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Jeff Skinner

#53 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the San Jose Sharks

Born May 16, 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 5'11", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2010 by CAR (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marcus Foligno MIN · 29 P in 77 GP Danton Heinen PIT · 29 P in 79 GP Joel Armia MTL · 29 P in 81 GP Ross Colton COL · 29 P in 61 GP Victor Olofsson VGK · 29 P in 56 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802010-11: 63 points6310-112011-12: 44 points442012-13: 24 points2412-132013-14: 54 points542014-15: 31 points3114-152015-16: 51 points512016-17: 63 points6316-172017-18: 49 points492018-19: 63 points6318-192019-20: 23 points232020-21: 14 points1420-212021-22: 63 points632022-23: 82 points8222-232023-24: 46 points462024-25: 29 points2924-252025-26: 13 points13

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 CAR 82 31 32 63 3 46 215 70 0.77 $900K
2011-12 CAR 64 20 24 44 -8 56 210 44 0.69 $900K
2012-13 CAR 42 13 11 24 -21 26 159 21 0.57 $900K
2013-14 CAR 71 33 21 54 -14 22 274 22 0.76 $5.725M
2014-15 CAR 77 18 13 31 -24 18 235 47 0.40 $5.725M
2015-16 CAR 82 28 23 51 -2 38 258 21 0.62 $5.725M
2016-17 CAR 79 37 26 63 -3 28 281 33 0.80 $5.725M
2017-18 CAR 82 24 25 49 -27 34 277 35 0.60 $5.725M
2018-19 BUF 82 40 23 63 0 36 268 31 0.77 $5.725M
2019-20 BUF 59 14 9 23 -22 18 183 29 0.39 $9M
2020-21 BUF 53 7 7 14 -11 14 111 20 0.26 $9M
2021-22 BUF 80 33 30 63 -14 42 262 29 0.79 $9M
2022-23 BUF 79 35 47 82 15 39 242 21 1.04 $9M
2023-24 BUF 74 24 22 46 -2 34 211 26 0.62 $9M
2024-25 EDM 72 16 13 29 1 26 144 45 0.40 $3M
2025-26 SJS 32 6 7 13 -8 14 56 17 0.41 $3M
16 seasons Career 1110 379 333 712 -137 491 3386 511 0.64

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2024-25 EDM 5 1 1 2 -1 0 9 11 0.40
1 season Playoffs 5 1 1 2 -1 0 9 11 0.40

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 16 13 29 1 26 144 45 0.40 11.1 13:00

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$103KCap dollars per point29 points in 72 games
$946KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.2 goals above replacement
$3.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$229KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Edmonton Oilers on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $3M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent. The Buffalo Sabres still count $1.444M this season for an earlier contract of his that was bought out.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $3M $3M $0 $3M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 11, 2025 San Jose Sharks New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $3M $3M
Jul 1, 2024 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $3M $3M
Jun 7, 2019 Buffalo Sabres Extension bought out, Jun 29, 2024 2019-20 to 2023-24 8 $72M $9M
Aug 8, 2012 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2013-14 to 2018-19 6 $34.35M $5.725M
Sep 21, 2010 Carolina Hurricanes Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $4.2M $900K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2024-25 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence-0.6Power play-0.1Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

051015202010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

43.6Corsi for %51 attempts for, 66 against
-5.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.9Expected goals for %2.3 expected for, 3.3 against
-5.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %3 for, 4 against
99.0PDO11.5% shooting + 87.5% saves
17Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Adam Henrique · Jeff Skinner · Trent Frederic431:0439.743.32-1
Jeff Skinner · Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Trent Frederic14:3920.00.00-1
Jeff Skinner · Connor Brown · Mattias Janmark23:3366.70.30-0
Adam Henrique · Jeff Skinner · Viktor Arvidsson22:0555.666.40-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.1Expected goalsfrom 14 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.08 expected goals per 60 minutes82nd
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt57th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected52ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 83 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.51Expected 1.1Goals 1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2025 @ SJS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:49
Apr 14, 2025 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 14:24
Apr 13, 2025 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 16:36
Apr 11, 2025 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:23
Apr 9, 2025 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 14:04
Apr 7, 2025 @ ANA L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 15:42
Apr 5, 2025 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:37
Apr 3, 2025 @ SJS W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 13:30
Apr 1, 2025 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:30
Mar 29, 2025 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 15:03
Mar 27, 2025 @ SEA L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 16:40
Mar 26, 2025 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 16:27
Mar 22, 2025 vs SEA W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:38
Mar 20, 2025 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 4 3 17:06
Mar 18, 2025 vs UTA W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12:34
Mar 16, 2025 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:45
Mar 14, 2025 @ NYI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:45
Mar 13, 2025 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:10
Mar 10, 2025 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:56
Mar 1, 2025 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:55
Feb 27, 2025 @ FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:43
Feb 23, 2025 @ WSH L 3-7 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:08
Feb 22, 2025 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:32
Feb 7, 2025 vs COL L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:05
Feb 5, 2025 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 15:27
Feb 4, 2025 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:04
Feb 1, 2025 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:56
Jan 30, 2025 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 11:55
Jan 25, 2025 vs BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 10:44
Jan 23, 2025 vs VAN W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:34
Jan 21, 2025 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:04
Jan 16, 2025 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:56
Jan 9, 2025 @ PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:16
Jan 7, 2025 @ BOS W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 12:21
Jan 4, 2025 @ SEA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 09:22
Jan 3, 2025 vs ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 09:27
Dec 31, 2024 vs UTA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:53
Dec 28, 2024 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:31
Dec 22, 2024 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:50
Dec 21, 2024 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:53
Dec 19, 2024 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:06
Dec 16, 2024 vs FLA L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:21
Dec 14, 2024 vs VGK W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:58
Dec 12, 2024 @ MIN W 7-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:10
Dec 10, 2024 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:55
Dec 7, 2024 vs STL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:04
Dec 5, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 13:19
Dec 3, 2024 @ VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:50
Nov 30, 2024 @ COL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 11:27
Nov 29, 2024 @ UTA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:29
Nov 23, 2024 vs NYR W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:37
Nov 21, 2024 vs MIN L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 14:10
Nov 19, 2024 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:16
Nov 18, 2024 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:19
Nov 16, 2024 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:10
Nov 14, 2024 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 10:29
Nov 12, 2024 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:53
Nov 9, 2024 @ VAN W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:17
Nov 6, 2024 vs VGK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:10
Nov 4, 2024 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 12:26
Nov 3, 2024 @ CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 14:45
Oct 31, 2024 @ NSH W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:47
Oct 28, 2024 @ CBJ L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:40
Oct 27, 2024 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15:00
Oct 25, 2024 vs PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:27
Oct 22, 2024 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 16:57
Oct 19, 2024 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:06
Oct 17, 2024 @ NSH W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:04
Oct 15, 2024 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 11:49
Oct 13, 2024 vs CGY L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 2 15:38
Oct 12, 2024 vs CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:09
Oct 9, 2024 vs WPG L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:56