Jake Middleton headshot

D · CGY · #55

Jake Middleton

Height
HT 6'3"
Weight
WT 219 lbs
Birth date
Jan 2, 1996 (age 30)
Bio
CAN · Shoots L

He ranks D124 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

315

#448 overall · D135 of 272

2025–26 scoring

116.7 pts

75 GP · 1.6 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

149.7 pts

73.8 games · 2 PPG

5.3 G · 14.5 A · 19.8 P · 19:12 TOI · 0:02 PP · 4.3 xG

Projection range

127.3–164.7

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2617:300:0139.0%23.221.7 mph
2026–27Proj19:120:0239.1%5.34.322.1 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0501001502002018: 2.2 FP220182019: 10.4 FP1020192020: -0.2 FP020202021: 132.8 FP13320212022: 155.6 FP15620222023: 175.3 FP17520232024: 182.6 FP18320242025: 116.7 FP11720252026 projection: 149.7 FP1502026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj73.8149.72.019:120:025.314.519.8—0.277.3103.1138.10.765.6—4.314.5
2025–2675116.71.617:300:012141600628711727603.210
2024–2567182.62.721:520:0581321009799157114005.617
2023–2480175.32.219:490:02718250185148161-157705.022
2022–2379155.62.019:020:0631215017911515515720——
2021–2266132.82.018:410:114101411731181241082———
2020–211-0.2-0.28:440:0000000121-220——
2019–201010.41.010:460:00022009185-29———
2018–1932.20.79:560:0001100012-12———

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Jake Middleton's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Middleton's Dynasty Value Score?
Middleton scores 315 out of 10,000 (#448 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Middleton's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 149.7 NHL-standard fantasy points over 73.78 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.