Left wing · #67 · Rookie

James Malatesta

Columbus Blue Jackets

Age: 23
Shoots: Left
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Born: Montréal, CAN
Draft: 2021, round 5, #133 (CBJ)

Career · 2023–24 to 2024–25

Games: 13
Goals: 2
Points: 4
TOI per game: 10:16
xGF% (5v5): 34.1%
Goals above expected: +0.4

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Zach WerenskiD · CBJ	42:41	13	33.1%	34.9%	43.7%
Ivan ProvorovD · CBJ	42:02	13	31.2%	35.4%	34.4%
Brendan GaunceC · CBJ	41:03	9	47.5%	26.3%	54.7%
Mathieu OlivierR · CBJ	40:20	12	30.9%	36.9%	39.4%
Carson MeyerR · CBJ	36:42	7	40.1%	28.6%	31.6%
Sean KuralyC · CBJ	36:41	7	24.4%	47.6%	28.2%
Damon SeversonD · CBJ	36:27	13	34.4%	33.9%	47.4%
Justin DanforthR · CBJ	35:19	8	46.2%	38.8%	41.7%
Erik GudbransonD · CBJ	35:17	11	29.2%	41.0%	35.5%
David JiricekD · CBJ	28:58	7	40.8%	40.2%	33.5%
Nick BlankenburgD · CBJ	25:45	6	34.3%	51.0%	53.7%
Mikael PyyhtiaL · CBJ	17:02	6	15.2%	41.7%	31.3%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Evgeny KuznetsovC · CAR	12:04	2	46.4%
Travis KonecnyR · PHI	10:55	2	34.9%
Martin NecasC · CAR	9:50	2	55.9%
Jalen ChatfieldD · CAR	9:25	2	36.9%
Dmitry OrlovD · CAR	8:23	2	43.7%
Kevin StenlundC · FLA	7:54	1	12.1%
Teuvo TeravainenC · CAR	7:34	2	56.7%
Kyle OkposoR · FLA	7:34	1	12.2%
Steven LorentzC · FLA	7:32	1	12.3%
Luke EvangelistaR · NSH	7:23	1	38.1%
Jean-Gabriel PageauC · NYI	7:13	1	0.0%
Stefan NoesenR · CAR/NJD	7:10	2	15.0%