#63 JACOB MELANSON (R)
SEATTLE KRAKEN
 


Age 23.4 Birth Date 2003-04-22
Shoots R Draft Info 2021 (5/131)
Height 6'0 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 207 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country CAN Status On Roster
2025-2026 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
36235009:220:013318813
PROSPECT UPSIDE
6.0 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
70%
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Date Type News
2026-09-06Article21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles
2026-09-05ArticleRamblings: Buium Signs Extension; Gustavsson, Huberdeau Injuries; Other News from the Week (Sept 5)
2026-09-04Player UpdateMelanson signed a three-year, $4.35 million contract with the Kraken on Friday.
2026-09-04Player UpdateMelanson signed a three-year, $4.35 million contract with the Kraken on Friday.
2026-04-14Player UpdateMelanson was assigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Tuesday.
2026-01-22Player UpdateMelanson was summoned from AHL Coachella Valley on Thursday.
2026-01-15Player UpdateMelanson was reassigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Thursday, Sound of Hockey reports.
2025-12-13Player UpdateMelanson was called up from AHL Coachella Valley on Saturday.
2025-03-07Player UpdateMelanson was sent to AHL Coachella Valley on Friday, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
2025-03-05Player UpdateMelanson was summoned by Seattle on Wednesday.
2022-09-28Player UpdateThe NHL has suspended Melanson for two games for an illegal check to the head of Edmonton's James Hamblin in a preseason contest Monday.
2022-09-27Player UpdateThe NHL has suspended Melanson for two games for an illegal check to the head of Edmonton's James Hamblin.

Salary/CapHit Information

2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
1,450,000 2030 RFA Yes No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-20271,450,0001,450,000
2027-20281,450,0001,450,000
2028-20291,450,0001,450,000
NHL ID: 8482874

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 1@CGY
Oct 3@EDM
Oct 4CGY
Oct 6VGK
Oct 9@DET
Oct 11@WSH
Oct 13@PHI
Oct 15@T.B
Oct 17@FLA
Oct 20DET
Oct 22UTA
Oct 24MIN
Oct 28TOR
Oct 30@CGY
Nov 4CGY
Nov 7NYR
Nov 12CAR
Nov 14@CAR
Nov 19VAN
Nov 21@S.J
Nov 23ANA
Nov 25CHI
Nov 27@EDM
Nov 28EDM
Dec 1DAL
Dec 3DAL
Dec 4@ANA
Dec 6BUF
Dec 8@S.J
Dec 10WSH
Dec 12NSH
Dec 15@NSH
Dec 17@CBJ
Dec 18@PIT
Dec 20@COL
Dec 22S.J
Dec 29PHI
Dec 30@VAN
Jan 2NYI
Jan 3VAN
Jan 5T.B
Jan 8@COL
Jan 9@VGK
Jan 12FLA
Jan 14@VAN
Jan 16S.J
Jan 18CBJ
Jan 19@L.A
Jan 21@BUF
Jan 23@NYI
Jan 25@NYR
Jan 26@N.J
Jan 28@MIN
Jan 31N.J
Feb 3MTL
Feb 13STL
Feb 15PIT
Feb 17OTT
Feb 19@UTA
Feb 20@L.A
Feb 22BOS
Feb 24@ANA
Feb 27WPG
Mar 1@WPG
Mar 3@TOR
Mar 4@MTL
Mar 6@OTT
Mar 8@BOS
Mar 11L.A
Mar 13EDM
Mar 15STL
Mar 17@VGK
Mar 19COL
Mar 21L.A
Mar 23VGK
Mar 25ANA
Mar 27@MIN
Mar 28@CHI
Mar 30UTA
Apr 3WPG
Apr 5@DAL
Apr 6@NSH
Apr 8@STL
Apr 10@CHI

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 1@CGY
Oct 3@EDM
Oct 4CGY
Oct 6VGK
Oct 9@DET
Oct 11@WSH
Oct 13@PHI
Oct 15@T.B
Oct 17@FLA
Oct 20DET
Oct 22UTA
Oct 24MIN
Oct 28TOR
Oct 30@CGY
Nov 4CGY
Nov 7NYR
Nov 12CAR
Nov 14@CAR
Nov 19VAN
Nov 21@S.J
Nov 23ANA
Nov 25CHI
Nov 27@EDM
Nov 28EDM
Dec 1DAL
Dec 3DAL
Dec 4@ANA
Dec 6BUF
Dec 8@S.J
Dec 10WSH
Dec 12NSH
Dec 15@NSH
Dec 17@CBJ
Dec 18@PIT
Dec 20@COL
Dec 22S.J
Dec 29PHI
Dec 30@VAN
Jan 2NYI
Jan 3VAN
Jan 5T.B
Jan 8@COL
Jan 9@VGK
Jan 12FLA
Jan 14@VAN
Jan 16S.J
Jan 18CBJ
Jan 19@L.A
Jan 21@BUF
Jan 23@NYI
Jan 25@NYR
Jan 26@N.J
Jan 28@MIN
Jan 31N.J
Feb 3MTL
Feb 13STL
Feb 15PIT
Feb 17OTT
Feb 19@UTA
Feb 20@L.A
Feb 22BOS
Feb 24@ANA
Feb 27WPG
Mar 1@WPG
Mar 3@TOR
Mar 4@MTL
Mar 6@OTT
Mar 8@BOS
Mar 11L.A
Mar 13EDM
Mar 15STL
Mar 17@VGK
Mar 19COL
Mar 21L.A
Mar 23VGK
Mar 25ANA
Mar 27@MIN
Mar 28@CHI
Mar 30UTA
Apr 3WPG
Apr 5@DAL
Apr 6@NSH
Apr 8@STL
Apr 10@CHI

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Seattle Kraken Last Game Lines (2026-09-26)

Opponent: Vancouver Canucks
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
113:2026.0JORDAN EBERLE - CHANDLER STEPHENSON - BOBBY MCMANN1015455.681240.0
210:5921.4FREDERICK GAUDREAU - JACOB MELANSON - OSCAR FISKER MOLGAARD01-13260.06842.9
38:5117.3JARED MCCANN - KAAPO KAKKO - MATTY BENIERS0004357.17463.6
47:1414.1RYAN WINTERTON - SHANE WRIGHT - BERKLY CATTON1016460.08753.3
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
116:5733.1BRANDON MONTOUR - RYKER EVANS0006366.781240.0
216:1631.7ADAM LARSSON - VINCE DUNN1017846.7111345.8
39:3818.8RYAN LINDGREN - CALE FLEURY1106746.291439.1
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2152.9KAAPO KAKKO - MATTY BENIERS - SHANE WRIGHT - BERKLY CATTON10110100.010100.0
20:5535.9JORDAN EBERLE - CHANDLER STEPHENSON - JARED MCCANN - BOBBY MCMANN000000.0000.0
30:095.9CHANDLER STEPHENSON - JARED MCCANN - MATTY BENIERS - BOBBY MCMANN000000.0000.0
40:074.6CHANDLER STEPHENSON - MATTY BENIERS - SHANE WRIGHT - BOBBY MCMANN000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2555.6BRANDON MONTOUR10110100.010100.0
21:0844.4VINCE DUNN000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:5446.9CHANDLER STEPHENSON - BOBBY MCMANN03-3060.0070.0
21:1018.9JACOB MELANSON - OSCAR FISKER MOLGAARD00020100.020100.0
31:0517.5FREDERICK GAUDREAU - RYAN WINTERTON000010.0010.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2238.3RYAN LINDGREN - CALE FLEURY01-11233.31325.0
22:1937.5ADAM LARSSON - RYAN LINDGREN02-2050.0080.0
31:2222.1BRANDON MONTOUR - RYKER EVANS0002166.72166.7

SEATTLE KRAKEN 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

SEATTLE KRAKEN Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
VISA VEDENPAA21.3202361685.04.0
KIM SAARINEN20.120243887.04.0
VICTOR OSTMAN25.90007.06.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026SEA362350.1412-932336.10.91880000131100.000:010.30.009:22
2024-2025SEA10000.0000000.00.0400000000:000.00.009:53
CAREER 372350.1411-932336.10.91920000131100.000:010.30.009:23

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026SEA3620.0630.0850.14320.89330.9200.001885.22130.3610.03
2024-2025SEA100.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0044.0000.0000.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds28910190.68289652.313.8128
2024-2025AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds4285130.3148-3882.19.1013
2023-2024AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds62612180.298701111.85.4112
2022-2023QMJHLSherbrooke Phoenix322530551.72203500.00041
2022-2023QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst Titan272519441.63351200.00039
2021-2022QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst Titan543521561.0485100.00025
2020-2021QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst Titan18811191.0626500.00025
2019-2020QMJHLQuebec Remparts3937100.2619300.0006
2018-2019NSMMHLWeeks Major Midgets322021411.2863000.000
2018-2019CWGTeam Nova Scotia64371.1719000.000
2018-2019QGC-16Team Nova Scotia50330.606000.000
2018-2019MJAHLAmherst Ramblers11233.000000.000
2017-2018NSMBHLTruro Bearcats U15314432762.4576000.000
2017-2018ACC-U15Team Nova Scotia U15 (ACC)52461.206000.000
2016-2017NSMBHLTruro Bearcats U1533196250.7648000.000
2016-2017ACC-U14Team Nova Scotia U14 (ACC)54261.202000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds111450.4516500.00019
2024-2025AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds61230.5010000.00020
2023-2024AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds182460.3318200.00014
2022-2023QMJHLSherbrooke Phoenix1487151.0712000.00026
2022-2023AHLCoachella Valley Firebirds10000.000000.0000
2021-2022QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst Titan84260.7510100.00018
2020-2021QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst Titan52130.6016200.00014
2018-2019NSMMHLWeeks Major Midgets U1831120.676000.000
2018-2019MJAHLAmherst Ramblers30000.002000.000
2017-2018NSMBHLTruro Bearcats U1523363.008000.000
2016-2017NSMBHLTruro Bearcats U1521010.504000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027SEA20221.00841010.00.51400001000:042.022.413:50
2025-2026SEA20000.000-1220.01.0800001000:010.20.014:09
2024-2025SEA31120.675620616.72.014000031100.000:296.50.010:35
2023-2024SEA11011.008410333.33.0100002000:000.00.011:29
2022-2023SEA10000.0000500.00.0100000000:000.01.703:03
2021-2022SEA10000.0000000.00.0000001000:000.00.009:30
CAREER 102350.5042371216.71.238000081100.000:102.85.011:11

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027SEA200.0021.0021.0000.0010.5000.00147.0010.5000.00
2025-2026SEA200.0000.0000.0021.0021.0000.0084.0010.5000.00
2024-2025SEA310.3310.3320.6700.0062.0000.00144.6731.0010.33
2023-2024SEA111.0000.0011.0000.0033.0000.0011.0022.0000.00
2022-2023SEA100.0000.0000.0055.0000.0000.0011.0000.0000.00
2021-2022SEA100.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0011.0000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
210033800:008:50
3161011500:0010:18
4101011000:008:24

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
41000000:009:53

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 6.1
5on5 Shooting % 8.3
PTS/60 0.9
PDO 946
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination

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