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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Derek Dorsett NYR · 8 P in 51 GP Ryan Reaves STL · 8 P in 63 GP Shawn Thornton BOS · 8 P in 64 GP Paul Bissonnette PHX · 8 P in 39 GP Tim Kennedy PHX · 8 P in 37 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
52 4 4 8 -11 31 64 51 0.15 6.3 13:54

Contract

$1.75MCap hit2013-14
$219KCap dollars per point8 points in 52 games
-$2.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.9MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 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
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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

-4.7Goals above replacement660th of 672 skaters, 431st of 438 forwards
-0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-6.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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-3.5 8th percentileEven-strength defence-1.9 13th percentilePower play-1.0 4th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 91st percentilePenalties-0.7 15th 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

47.3Corsi for %444 attempts for, 495 against
-4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.7Expected goals for %15.5 expected for, 21.7 against
-10.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
32.4Goals for %11 for, 23 against
96.7PDO4.6% shooting + 92.1% saves
86Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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 · Patrick Eaves · Luke Glendening15102:4747.239.62-3
Daniel Alfredsson · Daniel Cleary · Stephen Weiss844:5642.430.12-1
Todd Bertuzzi · Daniel Cleary · Joakim Andersson844:3145.138.22-3
Daniel Alfredsson · Daniel Cleary · Joakim Andersson631:4844.651.81-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.1Expected goalsfrom 79 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.42 expected goals per 60 minutes10th
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt21st
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

024Game 20Game 40Expected 5.1Goals 4

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. 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
Jan 28, 2014 @ PHI L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:49
Jan 26, 2014 vs FLA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:48
Jan 24, 2014 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:21
Jan 22, 2014 vs CHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 09:42
Jan 20, 2014 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:03
Jan 18, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:24
Jan 16, 2014 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:14
Jan 12, 2014 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:04
Jan 11, 2014 @ LAK W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:18
Jan 9, 2014 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 7 3 2 17:34
Jan 4, 2014 @ DAL W 5-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 17:33
Jan 1, 2014 vs TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:53
Dec 30, 2013 @ NSH L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:45
Dec 28, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:54
Dec 23, 2013 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 11:24
Dec 21, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 12:30
Dec 19, 2013 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:15
Dec 17, 2013 vs ANA L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 4 2 1 13:11
Dec 15, 2013 vs TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:23
Dec 14, 2013 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:32
Dec 12, 2013 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:30
Dec 10, 2013 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:55
Dec 7, 2013 vs FLA L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:24
Dec 6, 2013 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:00
Dec 4, 2013 vs PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:41
Dec 1, 2013 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:10
Nov 29, 2013 @ NYI W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:27
Nov 27, 2013 vs BOS W 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:32
Nov 24, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:04
Nov 23, 2013 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:27
Nov 21, 2013 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:57
Nov 19, 2013 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 14:29
Nov 16, 2013 @ NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:17
Nov 15, 2013 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13:59
Nov 9, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:12
Nov 7, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:05
Nov 4, 2013 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:26
Nov 2, 2013 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 14:43
Nov 1, 2013 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:37
Oct 30, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:17
Oct 26, 2013 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:30
Oct 23, 2013 vs OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:52
Oct 21, 2013 vs SJS L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:24
Oct 19, 2013 @ PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:45
Oct 17, 2013 @ COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:58
Oct 15, 2013 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:57
Oct 14, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 15:20
Oct 12, 2013 vs PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 13:31
Oct 10, 2013 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 12:57
Oct 5, 2013 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:46
Oct 4, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:13
Oct 2, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 14:43