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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jussi Jokinen CAR · 52 P in 70 GP Jason Pominville BUF · 52 P in 73 GP Michael Grabner NYI · 52 P in 76 GP Patrik Berglund STL · 52 P in 81 GP Erik Cole CAR · 52 P in 82 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.

020402006-07: 27 points2706-072007-08: 38 points3807-082008-09: 45 points4508-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 52 points5210-112011-12: 50 points5011-122012-13: 18 points1812-132013-14: 34 points3413-142014-15: 43 points4314-152015-16: 38 points3815-162016-17: 21 points2116-172017-18: 15 points1517-182018-19: 13 points1318-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
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

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 31 21 52 13 34 179 53 0.84 17.3 16:32

Contract

$1.9MCap hitends in 2011, then RFA
$37KCap dollars per point52 points in 62 games
$1.105MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.7 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$673KValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement375th of 672 skaters, 270th of 439 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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+1.3 65th percentileEven-strength defence-3.4 3rd percentilePower play+2.2 96th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 71st percentilePenalties-1.3 8th 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.

-202468102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

50.1Corsi for %708 attempts for, 704 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Expected goals for %29.5 expected for, 31.4 against
-4.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.2Goals for %43 for, 22 against
104.8PDO10.4% shooting + 94.5% saves
186Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Brad Boyes · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis15124:3745.543.17-1
Derek Roy · Thomas Vanek · Drew Stafford13110:5350.945.15-6
Tim Connolly · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis20109:5653.247.07-4
Jochen Hecht · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis18104:0552.652.55-2

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.

31Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.8Expected goalsfrom 217 unblocked attempts
+14.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.98 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +14.2 goals above expected99thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 31Expected 16.8

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, 2011 @ CBJ W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:26
Apr 8, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:43
Apr 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:51
Apr 3, 2011 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 20:38
Apr 2, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 19:36
Mar 30, 2011 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 16:10
Mar 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 18:00
Mar 26, 2011 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:55
Mar 25, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 15:35
Mar 22, 2011 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:37
Mar 20, 2011 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:06
Mar 19, 2011 vs ATL W 8-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:05
Mar 15, 2011 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:48
Mar 10, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:50
Mar 8, 2011 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:36
Mar 6, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:54
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHI W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:19
Mar 3, 2011 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:31
Mar 1, 2011 @ NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 16:19
Feb 26, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:44
Feb 25, 2011 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 14:12
Feb 23, 2011 vs ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 14:38
Feb 20, 2011 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:22
Feb 18, 2011 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:27
Feb 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 17:28
Feb 15, 2011 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 18:16
Feb 13, 2011 vs NYI L 6-7 (OT) 3 0 3 3 0 3 1 19:06
Feb 10, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 16:52
Feb 8, 2011 @ TBL W 7-4 3 0 3 3 4 3 0 15:02
Feb 5, 2011 vs TOR W 6-2 2 1 3 0 0 7 2 15:14
Feb 4, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:28
Jan 25, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 15:48
Jan 18, 2011 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:00
Jan 15, 2011 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:22
Jan 13, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 13:50
Jan 11, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:13
Jan 8, 2011 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:58
Jan 6, 2011 @ SJS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 16:10
Jan 4, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 16:25
Jan 1, 2011 vs BOS W 7-6 (SO) 3 0 3 0 4 5 3 20:59
Dec 28, 2010 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:45
Dec 27, 2010 @ CGY L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:44
Dec 23, 2010 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:02
Dec 21, 2010 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 20:25
Dec 18, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 18:06
Dec 17, 2010 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:08
Dec 15, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 3 0 3 1 2 5 0 15:45
Dec 3, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 15:39
Nov 5, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 06:13
Nov 3, 2010 vs BOS L 2-5 1 0 1 -3 0 6 0 15:25
Oct 30, 2010 @ DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:08
Oct 29, 2010 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 14:57
Oct 26, 2010 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:12
Oct 23, 2010 @ NJD W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:54
Oct 22, 2010 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 18:40
Oct 20, 2010 @ ATL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:14
Oct 16, 2010 @ CHI L 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 16:57
Oct 15, 2010 vs MTL L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 17:31
Oct 13, 2010 vs NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:34
Oct 11, 2010 vs CHI L 3-4 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 18:24
Oct 9, 2010 vs NYR L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 4 16:16
Oct 8, 2010 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 15:49