | 723 | 40 | 160 | 200 | 10 |