Jack
Eichel
C · VGK · Two-way · Elite
- PAL
- 92
- WAR
- 3.6
- Value
- 84
- PTS
- 90
2025-26№ 18 / 615
Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jack Eichel
#9CPlays: Centre · 76% of faceoffs
Vegas Golden Knights
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 27, 1996 · North Chelmsford, United States
Drafted : 2015 · BUF · round 1, pick #2
Contract : $13,500,000 · 2026-27 → 2033-34 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $16,850,000NMC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Vegas Golden Knights | 19 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 74 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 77 | 28 | 66 | 94 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 63 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 67 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 21 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 68 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 34 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 77 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 26 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 67 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 61 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 22 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 81 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 22 |
| NHL totals | 708 | 273 | 448 | 721 | 213 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 14 |
| Playoff totals | 62 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 30 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2022-23
Jack Eichel: our analysis
2025-26 season: 74 GP, 27 G, 63 A, 90 PTS, +23 +/-, 21:12 TOI. WAR 3.6 (18th of 615) · PAL 92, elite.
In 2025-26, Jack Eichel, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 92 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 3.6 ranks 18th among 615 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: possession (94, among the best in the league), power play (94, among the best in the league) and offense (91, among the best in the league).
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+5.0).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 90); his WAR went from 3.4 to 3.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 84 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jack Eichel's story
After a breakout freshman season at Boston University — 71 points in 40 games and the Hobey Baker Award — Jack Eichel arrived in the NHL with high expectations. His development with the USA Hockey National Team program set the stage for that college success and for the quick jump to the professional ranks.
Eichel left the development program to play for the Terriers and was taken second overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He signed his entry-level contract on July 1, 2015, scored in his NHL debut that October and finished his rookie year among the leading scorers among first-year players, immediately shouldering offensive responsibilities for Buffalo.
His tenure in Buffalo featured impressive scoring seasons, All-Star selections and notable single-game performances, alongside significant injuries that interrupted stretches of play. The Sabres named him captain on October 3, 2018; a remarkable four-goal game came in November 2019. Disputes over medical treatment and a prolonged absence culminated in the end of his captaincy and his move away from Buffalo in 2021.
Traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on November 4, 2021, Eichel underwent the surgery preferred by his camp and returned to game action in February 2022. He became a core piece of the Golden Knights’ lineup and was instrumental in their 2023 Stanley Cup run: he led the playoffs in points with 26 and finished second in Conn Smythe Trophy voting as Vegas claimed the Cup. The 2024–25 season saw him reach a career-high 94 points in 77 games and earn a first nomination as a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
Internationally, Eichel represented the United States at youth and senior levels, collecting medals at U17 and U18 tournaments and debuting with the senior team at the 2015 World Championships. In 2026 he helped Team USA capture Olympic gold, contributing two goals and four assists to the campaign. His game is defined by playmaking vision, goal-scoring ability and growing defensive responsibility since joining Vegas.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:03
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:37
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:10
- Pts/GP
- 1.26
- EV points
- 14
- Hits
- 6
- Blocks
- 10
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 54.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 36.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 45.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
94between 69 and 111 (80% range)
- Goals
- 30
- Assists
- 65
- Games
- 78
So far: 24 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.20 pts per game (last season: 1.22).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 1.08 in 23-24, 1.22 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 90 → 92
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 29: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 84 %
91
Star
- SK
- Skating
- 91
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 70
- Confidence 87 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 93
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 77
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 60
- Confidence 87 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 61
- Confidence 64 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 91
- Confidence 87 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 68
- Confidence 91 %
- PA
- Passing
- 92
- Confidence 84 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 83
- Confidence 84 %
- DF
- Defense
- 74
- Confidence 82 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 47
- Confidence 65 %
- EX
- Experience
- 88
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating91
- Top speed (35 %)37.2 · 90
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)12.7 · 93
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.5 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.7 · 91
ST — Strength70
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)2.825 · 62
- Body mass (50 %)0.243 · 80
EN — Endurance93
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.7 · 91
- Total ice time (20 %)1,506 · 88
- Shift length (15 %)52.5 · 91
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.1 · 86
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)4.157 · 89
DU — Durability77
- Share of games played (100 %)0.826 · 77
CK — Checking60
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.903 · 58
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.524 · 59
- Season volume (10 %)3.584 · 67
FG — Fighting61
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.676 · 61
DI — Discipline91
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.077 · 91
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.326 · 91
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.781 · 77
FO — Faceoffs68
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.3 · 65
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)45.1 · 81
PA — Passing92
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)1.069 · 88
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)1.143 · 98
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.189 · 86
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)6.585 · 93
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.911 · 91
SC — Scoring83
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.118 · 85
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.915 · 82
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.709 · 88
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.191 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.074 · 42
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)17.4 · 90
DF — Defense74
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.087 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.144 · 64
