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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jay Beagle WSH · 17 P in 57 GP Shane Prince NYI · 17 P in 62 GP Sven Andrighetto MTL · 17 P in 44 GP Joseph Blandisi NJD · 17 P in 41 GP Matt Nieto SJS · 17 P in 67 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
54 11 6 17 -5 27 86 70 0.31 12.8 12:58

Contract

$1.15MCap hit2015-16
$68KCap dollars per point17 points in 54 games
$259KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacement223rd of 675 skaters, 156th of 445 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-0.9 35th percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 87th percentilePower play+0.8 84th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 82nd percentilePenalties+0.4 56th 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.

-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

53.3Corsi for %578 attempts for, 507 against
+0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.4Expected goals for %23.2 expected for, 18.0 against
+5.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.2Goals for %21 for, 20 against
99.5PDO7.6% shooting + 91.9% saves
129Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Jason Spezza · Patrick Eaves · Mattias Janmark22142:2256.362.16-2
Patrick Eaves · Jamie Benn · Tyler Seguin1794:3359.566.75-4
Vernon Fiddler · Patrick Eaves · Colton Sceviour1868:5856.061.42-2
Patrick Eaves · Jamie Benn · Cody Eakin740:0846.341.42-4

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.2Expected goalsfrom 123 unblocked attempts
+1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes70th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt54th
Finishing +1.8 goals above expected75thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Goals 11Expected 9.2

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:49
Apr 3, 2016 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 10:55
Apr 2, 2016 @ LAK W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 11:57
Mar 31, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 15:11
Mar 29, 2016 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12:46
Mar 26, 2016 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 09:55
Mar 24, 2016 @ ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 12:51
Mar 22, 2016 @ CHI W 6-2 1 0 1 -1 2 1 1 16:55
Mar 19, 2016 vs NYI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 13:19
Mar 17, 2016 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13:56
Mar 15, 2016 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 17:42
Mar 12, 2016 vs STL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:22
Mar 11, 2016 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 20:36
Mar 8, 2016 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:40
Feb 20, 2016 vs BOS L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 13:56
Feb 18, 2016 @ ARI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 10:56
Feb 16, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15:50
Feb 15, 2016 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:17
Feb 13, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 18:35
Feb 11, 2016 @ CHI W 4-2 3 0 3 0 0 6 1 14:55
Feb 9, 2016 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 18:23
Feb 6, 2016 vs CHI L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 15:44
Feb 4, 2016 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 14:49
Feb 2, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:04
Jan 25, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:49
Jan 23, 2016 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:46
Jan 21, 2016 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:13
Jan 19, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:18
Jan 15, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:05
Jan 9, 2016 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 09:35
Jan 7, 2016 vs WPG W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:05
Jan 5, 2016 @ NYR L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 07:44
Jan 2, 2016 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12:23
Dec 31, 2015 vs NSH W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 16:11
Dec 26, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:13
Dec 22, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11:05
Dec 21, 2015 @ MIN W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 13:29
Dec 19, 2015 vs MTL W 6-2 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 10:04
Dec 17, 2015 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 12:16
Dec 15, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:03
Dec 12, 2015 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 12:37
Dec 11, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:16
Dec 8, 2015 vs CAR W 6-5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 15:44
Dec 3, 2015 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:01
Dec 1, 2015 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:17
Nov 28, 2015 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:12
Nov 27, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:01
Nov 24, 2015 vs OTT L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 12:43
Nov 21, 2015 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:28
Nov 19, 2015 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:24
Nov 17, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:22
Oct 13, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02:12
Oct 10, 2015 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:52
Oct 8, 2015 vs PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:47