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Jake Christiansen

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Jake Christiansen

Columbus Blue Jackets Defense #2

Undrafted, a hundred and fifty-two games, and no goals in forty of them.

SeasonGPGAPTS+/-PIMPPSHGWSS%TOI
2025-2640033-78000260.010:03
Career15221618-12250001201.712:13

Last Season

No goals and three assists in 40 games, minus-seven, at 10:03 a night with eight penalty minutes.

The Finesse Game

Forty-five unblocked attempts, none of which went in, from a median of 51 feet with none at all from inside twenty. Eighteen points in 152 career games.

He is a puck-mover by reputation and a distributor of the safe pass in practice. Three assists in 40 games.

The Physical Game

Six foot even, 199, and light for the position. Eight penalty minutes in 40 games. He defends with his feet and avoids the front of the net, which is why he is a seventh defenceman.

The Intangibles

The one respectable line: 50.3 per cent of the expected goals, 56th percentile, and 51 per cent of the shot attempts, 67th, in 394 minutes. Dead average, which for a seventh defenceman is a good outcome.

He is 26, undrafted, and has made 152 NHL games out of being competent and available. Two points in his last ten.

Columbus has Werenski, Provorov, Severson, Mateychuk and Fabbro ahead of him, and just added Gudbranson and White. This is a depth page and there is no more to say honestly.