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Daniel Paille

#12 · Left wing · New York Rangers

Born Apr 15, 1984 in Welland, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 20th overall in 2002 by BUF (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Darryl Boyce TOR · 13 P in 46 GP Dan Sexton ANA · 13 P in 47 GP Kyle Wellwood SJS · 13 P in 35 GP Colin Greening OTT · 13 P in 24 GP Jesse Winchester OTT · 13 P in 72 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.

01020302005-06: 3 points305-062006-07: 11 points1106-072007-08: 35 points3507-082008-09: 27 points2708-092009-10: 20 points2009-102010-11: 13 points1310-112011-12: 15 points1511-122012-13: 17 points1712-132013-14: 18 points1813-142014-15: 13 points1314-152015-16: 0 points015-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 BUF 14 1 2 3 5 2 15 10 0.21
2006-07 BUF 29 3 8 11 5 18 45 14 0.38
2007-08 BUF 77 19 16 35 9 14 110 61 0.45 $585K
2008-09 BUF 73 12 15 27 0 20 80 84 0.37 $1.125M
2009-10 BUF 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0.50 $1.125M
2009-10 BOS 74 10 9 19 -4 12 118 79 0.26
2010-11 BOS 43 6 7 13 3 28 48 24 0.30 $1.075M
2011-12 BOS 69 9 6 15 -5 15 86 59 0.22 $1.075M
2012-13 BOS 46 10 7 17 3 8 70 45 0.37 $1.3M
2013-14 BOS 72 9 9 18 9 6 71 70 0.25 $1.3M
2014-15 BOS 71 6 7 13 -9 12 66 77 0.18 $1.3M
2015-16 NYR 12 0 0 0 -2 0 11 16 0.00 $575K
11 seasons Career 582 85 87 172 15 135 722 540 0.30

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 BUF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
2009-10 BOS 13 0 2 2 -2 2 21 25 0.15
2010-11 BOS 25 3 3 6 2 4 25 30 0.24
2011-12 BOS 7 1 0 1 -1 2 8 11 0.14
2012-13 BOS 22 4 5 9 4 0 27 41 0.41
2013-14 BOS 7 1 0 1 -1 2 5 12 0.14
6 seasons Playoffs 75 9 10 19 2 10 87 120 0.25

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
43 6 7 13 3 28 48 24 0.30 12.5 11:18

Contract

$1.075MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point13 points in 43 games
$516KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.1 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$305KValueworth 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 315 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 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $1.075M
2011-12 $1.075M

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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $575K
2012-13 to 2014-15 $1.3M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.075M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $1.125M
2007-08 to 2007-08 $585K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.1Goals above replacement353rd of 672 skaters, 253rd of 439 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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+0.1 46th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 61st percentilePower play0.0 54th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 71st percentilePenalties+0.2 43rd 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.

-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

47.8Corsi for %376 attempts for, 410 against
-5.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.8Expected goals for %14.7 expected for, 15.5 against
-2.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.3Goals for %16 for, 14 against
101.4PDO7.4% shooting + 94.0% saves
68Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Shawn Thornton · Gregory Campbell · Daniel Paille33214:5647.650.810-7
Shawn Thornton · Daniel Paille · Tyler Seguin944:5053.950.22-0
Michael Ryder · Daniel Paille · Tyler Seguin834:0143.437.71-3
Michael Ryder · Gregory Campbell · Daniel Paille829:0058.251.61-1

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.2Expected goalsfrom 63 unblocked attempts
+0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.64 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt77th
Finishing +0.8 goals above expected61stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Goals 6Expected 5.2

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
Apr 10, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:23
Apr 9, 2011 vs OTT W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:43
Apr 6, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 16:20
Apr 4, 2011 @ NYR L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 14:23
Apr 2, 2011 vs ATL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:10
Mar 31, 2011 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:43
Mar 29, 2011 vs CHI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 09:42
Mar 27, 2011 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:41
Mar 19, 2011 @ TOR L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 10:30
Mar 17, 2011 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:28
Mar 15, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:40
Mar 11, 2011 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:33
Mar 10, 2011 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:18
Mar 5, 2011 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:21
Mar 3, 2011 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:17
Feb 18, 2011 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:55
Feb 17, 2011 @ NYI W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:34
Feb 15, 2011 vs TOR L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 10:22
Feb 3, 2011 vs DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 15 1 2 07:00
Feb 1, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 09:32
Jan 26, 2011 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:43
Jan 24, 2011 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:10
Jan 15, 2011 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:21
Jan 13, 2011 vs PHI W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 08:16
Jan 11, 2011 vs OTT W 6-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 12:21
Jan 10, 2011 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:53
Jan 8, 2011 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:42
Jan 1, 2011 @ BUF L 6-7 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:00
Dec 30, 2010 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 09:12
Dec 27, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:38
Dec 23, 2010 vs ATL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 12:39
Dec 20, 2010 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:25
Dec 15, 2010 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:43
Dec 11, 2010 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:32
Nov 28, 2010 @ ATL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:56
Nov 26, 2010 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:17
Nov 18, 2010 vs FLA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:58
Nov 17, 2010 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 09:03
Nov 15, 2010 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:01
Nov 13, 2010 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 11:23
Nov 11, 2010 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:42
Nov 10, 2010 @ PIT W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:04
Oct 9, 2010 vs PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:35