Most Goals, Game: 3 – 3/13/17, 8-4 W at NYI
Most Assists, Game: 3 – four times, m.r. 12/30/21, 4-0 W vs. MTL
Most Points, Game: 4 – 3/13/17, 8-4 W at NYI (3g, 1a)
Most PIMs, Game: 4 – twice, m.r. 2/18/18, 3-2 L (OT) vs. NJD
Longest Goal Streak: 2 games – five times (m.r. 10/5/19-10/6/19: 2g)
Longest Assist Streak: 5 games (2/28/17-3/7/17: 5a)
Longest Point Streak: 5 games – three times (m.r. 1/21/20-2/6/20: 1g, 4a)
First NHL game: 11/20/15, 2-1 L (SO) vs. TOR // 100th NHL game: 1/3/17, 3-1 L vs. NJD // 200th NHL game: 2/9/18, 4-1 W vs. VAN // 300th NHL game: 3/21/19, 6-3 L vs. TBL // 400th NHL game: 3/11/21, 5-1 W vs. NSH // 500th NHL game: 4/10/22, 5-2 W vs. ANA
First NHL goal: 12/8/15, 6-5 L at DAL (Lehtonen)
First NHL assist: 11/30/15, 4-3 L at NYR // 100th NHL assist: 11/1/19, 7-3 W vs. DET
First NHL point: 11/30/15 (assist), 4-3 L at NYR // 100th NHL point: 1/8/19 (goal), 4-3 W at NYI // 200th NHL point: 3/28/22 (assist), 6-1 W at WSH
June 22, 2012 – Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2012 NHL Draft. Fourth round, 120th overall.
July 1, 2015 – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
July 12, 2017 – Signed a seven-year contract extension with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Jaccob and his family split their summers between Raleigh and Colorado, and he has two Goldendoodles named Simba and Lola, who are on Instagram at @twofloofydoodles… He started skating when he was 2, and his first youth team was the Hyland Hills Jaguars… His father has had the biggest influence on his career, and the best advice he’s been given is to give all glory to God… Jaccob’s favorite team growing up was the Buffalo Sabres, and his favorite player was Nicklas Lidstrom… His favorite movie is Miracle, and his favorite TV show is White Collar… He enjoys family time and golf when he’s away from the rink, and golf is his favorite sport to watch outside of hockey… Jaccob’s favorite actor is Will Smith, favorite musical artist is Lecrae and favorite vacation spots are Mexico and Whistler, British Columbia… His first job was working as a baseball umpire… His favorite meal is steak and potatoes… His favorite non-hockey team is the Denver Broncos, and his favorite non-hockey athlete is Tim Tebow… His favorite holidays are Christmas and Easter… Jaccob’s most-memorable hockey moment was scoring his first NHL goal against the Stars on Dec. 8, 2015… His favorite road city is New York, and his favorite road arena is United Center.
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2020-21 and was named a finalist for the award in 2021-22, given to the NHL player who exhibits the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability… Skated for the Metropolitan Division at the 2020 NHL All-Star Game and won the Accuracy Shooting event in the skills competition… Also finished fifth in Norris Trophy voting in 2019-20 after leading the NHL with 81 takeaways… Named one of the Hurricanes’ alternate captains on 9/29/19… Played 374 consecutive games from 12/5/15-1/18/21, marking the second-longest ironman streak in franchise history… Represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship in Sweden, totaling two points (1g, 1a) and a +1 rating in five games.
Appeared in his first USHL season with the Chicago Steel, netting one goal in 17 games… Also spent time with the Colorado Thunderbirds’ U-16 and U-18 squads.
Scored three goals and earned 27 assists (30 points), playing in all 60 regular-season games for the Chicago Steel (USHL)… Led all Steel defensemen and ranked tied for eighth among USHL blueliners in scoring (30 points)… Ranked third among Chicago skaters and fifth among USHL defensemen in assists (27)… Was third among Steel skaters in plus/minus (+6).
Completed his final season in the USHL with Chicago… Led Steel defensemen and was tied for sixth among USHL defensemen in scoring with 33 points (5g, 28a)… Established USHL career highs in games played (62), goals (5), assists (28), points (33) and penalty minutes (33)… His 16 power-play points (1g, 15a) and two game-winning goals were also career highs… Completed his USHL career with 64 points (9g, 55a) in 139 career games.
Named National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Rookie of the Year after notching five goals and 20 assists (25 points) in 32 games during his freshman season at Colorado College… Also named to the NCHC All Rookie Team and NCHC Second All-Star Team… Led all Tigers skaters in points and assists… Was tied for 16th among all NCAA defensemen in scoring… Earned an assist in his collegiate debut vs. Minnesota-Duluth (10/18)… Netted his first college goal in his second game, vs. Minnesota-Duluth (10/19)… Had his first multi-point game with a pair of assists vs. Nebraska-Omaha (12/7)… Earned his first multi-goal game with two goals at North Dakota (1/10)…Had two four-game point streaks: from 12/14-1/11 (3g, 2a) and from 2/14-2/22 (0g, 5a).
