Johnny Kovacevic

Johnny Kovacevic

27-Year-Old DefensemanD
New Jersey Devils
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Kovacevic was in and out of the Montreal lineup last season, appearing in 62 games and posting six goals and 13 points, offensive numbers right in line with the year prior. The Devils clearly saw something they liked, however, as the club dealt a fourth-round pick to the Canadiens for Kovacevic in late June. With veteran Brendan Dillon signed to a hefty deal in free agency, there doesn't appear to be a full-time spot for Kovacevic on the New Jersey blueline to begin the year. He figures to serve as the No. 7 defenseman for the club, meaning there's no fantasy value here. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year contract extension with the Jets in July of 2022. Traded to New Jersey in June of 2024.
Notches assist Monday
DNew Jersey Devils
January 7, 2025
Kovacevic picked up an assist and blocked two shots in Monday's 3-2 win over the Kraken.
ANALYSIS
Kovacevic helped out on Paul Cotter's second-period tally. The 27-year-old Kovacevic has just three assists to go with 21 hits and 24 blocked shots over 16 contests since the start of December. That highlights his skills as a physical, top-four defenseman, but his limited offense won't help most fantasy managers. Overall, he has 12 points, 37 shots on net, 54 hits, 57 blocked shots, 33 PIM and a plus-16 rating over 43 outings, so he should be able to top his career high of 15 points from 2022-23 with the Canadiens.
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    19:48
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    0:06
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
With their defensive corps decimated by injury, Kovacevic earned a regular role for the Habs a season ago, appearing in 77 of the club's 82 games. He saw no power-play time and his offensive numbers (three goals, 15 points) were minimal as a result. A 2017 third-rounder of Winnipeg (74th overall), Kovacevic would appear to be no better than No. 5 or 6 on the Montreal depth chart heading into 2023-24, so expect his usage to decrease from what we saw a season ago.
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Gathers helper in win
DNew Jersey Devils
December 28, 2024
Kovacevic notched an assist and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
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Slumping but still in top-four role
DNew Jersey Devils
December 25, 2024
Kovacevic has registered just one assist over 10 contests in December.
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Two helpers in Monday's win
DNew Jersey Devils
November 26, 2024
Kovacevic pocketed two assists while adding three shots on net, three hits and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 5-2 win over the Predators.
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Gathers assist in win
DNew Jersey Devils
October 27, 2024
Kovacevic notched an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.
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Nabs helper Tuesday
DNew Jersey Devils
October 16, 2024
Kovacevic produced an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
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Earns regular role with Canadiens
DMontreal Canadiens
November 16, 2022
Kovacevic was told by Canadiens executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton on Monday to find a place to live in Montreal, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
That's a clear indication that the Canadiens plan on keeping Kovacevic in the NHL for the foreseeable future. The 25-year-old defenseman had just four NHL games on his resume going into the season and was waived by Winnipeg on Oct. 7. Montreal claimed him though and Kovacevic has gone on to record one assists, a plus-4 rating, four PIM, 14 blocks and 19 hits in 15 games with the Canadiens this season.
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