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Valtteri Filppula

#51 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings

Born Mar 20, 1984 in Vantaa, FIN · 6'0", 189 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 95th overall in 2002 by DET (round 3)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 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.

Mikael Samuelsson DET · 40 P in 81 GP Ryan Callahan NYR · 40 P in 81 GP Colby Armstrong ATL · 40 P in 82 GP Dainius Zubrus NJD · 40 P in 82 GP Curtis Glencross CGY · 40 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.

02040602005-06: 1 points105-062006-07: 17 points172007-08: 36 points3607-082008-09: 40 points402009-10: 35 points3509-102010-11: 39 points392011-12: 66 points6611-122012-13: 17 points172013-14: 58 points5813-142014-15: 48 points482015-16: 31 points3115-162016-17: 42 points422017-18: 33 points3317-182018-19: 31 points312019-20: 21 points2119-202020-21: 15 points15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 DET 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0.25
2006-07 DET 73 10 7 17 8 20 76 37 0.23
2007-08 DET 78 19 17 36 16 28 122 35 0.46
2008-09 DET 80 12 28 40 9 42 129 41 0.50 $3M
2009-10 DET 55 11 24 35 -4 24 114 34 0.64 $3M
2010-11 DET 71 16 23 39 -1 22 115 30 0.55 $3M
2011-12 DET 81 23 43 66 18 14 144 42 0.81 $3M
2012-13 DET 41 9 8 17 -4 6 78 16 0.41 $3M
2013-14 TBL 75 25 33 58 5 20 131 33 0.77 $5M
2014-15 TBL 82 12 36 48 -14 24 91 25 0.59 $5M
2015-16 TBL 76 8 23 31 -6 46 101 30 0.41 $5M
2016-17 TBL 59 7 27 34 1 24 74 21 0.58 $5M
2016-17 PHI 20 5 3 8 -2 2 23 5 0.40
2017-18 PHI 81 11 22 33 -7 20 70 25 0.41 $5M
2018-19 NYI 72 17 14 31 19 16 78 12 0.43 $2.75M
2019-20 DET 70 6 15 21 -42 24 63 28 0.30 $3M
2020-21 DET 38 6 9 15 -1 12 25 9 0.39 $3M
16 seasons Career 1056 197 333 530 -4 346 1435 426 0.50

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 DET 18 3 2 5 -2 2 22 8 0.28
2007-08 DET 22 5 6 11 7 2 39 14 0.50
2008-09 DET 23 3 13 16 8 8 35 24 0.70
2009-10 DET 12 4 5 9 1 6 33 13 0.75
2010-11 DET 11 2 6 8 5 6 24 12 0.73
2011-12 DET 5 0 2 2 -3 2 11 0 0.40
2012-13 DET 14 2 4 6 -4 4 24 12 0.43
2013-14 TBL 4 0 1 1 -4 0 3 0 0.25
2014-15 TBL 26 4 10 14 -6 4 31 15 0.54
2015-16 TBL 17 1 6 7 5 0 29 6 0.41
2017-18 PHI 6 1 2 3 -3 2 6 2 0.50
2018-19 NYI 8 0 4 4 0 2 7 3 0.50
12 seasons Playoffs 166 25 61 86 4 38 264 109 0.52

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 12 28 40 9 42 129 41 0.50 9.3 16:06

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$75KCap dollars per point40 points in 80 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 2012-13, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $3M
2009-10 $3M
2010-11 $3M
2011-12 $3M
2012-13 $3M

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
2020-21 to 2020-21 $3M
2019-20 to 2020-21 $3M
2018-19 to 2018-19 $2.75M
2013-14 to 2017-18 $5M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $3M
2008-09 to 2012-13 $3M

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 0 2 4 0 18:43
Apr 11, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 16:42
Apr 9, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 20:08
Apr 6, 2009 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 15:11
Apr 5, 2009 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:50
Apr 2, 2009 vs STL L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 14:03
Mar 29, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:02
Mar 27, 2009 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:58
Mar 24, 2009 @ EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:02
Mar 23, 2009 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:24
Mar 20, 2009 @ ATL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:53
Mar 14, 2009 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 08:35
Mar 12, 2009 vs CGY L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 25:09
Mar 10, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:36
Mar 7, 2009 vs CBJ L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 17:34
Mar 4, 2009 @ COL W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 12:31
Mar 3, 2009 @ STL W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 20:42
Feb 28, 2009 @ NSH L 0-8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:48
Feb 27, 2009 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:21
Feb 25, 2009 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:35
Feb 21, 2009 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:42
Feb 20, 2009 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:05
Feb 18, 2009 vs NSH W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13:36
Feb 15, 2009 vs COL L 5-6 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 16:41
Feb 13, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:07
Feb 12, 2009 vs MIN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:24
Feb 10, 2009 @ NSH W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:24
Feb 8, 2009 @ PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 17:56
Feb 7, 2009 vs EDM W 8-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 18:35
Feb 4, 2009 vs PHX W 5-4 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 16:20
Feb 2, 2009 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:40
Jan 31, 2009 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 16:15
Jan 29, 2009 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:47
Jan 27, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:46
Jan 20, 2009 @ PHX L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:36
Jan 17, 2009 @ SJS L 5-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:02
Jan 15, 2009 @ LAK W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:29
Jan 14, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:00
Jan 12, 2009 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:37
Jan 10, 2009 vs BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 13:59
Jan 8, 2009 vs DAL W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:02
Jan 6, 2009 vs CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:28
Jan 3, 2009 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:41
Jan 1, 2009 @ CHI W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 15:25
Dec 30, 2008 vs CHI W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:29
Dec 27, 2008 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:56
Dec 26, 2008 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:39
Dec 23, 2008 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:29
Dec 20, 2008 vs LAK W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 14:43
Dec 18, 2008 vs SJS W 6-0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 14:37
Dec 15, 2008 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:04
Dec 13, 2008 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 17:22
Dec 12, 2008 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:37
Dec 10, 2008 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:05
Dec 6, 2008 vs CHI W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 15:52
Dec 4, 2008 vs VAN W 6-5 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 13:51
Dec 1, 2008 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:14
Nov 29, 2008 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:51
Nov 28, 2008 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 17:04
Nov 26, 2008 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:48
Nov 24, 2008 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:58
Nov 22, 2008 @ CGY W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 18:06
Nov 20, 2008 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 16:45
Nov 17, 2008 vs EDM W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:22
Nov 14, 2008 @ FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:05
Nov 13, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:15
Nov 11, 2008 vs PIT L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 20:00
Nov 8, 2008 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 18:18
Nov 2, 2008 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:29
Oct 30, 2008 @ SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:09
Oct 29, 2008 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:17
Oct 27, 2008 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 15:16
Oct 25, 2008 @ CHI W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:47
Oct 24, 2008 vs ATL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:36
Oct 22, 2008 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:11
Oct 18, 2008 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 17:34
Oct 16, 2008 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 17:54
Oct 13, 2008 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:03
Oct 11, 2008 @ OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 12:39
Oct 9, 2008 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:33