Named to the NCHC First All-Star Team after totaling five goals and 12 assists (17 points) during his sophomore season at Colorado College… Led Tigers defensemen in assists and points and was tied for first in goals… Assisted on both Colorado College goals at Boston College (10/24)… Earned a career-high three points in consecutive games with a goal and two assists in wins at Connecticut (1/6) and vs. Omaha (1/20)…Matched his career high with two goals at Denver (2/21).
Completed his rookie season with Carolina, posting 20 points (2g, 18a) in 63 games played… Was fifth among NHL rookie defensemen in points and tied for fourth in assists… Was second among NHL rookie defensemen in time on ice per game (20:59)… Ranked third among all NHL defensemen in takeaways (54)… Ranked first among Hurricanes blueliners in plus/minus (+1), third in points (20) and tied for second in assists (18)… Appeared in 14 games for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) prior to being recalled, totaling seven assists… Made his NHL/Hurricanes debut vs. TOR (11/20)… Earned his first NHL/Hurricanes point with an assist at NYR (11/30)… Beat Kari Lehtonen for his first NHL/Hurricanes goal at DAL (12/8)… Earned a pair of assists at NJD (3/1) for his first career NHL multi-point game… Skated a season-high 29:54 of ice time at TBL (3/5)… Scored the game-winning goal in the shootout vs. OTT (3/8).
Posted career highs in points (34), assists (29) and shorthanded points (4)… Led the team in blocked shots, (161), takeaways (83), time on ice per game (23:26) and shorthanded time on ice per game (3:07)… Was tied for first in plus/minus rating (plus-23), tied for the fourth-best plus/minus season in franchise history… Ranked second in the NHL in takeaways (83), tied for 10th among league defenseman in plus/minus rating (+23) and led all league blueliners with four shorthanded points… Was one of six Hurricanes skaters to play in all 82 games… Scored the shootout deciding goal at NSH (11/5)… Established career-long assist and point streak from 2/28-3/7 (0g, 5a)… Earned his first career hat trick and added an assist for a career-high four points at NYI (3/13), becoming the youngest defenseman in franchise history to score three goals in a game… Notched two assists vs. NSH (3/18) for his first multi-assist game of the season and became the 15th Carolina blueliner to record 25 or more assists in a single season since relocation.
Registered 30 points (8g, 22a) in 82 games with the Hurricanes… One of four Canes skaters to play in all 82 games… Has played in 221 consecutive games (12/5/15-4/9/18), marking the third-longest consecutive games played streak in franchise history… Posted career highs in goals and shots (154)… Ranked 10th in the NHL and first among League defensemen in takeaways (77)… Led the Hurricanes in blocked shots (154) and time on ice per game (22:35)… Ranked tied for second among Carolina defensemen in goals and assists and ranked third in points… Earned two points (1g, 1a) and logged a season-high 27:34 of ice time at EDM (10/17)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at BUF (12/15), including his first career game-winning goal in overtime… Scored his first career power-play goal vs. VGK (1/21)… Played in his 200th NHL/Hurricanes game vs. VAN (2/9)… Played in his 200th consecutive game vs. PIT (2/23), becoming the fifth player in franchise history to record a consecutive games played streak of 200-or-more games… Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. PHI (3/17)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) at NYI (3/18)… Recorded his first career three-assist game vs. ARI (3/22), becoming the 20th defenseman in franchise history to earn three-or-more assists in a game… Posted a (+4) rating at OTT (3/24).
