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Eric Staal

#12 · Centre · Florida Panthers

Born Oct 29, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 195 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2003 by CAR (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2005-06

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2003-04. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ronald Petrovicky ATL · 31 P in 78 GP Brett McLean CHI · 31 P in 76 GP Kristian Huselius FLA · 31 P in 76 GP Maxim Afinogenov BUF · 31 P in 73 GP Sergei Zholtok NSH · 31 P in 70 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.

0204060801002003-04: 31 points3103-042005-06: 100 points1002006-07: 70 points7006-072007-08: 82 points822008-09: 75 points7508-092009-10: 70 points702010-11: 76 points7610-112011-12: 70 points702012-13: 53 points5312-132013-14: 61 points612014-15: 54 points5414-152015-16: 39 points392016-17: 65 points6516-172017-18: 76 points762018-19: 52 points5218-192019-20: 47 points472020-21: 13 points1320-212022-23: 29 points29

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 CAR 81 11 20 31 -6 40 164 16 0.38
2005-06 CAR 82 45 55 100 -8 81 279 43 1.22
2006-07 CAR 82 30 40 70 -6 68 288 77 0.85 $4.5M
2007-08 CAR 82 38 44 82 -2 50 310 99 1.00 $4.5M
2008-09 CAR 82 40 35 75 15 50 372 61 0.91 $4.5M
2009-10 CAR 70 29 41 70 4 68 277 75 1.00 $8.25M
2010-11 CAR 81 33 43 76 -10 72 296 81 0.94 $8.25M
2011-12 CAR 82 24 46 70 -20 48 262 48 0.85 $8.25M
2012-13 CAR 48 18 35 53 5 54 152 35 1.10 $8.25M
2013-14 CAR 79 21 40 61 -13 74 230 67 0.77 $8.25M
2014-15 CAR 77 23 31 54 -13 41 244 65 0.70 $8.25M
2015-16 CAR 63 10 23 33 -3 32 159 55 0.52 $8.25M
2015-16 NYR 20 3 3 6 1 2 40 19 0.30
2016-17 MIN 82 28 37 65 17 34 211 42 0.79 $3.5M
2017-18 MIN 82 42 34 76 8 42 241 42 0.93 $3.5M
2018-19 MIN 81 22 30 52 -7 34 215 41 0.64 $3.5M
2019-20 MIN 66 19 28 47 -9 28 113 24 0.71 $3.25M
2020-21 BUF 32 3 7 10 -20 8 59 14 0.31 $3.25M
2020-21 MTL 21 2 1 3 -10 2 23 9 0.14
2022-23 FLA 72 14 15 29 -5 26 106 27 0.40 $750K
18 seasons Career 1365 455 608 1063 -82 854 4041 940 0.78

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 CAR 25 9 19 28 0 8 87 25 1.12
2008-09 CAR 18 10 5 15 -3 4 73 20 0.83
2015-16 NYR 5 0 0 0 -7 4 7 9 0.00
2016-17 MIN 5 0 1 1 -1 0 12 9 0.20
2017-18 MIN 5 1 1 2 -3 2 14 11 0.40
2019-20 MIN 4 1 4 5 0 2 9 3 1.25
2020-21 MTL 21 2 6 8 -2 6 21 17 0.38
2022-23 FLA 21 2 3 5 -4 12 14 14 0.24
8 seasons Playoffs 104 25 39 64 -20 38 237 108 0.62

2003-04 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 11 20 31 -6 40 164 16 0.38 6.7 16:40

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2022-23 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $3.25M
2019-20 to 2020-21 $3.25M
2016-17 to 2018-19 $3.5M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $8.25M
2009-10 to 2015-16 $8.25M
2006-07 to 2008-09 $4.5M

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 2003-04 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 4, 2004 @ FLA T 6-6 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 15:26
Apr 2, 2004 vs NYI L 4-6 1 0 1 -2 0 4 2 18:13
Mar 30, 2004 vs BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:02
Mar 29, 2004 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:47
Mar 27, 2004 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:10
Mar 25, 2004 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:48
Mar 23, 2004 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 17:42
Mar 20, 2004 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:57
Mar 17, 2004 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:10
Mar 15, 2004 @ ATL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:47
Mar 13, 2004 @ TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:50
Mar 12, 2004 vs ATL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:58
Mar 10, 2004 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:04
Mar 8, 2004 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 18:04
Mar 6, 2004 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:22
Mar 5, 2004 @ ATL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:48
Mar 2, 2004 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:47
Feb 29, 2004 @ MIN T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:21
Feb 28, 2004 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:28
Feb 25, 2004 @ WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 12:41
Feb 23, 2004 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 11:31
Feb 21, 2004 vs BOS T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:04
Feb 19, 2004 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:04
Feb 16, 2004 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:16
Feb 14, 2004 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:08
Feb 12, 2004 vs WSH T 3-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 23:45
Feb 4, 2004 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:04
Feb 3, 2004 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:45
Jan 31, 2004 @ DET T 4-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 17:01
Jan 29, 2004 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:08
Jan 27, 2004 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:08
Jan 25, 2004 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:12
Jan 23, 2004 vs NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:27
Jan 21, 2004 @ NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 16:40
Jan 20, 2004 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:02
Jan 18, 2004 vs ATL L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 21:06
Jan 16, 2004 @ ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 18:18
Jan 15, 2004 @ TBL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:47
Jan 11, 2004 vs OTT T 2-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 21:34
Jan 9, 2004 @ WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 20:33
Jan 8, 2004 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:00
Jan 6, 2004 vs STL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:20
Jan 4, 2004 vs PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:43
Jan 2, 2004 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 29:00
Dec 31, 2003 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:53
Dec 29, 2003 vs BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 17:40
Dec 27, 2003 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:41
Dec 26, 2003 @ BUF L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 19:11
Dec 22, 2003 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:34
Dec 20, 2003 @ BOS W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:52
Dec 18, 2003 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:42
Dec 14, 2003 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 18:21
Dec 11, 2003 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 4 3 0 14:18
Dec 9, 2003 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:29
Dec 6, 2003 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:29
Dec 5, 2003 vs MTL T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:44
Dec 3, 2003 vs NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:30
Nov 29, 2003 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 11:16
Nov 28, 2003 @ PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:06
Nov 26, 2003 @ NYI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:32
Nov 23, 2003 vs TBL T 0-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:15
Nov 21, 2003 @ BUF L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 13:13
Nov 20, 2003 @ OTT L 1-6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15:55
Nov 18, 2003 vs PHI T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:09
Nov 15, 2003 vs WSH L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 16:48
Nov 13, 2003 vs ATL W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:34
Nov 12, 2003 @ WSH L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:36
Nov 9, 2003 vs TBL T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:08
Nov 8, 2003 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:04
Nov 6, 2003 vs NYR W 6-3 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 16:44
Nov 2, 2003 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:47
Nov 1, 2003 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:49
Oct 30, 2003 @ NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 14:21
Oct 28, 2003 vs SJS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:21
Oct 25, 2003 @ PHI T 4-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 17:33
Oct 23, 2003 @ BOS W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 13:19
Oct 22, 2003 @ PIT T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:01
Oct 18, 2003 @ NYR T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 08:23
Oct 13, 2003 vs FLA T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 09:40
Oct 11, 2003 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:10
Oct 9, 2003 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:36