Jake Gardiner: 2019-20 By The Numbers
- Age: 29 (turned 30 on July 4)
- NHL Seasons: 9
- Games Played: 68
- Scoring: 4 goals, 20 assists, 24 points
- Average Ice Time: 14:50 ES, 1:47 PP, 0:03 SH
- 5-on-5 (score/venue adjusted): 55.1 CF% (+1.06 relative), 40.1 GF%, 52.2 xGF%
- Contract Status: Signed through 2024 at $4.05 million AAV
How do you even begin to evaluate Jake Gardiner’s season?
Is he the player who had the third-highest Corsi among Hurricanes defensemen - and led the category in the non-Jaccob Slavin and Dougie Hamilton division - or is he the player who was dead last on the roster, 19th out of 19 players who played at least 200 minutes, with just a 40.