John Klingberg

John Klingberg

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D · 6'2" · 185 lb · Shoots R
Age 33
Career
0.63
P / GP
443P in 700 GP
Archetype
Top Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Playoff gear
No playoff GP yet
Career points
443
Regular season

John Klingberg, a defenseman for the San Jose Sharks, is entering his age-34 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 56 games, a 0.48 points-per-game pace, 9 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 48.4% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +4.4. HighDanger's model projects 33 points for 2026-27, in a 27 to 37 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–235081624-2830620:520.48
2022–2317279+34419:560.53
2023–2414055-78220:330.36
2024–251113408017:150.36
2025–2656101727-1324920:280.48
Career70092351443-532871690.63

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Goals 1089th
Assists 1765th
Avg TOI / GP 20:2865th
Shots 7959th
PIM 2448th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Points 2772nd
Primary points 641st
xGF % 48.4%41st
xGF / 60 1.7471st
xGA / 60 1.8523rd

Career journey

Rookie
2014–15 · age 22
Dallas Stars
0.62 P/GP
65 GP · 11G · 29A
Prime
2015–16 → 2023 · age 23–30
Dallas Stars
0.66 P/GP
554 GP · 70G · 297A
Veteran
2023–24 → 2026 · age 31–33
San Jose Sharks
0.44 P/GP
81 GP · 11G · 25A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.