Dainius Zubrus
#9 · Centre · San Jose Sharks
Born Jun 16, 1978 in Elektrenai, LTU · 6'5", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 15th overall in 1996 by PHI (round 1)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bruce Gardiner
OTT ·
21 P in 67 GP
Paul Ranheim
HFD ·
21 P in 67 GP
Garry Valk
PIT ·
21 P in 70 GP
Turner Stevenson
MTL ·
21 P in 66 GP
Jean-Francois Jomphe
ANA ·
21 P in 64 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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | PHI | 68 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 0.31 | |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 42 | 101 | 73 | 0.48 | |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 63 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 25 | 49 | 54 | 0.13 | |
| 1998-99 | MTL | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 0.47 | |
| 1999-00 | MTL | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 | -1 | 54 | 139 | 99 | 0.58 | |
| 2000-01 | MTL | 49 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -7 | 30 | 70 | 58 | 0.49 | |
| 2000-01 | WSH | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 0.17 | |
| 2001-02 | WSH | 71 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 138 | 98 | 0.61 | |
| 2002-03 | WSH | 63 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 43 | 104 | 22 | 0.56 | |
| 2003-04 | WSH | 54 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 38 | 115 | 35 | 0.50 | |
| 2005-06 | WSH | 71 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 3 | 84 | 181 | 93 | 0.80 | $1.85M |
| 2006-07 | WSH | 60 | 20 | 32 | 52 | -16 | 50 | 127 | 80 | 0.87 | $1.85M |
| 2006-07 | BUF | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 0.42 | |
| 2007-08 | NJD | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 38 | 128 | 77 | 0.46 | $3.4M |
| 2008-09 | NJD | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 6 | 69 | 130 | 98 | 0.49 | $3.4M |
| 2009-10 | NJD | 51 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 28 | 86 | 61 | 0.53 | $3.4M |
| 2010-11 | NJD | 79 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -11 | 53 | 115 | 107 | 0.38 | $3.4M |
| 2011-12 | NJD | 82 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 7 | 34 | 109 | 102 | 0.54 | $3.4M |
| 2012-13 | NJD | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 0.41 | $3.4M |
| 2013-14 | NJD | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 46 | 121 | 107 | 0.32 | $3.1M |
| 2014-15 | NJD | 74 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 42 | 72 | 99 | 0.14 | $3.1M |
| 2015-16 | SJS | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 68 | 0.14 | $600K |
| 19 seasons | Career | 1293 | 228 | 363 | 591 | 1 | 791 | 1986 | 1425 | 0.46 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | PHI | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 2000-01 | WSH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | WSH | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 2006-07 | BUF | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 46 | 0.53 |
| 2007-08 | NJD | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 0.20 |
| 2008-09 | NJD | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 0.14 |
| 2009-10 | NJD | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 2011-12 | NJD | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 85 | 0.42 |
| 2015-16 | SJS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 0.14 |
| 10 seasons | Playoffs | 106 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 78 | 159 | 284 | 0.35 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 0.31 | 11.3 | 0:00 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 to 2015-16 | $600K | |||||
| 2013-14 to 2014-15 | $3.1M | |||||
| 2007-08 to 2012-13 | $3.4M | |||||
| 2005-06 to 2006-07 | $1.85M |
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 1996-97 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.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1997 | vs NJD | W 5-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 12, 1997 | @ MTL | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | vs NYR | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | @ NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 6, 1997 | vs OTT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1997 | vs TBL | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1997 | @ STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | @ WSH | W 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1997 | @ NJD | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 23, 1997 | vs COL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 15, 1997 | vs BUF | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | vs EDM | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1997 | @ BUF | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1997 | vs WSH | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | @ PIT | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | vs NJD | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 2, 1997 | @ HFD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | @ BOS | T 5-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | @ FLA | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | @ TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 19, 1997 | vs HFD | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 16, 1997 | @ PIT | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs PIT | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 13, 1997 | vs OTT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ NJD | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | vs MTL | W 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | vs BUF | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 29, 1997 | @ WSH | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 28, 1997 | vs PHX | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | vs DET | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | @ DET | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 21, 1997 | vs DAL | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 14, 1997 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1997 | vs WSH | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | vs TBL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | vs BOS | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | @ COL | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | @ SJS | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 31, 1996 | @ VAN | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1996 | @ CGY | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1996 | @ EDM | W 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 22, 1996 | @ CHI | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1996 | @ DAL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 4, 1996 | @ NYR | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 30, 1996 | @ OTT | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | @ NYI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | vs SJS | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1996 | vs WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 13, 1996 | @ NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1996 | vs CHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 7, 1996 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1996 | vs NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 31, 1996 | @ TBL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 27, 1996 | vs FLA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 22, 1996 | vs ANA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1996 | @ PHX | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 16, 1996 | @ ANA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 15, 1996 | @ LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 13, 1996 | vs CGY | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | @ NYI | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 10, 1996 | vs LAK | W 5-4 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 7, 1996 | vs NJD | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 5, 1996 | vs FLA | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |