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Jack Eichel

#9 · Centre · Vegas Golden Knights

Born Oct 28, 1996 in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA (age 29) · 6'2", 205 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 2nd overall in 2015 by BUF (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Timo Meier NJD · 66 P in 78 GP Alex DeBrincat OTT · 66 P in 82 GP Nick Suzuki MTL · 66 P in 82 GP Pavel Buchnevich STL · 67 P in 63 GP Brad Marchand BOS · 67 P in 73 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.

0204060802015-16: 56 points5615-162016-17: 57 points5716-172017-18: 64 points6417-182018-19: 82 points8218-192019-20: 78 points7819-202020-21: 18 points1820-212021-22: 25 points2521-222022-23: 66 points6622-232023-24: 68 points6823-242024-25: 94 points9424-252025-26: 90 points9025-262026-27: 10 points1026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 BUF 81 24 32 56 -16 22 238 43 0.69 $925K
2016-17 BUF 61 24 33 57 -13 22 249 26 0.93 $925K
2017-18 BUF 67 25 39 64 -25 32 246 52 0.96 $925K
2018-19 BUF 77 28 54 82 -11 26 303 70 1.06 $10M
2019-20 BUF 68 36 42 78 5 34 227 40 1.15 $10M
2020-21 BUF 21 2 16 18 -9 6 61 20 0.86 $10M
2021-22 VGK 34 14 11 25 3 10 133 45 0.74 $10M
2022-23 VGK 67 27 39 66 26 6 223 59 0.99 $10M
2023-24 VGK 63 31 37 68 4 27 278 26 1.08 $10M
2024-25 VGK 77 28 66 94 32 8 233 22 1.22 $10M
2025-26 VGK 74 27 63 90 23 18 260 35 1.22 $10M
2026-27 VGK 4 2 8 10 3 2 8 1 2.50 $13.5M
12 seasons Career 694 268 440 708 22 213 2459 439 1.02

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2022-23 VGK 22 6 20 26 14 14 71 25 1.18
2023-24 VGK 7 3 4 7 0 0 23 12 1.00
2024-25 VGK 11 1 9 10 -8 0 30 16 0.91
2025-26 VGK 22 2 20 22 4 16 52 21 1.00
4 seasons Playoffs 62 12 53 65 10 30 176 74 1.05

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 27 39 66 26 6 223 59 0.99 12.1 18:46

Contract

$10MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$152KCap dollars per point66 points in 67 games
$851KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.7 goals above replacement
$9.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$821KValueworth less cap hit

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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Buffalo Sabres on Oct 3, 2017, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $80M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2025-26, with 3 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
2018-19 $10M $10M $0 $10M
2019-20 $10M $10M $0 $10M
2020-21 $10M $2.5M $7.5M $10M
2021-22 $10M $10M $0 $10M
2022-23 $10M $2.5M $7.5M $10M NMC
2023-24 $10M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2024-25 $10M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2025-26 $10M $10M $0 $10M 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
Oct 8, 2025 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2026-27 to 2033-34 8 $108M $13.5M
Oct 3, 2017 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2018-19 to 2025-26 8 $80M $10M
Jul 1, 2015 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $11.325M $925K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+11.7Goals above replacement53rd of 696 skaters, 42nd of 461 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 461 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+3.7 84th percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 85th percentilePower play+0.2 76th percentilePenalty kill0.0 29th percentilePenalties+2.4 96th 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.

051015202015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

48.9Corsi for %947 attempts for, 991 against
+2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Expected goals for %44.1 expected for, 39.6 against
+3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.5Goals for %56 for, 35 against
103.0PDO10.3% shooting + 92.7% saves
243Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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
Mark Stone · Chandler Stephenson · Jack Eichel24252:3953.161.218-7
Jonathan Marchessault · Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel20219:5844.746.413-8
Jonathan Marchessault · Jack Eichel · Paul Cotter16111:3253.053.77-7
Phil Kessel · Reilly Smith · Jack Eichel650:5652.460.62-1

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.

25Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.0Expected goalsfrom 275 unblocked attempts
+6.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.91 expected goals per 60 minutes68th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt15th
Finishing +6.0 goals above expected91stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510152025Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 25Expected 19.0

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, 2023 @ SEA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 17:58
Apr 6, 2023 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:46
Apr 4, 2023 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 20:07
Apr 3, 2023 @ MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:56
Apr 1, 2023 vs MIN W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 20:06
Mar 30, 2023 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 21:40
Mar 28, 2023 vs EDM L 4-7 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 17:19
Mar 25, 2023 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 20:37
Mar 23, 2023 @ CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:28
Mar 21, 2023 @ VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:20
Mar 19, 2023 vs CBJ W 7-2 3 0 3 3 0 4 0 15:07
Mar 16, 2023 vs CGY L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:12
Mar 14, 2023 @ PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 16:08
Mar 12, 2023 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:32
Mar 11, 2023 @ CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 15:55
Mar 9, 2023 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 21:13
Mar 7, 2023 @ FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 21:25
Mar 5, 2023 vs MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 15:36
Mar 3, 2023 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 4 4 23:03
Mar 1, 2023 vs CAR W 3-2 2 0 2 3 0 3 2 17:25
Feb 27, 2023 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 18:53
Feb 25, 2023 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 7 3 23:18
Feb 23, 2023 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 21:01
Feb 21, 2023 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:22
Feb 18, 2023 vs TBL W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 17:46
Feb 16, 2023 vs SJS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:08
Feb 12, 2023 vs ANA W 7-2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 16:28
Feb 9, 2023 @ MIN W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 16:02
Feb 7, 2023 @ NSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15:55
Jan 28, 2023 @ NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 19:38
Jan 27, 2023 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 15:40
Jan 24, 2023 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:35
Jan 22, 2023 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 20:00
Jan 21, 2023 vs WSH W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:01
Jan 19, 2023 vs DET L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 18:43
Jan 16, 2023 vs DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 22:10
Jan 14, 2023 vs EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 19:00
Jan 12, 2023 vs FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 10 3 20:46
Jan 7, 2023 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -4 2 2 2 18:34
Jan 5, 2023 vs PIT W 5-2 1 2 3 2 2 4 0 18:16
Dec 9, 2022 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:15
Dec 3, 2022 @ DET W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:36
Dec 1, 2022 @ PIT L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 7 2 24:20
Nov 28, 2022 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 19:25
Nov 26, 2022 vs VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:54
Nov 25, 2022 vs SEA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:23
Nov 23, 2022 vs OTT W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 7 1 20:12
Nov 21, 2022 @ VAN W 5-4 0 2 2 3 0 4 1 21:01
Nov 19, 2022 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 16:42
Nov 17, 2022 vs ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:22
Nov 15, 2022 vs SJS L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 21:37
Nov 12, 2022 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 18:39
Nov 10, 2022 @ BUF W 7-4 3 1 4 3 0 7 1 16:53
Nov 8, 2022 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:17
Nov 5, 2022 @ MTL W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 20:02
Nov 3, 2022 @ OTT W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 5 2 19:06
Nov 1, 2022 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 21:15
Oct 30, 2022 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 21:10
Oct 28, 2022 vs ANA W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:55
Oct 25, 2022 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17:29
Oct 24, 2022 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 19:35
Oct 22, 2022 vs COL L 2-3 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 17:10
Oct 20, 2022 vs WPG W 5-2 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 17:33
Oct 18, 2022 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:28
Oct 15, 2022 @ SEA W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 15:29
Oct 13, 2022 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 16:23
Oct 11, 2022 @ LAK W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 17:03