Jack
Finley
C · STL · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 3
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 11
- PTS
- 2
2025-26№ 546 / 615
Jack Finley (St. Louis Blues) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jack Finley
#37CPlays: Centre · 85% of faceoffs
St. Louis Blues
HEIGHT : 198 cm · WEIGHT : 106 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : September 1, 2002 · St. Louis, United States
Drafted : 2020 · TBL · round 2, pick #57
Contract : $775,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | St. Louis Blues | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | |
Jack Finley: our analysis
2025-26 season: 22 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 11:00 TOI. WAR -0.3 (546th of 615) · PAL 3, very poor.
In 2025-26, Jack Finley, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 3 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 546th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, discipline (1, among the weakest in the league) and offense (5, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.1); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.9).
His WAR went from -0.0 in 2024-25 to -0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 11 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jack Finley's story
Growing up with hockey close at hand, Jack Finley came of age in an environment shaped by the sport—his father, former NHL defenceman Jeff Finley, provided an early point of reference. From his youth he gravitated to playing forward, building a game around quickness and willingness to engage in traffic. Those early influences set the tone for his path through junior ranks.
Spokane took him sixth overall in the 2017 WHL Prospects Draft, and he developed into a steady presence with the Chiefs over multiple seasons. Before being traded to the Winnipeg Ice during 2021–22 while serving as Spokane’s captain, Finley skated in 152 games for the Chiefs, compiling 36 goals and 57 assists. His junior tenure combined steady production with an evident capacity for leadership.
The NHL draft opened the next door: Tampa Bay selected him 57th overall in 2020, and on 12 December 2020 the Lightning signed him to a three-year entry-level contract. That agreement marked his formal move into professional hockey, and he continued to work through the organizational ranks as he aimed for an NHL opportunity.
Finley reached the NHL ice on 14 January 2025, making his debut for Tampa Bay against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. He later signed a three-year contract with the Lightning on 8 June 2025. After being placed on waivers by Tampa Bay, St. Louis claimed him on 7 February 2026; he is currently playing as a forward for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League while remaining under contract with the St. Louis Blues.
In plain terms, Finley’s game is about getting to the hard areas and creating traffic in front of the net. He brings a blend of tenacity and anticipation that helps him generate chances around the crease and contribute to quick offensive transitions.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:43
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:09
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:43
- Pts/GP
- 0.11
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 75
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 21.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 50.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
82
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
91/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
65/ 80
Top six or top four
Ceiling: 8.2 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
58 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
3.1
the most likely outcome
NHLe
38
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 3 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
4between 0 and 15 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 32
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.12 pts per game (last season: 0.11).
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.
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 30 %
56
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 48
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 93
- Confidence 35 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 51
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 50
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 83
- Confidence 35 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 85
- Confidence 22 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 45
- Confidence 35 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 79
- Confidence 50 %
- PA
- Passing
- 67
- Confidence 30 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 30 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 26 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 39
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating48
- Top speed (35 %)34.1 · 37
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.629 · 74
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 72
- Speed consistency (15 %)33 · 47
ST — Strength93
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.308 · 77
- Body mass (50 %)2.035 · 97
EN — Endurance51
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.2 · 57
- Total ice time (20 %)417 · 45
- Shift length (15 %)40.7 · 51
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.7 · 63
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.67 · 64
DU — Durability50
- Share of games played (100 %)0.616 · 50
CK — Checking83
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.033 · 83
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)7.432 · 87
- Season volume (10 %)4.331 · 78
FG — Fighting85
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.219 · 85
DI — Discipline45
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.078 · 45
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)1.081 · 54
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.621 · 68
FO — Faceoffs79
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.8 · 78
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)45.4 · 81
PA — Passing67
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.497 · 62
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.425 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.033 · 74
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.573 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.324 · 65
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.634 · 65
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.657 · 64
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.247 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.095 · 67
- xG per shot (10 %)0.083 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.3 · 61
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.014 · 75
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.045 · 75
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.46 · 83
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.06 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.519 · 71
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.5 · 87
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.3 · 69
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience39
- Career regular-season games (65 %)54
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall56
- SC · Scoring (20 %)67
- PA · Passing (20 %)67
- DF · Defense (20 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)48
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)79
- EN · Endurance (8 %)51
- DI · Discipline (5 %)45
- ST · Strength (3 %)93
- CK · Checking (2 %)83
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
-0.3
wins above replacement
546 of 615
PAL Rating
3/ 100
Performance · Very poor
462 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
11/ 100
Very poor return
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 32
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 5
- Defense
- 37
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- Offense
- 5
- Creation
- 8
- Shooting
- 14
- Possession
- 24
- Defense
- 50
- Discipline
- 1
- Power play
- 21
- Penalty kill
- 11
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
0/ 100
Low
better than 0% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
31/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
0/ 100
Low
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, 422 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 2
- Shot selection
- 47
- Penalties drawn
- 31
- Puck management
- 92
Defense
- Takeaways
- 1
- Discipline
- 2
- Safe zone exits
- 1
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.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 0.1 — 90% interval
546 of 615 forwards
-1.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -1.9
- Average → replacement
- +1.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | STL | 44 | -0.3 | -0.6 to 0.1 | 546/615 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 1 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 385/596 |
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
- 130.6 km/h26th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.1 km/h14th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3134th percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 37.1 %3rd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 110.9 km31st percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.79 km22nd percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.9 %2nd percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.6 %30th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 45.3 %4th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2626th percentile | 223rd percentile | 7.7 %6th percentile |
| High danger | 1229th percentile | 228th percentile | 16.7 %27th percentile |
| Mid range | 522nd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 225th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
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DETJack Finley: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jack Finley have in 2025-26?
Jack Finley has 2 goals and 5 points (3 assists) in 44 games in 2025-26.
How old is Jack Finley?
Jack Finley is 24 years old: he was born on September 2, 2002.
How tall is Jack Finley, and how much does he weigh?
Jack Finley is 6'6" (198 cm) and weighs 234 lb (106 kg).
Where is Jack Finley from?
United States: Jack Finley was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
What team does Jack Finley play for?
Jack Finley plays for the St. Louis Blues in the NHL, at C, wearing number 37.
Is Jack Finley injured?
No: Jack Finley is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jack Finley?
Jack Finley produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 546th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Jack Finley make?
Jack Finley earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 11 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jack Finley's contract end?
Jack Finley's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Jack Finley overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 11 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jack Finley a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 546th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Jack Finley played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jack Finley has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Jack Finley's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jack Finley has 45 games, 2 goals, 3 assists and 5 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 3 points in 22 games.
Where was Jack Finley drafted?
Jack Finley was drafted 57th overall (round 2) by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020.
Is Jack Finley better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2025-26, he averages 0.13 points per game at home (3 in 24 games) and 0.10 on the road (2 in 20 games).
How does Jack Finley perform in the playoffs?
Jack Finley has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Jack Finley?
Kent Johnson: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Kent Johnson's page →Is Jack Finley a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 4 points in 2026-27, or 0.13 points per game.
Is Jack Finley related to anyone famous?
Yes: Jeff Finley (father, former NHL defenseman).
What is Jack Finley's nationality?
Jack Finley is Canadian–American.
Where did Jack Finley play before turning pro?
Spokane Chiefs (WHL) — selected sixth overall in the 2017 WHL Prospects Draft; served as Chiefs captain in 2021–22; traded to the Winnipeg Ice; skated 152 games with the Chiefs (36 goals, 57 assists) before joining the Ice.
How many points is Jack Finley projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 4 points in 32 games in 2026-27 (0 to 15 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his St. Louis Blues teammates
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