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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Henrique NJD · 43 P in 75 GP Frans Nielsen NYI · 43 P in 78 GP Nick Bjugstad FLA · 43 P in 72 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 43 P in 82 GP Patrick Sharp CHI · 43 P in 68 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 18 25 43 -12 47 147 81 0.57 12.2 16:30

Contract

$4MCap hit2014-15
$93KCap dollars per point43 points in 76 games
$1.608MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.5 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$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 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.5Goals above replacement343rd of 665 skaters, 235th of 432 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+1.9 72nd percentileEven-strength defence-3.0 5th percentilePower play-0.6 15th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 71st percentilePenalties+0.6 59th 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

41.3Corsi for %725 attempts for, 1032 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.2Expected goals for %33.1 expected for, 41.8 against
+1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.1Goals for %37 for, 40 against
101.4PDO9.0% shooting + 92.4% saves
169Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Blake Wheeler · Drew Stafford · Mark ScheifeleWPG17180:3745.652.711-2
Matt Moulson · Drew Stafford · Tyler EnnisBUF1579:2233.333.21-4
Drew Stafford · Nicolas Deslauriers · Brian FlynnBUF954:2923.927.61-4
Drew Stafford · Cody Hodgson · Nicolas DeslauriersBUF952:4842.933.61-1

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.3Expected goalsfrom 189 unblocked attempts
+2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes49th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt59th
Finishing +2.7 goals above expected80thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 17Expected 14.3

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 11, 2015 vs CGY W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 17:44
Apr 9, 2015 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:39
Apr 7, 2015 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:26
Apr 6, 2015 @ MIN W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:52
Apr 4, 2015 vs VAN W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:30
Mar 31, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:48
Mar 29, 2015 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 18:48
Mar 26, 2015 vs MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 16:36
Mar 24, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:54
Mar 23, 2015 @ EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 19:35
Mar 21, 2015 vs WSH W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 17:16
Mar 19, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 20:09
Mar 17, 2015 vs SJS W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:55
Mar 14, 2015 @ TBL W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 18:29
Mar 12, 2015 @ FLA L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 17:02
Mar 10, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:14
Mar 7, 2015 @ NSH W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 18:52
Mar 4, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:03
Mar 1, 2015 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 15:55
Feb 26, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 18:46
Feb 24, 2015 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:17
Feb 21, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 18:50
Feb 19, 2015 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:12
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:59
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:31
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:25
Feb 10, 2015 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:59
Feb 8, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 16:16
Feb 7, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:36
Feb 5, 2015 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:32
Feb 3, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:26
Jan 30, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 16:32
Jan 29, 2015 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 18:09
Jan 27, 2015 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 14:53
Jan 18, 2015 @ DET L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:43
Jan 17, 2015 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:05
Jan 15, 2015 vs MIN L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:26
Jan 13, 2015 vs DET L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 16:43
Jan 9, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:27
Jan 3, 2015 @ NYR L 1-6 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:55
Jan 2, 2015 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 14:33
Dec 31, 2014 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:30
Dec 29, 2014 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:16
Dec 27, 2014 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 20:04
Dec 23, 2014 @ DET L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:31
Dec 21, 2014 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 21:58
Dec 20, 2014 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:59
Dec 16, 2014 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:21
Dec 15, 2014 vs OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 16:03
Dec 13, 2014 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:04
Dec 11, 2014 vs CGY W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:22
Dec 9, 2014 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:13
Dec 6, 2014 @ FLA L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 15:44
Nov 28, 2014 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:13
Nov 26, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:42
Nov 22, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:10
Nov 18, 2014 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:44
Nov 15, 2014 vs TOR W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 16:11
Nov 13, 2014 @ MIN L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 12:24
Nov 11, 2014 @ STL L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:36
Nov 8, 2014 vs PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 14:00
Nov 7, 2014 vs EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 15:09
Nov 5, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:08
Nov 2, 2014 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:13
Nov 1, 2014 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:40
Oct 30, 2014 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 -2 0 2 1 19:04
Oct 28, 2014 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 2 17:00
Oct 25, 2014 @ SJS W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11:33
Oct 23, 2014 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 17 1 2 12:04
Oct 22, 2014 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:28
Oct 18, 2014 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:40
Oct 17, 2014 vs FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:59
Oct 14, 2014 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 17:53
Oct 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:50
Oct 11, 2014 @ CHI L 2-6 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 17:48
Oct 9, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:18