Not on an NHL roster · Left wing · Shoots L

Jeff Skinner

Age 34 · 5'11" · 200 lb · Born in Toronto, CAN

No contract on file.

2025-26 regular season

Goals

10.7% shooting

Assists

3 primary

Points

0.41 per game

TOI/GP

12:21

PP 1:45 · PK 0:00

xGF%

45.3

5v5, -5.8 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.01

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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3 W · 8 L

Plus/minus

-8

Blocks 11 · Hits 17

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Jan 11 vs VGK · L 7-2	0	1	3	1	0	12:15	1:59	0:00	—	33	1	0	+1	+0.15
Jan 10 vs DAL · W 5-4	1	0	1	1	0	11:30	2:50	0:00	—	—	2	0	0	+0.59
Jan 7 @ LAK · W 4-3	0	1	2	2	0	11:50	1:30	0:00	—	100	1	0	0	-0.05
Jan 6 vs CBJ · W 5-2	0	0	1	0	0	11:05	1:34	0:00	—	33	0	0	0	-0.18
Jan 3 vs TBL · L 7-3	0	2	3	0	1	9:33	1:18	0:00	1-0	0	0	1	+1	+0.40

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 333 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%45.3%

21st percentile

Relative xGF%-0.7

45th percentile

HDCF%41.5%

15th percentile

CF%44.0%

9th percentile

Relative CF%-0.7

43rd percentile

FF%42.2%

5th percentile

GF%38.7%

16th percentile

CF/6051.3

22nd percentile

CA/6065.3

7th percentile

ixG/601.04

57th percentile

Goals above expected+0.2

61st percentile

IPP75.0%

82nd percentile

PDO98.1

30th percentile

OZS%41.6%

21st percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleVolume shooter

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Skinner is a high-volume scorer who lives by his shooting prowess, generating consistent shot attempts from dangerous areas. His game lacks playmaking and transition ability, making him most effective when simply getting pucks to the net rather than facilitating or creating from the perimeter.

high-volume shooterslot-focusedlimited playmaker

Shooting volume: 78
Playmaking: 35
Zone entries(est.): 7
Forechecking: 32
Physicality: 29
Defensive impact: 34
Puck management: 25
Speed: 25

Where he shoots from

Slot 41% · Mid-range 49% · Perimeter 10%(81 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional shooting volume at 78th percentile among wingers
Lethal in the slot with 41% of shots from high-danger areas
Creates expected goals at solid rate despite limited rush chances

Watch-outs

Playmaking at just 35th percentile, rarely sets up teammates
Very limited at generating rush chances, stuck in 7th percentile
Puck management in 25th percentile, turnover-prone with possession

Similar style: Jani Nyman, Jason Zucker

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 32 GP · goals above average

Season total +0.4 goals, or +0.01 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.3
Even strength defense: -0.3
Power play: -0.1
Finishing: +0.3
Playmaking: -0.8
Penalties: +1.5
Faceoffs: -0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2025-26	SJS	32	6	7	13	-8	56	12:21	—	+0.01
2024-25	EDM	72	16	13	29	+1	144	13:00	—	+0.01
2023-24	BUF	74	24	22	46	-2	211	16:00	41.9%	+0.01
2022-23	BUF	79	35	47	82	+15	242	17:24	47.3%	+0.20

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 34, forwards typically produce 63% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.0 mph; 39th pct
20+ mph bursts: 17
Hardest shot: 86.3 mph; 58th pct
Distance: 62.8 mi
OZ time: 41.8%; 47th pct
DZ time: 40.2%