Jeff Skinner
Free Agent · #53

Jeff Skinner

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LW · 5'11" · 200 lb · Shoots L
Age 34
Career
0.64
P / GP
712P in 1110 GP
Archetype
Bottom-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$6.44M
Signed through 2030
Career points
712
Regular season

Shot quality · 2025-26

Individual xG
5.9
81 shots
Goals − xG
+0.1
vs expected
5v5 ixG
4.3
63 shots at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.3
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
6.4
276 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
10.0
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
39.2
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
8 GF · 5 GA

Jeff Skinner, a left wing for the San Jose Sharks, is entering his age-34 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 32 games, a 0.41 points-per-game pace, 4 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 39.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.1. HighDanger's model projects 38 points for 2026-27, in a 31 to 45 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2280333063-14421117:060.79
2022–2379354782+15392117:241.04
2023–2474242246-2341216:000.62
2024–2572161329+126213:000.40
2025–26326713-814412:210.41
Career1110379333712-1374911680.64

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 638th
Assists 734th
Avg TOI / GP 12:2131st
Shots 5634th
PIM 1435th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 1333rd
Primary points 623rd
xGF % 39.2%4th
xGF / 60 1.1511th
xGA / 60 1.7930th

Career journey

Rookie
2010–11 · age 18
Carolina Hurricanes
0.77 P/GP
82 GP · 31G · 32A
Emerging
2011–12 → 2015 · age 19–22
Carolina Hurricanes
0.6 P/GP
254 GP · 84G · 69A
Prime
2015–16 → 2023 · age 23–30
Buffalo Sabres
0.68 P/GP
596 GP · 218G · 190A
Veteran
2023–24 → 2026 · age 31–33
San Jose Sharks
0.49 P/GP
178 GP · 46G · 42A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

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