Breaking down the goalie masks across the NHL in the 2026-27 season
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2026–27 · player profile

Jake
Sanderson.

OTT· D· Shoots L· 6'2" / 202 lbs· Age 24· Whitefish, Montana
Jake Sanderson
GP
1
G
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A
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PTS
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TOI/GP
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Value Model

Edgework action value · 2025–26
Prices established production (two seasons)at the market’s own pay curve, in today’s cap dollars — not term, growth, aging, or negotiation. How this works
Contract Surplus
+$2.5Munderpaidgrowth deal — priced on projection
Produces like #6 of 118 priced defensemen over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #30 — $8.1M (#25 restated).
market pays $12.0M at that rank vs $9.5M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #19 of 108
priced on the trajectory: 2024-25 +1.69σ → 2025-26 +1.18σ
AAV $8.1M · 9.6% of cap at signing · $9.5M in 2026-27 dollars
Net contribution
+2.8goals vs avg · 5v5+0.91net (σ)
#21 of 108 defensemen
≈ ~0.5 wins vs positional average
5v5 zone-rate vs position peers
Season impact
+20.6
#19 of 108 defensemen
total action value, all strengths
Offensive contribution
0.50
#16 of 108 defensemen
Defensive contribution
0.09
#47 of 108 defensemen
Shooting
0.30
Playmaking
0.21
Shot-blocking
0.20
RAPM net · 3-yr
+0.23

Positional Value

vs position peers
Projected · 2026-27Net Contribution
88thpercentile among
projected defensemen
Rank 18 of 138 defensemenproj +2
Data · NHL EDGE
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