Seth Jones is quietly one of the best defensemen in the NHL right now

Seth Jones scored against Chicago on Wednesday night, and it pushed his season to 19 points in 16 games: 3 goals and 16 assists. That has him tied with Adam Fox and Mikhail Sergachev for third in scoring among NHL defensemen, behind only Evan Bouchard (28) and Quinn Hughes (22).

The numbers behind it are worth a closer look.

The last five games

Jones has 8 points in his last five games:

Date	Opponent	G	A	Pts	TOI
Oct. 25	at Chicago	0	1	1	24:55
Oct. 27	at Winnipeg	0	3	3	25:02
Oct. 30	vs. Winnipeg	1	2	3	24:16
Nov. 2	vs. Detroit	0	0	0	27:23
Nov. 4	vs. Chicago	1	0	1	21:36

His biggest night came earlier, on Oct. 13 at Columbus, with four assists.

Running the power play

Eleven of his 19 points have come on the power play. He has put 41 shots on goal and is a plus-3.

The workload

Jones is averaging 24:49 of ice time a night. He has gone over 27 minutes four times, including 28:59 in the season opener at Carolina and 28:35 at Anaheim.

What NHL EDGE shows

The league's puck and player tracking data, through the Nov. 2 games, backs up what the minutes suggest:

• Distance skated: 54.8 miles this season, in the 96th percentile. The league average is 31.7.
• Most in one game: 4.43 miles in the 1-0 overtime win at Carolina on Sept. 29, in the 97th percentile.
• Speed bursts over 20 mph: 18, in the 90th percentile. The league average is 7.7.
• Top skating speed: 22.0 mph, in the 83rd percentile.
• Hardest shot: 93.2 mph on Oct. 25 at Chicago, in the 83rd percentile.
• Offensive-zone time: 45.6 percent of his time on ice, in the 91st percentile.

500 is close

Jones has 492 points in 928 career NHL games. Eight more gets him to 500.

At his current pace, that is about seven games away. For now, he is quietly one of the best defensemen in the league.