D · EDM · NHL id 8478013
Jake Walman has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 14:44 a night (12:04 at even strength, 1:55 on the power play and 0:38 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 44% of his 5v5 minutes with Max Jones and 42% with Colton Dach over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Walman on the ice (1-4 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on D3 with Shakir Mukhamadullin and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- +1:19 PP TOI
- Top-four D in 0 of last 2 (was 6 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 14:36 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Jake Walman at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 53 GP · 20 points vs 15.9 expected
Last 20 games: -66. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.3%
- 95.7
- 42.6%
- G vs xG
- 8 / 5.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.030 xG per attempt lately vs 0.038 before.
- 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played53
- Goals8344th of 715
- Assists12419th of 715
- Points20404th of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal96315th of 715
- Hits15662nd of 715
- Blocked shots90114th of 715
- Plus/minus−17657th of 715
- Penalty minutes10608th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.1%452nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.5%436th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.5%634th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.7%631st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)45.2%575th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)43.4%655th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.21665th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.076564th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.21589th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:45197th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:42378th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %53.3%277th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO957667th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.786th of 715
- Luck Meter+25213th of 828
- Ascension score46245th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.536th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts28541st of 715
- Hardest shot102.06th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.3%396th 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 · 52 of 53 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.076
- Season net
- −1.11xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.21
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.009
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
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 27, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Oct 22, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 20, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Oct 30, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Jan 7, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Apr 14, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
29 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 72.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.9 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ LAK | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 75.0 | one-timer | |
| Feb 3, 2026 vs TOR | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 85.9 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2026 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 67.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 10, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.6 | — | |
| Nov 10, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 46.0 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ OTT | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 71.5 | — | |
| Jun 12, 2025 @ FLA | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| May 8, 2025 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 78.0 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Apr 1, 2025 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 71.2 | — | |
| Jan 21, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 24.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 12, 2024 @ STL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 41.2 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs SEA | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 30.0 | 5-on-2 | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 88.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 20, 2024 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 69.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 81.7 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2024 @ BUF | Rush | carry | 1* | 70.6 | — | |
| Feb 10, 2024 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 34.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 27, 2024 vs VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 76.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 31, 2023 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 69.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 29, 2023 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 49.2 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2023 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 67.0 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2023 @ STL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 49.8 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 2, 2023 @ MTL | Cycle | — | 3* | 85.3 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2023 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 1* | 25.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 4, 2023 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 68.1 | one-timer | |
| Oct 30, 2023 @ NYI | Point shot | — | 0 | 0.3 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2023 vs CGY | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 78.5 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Walman
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Walman apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Jones | LW | 2 | 10:32 | 44% | 35.0% | 0% (0-3) | 60.0% 13:35 | 59.1% 12:41 |
| Colton Dach | C | 2 | 10:14 | 42% | 40.0% | 0% (0-3) | 56.7% 13:53 | 50.0% 14:04 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 2 | 10:04 | 42% | 38.1% | 0% (0-1) | 58.6% 14:03 | 38.6% 28:16 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 2 | 10:00 | 41% | 43.8% | 0% (0-3) | 52.9% 14:07 | 52.0% 13:04 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 2 | 8:02 | 33% | 71.4% | 0% (0-2) | 34.5% 16:05 | 63.6% 19:52 |
| Isaac Howard | LW | 2 | 7:50 | 32% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 16:17 | 50.0% 9:56 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 2 | 7:00 | 29% | 16.7% | 0% (0-2) | 60.5% 17:07 | 46.4% 19:21 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 2 | 7:00 | 29% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 55.3% 17:07 | 50.0% 9:10 |
| Owen Michaels | RW | 2 | 5:19 | 22% | 10.0% | 0% (0-1) | 60.0% 18:48 | 45.8% 14:59 |
| Josh Samanski | C | 1 | 3:20 | 14% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 6:36 | 30.0% 5:21 |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 2 | 2:41 | 11% | 66.7% | 50% (1-1) | 47.7% 21:26 | 52.6% 24:05 |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 1 | 2:36 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 29.2% 11:35 | 77.3% 12:04 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | RW | 1 | 2:20 | 10% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 29.2% 11:51 | 76.5% 11:10 |
| Connor McDavid | C | 1 | 2:09 | 9% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 44.4% 12:02 | 60.0% 13:13 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 13:02 | 9:56 | 2:12 | 0:54 |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 16:25 | 14:11 | 1:37 | 0:21 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 29:27 | 14:44 | 31 | 26 | 54.4% | 56.4% | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 1.6 | 1.1 | 67% |
| Even strength | 2 | 24:07 | 12:04 | 25 | 25 | 50.0% | 52.9% | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 1.1 | 1.0 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 24:07 | 12:04 | 25 | 25 | 50.0% | 52.9% | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 1.1 | 1.0 | 50% |
| Power play | 2 | 3:49 | 1:55 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 1:15 | 0:38 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 3:49 | 1:55 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 14:44 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 | 9 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 16:53 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 53 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 10 | 96 | 8.3% | 15 | 90 | 18:45 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +9 | 12 | 38 | 5.3% | 37 | 66 | 20:10 |
| 2024-25 | EDM, SJS | 65 | 7 | 33 | 40 | +4 | 42 | 164 | 4.3% | 57 | 145 | 22:46 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 63 | 12 | 9 | 21 | -2 | 44 | 108 | 11.1% | 42 | 151 | 19:46 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 63 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +10 | 45 | 140 | 6.4% | 47 | 121 | 19:43 |
| 2021-22 | DET, STL | 51 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | 87 | 3.4% | 47 | 58 | 14:01 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 15:24 |
| 2020-21 | STL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 8 | 47 | 2.1% | 26 | 20 | 14:28 |
| 2019-20 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 11:04 |
Jake Walman news
- NHL Rumors: Barkov Injury Links Larkin, Bettman on No-Trades, Walman in Oilers Doghouse?The Hockey Writers
- 4 Oilers Who Need a Good Start to the 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Jake Walman Bio, Awards & DraftinfoNHL.com
- Oilers Trade Package for Adam Fantilli — Would You Accept?NHL Trade Talk
- Ryan Shea Shocks Day One: Oilers’ New $4M Defender Opens Camp on the Top PairingNHL Trade Talk
- Jake Walman News: Hopes to showcase improved conditioningRotoWire
- Oilers' Jake Walman: Hopes to showcase improved conditioningCBS Sports
- RAW | Jake Walman 09.16.26NHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.