Drew Stafford
#18 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils
Born Oct 30, 1985 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · 6'2", 215 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 2004 by BUF (round 1)
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Milan Michalek
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Daniel Cleary
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34 P in 64 GP
Jason Chimera
WSH ·
34 P in 78 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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | BUF | 41 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 33 | 67 | 37 | 0.66 | |
| 2007-08 | BUF | 64 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 51 | 103 | 62 | 0.59 | |
| 2008-09 | BUF | 79 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 29 | 183 | 80 | 0.57 | |
| 2009-10 | BUF | 71 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 181 | 59 | 0.48 | $1.9M |
| 2010-11 | BUF | 62 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 34 | 179 | 53 | 0.84 | $1.9M |
| 2011-12 | BUF | 80 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 46 | 226 | 102 | 0.63 | $4M |
| 2012-13 | BUF | 46 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 21 | 121 | 46 | 0.39 | $4M |
| 2013-14 | BUF | 70 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -19 | 39 | 185 | 78 | 0.49 | $4M |
| 2014-15 | BUF | 50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 39 | 91 | 58 | 0.48 | $4M |
| 2014-15 | WPG | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 23 | 0.73 | |
| 2015-16 | WPG | 78 | 21 | 17 | 38 | -23 | 28 | 187 | 59 | 0.49 | $4.35M |
| 2016-17 | WPG | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 68 | 37 | 0.33 | $4.35M |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 0.44 | |
| 2017-18 | NJD | 59 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -20 | 10 | 102 | 77 | 0.25 | $800K |
| 2018-19 | NJD | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 18 | 77 | 50 | 0.23 | $810K |
| 13 seasons | Career | 841 | 196 | 232 | 428 | -58 | 415 | 1867 | 846 | 0.51 |
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 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0.40 |
| 2009-10 | BUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2010-11 | BUF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 0.43 |
| 2014-15 | WPG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 2017-18 | NJD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 82 | 53 | 0.34 |
2009-10 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 181 | 59 | 0.48 | 7.7 | 14:28 |
Contract
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.
The contract
Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2009-10 | $1.9M |
| 2010-11 | $1.9M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 to 2018-19 | $800K | |||||
| 2015-16 to 2016-17 | $4.35M | |||||
| 2012-13 to 2014-15 | $4M | |||||
| 2011-12 to 2014-15 | $4M | |||||
| 2009-10 to 2010-11 | $1.9M |
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 2009-10 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 10, 2010 | @ OTT | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:14 |
| Apr 8, 2010 | @ BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14:11 |
| Apr 6, 2010 | vs NYR | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19:57 |
| Apr 3, 2010 | @ MTL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16:17 |
| Apr 1, 2010 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:12 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | vs FLA | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16:05 |
| Mar 29, 2010 | @ BOS | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15:13 |
| Mar 27, 2010 | vs TBL | W 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:56 |
| Mar 26, 2010 | vs OTT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15:00 |
| Mar 24, 2010 | vs MTL | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 |
| Mar 21, 2010 | @ CAR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:57 |
| Mar 20, 2010 | @ FLA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 08:34 |
| Mar 5, 2010 | vs PHI | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 04:33 |
| Mar 3, 2010 | vs WSH | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:53 |
| Mar 2, 2010 | @ PIT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:10 |
| Feb 13, 2010 | vs SJS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:04 |
| Feb 11, 2010 | @ CAR | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14:30 |
| Feb 9, 2010 | vs BOS | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:56 |
| Feb 6, 2010 | @ CBJ | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14:05 |
| Feb 5, 2010 | vs CAR | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:14 |
| Feb 3, 2010 | vs OTT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15:56 |
| Feb 1, 2010 | @ PIT | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16:42 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:04 |
| Jan 27, 2010 | vs NJD | W 2-1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 |
| Jan 23, 2010 | @ SJS | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14:41 |
| Jan 21, 2010 | @ LAK | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:09 |
| Jan 19, 2010 | @ ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16:20 |
| Jan 18, 2010 | @ PHX | W 7-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16:07 |
| Jan 16, 2010 | @ NYI | L 2-3 (SO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:34 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | @ ATL | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:05 |
| Jan 9, 2010 | vs COL | L 3-4 (SO) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19:41 |
| Jan 8, 2010 | vs TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16:10 |
| Jan 6, 2010 | vs TBL | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15:15 |
| Jan 3, 2010 | @ MTL | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:09 |
| Jan 1, 2010 | vs ATL | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:00 |
| Dec 29, 2009 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15:05 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | vs OTT | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:50 |
| Dec 23, 2009 | @ WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11:50 |
| Dec 21, 2009 | @ TOR | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:57 |
| Dec 19, 2009 | vs PIT | L 1-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:32 |
| Dec 18, 2009 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:44 |
| Dec 16, 2009 | @ OTT | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:38 |
| Dec 14, 2009 | @ MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 |
| Dec 12, 2009 | @ NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:41 |
| Dec 11, 2009 | vs CHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16:55 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | vs WSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:54 |
| Dec 7, 2009 | vs NJD | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:59 |
| Dec 5, 2009 | vs NYR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:11 |
| Dec 3, 2009 | vs MTL | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:46 |
| Nov 30, 2009 | @ TOR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:38 |
| Nov 28, 2009 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:37 |
| Nov 27, 2009 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14:49 |
| Nov 25, 2009 | @ WSH | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:40 |
| Nov 20, 2009 | vs BOS | L 1-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 02:08 |
| Nov 18, 2009 | vs FLA | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:16 |
| Nov 13, 2009 | vs CGY | W 2-1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:41 |
| Nov 11, 2009 | vs EDM | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:47 |
| Nov 7, 2009 | @ BOS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:24 |
| Nov 6, 2009 | vs PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:14 |
| Nov 4, 2009 | vs NYI | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:29 |
| Oct 31, 2009 | @ NYI | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:42 |
| Oct 30, 2009 | vs TOR | W 3-2 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15:27 |
| Oct 28, 2009 | @ NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:39 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | @ TBL | W 3-2 (SO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17:44 |
| Oct 21, 2009 | @ FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14:04 |
| Oct 17, 2009 | vs ATL | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15:31 |
| Oct 16, 2009 | vs NYI | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16:17 |
| Oct 13, 2009 | vs DET | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:00 |
| Oct 10, 2009 | @ NSH | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:29 |
| Oct 8, 2009 | vs PHX | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16:04 |
| Oct 3, 2009 | vs MTL | L 1-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13:14 |