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Patrick Eaves

#18 · Right wing · Anaheim Ducks

Born May 1, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN · 5'11", 203 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 29th overall in 2003 by OTT (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brandon Yip NSH · 8 P in 34 GP Steve Begin CGY · 8 P in 36 GP Joakim Andersson DET · 8 P in 38 GP Chris Porter STL · 8 P in 29 GP Michal Handzus CHI · 8 P in 39 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.

020402005-06: 29 points2905-062006-07: 32 points3206-072007-08: 15 points1507-082008-09: 14 points1408-092009-10: 22 points2209-102010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 1 points111-122012-13: 8 points812-132013-14: 5 points513-142014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 17 points1715-162016-17: 51 points5116-172017-18: 1 points117-182018-19: 0 points018-19

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 OTT 58 20 9 29 7 22 100 73 0.50
2006-07 OTT 73 14 18 32 1 36 130 123 0.44
2007-08 OTT 26 4 6 10 0 6 59 28 0.38
2007-08 CAR 11 1 4 5 -2 4 22 14 0.45
2008-09 CAR 74 6 8 14 7 31 115 134 0.19 $1.4M
2009-10 DET 65 12 10 22 0 26 120 128 0.34 $500K
2010-11 DET 63 13 7 20 -2 14 108 106 0.32 $750K
2011-12 DET 10 0 1 1 0 2 24 21 0.10 $1.2M
2012-13 DET 34 2 6 8 -1 4 42 40 0.24 $1.2M
2013-14 DET 25 2 3 5 -4 2 51 38 0.20 $1.2M
2013-14 NSH 5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 5 0.00
2014-15 DAL 47 14 13 27 12 8 91 69 0.57 $650K
2015-16 DAL 54 11 6 17 -5 27 86 70 0.31 $1.15M
2016-17 DAL 59 21 16 37 -10 16 154 60 0.63 $1M
2016-17 ANA 20 11 3 14 8 8 55 29 0.70
2017-18 ANA 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 0.50 $3.15M
2018-19 ANA 7 0 0 0 -4 4 6 14 0.00 $3.15M
14 seasons Career 633 132 110 242 4 210 1168 957 0.38

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 OTT 10 1 0 1 -3 10 20 23 0.10
2006-07 OTT 7 0 2 2 0 2 7 7 0.29
2008-09 CAR 18 1 2 3 -1 13 21 37 0.17
2009-10 DET 8 0 0 0 -3 2 14 18 0.00
2010-11 DET 11 3 1 4 1 6 17 17 0.36
2012-13 DET 13 1 2 3 -1 4 16 25 0.23
2015-16 DAL 9 3 3 6 3 2 23 15 0.67
2016-17 ANA 7 2 2 4 0 6 19 18 0.57
8 seasons Playoffs 83 11 12 23 -4 45 137 160 0.28

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
34 2 6 8 -1 4 42 40 0.24 4.8 10:35

Contract

$1.2MCap hit2012-13
$150KCap dollars per point8 points in 34 games
$1.576MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.8 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$16KValueworth 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 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2019-20 $3.15M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $3.15M
2016-17 to 2016-17 $1M
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.15M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $650K
2012-13 to 2013-14 $1.2M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $1.2M
2010-11 to 2010-11 $750K
2009-10 to 2009-10 $500K
2008-09 to 2010-11 $1.4M

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.8Goals above replacement386th of 605 skaters, 265th of 397 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-0.8 33rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 59th percentilePower play+0.1 70th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 81st percentilePenalties-0.1 30th 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

54.0Corsi for %271 attempts for, 231 against
+0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Expected goals for %10.3 expected for, 10.1 against
-4.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.6Goals for %10 for, 11 against
99.0PDO7.1% shooting + 91.9% saves
74Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Patrick Eaves · Joakim Andersson · Tomas Tatar1287:5066.462.67-3
Jordin Tootoo · Patrick Eaves · Cory Emmerton1262:3751.451.82-4
Patrick Eaves · Drew Miller · Cory Emmerton1431:1058.648.90-2
Daniel Cleary · Patrick Eaves · Justin Abdelkader422:3547.154.20-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.5Expected goalsfrom 61 unblocked attempts
-1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes31st
Shot quality 5.8% chance per attempt10th
Finishing -1.5 goals above expected30thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Expected 3.5Goals 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 27, 2013 @ DAL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 12:02
Apr 25, 2013 vs NSH W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 11:20
Apr 24, 2013 vs LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 09:06
Apr 22, 2013 vs PHX W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:54
Apr 17, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:44
Apr 11, 2013 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:36
Apr 7, 2013 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 07:35
Apr 5, 2013 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 09:39
Apr 4, 2013 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:50
Apr 1, 2013 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:01
Mar 31, 2013 vs CHI L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 14:26
Mar 25, 2013 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:45
Mar 24, 2013 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:35
Mar 22, 2013 @ ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:24
Mar 16, 2013 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:08
Mar 13, 2013 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:40
Mar 10, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10:13
Mar 9, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:37
Mar 7, 2013 vs EDM W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:19
Mar 5, 2013 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:18
Mar 3, 2013 vs CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10:18
Feb 28, 2013 @ SJS W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 11:20
Feb 27, 2013 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 09:48
Feb 24, 2013 vs VAN W 8-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 12:02
Feb 23, 2013 vs NSH W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 11:54
Feb 19, 2013 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 11:27
Feb 15, 2013 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:25
Feb 13, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 08:05
Feb 2, 2013 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:02
Feb 1, 2013 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 07:53
Jan 29, 2013 vs DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 08:34
Jan 27, 2013 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:59
Jan 22, 2013 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:09
Jan 21, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:40