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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jiri Hudler CGY · 54 P in 75 GP Logan Couture SJS · 54 P in 65 GP Mikko Koivu MIN · 54 P in 65 GP Andrew Ladd WPG · 54 P in 78 GP Patric Hornqvist NSH · 53 P in 76 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 33 21 54 -14 22 274 22 0.76 12.0 17:12

Contract

$5.725MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$106KCap dollars per point54 points in 71 games
$580KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.9 goals above replacement
$6.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$478KValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on Aug 8, 2012, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $34.35M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2018-19, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $5.725M $4.35M $0 $4.35M
2014-15 $5.725M $6M $0 $6M
2015-16 $5.725M $6M $0 $6M
2016-17 $5.725M $6M $0 $6M
2017-18 $5.725M $6M $0 $6M NMC
2018-19 $5.725M $6M $0 $6M 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+9.9Goals above replacement61st of 672 skaters, 48th of 438 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+3.4 82nd percentileEven-strength defence-2.3 9th percentilePower play+2.6 98th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties+2.8 97th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

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

51.1Corsi for %962 attempts for, 919 against
+0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Expected goals for %38.0 expected for, 41.1 against
-2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.1Goals for %40 for, 45 against
99.4PDO8.0% shooting + 91.4% saves
326Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Riley Nash · Jeff Skinner · Elias Lindholm22152:2047.545.46-6
Tuomo Ruutu · Eric Staal · Jeff Skinner18150:0853.246.66-11
Jordan Staal · Jeff Skinner · Elias Lindholm1699:4359.454.42-5
Eric Staal · Jeff Skinner · Elias Lindholm2096:1950.046.55-4

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

32Goalsnot counting empty-netters
27.0Expected goalsfrom 357 unblocked attempts
+5.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.33 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt57th
Finishing +5.0 goals above expected90thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 32Expected 27.0

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 @ PHI W 6-5 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 0 6 0 16:59
Apr 11, 2014 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 14:22
Apr 10, 2014 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:16
Apr 8, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:01
Apr 5, 2014 vs NJD L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 23:51
Apr 3, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:54
Apr 1, 2014 @ PIT W 4-1 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 14:35
Mar 31, 2014 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:33
Mar 29, 2014 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 15:15
Mar 27, 2014 @ FLA W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 18:02
Mar 25, 2014 vs NYI L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 20:33
Mar 22, 2014 @ WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 18:12
Mar 21, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:03
Mar 18, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:24
Mar 16, 2014 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:48
Mar 15, 2014 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:38
Mar 13, 2014 vs BUF W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 13 0 22:01
Mar 11, 2014 vs NYR W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:38
Mar 8, 2014 @ NJD L 4-5 1 0 1 -1 2 6 0 19:39
Mar 7, 2014 vs NYR L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 16:35
Mar 4, 2014 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:49
Mar 2, 2014 @ ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 22:28
Mar 1, 2014 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 14:53
Feb 27, 2014 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 14:58
Feb 25, 2014 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 15:49
Feb 8, 2014 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 16:29
Feb 7, 2014 vs FLA W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 13:27
Feb 4, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:56
Jan 31, 2014 vs STL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 15:27
Jan 28, 2014 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:00
Jan 27, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:35
Jan 25, 2014 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:09
Jan 23, 2014 @ BUF W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:18
Jan 22, 2014 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:16
Jan 19, 2014 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 20:11
Jan 18, 2014 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:43
Jan 13, 2014 vs CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:30
Jan 10, 2014 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 17:09
Jan 9, 2014 vs TOR W 6-1 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 16:59
Jan 5, 2014 vs NSH W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 13:45
Jan 4, 2014 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:39
Jan 2, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 3 0 3 2 0 5 0 20:19
Dec 31, 2013 vs MTL W 5-4 (OT) 2 1 3 1 0 5 0 22:41
Dec 29, 2013 @ TOR L 2-5 0 1 1 -4 0 5 0 17:54
Dec 27, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 15:37
Dec 23, 2013 vs CBJ L 3-4 2 0 2 -2 0 4 0 16:20
Dec 21, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:45
Dec 20, 2013 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 22:43
Dec 14, 2013 @ PHX W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:14
Dec 12, 2013 @ CGY L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 18:12
Dec 10, 2013 @ EDM L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 16:30
Dec 9, 2013 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 19:10
Dec 6, 2013 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:22
Dec 5, 2013 @ NSH W 5-2 3 0 3 2 0 6 0 18:18
Dec 3, 2013 @ WSH W 4-1 2 1 3 2 0 7 0 17:31
Dec 1, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:20
Nov 29, 2013 vs NJD L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 15:00
Nov 27, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:36
Nov 24, 2013 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:32
Nov 23, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 17:02
Nov 21, 2013 @ DET L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:56
Oct 24, 2013 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:04
Oct 19, 2013 @ NYI W 4-3 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 14:42
Oct 17, 2013 @ TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 16:02
Oct 15, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 19:07
Oct 13, 2013 vs PHX L 3-5 1 0 1 1 2 6 1 19:18
Oct 11, 2013 vs LAK L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 14:35
Oct 10, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 11:52
Oct 8, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:21
Oct 6, 2013 vs PHI W 2-1 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 19:19
Oct 4, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 13:35