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James Neal

#81 · Left wing · St. Louis Blues

Born Sep 3, 1987 in Whitby, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 212 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 33rd overall in 2005 by DAL (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dustin Penner EDM · 37 P in 78 GP Tomas Fleischmann WSH · 37 P in 73 GP Tomas Holmstrom DET · 37 P in 53 GP Eric Belanger MIN · 36 P in 79 GP Jakub Voracek CBJ · 38 P in 80 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.

0204060802008-09: 37 points3708-092009-10: 55 points5509-102010-11: 45 points4510-112011-12: 81 points8111-122012-13: 36 points3612-132013-14: 61 points6113-142014-15: 37 points3714-152015-16: 58 points5815-162016-17: 41 points4116-172017-18: 44 points4417-182018-19: 19 points1918-192019-20: 31 points3119-202020-21: 10 points1020-212021-22: 4 points421-22

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 DAL 77 24 13 37 -11 51 171 194 0.48
2009-10 DAL 78 27 28 55 -5 64 200 174 0.71
2010-11 DAL 59 21 18 39 8 60 160 120 0.66 $2.875M
2010-11 PIT 20 1 5 6 -1 6 52 39 0.30
2011-12 PIT 80 40 41 81 6 87 329 108 1.01 $2.875M
2012-13 PIT 40 21 15 36 5 26 136 56 0.90 $5M
2013-14 PIT 59 27 34 61 15 55 238 58 1.03 $5M
2014-15 NSH 67 23 14 37 12 57 221 71 0.55 $5M
2015-16 NSH 82 31 27 58 27 65 268 113 0.71 $5M
2016-17 NSH 70 23 18 41 -10 35 202 84 0.59 $5M
2017-18 VGK 71 25 19 44 -11 24 202 44 0.62 $5M
2018-19 CGY 63 7 12 19 -5 28 141 46 0.30 $5.75M
2019-20 EDM 55 19 12 31 -20 12 112 88 0.56 $5.75M
2020-21 EDM 29 5 5 10 -2 11 51 26 0.34 $5.75M
2021-22 STL 19 2 2 4 -1 0 31 17 0.21 $750K
14 seasons Career 869 296 263 559 7 581 2514 1238 0.64

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 PIT 7 1 1 2 -1 6 20 8 0.29
2011-12 PIT 5 2 4 6 -3 12 28 11 1.20
2012-13 PIT 13 6 4 10 -3 8 51 17 0.77
2013-14 PIT 13 2 2 4 2 24 49 17 0.31
2014-15 NSH 6 4 1 5 0 8 25 21 0.83
2015-16 NSH 14 4 4 8 1 8 47 35 0.57
2016-17 NSH 22 6 3 9 -8 14 67 49 0.41
2017-18 VGK 20 6 5 11 0 12 64 49 0.55
2018-19 CGY 4 0 0 0 -3 0 7 11 0.00
2019-20 EDM 4 2 1 3 3 0 11 6 0.75
2020-21 EDM 2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 8 0.00
11 seasons Playoffs 110 33 25 58 -13 92 372 232 0.53

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 24 13 37 -11 51 171 194 0.48 14.0 15:52

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $5.75M
2018-19 to 2022-23 $5.75M
2012-13 to 2017-18 $5M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $2.875M

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 2008-09 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, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:03
Apr 9, 2009 @ COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 20:56
Apr 7, 2009 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 17:14
Apr 4, 2009 vs STL W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 14:14
Apr 2, 2009 vs CGY L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 14:27
Mar 31, 2009 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 15:42
Mar 30, 2009 @ PHX L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:02
Mar 28, 2009 vs FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:09
Mar 26, 2009 vs LAK L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 17:40
Mar 24, 2009 vs VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 1 2 5 4 15:06
Mar 21, 2009 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:54
Mar 18, 2009 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:37
Mar 17, 2009 @ VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 18:54
Mar 14, 2009 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 18:33
Mar 12, 2009 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:35
Mar 10, 2009 @ STL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 2 2 3 20:33
Mar 8, 2009 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 7 13:33
Mar 6, 2009 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:28
Mar 5, 2009 @ LAK L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 13:07
Mar 3, 2009 @ SJS W 4-1 2 0 2 3 0 4 4 15:07
Mar 1, 2009 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:00
Feb 28, 2009 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:46
Feb 26, 2009 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:07
Feb 23, 2009 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:03
Feb 21, 2009 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:32
Feb 19, 2009 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:53
Feb 16, 2009 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:51
Feb 14, 2009 @ CHI L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 16:58
Feb 13, 2009 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 6 16:12
Feb 11, 2009 vs PHX L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:00
Feb 8, 2009 vs NSH W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 12:46
Feb 6, 2009 vs NYR W 10-2 2 0 2 2 0 5 3 14:52
Feb 5, 2009 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:51
Feb 3, 2009 vs CGY W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 6 4 13:02
Jan 31, 2009 @ CBJ W 7-3 2 1 3 3 0 4 1 15:30
Jan 29, 2009 @ DET W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 13:59
Jan 27, 2009 vs ATL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:06
Jan 21, 2009 @ FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 15:34
Jan 19, 2009 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:43
Jan 17, 2009 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:47
Jan 15, 2009 vs BUF L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 13:45
Jan 12, 2009 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 16:13
Jan 10, 2009 @ PHX L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 15:48
Jan 8, 2009 @ DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 6 3 3 13:24
Jan 4, 2009 @ VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 17:20
Jan 3, 2009 @ EDM L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 16:42
Dec 31, 2008 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 17:56
Dec 29, 2008 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 20:12
Dec 27, 2008 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 15:11
Dec 23, 2008 @ TOR W 8-2 3 0 3 1 2 6 2 14:31
Dec 20, 2008 @ OTT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:29
Dec 18, 2008 vs CBJ W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 7 2 3 14:26
Dec 16, 2008 vs PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:45
Dec 13, 2008 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:31
Dec 12, 2008 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 20:27
Dec 10, 2008 vs PHX L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 2 19:27
Dec 5, 2008 vs COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 24:29
Dec 3, 2008 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 20:37
Dec 2, 2008 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 18:54
Nov 30, 2008 vs EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 18:26
Nov 28, 2008 vs SJS L 2-6 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 20:46
Nov 26, 2008 @ MIN W 4-3 2 0 2 2 0 5 2 20:39
Nov 24, 2008 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 19:10
Nov 22, 2008 vs ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:38
Nov 20, 2008 vs CHI L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 3 14:34
Nov 1, 2008 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:31
Oct 31, 2008 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 11:19
Oct 29, 2008 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:02
Oct 25, 2008 vs WSH L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11:44
Oct 23, 2008 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 05:41
Oct 22, 2008 @ NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 10:14
Oct 20, 2008 @ NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 13:25
Oct 18, 2008 vs COL L 4-5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 13:41
Oct 16, 2008 @ STL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 16:53
Oct 15, 2008 vs NSH W 6-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 12:46
Oct 11, 2008 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:38
Oct 10, 2008 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 16:13