Benoit Pouliot
#67 · Left wing · Buffalo Sabres
Born Sep 29, 1986 in Alfred, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 4th overall in 2005 by MIN (round 1)
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The forwards closest to him in points in 2007-08. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Toby Petersen
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3 P in 16 GP
Jake Dowell
CHI ·
3 P in 19 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 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| 2007-08 | MIN | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0.27 | |
| 2008-09 | MIN | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 21 | 0.30 | |
| 2009-10 | MIN | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 0.29 | $803K |
| 2009-10 | MTL | 39 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 92 | 46 | 0.62 | |
| 2010-11 | MTL | 79 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 87 | 129 | 110 | 0.38 | $1.35M |
| 2011-12 | BOS | 74 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 38 | 107 | 97 | 0.43 | $1.1M |
| 2012-13 | TBL | 34 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 35 | 0.59 | $1.8M |
| 2013-14 | NYR | 80 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 56 | 141 | 141 | 0.45 | $1.3M |
| 2014-15 | EDM | 58 | 19 | 15 | 34 | -1 | 28 | 105 | 71 | 0.59 | $4M |
| 2015-16 | EDM | 55 | 14 | 22 | 36 | -6 | 30 | 109 | 35 | 0.65 | $4M |
| 2016-17 | EDM | 67 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 34 | 77 | 39 | 0.21 | $4M |
| 2017-18 | BUF | 74 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -8 | 22 | 83 | 69 | 0.26 | $1.15M |
| 12 seasons | Career | 625 | 130 | 133 | 263 | 25 | 371 | 967 | 689 | 0.42 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2009-10 | MTL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 0.11 |
| 2010-11 | MTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2011-12 | BOS | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 0.29 |
| 2013-14 | NYR | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 59 | 0.40 |
| 2016-17 | EDM | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0.00 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 67 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 49 | 88 | 125 | 0.21 |
2007-08 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0.27 | 20.0 | 8:49 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 to 2017-18 | $1.15M | |||||
| 2014-15 to 2016-17 | $4M | |||||
| 2013-14 to 2013-14 | $1.3M | |||||
| 2012-13 to 2012-13 | $1.8M | |||||
| 2011-12 to 2011-12 | $1.1M | |||||
| 2010-11 to 2010-11 | $1.35M | |||||
| 2009-10 to 2009-10 | $803K |
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 2007-08 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 6, 2008 | @ COL | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:56 |
| Mar 28, 2008 | vs VAN | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:53 |
| Mar 24, 2008 | @ EDM | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13:32 |
| Mar 22, 2008 | @ CGY | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:21 |
| Mar 21, 2008 | @ VAN | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:47 |
| Mar 19, 2008 | @ SJS | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:49 |
| Mar 17, 2008 | vs COL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:05 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | vs LAK | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 06:22 |
| Nov 5, 2007 | vs EDM | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:38 |
| Nov 3, 2007 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 06:29 |
| Nov 1, 2007 | vs STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:10 |