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Jeff Skinner

San Jose Sharks
Position L
Age 34
Height 5'11"
Weight 200LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Toronto, ON, CAN
Born May 15, 1992

Key Insights

2025-26
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Skinner has been shuffled through 12 different five-man units and none of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

5 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Skinner this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Dmitry Orlov is the partner who brings the best out of him
Dmitry Orlov

Skinner is at his best beside Orlov: 53.3% of the expected goals together against 40.6% apart.

117 minutes together, 217 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Ty Dellandrea
Ty Dellandrea

The pairing with Dellandrea is the one that costs him: 42.0% of the expected goals together, 47.8% apart.

160 minutes together, 174 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Collin Graf

Graf does better away from him: 48.7% of the expected goals apart against 44.3% together.

101 minutes together, 947 minutes apart
He and Dmitry Orlov are the pair that scares the other team
Dmitry Orlov

The pairing that generates most is Skinner and Orlov: 4.64 expected goals an hour.

117 minutes together at 5v5

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 15, 1992
Birth Place Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 5'11"
Weight 200 LBS
Shoots/Catches L