Jake McCabe

Toronto Maple Leafs logo
Age 30 Oct 12, 1993
Eau Claire USA
Defense shoots left
6'1" 185 cm
204 lbs 93 kg
ELC Signing Age 20
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2021
Agent Daniel Plante
Draft Year 2012
Drafted Overall 44
Draft Round 2
Draft Team Buffalo Sabres logo

Transaction History
Nov 10, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) will be back in the lineup versus Calgary on Friday, according to NHL.com's Dave McCarthy.
Nov 9, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) will be a game-time decision versus Calgary on Friday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Nov 8, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) isn't expected to return Wednesday versus Ottawa, according to Mike Stephens of SI Now.
Nov 6, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) won't play Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Nov 1, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) definitely won't play against the Boston Bruins on Thursday and is "unlikely" for Saturday's matchup with Buffalo as well, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Oct 30, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) won't play Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings, according to David Alter of Sports Illustrated.
Oct 28, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (groin) won't play Saturday against the Nashville Predators, though his MRI results were the "best-case scenario" according to coach Sheldon Keefe, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Oct 27, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe's timetable is expected to be more than day-to-day, though the Toronto Maple Leafs are still waiting on the results of an MRI to learn more, Jonas Siegel of The Athletic reports.
Oct 26, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (lower body) pulled something on his first shift Thursday versus the Dallas Stars and may miss Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Oct 26, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe (lower body) is questionable to return to Thursday's game versus the Dallas Stars.
Oct 18, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe has struggled out of the gate and has been on the ice for a league-high 21 high-danger attempts at five-on-five.
Apr 19, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe delivered seven hits Tuesday in a 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 1.
Apr 2, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe will get Sunday night's matchup with the Detroit Red Wings off for rest, per Mark Masters of TSN.
Mar 30, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs | Jake McCabe | McCabe has one goal and one assist in 14 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Feb 27, 2023 TRADE ANALYSIS
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, 2024 Conditional 5th Round Pick and 2025 Conditional 5th Round Pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for 2025 conditional 1st Round Pick, 2026 2nd Round pick, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev
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Feb 26, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe produced an assist and added three hits in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 25, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (illness) is good to play Saturday versus San Jose, per Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.
Feb 24, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (illness) missed practice Friday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Feb 17, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe picked up two assists in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators.
Feb 11, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe produced an assist and three blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Feb 10, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe posted an assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Jan 24, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe logged an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Jan 20, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe notched two assists in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Jan 6, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe scored a goal on five shots, went plus-2, logged three hits and blocked three shots in Friday's 2-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Dec 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (upper body) logged 20:09 of ice time in Chicago's 5-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.
Dec 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (upper body) is in Friday's lineup against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Dec 21, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (upper body) had his eye checked out after receiving a high stick in Wednesday's game versus the Nashville Predators, but head coach Luke Richardson expects the defenseman to be fine going forward, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
Dec 21, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (upper body) won't return to Wednesday's game versus the Nashville Predators.
Dec 13, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe notched an assist, two shots on goal, four hits and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.
Dec 3, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe recorded two assists in a 5-2 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Dec 1, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe picked up three blocked shots and two hits in 16:48 of ice time in the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
Oct 30, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe scored a first-period goal during a 4-3 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
Oct 21, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (neck) will be activated off the non-roster list and make his season debut Friday versus Detroit, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
Oct 18, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (neck) has been medically cleared to play, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Oct 7, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (neck) took part in a full practice Friday, according to Tracey Myers of NHL.com.
Oct 7, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (neck) has been cleared for contact, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
Sep 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (cervical spine surgery) had his surgery six weeks ago and could be ready in four-five weeks, according to Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.
Sep 13, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe will be out for 10-12 weeks after having cervical spine surgery, the team announced Tuesday.
Apr 25, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe notched an assist, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Apr 20, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe scored a goal and logged five hits in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Mar 28, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe logged an assist, six blocked shots and two hits in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Mar 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe logged an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 15, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe chipped in an assist in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Mar 8, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe notched a pair of assists, five hits, four blocked shots, two shots on net, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 27, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (back) will return to action Sunday versus St. Louis, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Feb 24, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (back) won't be available for Friday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Feb 14, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Monday's 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Jan 26, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe notched an assist and blocked three shots in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Jan 16, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe exited the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Sunday, per Carter Baum of the Chicago Blackhawks' official site.
Jan 11, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, per Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.
Jan 6, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe logged an assist, five hits, two shots on goal and a pair of blocked shots in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Dec 9, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (undisclosed) will return to the lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Montreal Canadiens, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Dec 7, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups ahead of Wednesday's game versus the New York Rangers, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Dec 7, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (personal) participated in morning skate ahead of Tuesday's matchup with the New York Rangers, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Dec 5, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (personal) is not in Sunday's lineup against the New York Islanders, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times
Dec 4, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (personal) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with the New York Rangers, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Nov 17, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe scored an empty-net goal, doled out two hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Oct 24, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe posted an assist, three hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Sep 23, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (knee) skated with Seth Jones on the Chicago Blackhawks' top pairing during Thursday's practice, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
Jul 28, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks | Jake McCabe | McCabe (knee) signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
May 10, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe (knee) is confident he'll be ready for the 2021-22 campaign, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Feb 24, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe (knee) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL's official media site.
Feb 22, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe will require a 6-to-8 month recovery after suffering ACL, MCL and meniscus injuries to his right knee during Saturday's win over the New Jersey Devils.
Feb 21, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | Coach Ralph Krueger said Sunday that McCabe will undergo an MRI on his injured leg, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Feb 20, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | Head coach Ralph Krueger said that he's "very concerned" about the leg injury McCabe suffered during Saturday's win over the New Jersey Devils, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Feb 16, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe has been removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list and could play Tuesday against the New York Islanders, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Feb 15, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe is still on the COVID-19 protocol list and will not be available for Monday's game against the New York Islanders, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Feb 15, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe (COVID-19 protocol) is a game-time decision for Monday's game versus the New York Islanders, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Feb 4, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe has been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Jan 31, 2021 Buffalo Sabres | Jake McCabe | McCabe picked up an assist in Sunday's loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Aug 3, 2019 Buffalo Sabres | Signed D Jake McCabe to a two-year, $5.7 million contract.
Jun 30, 2016 Buffalo Sabres | Re-signed D Jake McCabe to a three-year, $4.8 million contract extension.
Oct 12, 2015 Buffalo Sabres | Recalled D Jake McCabe from Rochester (AHL).
Oct 10, 2015 Buffalo Sabres | Assigned D Jake McCabe to Rochester (AHL).
Feb 22, 2015 Buffalo Sabres | Recalled D Jake McCabe from Rochester (AHL).
Oct 16, 2014 Buffalo Sabres | Assigned D Jake McCabe to Rochester (AHL).
Oct 7, 2014 Buffalo Sabres | Placed D Jake McCabe on IR.
Apr 2, 2014 Buffalo Sabres | Signed D Jake McCabe to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Jun 25, 2011 Calgary Flames | Calgary Flames Acquired with Chris Butler forward Paul Byron from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Robyn Regehr, forward Ales Kotalik and a second-round pick in the 2012 draft Calgary's 2nd round pick (Jake McCabe
2023-2024 Regular Season Stats