Registered 31 points (8g, 23a)… Played in all 82 games for the third straight season, extending his streak to 303 consecutive games played… Tied his career high in goals… Set a new career high in power-play goals (5)… Led team in TOI per game (23:02) for the third straight season… Posted career highs in hits (70) and takeaways (86)… Led the Hurricanes and finished sixth in the NHL in takeaways… Led team in blocked shots (133)… Became the 14th defenseman in franchise history to record a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal in the same season… Tallied two assists vs. VAN (10/9)… Tied a single-game career high with seven shots at ARI (11/2)… Scored a PPG in back-to-back games (11/6-11/8: 2g)… Logged a season-high 26:35 of ice time vs. DET (11/10)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) at MTL (12/13)… Recorded a three-game point streak from 1/4-1/8 (2g, 1a)… Tallied 100th career NHL/Hurricanes point with a PPG at NYI (1/8)… Earned a four-game assist streak from 1/20-2/1 (6a)… Tied a single game career high with three assists at EDM (1/20)… Registered a three-game point streak from 2/21-2/26 (1g, 2a)… Scored a PPG vs. LAK (2/26)… Played 300th career NHL/Hurricanes game vs. WPG (3/8)… Scored a SHG vs. PHI (3/30)… Played 300th consecutive NHL/ Hurricanes game and scored a PPG at PIT (3/31)… Recorded 11 assists in 15 playoff games, marking the fifth-most assists, and the most by a defenseman, in a single postseason in franchise history… His 11 points during the 2019 playoffs is tied for the second-most points by a defenseman in a single postseason in franchise history… Finished the playoffs ranked tied for fourth among defensemen in assists and sixth in points… Recorded nine assists in Carolina’s first round series vs. WSH, establishing a franchise record for assists in one playoff series… Made his NHL playoff debut in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at WSH (4/11)… Earned his first career postseason points with two assists in Game 2 at WSH (4/13)… Tallied two assists in Game 3 vs. WSH (4/15)… Recorded an assist in Game 4 vs. WSH (4/18), extending his assist streak to three games (4/13-4/18: 5a)… Recorded three assists in Game 7 at WSH (4/24), including an assist on Brock McGinn’s series-winning goal in double overtime as the Hurricanes eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions… Slavin’s three assist game marked the third three-assist game by a defenseman in franchise playoff history, joining Brad Shaw (1990) and Scot Kleinendorst (1987)… Game 7 also marked the third multi-assist game of the series for Slavin, marking the most multi-assist games by a defenseman in a single postseason in franchise history… Slavin’s three points also set a franchise record and tied an NHL record for points by a defenseman in a Game 7.
Completed his fifth NHL/Hurricanes season… Recorded 36 points (6g, 30a) in 68 games… Did not miss a game for the fourth straight season, extending his consecutive games played streak to 371 games… Earned career highs in assists, points, plus/minus (+30) and game- winning goals (3)… Led the NHL in takeaways (81), ranked tied for third in plus/ minus and sixth in shorthanded time on ice (210:55)… Ranked tied for fourth among NHLdefensemen in even-strength assists (26)… Led Hurricanes in time on ice per game (23:24), blocked shots (107) and takeaways, ranked tied for first in plus/minus, third in assists and tied for third in game-winning goals… Selected to participate in the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis, marking his first career All-Star Game selection… Won the Accuracy Shooting competition at the All-Star Skills Competition… Finished fourth in Lady Byng Trophy voting… Finished fifth in Norris Trophy voting… Named an alternate captain (9/29)… Scored a goal at WSH (10/5)… Scored the game-winning goal in overtime vs. TBL (10/6)… Earned three assists, including his 100th career NHL/Hurricanes assist vs. DET (11/1), becoming the 11th defenseman in franchise history to record 100 career assists with the Hurricanes/Whalers… Earned two points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal at TBL (11/30)… Scored the game-winning goal with 1:39 remaining in the third period at COL (12/19)… Earned an assist and was +4 vs. WSH (12/28)… Played his 350th consecutive game at CBJ (1/16), passing Eric Staal for the second-longest ironman streak in franchise history… Scored a goal at ARI (2/6)… Recorded two assists vs. EDM (2/16)… Tallied two assists vs. NYR (2/21)… Earned an assist and logged a season-high 27:58 of ice time vs. COL (2/28)… Earned an assist at MTL (2/29), marking his career-high 30th assist and 35th point of the season… Scored a goal at PIT (3/8)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) in eight playoff games… Led team in playoff ice time per game (26:02)… Ranked tied for first on team in playoff blocked shots (19)… Tallied two points in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. NYR (8/1)… Played a team-high 37:03 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference First Round at BOS (8/12).
Completed his sixth NHL/Hurricanes season… Won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL player ”adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability“… Posted 15 points (3g, 12a) in 52 games… Led the team in average ice time (22:59) and was assessed just one minor penalty all season… Accumulated career-low 0:02 PIM per game… Led team in blocked shots (87) and ranked second in takeaways (24)… Missed three games from 1/28-1/31, ending his ironman streak at 374 consecutive games played (12/5/15-1/18/21), the second-longest ironman streak in franchise history… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) vs. CHI (2/19)… Earned a power- play assist at NSH (3/2)… Recorded assists in back-to-back games vs. FLA (3/7) and vs. NSH (3/9)… Played 400th career NHL/Hurricanes game vs. NSH (3/11)…Registered points in back-to-back games vs. NSH from 4/15-4/17 (1g, 1a)… Logged a season-high 27:05 of ice time at FLA (4/22)… Scored a goal at DAL (4/26)… Earned six points (1g, 5a) in eight playoff games… Passed Dave Babych and Bret Hedican for the most assists by a defenseman in franchise playoff history (17)… Led Hurricanes defensemen in playoff takeaways (7)… Missed three games during the Central Division First Round vs. NSH (5/19-5/23) due to a lower-body injury… Tallied an assist in Game 5 vs. NSH (5/25)… Posted two assists in Game 6 at NSH (5/27), including the primary assist on Sebastian Aho’s series-clinching overtime goal… Registered an assist in Game 3 of the Central Division Second Round at TBL (6/3)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in Game 4 at TBL (6/5).
