LW · SJS · NHL id 8475784
Jeff Skinner has played 32 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2025-26, scoring 6 goals and 7 assists (13 points) on 56 shots while averaging 12:21 a night (10:27 at even strength, 1:45 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 56% of his 5v5 minutes with Ty Dellandrea and 43% with Adam Gaudette over the last 10 games, and the Sharks have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Skinner on the ice (12-19 in goals, 42% offensive-zone starts). In the Sharks' most recent game against VGK he was on L2 with Collin Graf and Michael Misa and on PP2. He is shooting 10.7% this season against 11.3% across the 618 games in our data.
Right now
From the Jan 11 game vs VGK, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 15 games, 12:10 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 6 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 117 attempts, 56 on goal, 6 goals
Shot map, OPP at SJS: 117 attempts, 56 on goal, 6 goals, 5.71 expected goals; best chance Jeff Skinner at 0.31 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 32 GP · 13 points vs 11.7 expected
Last 20 games: -21. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.7%
- 98.1
- 59.1%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 6.0
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:08 a game, PP share 29% → 24%, 3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played32
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists7544th of 715
- Points13517th of 715
- Power-play points4286th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal56521st of 715
- Hits17647th of 715
- Blocked shots11679th of 715
- Plus/minus−8523rd of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won3392nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.0%668th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)42.2%695th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.4%641st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.1%650th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.8%473rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.2%552nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.90347th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00682nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.23540th of 719
- Faceoff win %27.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.144
Usage
- Ice time per game12:21578th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:45224th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %41.6%552nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+1.224th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO981523rd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.0330th of 715
- Luck Meter−5428th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.0458th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts17614th of 715
- Hardest shot86.3452nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.8%343rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 31 of 32 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.068
- Season net
- −0.38xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.90
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.043
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1Apr 9, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 3, 2025 alerts →
- Played 5:58 more than his 5-game averageMar 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Mar 20, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 9, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 30, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 6, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 vs DAL | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 26.0 | one-timer | |
| Dec 31, 2025 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 69.0 | — | |
| Nov 2, 2025 vs DET | Deflection | carry | 1 | 27.3 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Oct 17, 2025 @ UTA | Cycle | — | 2 | 23.4 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 38.0 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2025 vs VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 9.1 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| May 29, 2025 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 16.2 | — | |
| Apr 7, 2025 @ ANA | Deflection | — | 3* | 57.8 | deflection | |
| Apr 3, 2025 @ SJS | Deflection | — | 1 | 24.8 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.4 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2025 vs WPG | Rush | carry | 0 | 13.1 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2025 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 76.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 23, 2025 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.2 | — | |
| Feb 5, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 20.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 30, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | pass | 0 | 10.3 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 25, 2025 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 9.5 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 26.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 14, 2024 vs VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 38.6 | 4-on-3, rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 22.3 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2024 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 0 | 3.2 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2024 @ CGY | Rush | carry | 1 | 2.3 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2024 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 1 | 3.9 | rebound | |
| Oct 13, 2024 vs CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 32.6 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2024 @ SEA | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 54.6 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2024 @ SEA | Cycle | — | 1 | 61.6 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2024 @ SEA | Rush | carry | 0 | 67.9 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2024 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 65.5 | — | |
| Mar 2, 2024 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 61.9 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2024 vs CAR | Rebound | — | 0 | 29.6 | rebound | |
| Feb 21, 2024 @ MTL | Rebound | pass | 0 | 43.6 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 9, 2024 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 59.9 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2024 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 3* | 35.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 30, 2023 vs CBJ | Cycle | carry | 2 | 47.9 | one-timer | |
