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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kirill Kaprizov MIN · 89 P in 78 GP Cole Caufield MTL · 88 P in 81 GP Jake Guentzel TBL · 88 P in 81 GP Kyle Connor WPG · 92 P in 82 GP Clayton Keller UTA · 88 P in 82 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: 12 points1226-27

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 5 3 9 12 5 2 14 2 2.40 $13.5M
12 seasons Career 695 269 441 710 24 213 2465 440 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 27 63 90 23 18 260 35 1.22 10.4 21:12

Contract

$10MCap hitends in 2026, then extended to 2034
$111KCap dollars per point90 points in 74 games
$649KCap dollars per goal above replacement15.4 goals above replacement
$13.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.8MValueworth 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 715 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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct 8, 2025, 8 years and $108M at $13.5M a season, beginning in 2026-27.

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 not begun 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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+15.4Goals above replacement17th of 715 skaters, 12th of 476 forwards
+2.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+11.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 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+9.1 98th percentileEven-strength defence-0.1 43rd percentilePower play-0.5 21st percentilePenalty kill+0.6 94th percentilePenalties+1.9 94th 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.

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

53.7Corsi for %1142 attempts for, 985 against
+1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.7Expected goals for %59.8 expected for, 40.4 against
+6.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %66 for, 44 against
101.3PDO11.7% shooting + 89.6% saves
306Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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 · Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel46362:2554.960.928-15
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Braeden Bowman27259:2150.557.012-14
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mitch Marner23100:0053.361.98-2
Mark Stone · Jack Eichel · Mitch Marner2038:5768.474.32-1

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.

27Goalsnot counting empty-netters
25.3Expected goalsfrom 358 unblocked attempts
+1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.97 expected goals per 60 minutes76th
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt15th
Finishing +1.7 goals above expected75thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 27Expected 25.3

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 15, 2026 vs SEA W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 19:45
Apr 13, 2026 vs WPG W 6-2 1 3 4 3 0 4 0 17:34
Apr 11, 2026 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 20:44
Apr 9, 2026 @ SEA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 21:19
Apr 7, 2026 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:58
Apr 4, 2026 @ EDM W 5-1 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 18:08
Apr 2, 2026 vs CGY W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:35
Mar 30, 2026 vs VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:35
Mar 28, 2026 vs WSH L 4-5 (SO) 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 23:23
Mar 26, 2026 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 26:24
Mar 24, 2026 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:37
Mar 22, 2026 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 19:01
Mar 21, 2026 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 21:43
Mar 19, 2026 vs UTA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 21:34
Mar 17, 2026 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:06
Mar 14, 2026 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:10
Mar 12, 2026 vs PIT W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 19:51
Mar 10, 2026 @ DAL L 1-2 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 22:51
Mar 8, 2026 vs EDM L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 21:40
Mar 6, 2026 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 24:30
Mar 4, 2026 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 23:45
Mar 3, 2026 @ BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:19
Mar 1, 2026 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:34
Feb 27, 2026 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:46
Feb 5, 2026 vs LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 17:42
Feb 4, 2026 vs VAN W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 19:07
Feb 1, 2026 @ ANA L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 20:36
Jan 31, 2026 vs SEA L 2-3 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 21:59
Jan 29, 2026 vs DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 22:48
Jan 27, 2026 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 26:00
Jan 25, 2026 @ OTT L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:38
Jan 23, 2026 @ TOR W 6-3 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 19:16
Jan 22, 2026 @ BOS L 3-4 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 22:38
Jan 19, 2026 vs PHI L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 24:55
Jan 17, 2026 vs NSH W 7-2 0 1 1 0 2 8 0 18:53
Jan 15, 2026 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 1 3 4 2 0 5 0 24:35
Jan 14, 2026 @ LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 3 3 1 2 4 1 19:01
Jan 11, 2026 @ SJS W 7-2 2 0 2 2 2 7 1 17:00
Jan 10, 2026 vs STL W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 18:13
Jan 8, 2026 vs CBJ W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 22:40
Jan 6, 2026 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 25:59
Jan 4, 2026 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 21:40
Jan 2, 2026 @ STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 19:34
Dec 13, 2025 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 20:48
Dec 11, 2025 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:23
Dec 9, 2025 @ NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 24:30
Dec 7, 2025 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 23:00
Dec 5, 2025 @ NJD W 3-0 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 20:23
Dec 2, 2025 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 24:06
Nov 29, 2025 vs SJS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:58
Nov 28, 2025 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 7 1 20:00
Nov 26, 2025 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 26:48
Nov 24, 2025 @ UTA L 1-5 0 1 1 -3 0 5 1 21:02
Nov 22, 2025 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 21:45
Nov 20, 2025 @ UTA W 4-1 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 16:45
Nov 18, 2025 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 19:52
Nov 16, 2025 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 23:00
Nov 15, 2025 @ STL W 4-1 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:39
Nov 13, 2025 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 24:35
Nov 10, 2025 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:30
Nov 8, 2025 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:05
Nov 6, 2025 vs TBL L 3-6 0 2 2 1 0 7 0 21:54
Nov 4, 2025 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:17
Oct 31, 2025 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 21:23
Oct 28, 2025 @ CAR W 6-3 2 1 3 1 0 6 0 21:27
Oct 26, 2025 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:41
Oct 25, 2025 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:16
Oct 20, 2025 vs CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 21:30
Oct 18, 2025 vs CGY W 6-1 0 4 4 2 0 3 0 16:08
Oct 16, 2025 vs BOS W 6-5 1 1 2 0 0 9 0 24:11
Oct 14, 2025 @ CGY W 4-2 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 17:44
Oct 11, 2025 @ SEA L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 21:28
Oct 9, 2025 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 22:34
Oct 8, 2025 vs LAK L 5-6 (SO) 1 3 4 2 0 5 1 22:04