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Loading…Jacob MacDonald, a 33-year-old right-shot defenseman for the Washington Capitals, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 74.7 overall (57th of 327).
His best component is play driving at 80, with finishing (50) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 60.7 in 2022-23 to 83.7 in 2023-24, one of the bigger jumps in his 4-season card history.
At $850K through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $5.72M, so the Washington Capitals save roughly $4.87M a season against his production.
The Washington Capitals have $3.25M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 77 |
| Defense | 78 |
| Play driving | 80 |
| Finishing | 50 |
| Power play | 65 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | SJS | 34 | 83.7 | 0.1 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 58 | 60.7 | -0.3 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 8 | 72.9 | -0.1 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 33 | 77 | 0 |
Other WSH defensemen by rating: Cole Hutson (85.7), Jakob Chychrun (81.5), Rasmus Sandin (72.7), Justin Holl (61). See the full Washington Capitals cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.