Jake McCabe
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs logo 16 0 2 2 -3 8
Jake McCabe Stats by Elite Prospects Jake McCabe Advanced Stats by
Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2008-2009 Eau Claire Memorial High USHS-WI 23 2 20 22 16
2008-2009 Team Wisconsin UMHSEHL 22 3 7 10 0
2009-2010 USNTDP Juniors USHL 35 0 5 5 34
2009-2010 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 52 0 8 8 52
2009-2010 USA U17 WHC-17 6 0 1 1 6
2009-2010 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 1 0 0 0 2
2009-2010 USA U17 (all) International-Jr 12 0 3 3 12
2010-2011 USNTDP Juniors USHL 19 2 4 6 4
2010-2011 USA U18 WJC-18 6 0 1 1 0
2010-2011 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 46 4 12 16 14
Draft Yr 2011-2012 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 26 3 9 12 12
2012-2013 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 38 3 18 21 50
2012-2013 USA U20 WJC-20 7 3 3 6 16
2013-2014 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 36 8 17 25 53
2013-2014 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 0 1 1 15 96 28.57 31.88 -7.57 36.07 -3.87 0.00 0.62
2013-2014 USA WC 8 0 0 0 2
2014-2015 Rochester Americans AHL 57 5 24 29 50
2014-2015 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0 20 43.91 4.72 48.88 19.17 0.00 0.00
2015-2016 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0
2015-2016 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 4 10 14 51 1,308 47.62 48.14 1.27 46.78 0.06 0.14 0.50
2015-2016 USA WC 8 1 1 2 0
2016-2017 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 3 17 20 26 1,323 46.49 44.81 -4.84 45.86 -1.40 0.05 0.63
2017-2018 Buffalo Sabres NHL 53 3 9 12 26 877 43.28 45.52 0.21 47.09 1.64 0.14 0.68
2018-2019 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59 4 10 14 35 964 45.21 47.93 -1.75 48.90 -2.10 0.19 0.75
2019-2020 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66 3 10 13 41 1,048 43.90 50.70 3.70 50.50 2.10 0.11 0.69
2020-2021 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 1 2 3 9 214 55.60 59.90 11.70 56.70 8.60 0.28 0.84
2021-2022 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 75 4 18 22 33 1,264 40.40 42.00 -3.90 42.70 -4.60 0.09 0.95
2022-2023 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 55 2 18 20 27 927 51.20 46.90 8.30 46.80 5.70 0.06 0.32
2022-2023 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 21 1 4 5 29 348 71.40 56.70 6.10 52.70 5.00 0.17 0.86 Playoffs 11 0 2 2 0
2023-2024 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 0 2 2 8
Jake McCabe Stats by Elite Prospects | Jake McCabe Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team Chicago Blackhawks logo
Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Daniel Plante
Standard Contract | 4 Years $16,000,000 4.79% of cap space
2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Cap Hit $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
UFA
AAV $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000
Minors Salary $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000
Clauses M-NTC M-NTC M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy It Out Buy It Out
Modified Trade Clause – 7 team no trade list * Retained 50% of contract was retained by Chicago Blackhawks in trade to Toronto Maple Leafs

Contract History

Signing Team Buffalo Sabres logo
Signing Date August 3, 2019
Signing Status RFA
Agent Daniel Plante
Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,700,000 3.50% of cap space
2019-2020 2020-2021
Cap Hit $2,850,000 $2,850,000
UFA
AAV $2,850,000 $2,850,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $2,900,000 $2,800,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $2,900,000 $2,800,000
Minors Salary $2,900,000 $2,800,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Buffalo Sabres logo
Signing Date June 30, 2016
Signing Status RFA
Agent Daniel Plante
Standard Contract | 3 Years $4,800,000 2.19% of cap space
2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019
Cap Hit $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000
RFA
AAV $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $1,250,000 $1,775,000 $1,775,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $1,250,000 $1,775,000 $1,775,000
Minors Salary $1,250,000 $1,775,000 $1,775,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Buffalo Sabres logo
Signing Date April 2, 2014
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.44% of cap space
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
Cap Hit $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
RFA
AAV $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $832,500 $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Minors Salary $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year