Jake
Walman
D · EDM · Offensive · Around average
- PAL
- 51
- WAR
- 0.9
- Value
- 40
- PTS
- 20
2025-26№ 79 / 325
Jake Walman (Edmonton Oilers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jake Walman
#96D
Edmonton Oilers
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 19, 1996 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2014 · STL · round 3, pick #82
Contract : $7,000,000 · 2026-27 → 2032-33 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $6,000,000NMC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Edmonton Oilers | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 53 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 50 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 36 |
| 2023-24 | Detroit Red Wings | 63 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 63 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 45 |
| 2021-22 | Detroit Red Wings | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | St. Louis Blues | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | St. Louis Blues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 331 | 40 | 72 | 112 | 165 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | St. Louis Blues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 29 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 20 | |
Jake Walman: our analysis
2025-26 season: 53 GP, 8 G, 12 A, 20 PTS, -17 +/-, 18:45 TOI. WAR 0.9 (79th of 325) · PAL 51, around average.
In 2025-26, Jake Walman, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 51 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.9 ranks 79th among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: shooting (90, among the best in the league), offense (80, well above average) and power play (78, well above average). On the other hand, defense (7, among the weakest in the league) and possession (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+3.6); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.5).
A marked decline: his PAL was 84 in 2024-25, against 51 now; his WAR, though, went from 0.6 to 0.9.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 40 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jake Walman's story
Raised in Toronto, Walman moved from junior hockey in Ontario into the American collegiate system, committing to Providence College after his stint with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. He spent his formative post-junior years in Hockey East, using the NCAA route to prepare for the next step in his career.
The St. Louis Blues selected him in the third round, 82nd overall, at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Walman left Providence after his junior season and on March 28, 2017 signed a three-year entry-level contract with St. Louis, foregoing the remainder of his college eligibility to turn pro.
Walman reached the NHL during the 2019–20 season with the Blues and over three seasons logged four goals and four assists in 57 games for St. Louis. On March 21, 2022 he was dealt to the Detroit Red Wings in a trade that also sent Oskar Sundqvist and a 2023 second-round pick the other way for Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski. Detroit re-signed him on August 11, 2022 to a one-year, $1.05 million deal.
After beginning the season on injured reserve, Walman returned and was given a larger role, including time alongside Moritz Seider. He scored an overtime winner on December 28 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game that saw Detroit overcome a 4–0 deficit, a goal whose celebration drew widespread attention. On February 28, 2023 the Red Wings signed him to a three-year, $10.2 million contract extension.
Subsequent transactions sent him to the San Jose Sharks on June 25, 2024 — accompanied by a 2024 second-round pick — and then to the Edmonton Oilers on March 6, 2025 in exchange for Carl Berglund and a conditional 2026 first-round pick. Internationally, Walman — a dual citizen — attended the United States' selection camp for the 2016 World Junior Championship but was ruled ineligible by the IIHF; he was later invited to Canada’s camp but did not make the final roster. He accepted a spot with Canada for the 2023 IIHF World Championship but withdrew before the tournament due to an upper-body injury. On the ice, Walman is a defenseman who has carved out expanded responsibilities at the NHL level and who has produced key offensive moments when called upon.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:15
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:46
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:11
- Pts/GP
- 0.09
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 0
- Blocks
- 17
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 47.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
16between 6 and 25 (80% range)
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 10
- Games
- 57
So far: 1 pts in 11 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.31 pts per game (last season: 0.38).
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
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.33 in 23-24, 0.38 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 84 → 51
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 30: 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 83 %
75
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 80
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 59
- Confidence 86 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 77
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 68
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 64
- Confidence 86 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 71
- Confidence 60 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 86 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 79
- Confidence 83 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 87
- Confidence 83 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 80 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 91
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 76
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating80
- Top speed (35 %)36.4 · 87
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.015 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.8 · 64
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.3 · 85
ST — Strength59
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)2.549 · 48
- Body mass (50 %)0.41 · 76
EN — Endurance77
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.6 · 78
- Total ice time (20 %)978 · 68
- Shift length (15 %)47.7 · 76
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.3 · 78
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.858 · 81
DU — Durability68
- Share of games played (100 %)0.759 · 68
CK — Checking64
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.062 · 66
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.348 · 61
- Season volume (10 %)2.773 · 59
FG — Fighting71
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.768 · 71
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.028 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.628 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.468 · 80
PA — Passing79
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.43 · 79
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.436 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.074 · 82
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.844 · 67
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.132 · 62
SC — Scoring87
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.401 · 88
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.282 · 85
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.701 · 89
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.146 · 81
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13 · 87
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.01 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.245 · 53
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.822 · 60
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.008 · 74
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.968 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.6 · 61
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.745 · 89
PS — Penalty shot91
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.2 · 93
EX — Experience76
- Career regular-season games (65 %)81
- Career playoff games (25 %)64
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall75
- DF · Defense (30 %)65
- PA · Passing (22 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)80
- SC · Scoring (12 %)87
- EN · Endurance (9 %)77
- ST · Strength (6 %)59
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- CK · Checking (4 %)64
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75 | 80 | 87 | 65 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 78 | 87 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 80 | 91 | 74 |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 92 |
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
0.9
wins above replacement
79 of 325
PAL Rating
51/ 100
Performance · Around average
119 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
40/ 100
Poor return
3.40 M$ · expected PAL 58
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 77
- Defense
- 7
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- Offense
- 80
- Creation
- 75
- Shooting
- 90
- Possession
- 19
- Defense
- 7
- Discipline
- 74
- Power play
- 78
- Penalty kill
- 34
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 | EDM | 0.9 | 51 | 40 | 3.40 M$ |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 0.6 | 84 | 81 | 3.40 M$ |
| 2023-24 | DET | 1.7 | 68 | 58 | 3.40 M$ |
| 2022-23 | DET | 1.8 | 94 | 98 | 1.05 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
65/ 100
Average
better than 65% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
36/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
82/ 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, 78 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 73
- Shot selection
- 59
- Penalties drawn
- 12
- Puck management
- 31
Defense
- Takeaways
- 43
- Discipline
- 87
- Safe zone exits
- 69
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 | EDM | 65 | 36 | 82 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 72 | 77 | 55 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 60 | 63 | 54 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 86 | 86 | 73 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.9
wins above replacement
0.0 to 2.0 — 90% interval
79 of 325 defensemen
+4.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.7
- EV defense
- -1.5
- Power play
- +0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +3.6
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +2.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 53 | 0.9 | 0.0 to 2.0 | 79/325 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 65 | 0.6 | -0.2 to 1.3 | 86/314 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 63 | 1.7 | 0.7 to 3.0 | 23/316 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 63 | 1.8 | 0.9 to 2.9 | 16/334 |
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
- 155.6 km/h95th percentileleague avg. 139.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.9 km/h97th percentileleague avg. 34.1 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 647th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 43.4 %76th percentileleague avg. 40.6 %
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- Total distance, season
- 37.1 km29th percentileleague avg. 54.3 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.02 km22nd percentileleague avg. 4.99 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.3 %83rd percentileleague avg. 41.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %8th percentileleague avg. 19.2 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.5 %60th percentileleague avg. 40.2 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1247th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %24th percentile |
| High danger | 052nd percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 473rd percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %49th percentile |
| Long range | 652nd percentile | 078th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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VANJake Walman: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jake Walman have in 2026-27?
Jake Walman has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 11 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jake Walman?
Jake Walman is 30 years old: he was born on February 20, 1996.
How tall is Jake Walman, and how much does he weigh?
Jake Walman is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Jake Walman from?
Canada: Jake Walman was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Jake Walman play for?
Jake Walman plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 96.
Is Jake Walman injured?
No: Jake Walman is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jake Walman?
Jake Walman produced 0.9 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 79th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 51 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Jake Walman make?
Jake Walman earns $3.4M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 40 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jake Walman's contract end?
Jake Walman's contract runs through the 2032-33 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC / M-NTC clause.
Is Jake Walman overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 40 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jake Walman a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 79th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Jake Walman getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 84 in 2024-25 to 51 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jake Walman played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jake Walman has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Jake Walman's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jake Walman has 331 games, 40 goals, 72 assists and 112 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 32 points in 50 games.
Where was Jake Walman drafted?
Jake Walman was drafted 82nd overall (round 3) by St. Louis Blues in 2014.
How does Jake Walman perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jake Walman has 29 games and 14 points in his career. His pace (0.48 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.34).
Which player is most similar to Jake Walman?
Morgan Rielly: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Morgan Rielly's page →Is Jake Walman a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 16 points in 2026-27, or 0.28 points per game.
Is Jake Walman related to anyone famous?
Yes: Jake LaMotta (great-uncle).
What is Jake Walman's nationality?
Jake Walman is Canadian. Internationally: Attended the United States men's national junior team training camp for the 2016 World Junior Championships (was ineligible to play per IIHF); invited to Canada's national junior team selection camp (did not make final roster); accepted an invitation to join Canada's senior national team for the 2023 IIHF World Championship but withdrew due to an upper-body injury prior to the tournament.
Where did Jake Walman play before turning pro?
Played for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) before committing to Providence College of Hockey East..
How many points is Jake Walman projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 16 points in 57 games in 2026-27 (6 to 25 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Edmonton Oilers teammates
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