New Jersey Devils player profile: John Marino

The 25-year-old is likely to chew up plenty of minutes in defensive situations.

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Last week we kicked off our annual player profile mini-series by diving into the Devils’ newest forwards, Ondrej Palat and Erik Haula.

John Marino finds himself next on the to-do list as we work our way through the roster.

Counting stats: 81 games played, 25 points (one goals, 24 assists), 20:38 average time on ice

5v5 underlyings: 0.85 points/60, -0.38 CF% Rel, -5.39 GF% Rel, -2.58 xGF% Rel, 99.4

2021-22 review: John Marino had a solid but unspectacular season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He logged more than 20 minutes per night and hovered between 50-52% in all major on-ice metrics.

While his relative impacts were not overly strong, it’s important to put the minutes Marino played into context. He spent 32.2% of his ice against top-tier competition, according to PuckIQ.

That’s more than high-end defensemen like Jakob Chychrun (31.0%), John Carlson (30.9%), Jared Spurgeon (30.2%), and Zach Werenski (29.3%), to name but a few.

It’s also worth noting Marino’s numbers during those difficult minutes were just as good – if not better – than those of other top Penguins defenders.