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Erik Haula

#56 · Left wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Mar 23, 1991 in Pori, FIN (age 35) · 5'11", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 182nd overall in 2009 by MIN (round 7)

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.

Paul Gaustad NSH · 14 P in 73 GP Kyle Chipchura ARI · 14 P in 70 GP Matt Martin NYI · 14 P in 78 GP Torrey Mitchell MTL · 14 P in 65 GP Ben Smith SJS · 14 P in 80 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.

020402013-14: 15 points1513-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 34 points3415-162016-17: 26 points2616-172017-18: 55 points5517-182018-19: 7 points718-192019-20: 24 points2419-202020-21: 21 points2120-212021-22: 44 points4421-222022-23: 41 points4122-232023-24: 35 points3523-242024-25: 21 points2124-252025-26: 38 points3825-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 MIN 46 6 9 15 14 29 56 23 0.33 $900K
2014-15 MIN 72 7 7 14 -7 32 92 31 0.19 $900K
2015-16 MIN 76 14 20 34 21 24 99 57 0.45 $1M
2016-17 MIN 72 15 11 26 5 28 134 39 0.36 $1M
2017-18 VGK 76 29 26 55 -16 37 175 85 0.72 $2.75M
2018-19 VGK 15 2 5 7 1 10 26 11 0.47 $2.75M
2019-20 CAR 41 12 10 22 1 20 78 18 0.54 $2.75M
2019-20 FLA 7 0 2 2 0 2 14 9 0.29
2020-21 NSH 51 9 12 21 4 14 85 63 0.41 $1.75M
2021-22 BOS 78 18 26 44 19 47 141 129 0.56 $2.375M
2022-23 NJD 80 14 27 41 13 47 164 92 0.51 $2.375M
2023-24 NJD 76 16 19 35 -1 54 155 94 0.46 $3.15M
2024-25 NJD 69 11 10 21 -6 39 110 101 0.30 $3.15M
2025-26 NSH 81 14 24 38 -15 64 127 118 0.47 $3.15M
2026-27 LAK 4 1 2 3 -1 0 10 2 0.75 $3.6M
14 seasons Career 844 168 210 378 32 447 1466 872 0.45

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 MIN 13 4 3 7 2 0 29 13 0.54
2014-15 MIN 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 0.50
2015-16 MIN 5 1 3 4 0 2 11 16 0.80
2016-17 MIN 4 0 1 1 -2 0 9 7 0.25
2017-18 VGK 20 3 6 9 -3 27 35 43 0.45
2019-20 FLA 4 1 0 1 -3 0 8 9 0.25
2020-21 NSH 6 1 3 4 -3 4 11 9 0.67
2021-22 BOS 7 1 2 3 -4 8 9 15 0.43
2022-23 NJD 12 4 2 6 -6 15 23 27 0.50
2024-25 NJD 5 0 1 1 -1 2 9 20 0.20
10 seasons Playoffs 78 16 21 37 -19 58 148 163 0.47

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 7 7 14 -7 32 92 31 0.19 7.6 12:09

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2015
$64KCap dollars per point14 points in 72 games
$388KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.3 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1MValueworth 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

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Apr 10, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 2 years and $3.5M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2014-15, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2014-15 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $7.2M $3.6M
Jun 23, 2023 New Jersey Devils Extension 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $9.45M $3.15M
Jul 28, 2021 Boston Bruins New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $4.75M $2.375M
Dec 23, 2020 Nashville Predators New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $1.75M $1.75M
Jun 21, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $8.25M $2.75M
Aug 2, 2015 Minnesota Wild New contract 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $2M $1M
Apr 10, 2013 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $3.5M $900K

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
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.1Even-strength defence+0.3Power play0.0Penalty kill-0.1Penalties+0.2

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.

-505102013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

47.2Corsi for %17 attempts for, 19 against
-3.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.6Expected goals for %0.8 expected for, 0.5 against
+5.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
100.0Goals for %1 for, 0 against
110.0PDO10.0% shooting + 100.0% saves
5Attempts 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
Matt Cooke · Kyle Brodziak · Erik Haula18:0042.152.40-0
Matt Cooke · Jordan Schroeder · Erik Haula17:5957.164.11-0
Zach Parise · Jordan Schroeder · Erik Haula10:430.00.00-0
Jason Pominville · Zach Parise · Erik Haula10:350.00.00-0

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
0.3Expected goalsfrom 5 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.89 expected goals per 60 minutes76th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt40th
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected63rdOne 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 0.3

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 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:12
Apr 6, 2015 vs WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:17
Apr 4, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:35
Mar 28, 2015 vs LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 11:19
Mar 27, 2015 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:25
Mar 24, 2015 @ NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 10:20
Mar 23, 2015 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 13:16
Mar 21, 2015 vs STL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:57
Mar 19, 2015 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:14
Mar 17, 2015 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:18
Mar 14, 2015 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11:42
Mar 13, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:28
Mar 10, 2015 vs NJD W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 11:36
Mar 8, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:13
Mar 6, 2015 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:38
Mar 5, 2015 @ WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:54
Mar 3, 2015 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:36
Feb 28, 2015 @ COL W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:46
Feb 26, 2015 @ NSH W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 12:40
Feb 24, 2015 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:38
Feb 22, 2015 vs DAL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:57
Feb 20, 2015 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:00
Feb 18, 2015 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:53
Feb 16, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:42
Feb 14, 2015 vs CAR W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11:28
Feb 12, 2015 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:30
Feb 10, 2015 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:38
Feb 9, 2015 vs VAN W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:04
Feb 7, 2015 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:35
Feb 3, 2015 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:29
Feb 1, 2015 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:58
Jan 20, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:15
Jan 19, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 10:33
Jan 17, 2015 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:15
Jan 15, 2015 @ BUF W 7-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 13:57
Jan 13, 2015 @ PIT L 2-7 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 14:02
Jan 11, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:44
Jan 10, 2015 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:03
Jan 8, 2015 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:44
Jan 6, 2015 vs SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:09
Jan 3, 2015 @ DAL L 1-7 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:32
Jan 2, 2015 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:19
Dec 27, 2014 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:48
Dec 20, 2014 vs NSH L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:23
Dec 17, 2014 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10:11
Dec 16, 2014 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:58
Dec 13, 2014 @ ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:54
Dec 11, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:31
Dec 9, 2014 vs NYI W 5-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 12:24
Dec 5, 2014 vs ANA L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:21
Dec 3, 2014 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:03
Nov 29, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:53
Nov 28, 2014 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 11:07
Nov 26, 2014 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:57
Nov 24, 2014 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:05
Nov 22, 2014 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:17
Nov 20, 2014 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:24
Nov 16, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:26
Nov 15, 2014 @ DAL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:36
Nov 13, 2014 vs BUF W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:21
Nov 11, 2014 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:18
Nov 8, 2014 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:05
Nov 6, 2014 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:20
Nov 4, 2014 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:54
Nov 1, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:57
Oct 27, 2014 @ NYR L 4-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 04:30
Oct 25, 2014 vs TBL W 7-2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 13:10
Oct 23, 2014 vs ARI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:28
Oct 19, 2014 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 14:02
Oct 17, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:22
Oct 11, 2014 @ COL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:37
Oct 9, 2014 vs COL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:37