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Pavel Datsyuk

#13 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jul 20, 1978 in Sverdlovsk, RUS · 5'11", 194 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 171st overall in 1998 by DET (round 6)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08, 2001-02
×4 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06
×3 Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zach Parise NJD · 94 P in 82 GP Ryan Getzlaf ANA · 91 P in 81 GP Ilya Kovalchuk ATL · 91 P in 79 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 103 P in 77 GP Jarome Iginla CGY · 89 P in 82 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.

0204060802001-02: 35 points3501-022002-03: 51 points5102-032003-04: 68 points6803-042005-06: 87 points8705-062006-07: 87 points8706-072007-08: 97 points9707-082008-09: 97 points9708-092009-10: 70 points7009-102010-11: 59 points5910-112011-12: 67 points6711-122012-13: 49 points4912-132013-14: 37 points3713-142014-15: 65 points6514-152015-16: 49 points4915-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2001-02 DET 70 11 24 35 4 4 79 27 0.50
2002-03 DET 64 12 39 51 20 16 82 17 0.80
2003-04 DET 75 30 38 68 -2 35 136 33 0.91
2005-06 DET 75 28 59 87 26 22 145 20 1.16 $3.9M
2006-07 DET 79 27 60 87 36 20 207 21 1.10 $3.9M
2007-08 DET 82 31 66 97 41 20 264 40 1.18 $6.7M
2008-09 DET 81 32 65 97 34 22 248 76 1.20 $6.7M
2009-10 DET 80 27 43 70 17 18 203 89 0.88 $6.7M
2010-11 DET 56 23 36 59 11 15 137 54 1.05 $6.7M
2011-12 DET 70 19 48 67 21 14 164 76 0.96 $6.7M
2012-13 DET 47 15 34 49 21 14 107 31 1.04 $6.7M
2013-14 DET 45 17 20 37 1 6 126 30 0.82 $6.7M
2014-15 DET 63 26 39 65 12 8 165 51 1.03 $7.5M
2015-16 DET 66 16 33 49 7 14 181 70 0.74 $7.5M
14 seasons Career 953 314 604 918 249 228 2244 635 0.96

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2001-02 DET 21 3 3 6 1 2 20 8 0.29
2002-03 DET 4 0 0 0 -3 0 9 3 0.00
2003-04 DET 6 0 3 3 0 2 7 5 0.50
2005-06 DET 5 0 3 3 0 0 11 1 0.60
2006-07 DET 18 8 8 16 2 8 66 25 0.89
2007-08 DET 22 10 13 23 13 6 74 56 1.05
2008-09 DET 16 1 8 9 5 9 52 30 0.56
2009-10 DET 12 6 7 13 3 8 39 16 1.08
2010-11 DET 11 4 11 15 10 8 38 27 1.36
2011-12 DET 5 1 2 3 0 2 11 7 0.60
2012-13 DET 14 3 6 9 2 4 39 17 0.64
2013-14 DET 5 3 2 5 1 0 11 4 1.00
2014-15 DET 7 3 2 5 -3 2 17 14 0.71
2015-16 DET 5 0 0 0 2 4 18 6 0.00
14 seasons Playoffs 151 42 68 110 33 55 412 219 0.73

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 32 65 97 34 22 248 76 1.20 12.9 19:13

Contract

$6.7MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$69KCap dollars per point97 points in 81 games

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.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2013-14, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $6.7M
2009-10 $6.7M
2010-11 $6.7M
2011-12 $6.7M
2012-13 $6.7M
2013-14 $6.7M

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 2015-16 $7.5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $6.7M
2007-08 to 2013-14 $6.7M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $3.9M

