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Winnipeg Jets · Center · Shoots R

Mark Scheifele

Age 33 · 6'3" · 207 lb · Born in Kitchener, CAN

Cap hit

$8.5M

8.2% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

GP

82

Goals

36

20.6% shooting

Assists

67

42 primary

Points

103

1.26 per game

TOI/GP

21:30

PP 3:10 · PK 0:18

xGF%

48.8

5v5, -3.1 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.26

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

46.7

594 W · 679 L

Plus/minus

0

Blocks 47 · Hits 32

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Apr 16
vs SJS · L 6-1
0000018:344:110:326-96021-2-0.31
Apr 14
@ UTA · L 5-3
1120121:143:512:086-5030-1+0.52
Apr 13
@ VGK · L 6-2
1120021:026:492:195-7000-1+0.44
Apr 11
vs PHI · L 7-1
0030020:223:340:003-87561-2-0.58
Apr 9
@ STL · W 3-2
0210120:211:281:135-3—10+1+0.47

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 · 1,347 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%48.8%

46th percentile

Relative xGF%+2.2

71st percentile

HDCF%46.6%

34th percentile

CF%49.7%

55th percentile

Relative CF%+1.4

70th percentile

FF%49.2%

49th percentile

GF%52.0%

64th percentile

CF/6056.8

56th percentile

CA/6057.5

50th percentile

ixG/601.19

71st percentile

Goals above expected+9.2

97th percentile

IPP82.3%

94th percentile

PDO102.2

79th percentile

OZS%69.9%

94th 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 styleElite playmaking center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Scheifele is a pass-first orchestrator who creates chances at an elite level but struggles to generate his own offense through rush chances and puck pursuit. He plays a perimeter game with high-quality shot selection and excellent speed, anchoring plays from the outside rather than grinding in tight.

Pass-firstElite playmakerFinesse playerHigh-volume shooter
Shooting volume
57
Playmaking
96
Zone entries(est.)
13
Forechecking
7
Physicality
9
Defensive impact
5
Puck management
5
Speed
77

Where he shoots from

Slot 60% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 6%(272 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Playmaking at 96th percentile creates consistent high-danger chances for others
  • Speed at 77th percentile allows him to transition play efficiently
  • Slot-focused shooting (60%) concentrates scoring chances in prime areas

Watch-outs

  • Rush chances at 13th percentile limits self-created offense and momentum
  • Forechecking at 7th percentile means limited puck recovery in opponent zones
  • Defensive impact at 5th percentile offers minimal two-way value

Similar style: Filip Hallander (PIT), Leon Draisaitl (EDM)

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 · 82 GP · goals above average

Season total +21.2 goals, or +0.26 per game.

Even strength offense
+0.8
Even strength defense
-1.4
Power play
-0.1
Penalty kill
+0.3
Finishing
+9.3
Playmaking
+10.7
Penalties
+2.5
Faceoffs
-0.8

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2025-26WPG823667103017521:3046.7%+0.26
2024-25WPG82394887+1218120:2649.4%+0.26
2023-24WPG74254772+1915420:1148.1%+0.14
2022-23WPG81422668-1620620:2948.0%+0.12

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

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

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed
23.4 mph
94th pct
20+ mph bursts
121
Hardest shot
86.9 mph
62nd pct
Distance
290.6 mi
OZ time
44.0%
75th pct
DZ time
38.4%