| Dec 21, 2023 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 51.7 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2023 vs TOR | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 30.4 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2023 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 1* | 62.1 | — | |
| Dec 5, 2023 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 25.5 | — | |
| Nov 25, 2023 @ NJD | Rebound | — | 1 | 42.7 | rebound | |
| Nov 24, 2023 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 38.6 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2023 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 30.7 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Skinner
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Skinner apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Dellandrea | C | 19 | 155:53 | 47% | 40.2% | 25% (3-9) | 48.4% 41:50 | 40.0% 57:35 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 30 | 115:26 | 35% | 54.3% | 71% (5-2) | 38.4% 208:37 | 47.9% 411:55 |
| Sam Dickinson | D | 25 | 108:25 | 32% | 39.7% | 56% (5-4) | 47.4% 159:52 | 44.2% 253:50 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | 31 | 105:13 | 31% | 45.6% | 27% (3-8) | 43.3% 228:21 | 43.9% 417:25 |
| Collin Graf | RW | 13 | 94:48 | 28% | 42.2% | 44% (4-5) | 43.1% 34:21 | 43.3% 52:05 |
| John Klingberg | D | 21 | 67:39 | 20% | 44.8% | 50% (2-2) | 39.1% 155:13 | 48.7% 298:56 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | 20 | 65:14 | 20% | 40.6% | 20% (1-4) | 44.7% 144:27 | 41.5% 265:55 |
| Adam Gaudette | C | 9 | 58:21 | 17% | 45.5% | 40% (2-3) | 50.0% 39:16 | 45.2% 42:39 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 7 | 55:12 | 17% | 44.8% | 25% (1-3) | 45.3% 29:17 | 51.1% 44:32 |
| Vincent Iorio | D | 15 | 55:10 | 17% | 38.2% | 40% (2-3) | 48.8% 110:17 | 48.6% 161:52 |
| Nick Leddy | D | 12 | 52:13 | 16% | 34.7% | 17% (1-5) | 52.4% 80:55 | 42.0% 145:40 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 14 | 49:38 | 15% | 42.7% | 25% (1-3) | 42.9% 97:02 | 43.7% 166:25 |
| Macklin Celebrini | C | 10 | 43:48 | 13% | 49.3% | 50% (3-3) | 47.0% 71:47 | 50.2% 125:38 |
| William Eklund | LW | 5 | 42:47 | 13% | 47.0% | 0% (0-3) | 51.2% 18:27 | 51.9% 26:38 |
Game log
32 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | vs VGK | L 2-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:15 | 10:16 | 1:59 | — |
| Jan 10 | vs DAL | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:30 | 8:40 | 2:50 | — |
| Jan 7 | @ LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:50 | 10:20 | 1:30 | — |
| Jan 6 | vs CBJ | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:05 | 9:31 | 1:34 | — |
| Jan 3 | vs TBL | L 3-7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 9:33 | 8:15 | 1:18 | — |
| Dec 31 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14:31 | 13:33 | 0:25 | — |
| Dec 29 | @ ANA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 11:49 | 9:24 | 2:25 | — |
| Dec 27 | @ VAN | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 12:12 | 10:59 | 1:13 | — |
| Dec 23 | @ VGK | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9:02 | 9:02 | — | — |
| Dec 20 | vs SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:53 | 8:34 | 2:00 | — |
| Dec 16 | vs CGY | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 12:08 | 11:36 | 0:32 | — |
| Dec 13 | @ PIT | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:46 | 11:28 | 2:49 | — |
| Dec 11 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:28 | 11:15 | 1:13 | — |
| Dec 7 | @ CAR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:16 | 11:37 | 0:39 | — |
| Dec 5 | @ DAL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 17:32 | 14:02 | 3:30 | — |
| Nov 13 | @ CGY | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:42 | 0:42 | — | — |
| Nov 11 | @ MIN | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13:54 | 11:42 | 2:12 | — |
| Nov 8 | vs FLA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:02 | 10:30 | 1:32 | — |
| Nov 7 | vs WPG | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 12:35 | 10:43 | 1:52 | — |
| Nov 5 | @ SEA | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:30 | 9:03 | 1:27 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 32 | 394:57 | 12:21 | 384 | 381 | 50.2% | 48.3% | 188 | 194 | 22 | 21 | 51% | 19.7 | 19.2 | 50% |
| Even strength | 32 | 334:37 | 10:27 | 285 | 364 | 43.9% | 42.1% | 139 | 182 | 12 | 19 | 39% | 12.7 | 16.7 | 42% |
| 5v5 | 32 | 334:16 | 10:27 | 285 | 363 | 44.0% | 42.2% | 139 | 181 | 12 | 19 | 39% | 12.7 | 16.6 | 42% |
| Power play | 30 | 56:03 | 1:52 | 92 | 13 | 87.6% | 84.4% | 44 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6.4 | 0.9 | 83% |
| 5v4 | 30 | 55:24 | 1:51 | 90 | 13 | 87.4% | 84.0% | 43 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 100% | 6.1 | 0.9 | 83% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 5 | 3:23 | 0:41 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | 75.0% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.6 | 1.5 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SJS | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 14 | 56 | 10.7% | 17 | 11 | 12:21 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 11.1% | 11 | 2 | 12:13 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 72 | 16 | 13 | 29 | +1 | 26 | 144 | 11.1% | 45 | 23 | 13:00 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 74 | 24 | 22 | 46 | -2 | 34 | 211 | 11.4% | 26 | 13 | 16:00 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 79 | 35 | 47 | 82 | +15 | 39 | 242 | 14.5% | 21 | 14 | 17:24 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 80 | 33 | 30 | 63 | -14 | 42 | 262 | 12.6% | 29 | 20 | 17:06 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 14 | 111 | 6.3% | 20 | 12 | 14:31 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 59 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -22 | 18 | 183 | 7.7% | 29 | 11 | 16:29 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 82 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 0 | 36 | 268 | 14.9% | 31 | 24 | 18:31 |
| 2017-18 | CAR | 82 | 24 | 25 | 49 | -27 | 34 | 277 | 8.7% | 35 | 24 | 16:42 |
Jeff Skinner news
- Buffalo Sabres’ 5 Worst Contracts of the Salary Cap EraThe Hockey Writers
- Jeff Skinner Chose Switzerland Over the NHL. What His New Life Could BeNHL Trade Talk
- NHL Trade Talk Recap: Maple Leafs, Oilers & Bobrovsky’s ReasoningNHL Trade Talk
- NHL Rumors: Skinner Leaves NHL, Matthews Injury Turn, Hellebuyck Talk, & Kings TradesThe Hockey Writers
- Most Shafted Oiler in Recent Memory Leaves NHL, Signs With Swiss League ClubNHL Trade Talk
- 11 Former Oilers Still Looking for New Homes in Free AgencyThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Jeff Skinner, San Jose Sharks, and the Vancouver CanucksNHLRumors.com
- Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Skinner, Quillan, McMann & Trade Deadline BuzzThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.