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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Lee Stempniak PIT · 34 P in 73 GP R.J. Umberger CBJ · 34 P in 74 GP Sean Monahan CGY · 34 P in 75 GP Mark Scheifele WPG · 34 P in 63 GP Valeri Nichushkin DAL · 34 P in 79 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 16 18 34 -19 39 185 78 0.49 8.6 18:38

Contract

$4MCap hit2013-14
$118KCap dollars per point34 points in 70 games
$2.793MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.4 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.6MValueworth 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 641 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
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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+1.4Goals above replacement398th of 672 skaters, 275th of 438 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+1.5 68th percentileEven-strength defence-3.3 4th percentilePower play-0.3 26th percentilePenalty kill-1.1 1st percentilePenalties+1.0 74th 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

42.8Corsi for %784 attempts for, 1047 against
-0.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.4Expected goals for %32.3 expected for, 43.9 against
+0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.6Goals for %34 for, 44 against
100.5PDO8.2% shooting + 92.3% saves
226Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis · Marcus Foligno19129:5247.846.13-5
Matt Moulson · Drew Stafford · Cody Hodgson12122:5947.446.62-3
Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis · Cory Conacher1288:5343.245.23-6
Matt Moulson · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis1177:2144.949.47-3

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.5Expected goalsfrom 240 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.76 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt36th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected49thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 16.5Goals 16

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 13, 2014 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 22:41
Apr 12, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:26
Apr 10, 2014 @ NYR L 1-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 20:09
Apr 1, 2014 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 22:28
Mar 29, 2014 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 22:18
Mar 27, 2014 @ NSH L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 19:46
Mar 25, 2014 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 19:57
Mar 23, 2014 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:06
Mar 20, 2014 @ EDM W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 7 2 22:19
Mar 18, 2014 @ CGY L 1-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 18:43
Mar 16, 2014 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 22:24
Mar 15, 2014 @ NYI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 19:45
Mar 13, 2014 @ CAR L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 18:37
Mar 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-4 1 0 1 -2 0 5 2 23:00
Mar 9, 2014 vs CHI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 21:42
Mar 7, 2014 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 22:11
Mar 6, 2014 @ TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:09
Mar 3, 2014 @ DAL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:17
Feb 28, 2014 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:16
Feb 26, 2014 vs BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 20:10
Feb 25, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 19:31
Feb 6, 2014 @ OTT L 2-3 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 22:55
Feb 5, 2014 vs PIT L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 18:11
Feb 3, 2014 vs EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 20:50
Jan 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:17
Jan 23, 2014 vs CAR L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 19:55
Jan 21, 2014 vs FLA L 3-4 2 1 3 0 0 5 1 18:57
Jan 18, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:01
Jan 15, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:46
Jan 2, 2014 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 03:21
Dec 31, 2013 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:11
Dec 29, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 20:35
Dec 27, 2013 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:33
Dec 23, 2013 vs PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 15 1 1 11:22
Dec 21, 2013 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:20
Dec 19, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 20:20
Dec 17, 2013 vs WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 16:10
Dec 14, 2013 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:56
Dec 12, 2013 @ OTT L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 19:10
Dec 10, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:40
Dec 7, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 19:56
Dec 5, 2013 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:21
Nov 30, 2013 @ NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:39
Nov 29, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:22
Nov 27, 2013 vs MTL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:49
Nov 24, 2013 vs DET L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 17:55
Nov 21, 2013 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 21:28
Nov 19, 2013 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:44
Nov 16, 2013 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 21:36
Nov 15, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 18:23
Nov 12, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 15:46
Nov 8, 2013 @ ANA L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 20:09
Nov 7, 2013 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:47
Nov 5, 2013 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 18:31
Nov 2, 2013 vs ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 13:49
Oct 31, 2013 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:28
Oct 28, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:13
Oct 26, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:55
Oct 25, 2013 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:08
Oct 23, 2013 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:14
Oct 19, 2013 vs COL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 19:14
Oct 17, 2013 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:22
Oct 15, 2013 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 5 2 22:41
Oct 14, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:47
Oct 12, 2013 @ CHI L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 17:54
Oct 10, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 16:55
Oct 8, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:19
Oct 5, 2013 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:18
Oct 4, 2013 vs OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:35
Oct 2, 2013 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 19:11