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.529 · 79
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.068 · 67
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.311 · 54
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.2 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.344 · 70
PS — Penalty shot47
- Shootouts (60 %)29.7 · 51
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience88
- Career regular-season games (65 %)92
- Career playoff games (25 %)78
- NHL seasons (10 %)84
OV — Overall91
- SC · Scoring (20 %)83
- PA · Passing (20 %)92
- DF · Defense (20 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)91
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)68
- EN · Endurance (8 %)93
- DI · Discipline (5 %)91
- ST · Strength (3 %)70
- CK · Checking (2 %)60
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 90 | 91 | 84 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 92 | 86 | 78 |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 95 | 85 | 76 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
3.6
wins above replacement
18 of 615
PAL Rating
92/ 100
Performance · Elite
34 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
84/ 100
Very good contract
10.00 M$ · expected PAL 75
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 89
- Defense
- 73
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- Offense
- 91
- Creation
- 55
- Shooting
- 66
- Possession
- 94
- Defense
- 54
- Discipline
- 88
- Power play
- 94
- Penalty kill
- 75
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 3.6 | 92 | 84 | 10.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 3.4 | 90 | 77 | 10.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 2.7 | 92 | 77 | 10.00 M$ |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 2.7 | 89 | 64 | 10.00 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
38/ 100
Below average
better than 38% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
13/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
76/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 261 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 88
- Shot selection
- 4
- Penalties drawn
- 57
- Puck management
- 13
Defense
- Takeaways
- 51
- Discipline
- 76
- Safe zone exits
- 61
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 38 | 13 | 76 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 87 | 39 | 97 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 83 | 20 | 97 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 54 | 3 | 95 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
3.6
wins above replacement
1.8 to 5.1 — 90% interval
18 of 615 forwards
+18.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +5.0
- EV defense
- +2.0
- Power play
- +1.8
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- +4.3
- Penalties
- +1.9
- Average → replacement
- +3.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 75 | 3.6 | 1.8 to 5.1 | 18/615 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 77 | 3.4 | 2.3 to 4.9 | 20/596 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 63 | 2.7 | 1.0 to 4.1 | 39/608 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 67 | 2.7 | 0.5 to 4.4 | 37/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 146.9 km/h94th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.6 km/h97th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 7999th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 44.9 %80th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 98.7 km99th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 7.54 km100th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.6 %79th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.5 %72nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.6 %84th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4491st percentile | 791st percentile | 15.9 %63rd percentile |
| High danger | 1690th percentile | 596th percentile | 31.3 %80th percentile |
| Mid range | 1283rd percentile | 177th percentile | 8.3 %38th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 199th percentile | 50.0 %98th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CHIJack Eichel: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jack Eichel have in 2026-27?
Jack Eichel has 8 goals and 24 points (16 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jack Eichel?
Jack Eichel is 30 years old: he was born on October 28, 1996.
How tall is Jack Eichel, and how much does he weigh?
Jack Eichel is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Jack Eichel from?
United States: Jack Eichel was born in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States.
What team does Jack Eichel play for?
Jack Eichel plays for the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL, at C, wearing number 9.
Is Jack Eichel injured?
No: Jack Eichel is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jack Eichel?
Jack Eichel produced 3.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 18th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 92 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Jack Eichel make?
Jack Eichel earns $10.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jack Eichel's contract end?
Jack Eichel's contract runs through the 2033-34 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC clause.
Is Jack Eichel overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jack Eichel a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 18th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Jack Eichel getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 90 in 2024-25 to 92 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jack Eichel played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jack Eichel has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists).
What are Jack Eichel's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jack Eichel has 708 games, 273 goals, 448 assists and 721 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 94 points in 77 games.
Where was Jack Eichel drafted?
Jack Eichel was drafted 2nd overall (round 1) by Buffalo Sabres in 2015.
Is Jack Eichel better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 1.44 points per game at home (13 in 9 games) and 1.10 on the road (11 in 10 games).
How does Jack Eichel perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jack Eichel has 62 games and 65 points in his career. His pace (1.05 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (1.02).
Which player is most similar to Jack Eichel?
Jack Hughes: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jack Hughes's page →Is Jack Eichel a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 94 points in 2026-27, or 1.21 points per game.
What is Jack Eichel's nationality?
Jack Eichel is American. Internationally: Team USA — Olympic gold 2026; World Championship bronze 2015; IIHF U18 gold 2014; IIHF U18 silver 2013; World U-17 Hockey Challenge bronze 2013; World Junior Championships participation 2014 and 2015; selected to 2017 IIHF World Championship roster (5th place).
What awards has Jack Eichel won?
Hobey Baker Award (2015) ; Named to USHL Second All-Star Team (2013–14) ; Hockey East scoring champion (2014–15) ; Hockey East Player of the Year (2014–15) ; Hockey East Rookie of the Year (2014–15) ; First Team Hockey East (2014–15) ; Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2014–15) ; Hockey East conference tournament MVP (2014–15); and more.
How many championships has Jack Eichel won?
3: Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights (2023); Pacific Division title with the Vegas Golden Knights (2022–23); Olympic gold medal with Team USA (2026).
Where did Jack Eichel play before turning pro?
USA Hockey National Team Development Program (2012–13 and 2013–14); Boston University (2014–15 season).
How many points is Jack Eichel projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 94 points in 78 games in 2026-27 (69 to 111 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vegas Golden Knights teammates
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