Registered 42 points (4g, 38a) in 79 games, tied for the third-most assists in a single season by any defenseman since relocation… Led the team in ice time per game (23:32), plus/minus (+35), blocked shots (121) and takeaways (74) and ranked third in shorthanded points (2) and fifth in assists… Posted five multi-assist games, the second-most by any Hurricanes defenseman… Established new single-season career highs in assists, points, plus/minus, ice time per game and even-strength points (33) and matched his career high in power-play points (7)… Earned an assist in seven of Carolina’s opening 10 games (10/14-11/6: 8a), including two assists vs. TOR (10/25)… Recorded four takeaways vs. STL (11/13)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at WPG (12/7), including the team’s fastest goal from the start of any game this season (0:30)… Logged at least 29:30 of ice time in four of six games from 11/30-12/11, including a regular-season career-high 32:28 of ice time at CGY (12/9), the eighth-most by any NHL player in a single game this season… Tied his single-game career high with three assists vs. MTL (12/30), becoming the first Hurricanes defenseman since 2007-08 to record a power-play assist (2) and a shorthanded assist (1) in the same game… Missed two games while in COVID protocol (1/13-1/15)… Recorded three points (1g, 2a) at BOS (1/18), as he and Tony DeAngelo (3a) became the sixth pair of defensemen in franchise history to each post three points in the same game… Registered six points in six games from 2/7-2/18 (1g, 5a), including two points (1g, 1a) vs. NSH (2/18)… Earned five assists in five games from 3/26-4/2, posting his 200th career NHL/Hurricanes point at WSH (3/28) and tallying two assists vs. MTL (3/31)… Recorded an assist in his 500th career NHL/Hurricanes game vs. ANA (4/10)… Posted a three-game point streak from 4/16-4/21 (1g, 2a)… : Recorded eight points (2g, 6a) in 14 playoff games, with all of his points coming in the Eastern Conference First Round vs. BOS… Led all NHL defensemen with seven points at even strength (2g, 5a) during the round… Led the team in ice time per game (23:23) and takeaways (27) during the postseason and ranked tied for second in plus/minus (+6), tied for third in blocked shots (23) and fourth in assists… Tallied two assists in Game 2 vs. BOS (5/4), passing Dave Babych for the most playoff points by any defenseman in franchise history… Earned two assists in Game 7 vs. BOS (5/14), becoming the first player in franchise history and the fourth NHL defenseman since 1995 to post two Game 7 multi-point games.
Earned 27 points (7g, 20a) in 76 games with Carolina, reaching the 20-assist mark for the sixth time in his NHL/Hurricanes career… Registered a career-high 88 takeaways, tied with Adam Fox for the most of any NHL defenseman despite playing six fewer games… Was assessed just eight penalty minutes, tied with Nate Schmidt for the lowest penalty minutes per game rate of any blueliner playing at least 50 games (0:06)… Scored his most goals in any season since 2018-19… Ranked second on the team in plus/minus (+18) and blocked shots (103) and third in ice time per game (22:00), logging at least 22:00 of ice time for the seventh consecutive season… Recorded his 174th career NHL/Hurricanes assist at EDM (10/20), passing Justin Faulk for the most assists by any defenseman since relocation… Registered his 177th career assist at STL (12/1), passing Glen Wesley for the second-most assists by any defenseman in franchise history… Earned two assists vs. NJD (12/20)… Registered a season-high five blocked shots vs. PIT (12/18)… Scored his third career overtime winner at PIT (12/22)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) at CBJ (1/12)… Tallied two assists vs. VAN (1/15)… Missed six games due to a lower-body injury (1/21-2/1)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) at ARI (3/3)… Logged a season-high 26:53 of ice time at MTL (3/7)… Posted two points (1g, 1a) vs. DET (3/30)… Added six points (2g, 4a) in 15 playoff games, leading the team in plus/minus (+12) and takeaways (17) during the postseason… Registered the eighth multi-point game (1g, 1a) of his NHL/Hurricanes playoff career in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round vs. NYI (4/19)… Posted a four-game point streak during the Eastern Conference Second Round vs. NJD (5/5-5/11: 1g, 3a), the longest of his postseason career… Tallied an assist in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at NJD (5/7), passing Ron Francis for the second-most assists in franchise playoff history… Logged a career-high 51:41 of ice time in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final vs. FLA (5/18).