#5 · Defense

Jalen Chatfield

Age: 30
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 209 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA

GP: 8
G: 0
A: 2
P: 2
+/-: +3
SOG: 11

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 8 GP
GP	8	3	8
G	0	0	0
A	2	1	2
P	2	1	2
SOG	11	2	11
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	+3	+2	+3
PIM	6	4	8-2
TOI/GP	20:12	19:21+0:51	20:37−0:25
SH%	0.0	0.0	0.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Chatfield is shooting 0.0% (0 on 11 shots) against 5.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.7 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.7).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 54.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 64.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -1.9; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.048; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.7; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.7; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 57.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:51; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Chatfield is used

#5 · D · Carolina Hurricanes

Jalen Chatfield

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts

Pair 2
PK1

Ice time / game: 20:35; 15:51 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 57.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 64.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 54.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Chatfield50.5s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Chatfield28%

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

Jaccob Slavin99.3 min together56%shot attempts

Jordan Martinook37.9 min together48%shot attempts

Eric Robinson30.4 min together63%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2026–27	Carolina Hurricanes	8	0	2	2	+3	6	11	0.0	20:12
2025–26	Carolina Hurricanes	72	2	15	17	+15	18	100	2.0	20:08
2025–26 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	19	1	7	8	+8	12	30	3.3	22:32
2024–25	Carolina Hurricanes	79	7	11	18	+22	54	114	6.1	18:53
2024–25 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	9	1	0	1	+6	6	8	12.5	20:24
2023–24	Carolina Hurricanes	72	8	14	22	+15	24	90	8.9	15:12
2023–24 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	11	0	2	2	-1	12	15	0.0	20:12
2022–23	Carolina Hurricanes	78	6	8	14	+23	35	93	6.5	14:07
2022–23 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	15	1	3	4	+1	14	16	6.3	15:27
2021–22	Carolina Hurricanes	16	0	3	3	+1	8	25	0.0	14:47
2020–21	Vancouver Canucks	18	0	1	1	-11	12	14	0.0	13:26

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsWSH	0	0	+2	2	0	18:38
Sun, Oct 11	@PHI	1	1	+1	0	0	21:01
Sat, Oct 10	@CHI	0	0	0	3	0	20:52
Thu, Oct 8	vsVAN	0	0	-1	1	4	19:29
Tue, Oct 6	@MTL	1	1	+2	3	0	22:02
Sat, Oct 3	@PHI	0	0	+1	2	2	22:50
Fri, Oct 2	vsWSH	0	0	-2	0	0	17:33
Tue, Sep 29	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	0	19:12

	Team / League										TOI
2021–22	Chicago Wolves · AHL	44	6	12	18	+14	33	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Chicago Wolves · AHL	18	2	6	8	+10	16	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Utica Comets · AHL	48	0	4	4	+12	16	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Utica Comets · AHL	34	0	6	6	-13	15	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Utica Comets · AHL	60	2	5	7	-2	26	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Utica Comets · AHL	5	0	1	1	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Windsor Spitfires · OHL	61	8	20	28	+14	56	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Windsor Spitfires · M-Cup	4	0	0	0	+2	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Windsor Spitfires · OHL	7	0	2	2	0	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Windsor Spitfires · OHL	68	10	27	37	+22	45	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Windsor Spitfires · OHL	5	2	0	2	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Windsor Spitfires · OHL	60	1	20	21	-19	35	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Belle Tire U18 · T1EHL U18	37	11	15	26	0	40	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Belle Tire U18 · T1EHL U18	40	3	18	21	0	18	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 · T1EHL U16	39	1	8	9	0	41	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Compuware Bantam Major AAA · T1EBHL	31	6	12	18	0	22	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Compuware Bantam Minor AAA · T1EMBHL	31	5	7	12	0	30	–	–	–	–