#4 · Defense · Inactive

Jon Merrill

Age: 34
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 204 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

GP: 70
G: 2
A: 4
P: 6
+/-: -8
SOG: 47

Drafted 2010 · Round 2, #38 overall (NJD)

Advanced · 2024–25

CF%: 49.6; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 46.3; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -0.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.003; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.2; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.2; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 42.4; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 13:08; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

111 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Merrill is used

#4 · D

Jon Merrill

How he’s used · 2024–25 · 67 games with shift charts

Pair 3
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 14:06; 13:08 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 42.4%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 46.3%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 49.6%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Merrill48.5s

NHL average48.6s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Merrill26%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Zach Bogosian564.5 min together50%shot attempts

Yakov Trenin229.7 min together50%shot attempts

Frederick Gaudreau221.0 min together43%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2024–25	Minnesota Wild	70	2	4	6	-8	20	0	47	4.3	14:06
2024–25 (P)	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	12:20
2023–24	Minnesota Wild	65	4	7	11	0	30	0	42	9.5	12:47
2022–23	Minnesota Wild	73	2	10	12	-2	38	0	43	4.7	15:09
2022–23 (P)	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0.0	16:26
2021–22	Minnesota Wild	69	4	16	20	+15	22	0	59	6.8	17:07
2021–22 (P)	Minnesota Wild	6	0	1	1	-6	0	0	7	0.0	16:25
2020–21	Detroit Red Wings	36	0	5	5	+2	12	0	35	0.0	19:41
2020–21	Montréal Canadiens	13	0	0	0	-11	4	0	6	0.0	14:18
2020–21 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	13	0	0	0	-4	0	0	6	0.0	12:53
2019–20	Vegas Golden Knights	49	2	5	7	+9	32	0	37	5.4	18:09
2019–20 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0.0	14:08
2018–19	Vegas Golden Knights	57	3	12	15	+16	53	0	72	4.2	17:53
2018–19 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	7	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0.0	18:25
2017–18	Vegas Golden Knights	34	1	2	3	+7	22	0	30	3.3	16:05
2017–18 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	8	0	0	0	+2	10	0	2	0.0	15:44
2016–17	New Jersey Devils	51	1	5	6	-9	24	0	48	2.1	18:34
2015–16	New Jersey Devils	47	1	4	5	-15	28	0	30	3.3	16:54
2014–15	New Jersey Devils	66	2	12	14	-14	24	2	47	4.3	20:33
2013–14	New Jersey Devils	52	2	9	11	-3	12	0	45	4.4	19:14

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Apr 15	vsANA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	10:38
Sat, Apr 12	@VAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:01
Fri, Apr 11	@CGY	0	0	0	-1	0	0	13:44
Wed, Apr 9	vsSJS	0	0	0	-2	1	0	13:07
Sun, Apr 6	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	9:37
Fri, Apr 4	@NYI	0	0	0	0	1	2	13:31
Mon, Mar 31	@NJD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	11:25
Sat, Mar 29	vsNJD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	12:49
Thu, Mar 27	vsWSH	1	0	1	+1	1	0	12:43
Tue, Mar 25	vsVGK	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:58
Mon, Mar 24	@DAL	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:29
Sat, Mar 22	vsBUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:30
Wed, Mar 19	vsSEA	0	0	0	+1	1	0	14:44
Mon, Mar 17	vsLAK	0	0	0	0	3	0	12:38
Sat, Mar 15	vsSTL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	14:00
Thu, Mar 13	vsNYR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:27
Tue, Mar 11	vsCOL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14:26
Sun, Mar 9	vsPIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:13
Fri, Mar 7	@VAN	0	0	0	-1	2	0	13:38
Tue, Mar 4	@SEA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	13:32
Sun, Mar 2	vsBOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:25
Fri, Feb 28	@COL	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:18
Sat, Feb 22	@DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:17
Sat, Feb 8	vsNYI	0	0	0	+1	2	0	13:21
Tue, Feb 4	@BOS	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14:13
Sat, Feb 1	@OTT	0	0	0	-1	0	0	18:03
Thu, Jan 30	@MTL	0	0	0	+2	1	0	17:24
Wed, Jan 29	@TOR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	17:03
Sun, Jan 26	@CHI	0	0	0	-1	2	0	15:08
Sat, Jan 25	vsCGY	0	0	0	+2	0	0	15:04
Thu, Jan 23	vsUTA	0	0	0	-2	2	0	17:29
Mon, Jan 20	@COL	0	0	0	0	0	0	16:45
Sat, Jan 18	@NSH	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:19
Wed, Jan 15	vsEDM	0	0	0	0	0	0	21:20
Sun, Jan 12	@VGK	0	0	0	+1	0	0	21:22
Sat, Jan 11	@SJS	0	0	0	+1	1	0	18:55
Thu, Jan 9	vsCOL	0	0	0	-2	2	2	19:04
Tue, Jan 7	vsSTL	1	0	1	-1	1	2	19:11
Sat, Jan 4	@CAR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	11:14
Thu, Jan 2	@WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:03
Tue, Dec 31	vsNSH	0	0	0	+1	0	2	15:51
Sun, Dec 29	vsOTT	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:48
Fri, Dec 27	@DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:46
Mon, Dec 23	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:40
Sat, Dec 21	@WPG	0	0	0	0	0	2	14:50
Wed, Dec 18	vsFLA	0	0	0	-2	0	0	12:23
Sun, Dec 15	vsVGK	0	0	0	+1	0	0	7:33
Sat, Dec 14	vsPHI	0	1	1	0	1	2	13:37
Thu, Dec 12	vsEDM	0	0	0	-1	2	0	19:24
Tue, Dec 10	@UTA	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:55
Sat, Dec 7	@LAK	0	1	1	+1	1	0	14:10
Fri, Dec 6	@ANA	0	0	0	-1	1	0	14:31
Tue, Dec 3	vsVAN	0	0	0	-1	0	2	13:46
Sat, Nov 30	vsNSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:57
Fri, Nov 29	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	2	0	16:00
Wed, Nov 27	@BUF	0	0	0	0	2	2	16:05
Sat, Nov 23	@CGY	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:05
Sat, Nov 16	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:00
Thu, Nov 14	vsMTL	0	0	0	0	2	0	13:54
Sun, Nov 10	@CHI	0	0	0	0	2	0	11:38
Tue, Nov 5	vsLAK	0	0	0	-1	1	0	14:33
Tue, Oct 29	@PIT	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:17
Sat, Oct 26	@PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:50
Thu, Oct 24	@TBL	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:51
Tue, Oct 22	@FLA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	15:37
Sat, Oct 19	@CBJ	0	1	1	+1	1	0	13:17
Tue, Oct 15	@STL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	12:13
Sun, Oct 13	@WPG	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:16
Sat, Oct 12	vsSEA	0	0	0	+1	1	0	13:49
Thu, Oct 10	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:55

	Team / League										TOI
2021–22	USA · WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Albany · AHL	15	2	8	10	-1	0	2	21	950.0	–
2013–14 (P)	Albany · AHL	4	1	1	2	-2	10	0	7	1429.0	–
2012–13	U. of Michigan · CCHA	21	2	9	11	–	14	2	–	–	–
2012–13	Albany · AHL	12	1	7	8	-8	4	0	20	500.0	–
2011–12	U. of Michigan · CCHA	19	2	9	11	–	15	1	–	–	–
2011–12	USA · WJC-A	6	0	4	4	+5	6	0	–	–	–
2010–11	U. of Michigan · CCHA	42	7	18	25	–	16	–	–	–	–
2010–11	USA · WJC-A	6	1	4	5	-2	0	0	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · USHL	22	1	8	9	–	12	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · U-18	34	4	19	23	–	6	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USA · WJ18-A	7	0	1	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USNTDP · NAHL	26	2	2	4	–	14	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USNTDP · U-17	8	0	1	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USNTDP · U-18	9	1	2	3	–	4	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USA · WJ18-A	7	0	2	2	–	4	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Det. Caesars · MWEHL	25	2	9	11	–	26	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Little Caesars U16 · T1EHL U16	25	3	14	17	0	30	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Little Caesars Bantam Major AAA · T1EBHL	25	3	30	33	0	24	–	–	–	–