#8 · Defence · NJD
JohnathanKovacevic
Next milestone 47 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 34
- G
- 0
- A
- 8
- P
- 8
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 38
- SOG
- 30
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- July 12, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 6′5″ (196 cm)
- Weight
- 223 lb (101 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2017 WPG, round 3, #74 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed20.6 mphleague avg 21.6 mph18th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 31.320th percentile
- Distance skated82.3 mileague avg 133.2 mi36th percentile
- Hardest shot88.8 mphleague avg 88.9 mph41st percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.0%league avg 42.3%26th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 1.57 | -1.57 | 78 | 4 | .020 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 34 games · 536:21 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 47.6% | 51.2% | -3.6 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 50.5% | 52.6% | -2.1 |
- Goals for–against
- 21–24
- xG for–against
- 22.6–24.9
- Average rating
- 5.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hughes | 17 | 231:47 | 53.0% |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 17 | 124:45 | 39.5% |
| Simon Nemec | 13 | 40:03 | 42.7% |
| Brenden Dillon | 16 | 34:38 | 49.1% |
| Dennis Cholowski | 2 | 30:10 | 38.6% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.9 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 3 A · 3 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ BOS | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:43 |
| Apr 12 | vs OTT | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 |
| Apr 11 | @ DET | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 |
| Apr 9 | vs PIT | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 19:24 |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 |
| Apr 5 | @ MTL | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 17:29 |
| Apr 4 | vs MTL | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 |
| Apr 2 | vs WSH | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 21:13 |
| Mar 31 | @ NYR | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:34 |
| Mar 29 | vs CHI | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 |
| Mar 28 | @ CAR | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 19:18 |
| Mar 26 | @ NSH | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 |
| Mar 24 | @ DAL | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 |
| Mar 20 | @ WSH | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:10 |
| Mar 18 | @ NYR | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 20:53 |
| Mar 16 | vs BOS | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:10 |
| Mar 14 | vs LAK | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 21:25 |
| Mar 12 | vs CGY | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 |
| Mar 8 | vs DET | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:50 |
| Mar 7 | vs NYR | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 20:05 |
| Mar 4 | vs TOR | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:51 |
| Feb 26 | @ PIT | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| Feb 25 | vs BUF | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 |
| Feb 5 | vs NYI | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 19:18 |
| Feb 3 | vs CBJ | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 |
| Jan 31 | @ OTT | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:20 |
| Jan 29 | vs NSH | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:25 |
| Jan 27 | vs WPG | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Jan 25 | @ SEA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 15:04 |
| Jan 23 | @ VAN | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:28 |
| Jan 20 | @ EDM | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 |
| Jan 17 | vs CAR | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
| Jan 12 | @ MIN | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:19 |
| Jan 11 | @ WPG | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 18:14 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 258 | 10 | 43 | 53 | +25 | 193 | 251 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (5)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Devils | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Devils | 81 | 1 | 16 | 17 | +10 | 72 | 76 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Canadiens | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +11 | 42 | 46 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Canadiens | 77 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +3 | 39 | 92 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |