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Daniel Cleary

#11 · Right wing · Detroit Red Wings

Born Dec 18, 1978 in Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, CAN · 6'1", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 13th overall in 1997 by CHI (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Jones EDM · 33 P in 79 GP Alexei Ponikarovsky NJD · 33 P in 82 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 33 P in 82 GP Tyler Kennedy PIT · 33 P in 60 GP Benoit Pouliot BOS · 32 P in 74 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.

0102030401997-98: 0 points097-981998-99: 9 points91999-00: 5 points599-002000-01: 35 points352001-02: 29 points2901-022002-03: 17 points172003-04: 17 points1703-042005-06: 15 points152006-07: 40 points4006-072007-08: 42 points422008-09: 40 points4008-092009-10: 34 points342010-11: 46 points4610-112011-12: 33 points332012-13: 15 points1512-132013-14: 8 points82014-15: 2 points214-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1997-98 CHI 6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 5 0.00
1998-99 CHI 35 4 5 9 -1 24 49 28 0.26
1999-00 EDM 17 3 2 5 -1 8 18 16 0.29
2000-01 EDM 81 14 21 35 5 37 107 73 0.43
2001-02 EDM 65 10 19 29 -1 51 75 49 0.45
2002-03 EDM 57 4 13 17 5 31 89 12 0.30
2003-04 PHX 68 6 11 17 -8 42 83 37 0.25
2005-06 DET 77 3 12 15 5 40 106 65 0.19
2006-07 DET 71 20 20 40 6 24 135 67 0.56 $663K
2007-08 DET 63 20 22 42 21 33 177 82 0.67 $663K
2008-09 DET 74 14 26 40 0 46 163 107 0.54 $2.8M
2009-10 DET 64 15 19 34 -3 29 140 119 0.53 $2.8M
2010-11 DET 68 26 20 46 -1 20 192 112 0.68 $2.8M
2011-12 DET 75 12 21 33 2 30 199 90 0.44 $2.8M
2012-13 DET 48 9 6 15 -6 40 93 56 0.31 $2.8M
2013-14 DET 52 4 4 8 -11 31 64 51 0.15 $1.75M
2014-15 DET 17 1 1 2 -4 6 17 21 0.12 $1.497M
17 seasons Career 938 165 222 387 6 492 1711 990 0.41

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1999-00 EDM 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 5 0.25
2000-01 EDM 6 1 1 2 -2 8 6 3 0.33
2005-06 DET 6 0 1 1 2 6 14 9 0.17
2006-07 DET 18 4 8 12 2 30 53 34 0.67
2007-08 DET 22 2 1 3 1 4 54 29 0.14
2008-09 DET 23 9 6 15 17 12 57 64 0.65
2009-10 DET 12 2 0 2 3 4 27 19 0.17
2010-11 DET 11 2 4 6 2 6 30 20 0.55
2011-12 DET 5 0 0 0 -1 2 10 11 0.00
2012-13 DET 14 4 6 10 -1 2 20 25 0.71
10 seasons Playoffs 121 24 28 52 24 76 274 219 0.43

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 12 21 33 2 30 199 90 0.44 6.0 15:59

Contract

$2.8MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$85KCap dollars per point33 points in 75 games
$486KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.8 goals above replacement
$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$310KValueworth 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 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2012-13, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $2.8M
2012-13 $2.8M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2014-15 to 2014-15 $1.497M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1.75M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.8M
2008-09 to 2012-13 $2.8M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $663K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.8Goals above replacement168th of 680 skaters, 125th of 445 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+4.0 84th percentileEven-strength defence-1.1 25th percentilePower play-0.5 13th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 11th percentilePenalties+0.3 55th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-505102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

55.2Corsi for %943 attempts for, 766 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.5Expected goals for %43.0 expected for, 33.0 against
+3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.4Goals for %39 for, 34 against
99.1PDO7.3% shooting + 91.8% saves
243Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Daniel Cleary · Drew Miller · Darren Helm22157:1656.159.312-7
Daniel Cleary · Drew Miller · Justin Abdelkader20110:4359.058.05-4
Daniel Cleary · Henrik Zetterberg · Valtteri Filppula2879:1649.757.12-4
Daniel Cleary · Pavel Datsyuk · Henrik Zetterberg1377:0670.070.62-6

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.0Expected goalsfrom 255 unblocked attempts
-10.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.05 expected goals per 60 minutes93rd
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt78th
Finishing -10.0 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 21.0Goals 11

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 4, 2012 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:02
Apr 1, 2012 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:00
Mar 30, 2012 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:43
Mar 28, 2012 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:05
Mar 26, 2012 vs CBJ W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:44
Mar 24, 2012 vs CAR W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 14:42
Mar 21, 2012 @ NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:59
Mar 19, 2012 vs WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 8 0 15:09
Mar 17, 2012 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:09
Mar 14, 2012 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:50
Mar 13, 2012 @ LAK L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:47
Mar 10, 2012 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:55
Mar 9, 2012 vs LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:47
Mar 6, 2012 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:03
Mar 4, 2012 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 13:50
Mar 2, 2012 vs MIN W 6-0 0 1 1 1 4 2 2 12:57
Feb 28, 2012 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:13
Feb 25, 2012 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:39
Feb 23, 2012 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 16:34
Feb 21, 2012 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:48
Feb 8, 2012 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 08:09
Feb 6, 2012 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:28
Feb 4, 2012 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 13:48
Feb 2, 2012 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 6 2 16:33
Jan 31, 2012 @ CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:16
Jan 25, 2012 @ MTL L 2-7 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 15:06
Jan 23, 2012 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 7 2 15:52
Jan 21, 2012 vs CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:46
Jan 19, 2012 @ PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:21
Jan 17, 2012 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:00
Jan 16, 2012 vs BUF W 5-0 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 14:43
Jan 14, 2012 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:24
Jan 12, 2012 vs PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 6 7 19:45
Jan 10, 2012 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:34
Jan 8, 2012 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 17:59
Jan 7, 2012 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:39
Jan 3, 2012 @ DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:58
Dec 31, 2011 vs STL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:45
Dec 30, 2011 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:58
Dec 27, 2011 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 17:08
Dec 26, 2011 @ NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:01
Dec 22, 2011 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:07
Dec 21, 2011 @ VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 14:16
Dec 19, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:16
Dec 17, 2011 vs LAK W 8-2 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 14:18
Dec 15, 2011 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:15
Dec 13, 2011 @ PIT W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 6 1 16:33
Dec 10, 2011 vs WPG W 7-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:00
Dec 8, 2011 vs PHX W 5-2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 12:12
Dec 6, 2011 @ STL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 18:57
Dec 4, 2011 @ COL L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:29
Dec 2, 2011 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:05
Nov 30, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:32
Nov 26, 2011 vs NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 13:08
Nov 25, 2011 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:39
Nov 23, 2011 vs CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 16:15
Nov 20, 2011 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 19:51
Nov 19, 2011 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:03
Nov 17, 2011 @ SJS L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 9 1 17:31
Nov 15, 2011 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:28
Nov 12, 2011 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 5 3 17:57
Nov 11, 2011 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 17:30
Nov 8, 2011 vs COL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 20:28
Nov 5, 2011 vs ANA W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 18:44
Nov 3, 2011 vs CGY L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 18:22
Nov 1, 2011 vs MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:45
Oct 29, 2011 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:39
Oct 28, 2011 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:04
Oct 25, 2011 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:36
Oct 22, 2011 @ WSH L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 16:45
Oct 21, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:27
Oct 15, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 16:30
Oct 13, 2011 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 17:16
Oct 8, 2011 @ COL W 3-0 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 17:05
Oct 7, 2011 vs OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 12:26