Per Natural Stat Trick<\/a>, Here\u2019s what he\u2019s done early this season relative to the rest of his career in his individual offense generation:<\/p>\nSeasonShots\/60Chances\/60HD chances\/60Expected G\/602021-226.58.554.680.912022-237.988.975.451.012023-245.878.034.10.762024-257.8410.14.891.042025-2612.8714.048.771.89<\/p>\n
And here\u2019s Jarvis relative to the rest of the NHL\u2019s forwards so far this season, among the 375 who\u2019d played at least 50 minutes at 5-on-5 through Sunday\u2019s action:<\/p>\n
StatJarvis\u2019 NHL rankShots\/603rdChances\/606thHD chances\/602ndExpected G\/601st<\/p>\n
So while Jarvis likely won\u2019t maintain a 22.1 shooting percentage, he\u2019s been as dominant an individual play driver as anyone in the NHL so far this season. That also follows up a sizzling second half last season in which he had 23 goals and 46 points over his final 45 games followed by six goals and 16 points in 15 playoff games. Add those numbers to his sensational start and Jarvis has 36 goals and 73 points in his past 67 games. He\u2019s blossoming into a frontline NHL star before our eyes, and he\u2019s doing so at just 23 years old.<\/p>\n
How is it coming together for him? For one, he\u2019s playing with the most confidence of his career, entrusted in so many situations by Brind\u2019Amour. Jarvis\u2019 ice time has increased every season and sits at a career-best 19:57 per game so far in 2025-26. He plays almost six combined minutes a night on the power play and penalty kill. He has become a major offensive weapon, but a defensive one, too; he bubbled up into the Selke Trophy discussion the past couple seasons, finishing eighth and 12th in the vote, and the two-way play has become a source of pride in his game, the Selke something he\u2019d relish if he ever won it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, that\u2019d be super cool,\u201d he told Daily Faceoff. \u201cAny time you can be acknowledged for something like that, in the NHL, you\u2019re doing something right. That\u2019s definitely something that I keep in my mind, but it\u2019s not something I\u2019m going out there trying to do. I\u2019m always trying to just improve my defensive game in general, and whether that comes with a Selke or not, that\u2019s out of my hands. But just to be in those conversations is really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
The other key to Jarvis\u2019 ascension into stardom? Being himself and, more specifically, playing for a team that allows it. He\u2019s widely acknowledged now as one of the funniest players in the NHL. Busting up a room is effortless for him most of the time \u2013 hence him volunteering to do pushups when asked about his injury rehab. But he\u2019s not totally sure where his sense of humor originated given he wasn\u2019t exactly raised in an environment that fostered a class-clown mentality.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, my parents were teachers, so if I acted up, I thought I was getting just murdered,\u201d he told Daily Faceoff. \u201cI think it\u2019s something that I\u2019ve definitely always had. And when you get to the NHL, you can be a little tentative. I was really lucky that my first couple of years I had a really good group of older guys that kind of let me be myself and let me get comfortable, and once I got comfortable, I started playing better. And so for me, when I\u2019m having fun joking around, that\u2019s when I play my best hockey. I think that\u2019s what everyone in the organization started to realize a little bit, so they let me kind of go off and do my thing and have fun to a certain extent.\u201d<\/p>\n
So Jarvis has the pure offensive skill of a player selected 13th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. He has a center who fosters his scoring in Sebastian Aho. Jarvis has the two-way game and the swagger to be a leader. But can he elevate into the Brad Marchand tier and activate another tool, using humor to add master-grade trash talking to unleash on opponents during games?<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to, so badly. I have such an appreciation for guys like that, but I\u2019m not quick enough,\u201d Jarvis told Daily Faceoff. \u201cWhen someone says something to me, I can\u2019t just snap back. I need, like, four to five business days. It\u2019s usually a little late, but it\u2019s something, I don\u2019t know how you work on it, but I\u2019ve been trying to get a little more vocal on the ice, because that\u2019s definitely an aspect of a game that is effective. To add that would be nice, but I\u2019m not quick enough at that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maybe not yet. But it\u2019s easy to forget Jarvis is 23, still younger than 80.4 percent of the forwards who have skated in any NHL games this year. His timing around the net continues to get better \u2013 and maybe the wit will catch up, too. Whether it does or not: Jarvis is here to stay as a star and arguably the Canes\u2019 best forward.<\/p>\n
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