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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

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sidney Crosby PIT · 102 P in 81 GP Ilya Kovalchuk ATL · 98 P in 78 GP Dany Heatley OTT · 103 P in 82 GP Marc Savard ATL · 97 P in 82 GP Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 103 P in 77 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

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 45 55 100 -8 81 279 43 1.22 16.1 19:39

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 2005-06 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 18, 2006 vs BUF L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:52
Apr 15, 2006 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 23:08
Apr 14, 2006 vs TBL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 18:36
Apr 11, 2006 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 20:57
Apr 8, 2006 @ ATL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 18:47
Apr 7, 2006 @ WSH W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 19:05
Apr 5, 2006 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 11 1 20:22
Apr 3, 2006 vs WSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 7 5 1 17:58
Apr 1, 2006 @ ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16:19
Mar 31, 2006 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 17:35
Mar 29, 2006 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 7 0 22:58
Mar 27, 2006 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 19:24
Mar 25, 2006 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 23:55
Mar 22, 2006 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 18:59
Mar 21, 2006 @ TOR L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 5 2 19:15
Mar 18, 2006 @ BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:14
Mar 16, 2006 @ MTL W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 5 2 18:29
Mar 14, 2006 vs NYR W 5-3 0 1 1 -2 4 2 2 16:40
Mar 11, 2006 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 2 2 0 19:56
Mar 10, 2006 @ FLA L 3-5 0 2 2 -2 0 1 2 21:07
Mar 8, 2006 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 24:28
Mar 6, 2006 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:49
Mar 4, 2006 @ PIT W 7-5 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 16:41
Mar 3, 2006 vs FLA W 5-2 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 19:02
Mar 1, 2006 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 19:15
Feb 12, 2006 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 18:39
Feb 10, 2006 vs PIT L 3-4 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 20:30
Feb 9, 2006 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:44
Feb 5, 2006 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 21:12
Feb 3, 2006 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 19:08
Jan 31, 2006 @ MTL W 8-2 2 1 3 2 0 3 0 16:25
Jan 28, 2006 vs ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 19:41
Jan 26, 2006 @ ATL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 18:32
Jan 25, 2006 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -3 0 6 1 23:00
Jan 23, 2006 vs MTL W 7-3 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 15:55
Jan 21, 2006 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 21:05
Jan 19, 2006 vs NYI W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 20:32
Jan 17, 2006 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 20:38
Jan 15, 2006 vs STL W 4-2 3 1 4 1 2 7 0 18:00
Jan 13, 2006 vs NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 18:14
Jan 10, 2006 vs DET W 3-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 16:27
Jan 7, 2006 @ NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:52
Jan 6, 2006 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 16:58
Jan 4, 2006 vs ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:35
Dec 31, 2005 vs MTL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:59
Dec 29, 2005 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:36
Dec 28, 2005 @ OTT L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 21:06
Dec 26, 2005 @ TBL L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 19:08
Dec 23, 2005 vs FLA W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 21:58
Dec 20, 2005 vs TBL W 6-4 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 19:44
Dec 17, 2005 vs NJD W 4-1 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 19:42
Dec 15, 2005 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 20:07
Dec 13, 2005 vs CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:14
Dec 10, 2005 @ SJS L 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 17:39
Dec 8, 2005 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 17:01
Dec 6, 2005 @ ANA W 6-2 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 21:43
Dec 3, 2005 @ PHX L 4-8 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 18:18
Dec 2, 2005 @ DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:22
Nov 29, 2005 @ ATL W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 20:17
Nov 27, 2005 vs ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 19:33
Nov 25, 2005 vs TOR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 21:56
Nov 22, 2005 vs OTT L 3-5 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 23:08
Nov 20, 2005 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:52
Nov 19, 2005 @ NYR L 3-4 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 24:38
Nov 17, 2005 vs NYR W 5-1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 19:19
Nov 15, 2005 @ OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 19:51
Nov 12, 2005 vs ATL L 0-9 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:51
Nov 11, 2005 @ FLA W 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:50
Nov 9, 2005 @ BUF W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:02
Nov 5, 2005 vs FLA W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:43
Nov 3, 2005 vs TOR W 4-3 2 1 3 -1 2 6 0 19:51
Oct 29, 2005 @ PIT W 5-3 0 4 4 2 0 6 0 18:45
Oct 28, 2005 vs PHI W 8-6 3 0 3 1 0 7 1 19:21
Oct 26, 2005 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 6 1 20:20
Oct 24, 2005 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 20:31
Oct 22, 2005 @ WSH W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 20:53
Oct 20, 2005 @ TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 3 3 0 2 4 0 19:33
Oct 15, 2005 @ NJD W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:11
Oct 12, 2005 vs WSH W 7-2 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 20:25
Oct 8, 2005 @ NYI L 2-3 2 0 2 1 2 8 1 20:59
Oct 7, 2005 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 22:23
Oct 5, 2005 @ TBL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 15:03