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 2008-09 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 12, 2009 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:45
Apr 11, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 18:44
Apr 9, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:26
Apr 6, 2009 @ BUF W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16:40
Apr 5, 2009 vs MIN W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 18:01
Apr 2, 2009 vs STL L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 21:15
Mar 29, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18:26
Mar 27, 2009 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:06
Mar 24, 2009 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 20:56
Mar 23, 2009 @ CGY L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 20:38
Mar 20, 2009 @ ATL W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 17:23
Mar 17, 2009 vs PHI W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 8 1 24:55
Mar 15, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:42
Mar 14, 2009 @ STL W 5-2 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 19:09
Mar 12, 2009 vs CGY L 5-6 (SO) 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 20:22
Mar 10, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21:57
Mar 7, 2009 vs CBJ L 2-8 0 1 1 -3 0 4 2 18:18
Mar 4, 2009 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 20:13
Mar 3, 2009 @ STL W 5-0 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 18:52
Feb 28, 2009 @ NSH L 0-8 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:23
Feb 27, 2009 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:56
Feb 25, 2009 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 4 17:25
Feb 21, 2009 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:08
Feb 20, 2009 vs ANA W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 17:02
Feb 18, 2009 vs NSH W 6-2 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 18:43
Feb 15, 2009 vs COL L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 22:33
Feb 13, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 19:58
Feb 12, 2009 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:28
Feb 10, 2009 @ NSH W 5-3 2 1 3 2 0 6 4 19:28
Feb 8, 2009 @ PIT W 3-0 2 0 2 1 0 5 1 20:04
Feb 7, 2009 vs EDM W 8-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14:49
Feb 4, 2009 vs PHX W 5-4 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 20:13
Feb 2, 2009 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 22:17
Jan 31, 2009 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:23
Jan 29, 2009 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 21:37
Jan 20, 2009 @ PHX L 3-6 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14:14
Jan 17, 2009 @ SJS L 5-6 0 2 2 1 0 4 4 19:58
Jan 15, 2009 @ LAK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:30
Jan 14, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 19:25
Jan 12, 2009 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 19:20
Jan 10, 2009 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 17:46
Jan 8, 2009 vs DAL W 6-1 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 16:29
Jan 6, 2009 vs CBJ W 3-0 1 2 3 1 0 5 1 19:11
Jan 3, 2009 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:59
Jan 1, 2009 @ CHI W 6-4 1 0 1 2 2 7 2 20:40
Dec 30, 2008 vs CHI W 4-0 1 1 2 1 2 7 2 17:18
Dec 27, 2008 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:14
Dec 26, 2008 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 19:24
Dec 23, 2008 vs STL W 4-1 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 16:33
Dec 20, 2008 vs LAK W 6-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 17:34
Dec 18, 2008 vs SJS W 6-0 2 2 4 4 0 4 1 18:28
Dec 15, 2008 vs COL L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 19:34
Dec 13, 2008 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 18:42
Dec 12, 2008 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:55
Dec 10, 2008 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:11
Dec 6, 2008 vs CHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 20:42
Dec 4, 2008 vs VAN W 6-5 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 20:51
Dec 1, 2008 vs ANA W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 18:44
Nov 29, 2008 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:37
Nov 28, 2008 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 18:18
Nov 26, 2008 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:14
Nov 24, 2008 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 21:21
Nov 22, 2008 @ CGY W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 18:20
Nov 20, 2008 @ EDM W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 18:44
Nov 17, 2008 vs EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:56
Nov 14, 2008 @ FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:53
Nov 13, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 20:47
Nov 11, 2008 vs PIT L 6-7 (OT) 1 0 1 -3 0 5 0 21:41
Nov 8, 2008 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:04
Nov 2, 2008 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:13
Oct 30, 2008 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:50
Oct 29, 2008 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 21:07
Oct 27, 2008 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:06
Oct 25, 2008 @ CHI W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 23:01
Oct 24, 2008 vs ATL W 5-3 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 17:50
Oct 22, 2008 @ STL W 4-3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20:10
Oct 18, 2008 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 20:36
Oct 16, 2008 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 22:04
Oct 13, 2008 @ CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 19:17
Oct 11, 2008 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:55
Oct 9, 2008 vs TOR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 17:14