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Drew Stafford

#18 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Oct 30, 1985 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · 6'2", 215 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 2004 by BUF (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Henrique NJD · 43 P in 75 GP Frans Nielsen NYI · 43 P in 78 GP Nick Bjugstad FLA · 43 P in 72 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 43 P in 82 GP Patrick Sharp CHI · 43 P in 68 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402006-07: 27 points2706-072007-08: 38 points3807-082008-09: 45 points4508-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 52 points5210-112011-12: 50 points5011-122012-13: 18 points1812-132013-14: 34 points3413-142014-15: 43 points4314-152015-16: 38 points3815-162016-17: 21 points2116-172017-18: 15 points1517-182018-19: 13 points1318-19

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 BUF 41 13 14 27 5 33 67 37 0.66
2007-08 BUF 64 16 22 38 3 51 103 62 0.59
2008-09 BUF 79 20 25 45 3 29 183 80 0.57
2009-10 BUF 71 14 20 34 4 35 181 59 0.48 $1.9M
2010-11 BUF 62 31 21 52 13 34 179 53 0.84 $1.9M
2011-12 BUF 80 20 30 50 5 46 226 102 0.63 $4M
2012-13 BUF 46 6 12 18 -16 21 121 46 0.39 $4M
2013-14 BUF 70 16 18 34 -19 39 185 78 0.49 $4M
2014-15 BUF 50 9 15 24 -18 39 91 58 0.48 $4M
2014-15 WPG 26 9 10 19 6 8 56 23 0.73
2015-16 WPG 78 21 17 38 -23 28 187 59 0.49 $4.35M
2016-17 WPG 40 4 9 13 -2 12 68 37 0.33 $4.35M
2016-17 BOS 18 4 4 8 8 12 41 25 0.44
2017-18 NJD 59 8 7 15 -20 10 102 77 0.25 $800K
2018-19 NJD 57 5 8 13 -7 18 77 50 0.23 $810K
13 seasons Career 841 196 232 428 -58 415 1867 846 0.51

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 BUF 10 2 2 4 3 4 16 15 0.40
2009-10 BUF 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0.00
2010-11 BUF 7 1 2 3 1 2 33 10 0.43
2014-15 WPG 4 1 1 2 -1 0 9 11 0.50
2016-17 BOS 6 2 0 2 -2 2 14 7 0.33
2017-18 NJD 2 0 0 0 -1 10 2 6 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 32 6 5 11 0 18 82 53 0.34

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 18 25 43 -12 47 147 81 0.57 12.2 16:30

Contract

$4MCap hit2014-15
$93KCap dollars per point43 points in 76 games
$1.608MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.5 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2017-18 to 2018-19 $800K
2015-16 to 2016-17 $4.35M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $4M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $4M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.9M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2014-15 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2014-15 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence-0.9Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-202468102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

37.6Corsi for %41 attempts for, 68 against
-12.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
32.2Expected goals for %1.8 expected for, 3.8 against
-15.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.4Goals for %4 for, 5 against
107.5PDO18.2% shooting + 89.4% saves
11Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Blake Wheeler · Drew Stafford · Mark Scheifele335:0036.429.02-3
Andrew Ladd · Drew Stafford · Bryan Little114:2538.915.11-1
Drew Stafford · Michael Frolik · Mark Scheifele32:1685.779.10-0
Lee Stempniak · Drew Stafford · Mark Scheifele11:220.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.61 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected60thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 vs CGY W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 17:44
Apr 9, 2015 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:39
Apr 7, 2015 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:26
Apr 6, 2015 @ MIN W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:52
Apr 4, 2015 vs VAN W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:30
Mar 31, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:48
Mar 29, 2015 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 18:48
Mar 26, 2015 vs MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 16:36
Mar 24, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:54
Mar 23, 2015 @ EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 19:35
Mar 21, 2015 vs WSH W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 17:16
Mar 19, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 20:09
Mar 17, 2015 vs SJS W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:55
Mar 14, 2015 @ TBL W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 18:29
Mar 12, 2015 @ FLA L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 17:02
Mar 10, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:14
Mar 7, 2015 @ NSH W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 18:52
Mar 4, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:03
Mar 1, 2015 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 15:55
Feb 26, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 18:46
Feb 24, 2015 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:17
Feb 21, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 18:50
Feb 19, 2015 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:12
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:59
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:31
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:25
Feb 10, 2015 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:59
Feb 8, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 16:16
Feb 7, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:36
Feb 5, 2015 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:32
Feb 3, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:26
Jan 30, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 16:32
Jan 29, 2015 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 18:09
Jan 27, 2015 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 14:53
Jan 18, 2015 @ DET L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:43
Jan 17, 2015 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:05
Jan 15, 2015 vs MIN L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:26
Jan 13, 2015 vs DET L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 16:43
Jan 9, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:27
Jan 3, 2015 @ NYR L 1-6 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:55
Jan 2, 2015 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 14:33
Dec 31, 2014 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:30
Dec 29, 2014 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:16
Dec 27, 2014 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 20:04
Dec 23, 2014 @ DET L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:31
Dec 21, 2014 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 21:58
Dec 20, 2014 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:59
Dec 16, 2014 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:21
Dec 15, 2014 vs OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 16:03
Dec 13, 2014 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:04
Dec 11, 2014 vs CGY W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:22
Dec 9, 2014 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:13
Dec 6, 2014 @ FLA L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 15:44
Nov 28, 2014 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:13
Nov 26, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:42
Nov 22, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:10
Nov 18, 2014 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:44
Nov 15, 2014 vs TOR W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 16:11
Nov 13, 2014 @ MIN L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 12:24
Nov 11, 2014 @ STL L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:36
Nov 8, 2014 vs PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 14:00
Nov 7, 2014 vs EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 15:09
Nov 5, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:08
Nov 2, 2014 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:13
Nov 1, 2014 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:40
Oct 30, 2014 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 -2 0 2 1 19:04
Oct 28, 2014 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 2 17:00
Oct 25, 2014 @ SJS W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11:33
Oct 23, 2014 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 17 1 2 12:04
Oct 22, 2014 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:28
Oct 18, 2014 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:40
Oct 17, 2014 vs FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:59
Oct 14, 2014 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 17:53
Oct 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:50
Oct 11, 2014 @ CHI L 2-6 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 17:48
Oct 9, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:18