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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Duchene COL · 55 P in 81 GP R.J. Umberger CBJ · 55 P in 82 GP Rich Peverley ATL · 55 P in 82 GP Shane Doan PHX · 55 P in 82 GP Phil Kessel TOR · 55 P in 70 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 27 28 55 -5 64 200 174 0.71 13.5 18:12

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 2009-10 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, 2010 @ MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:39
Apr 8, 2010 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:03
Apr 6, 2010 vs CHI L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 20:46
Apr 3, 2010 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 20:35
Apr 2, 2010 vs EDM W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:32
Mar 31, 2010 vs SJS W 5-1 0 2 2 2 2 1 7 15:30
Mar 29, 2010 @ ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 21:29
Mar 27, 2010 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:38
Mar 25, 2010 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:49
Mar 23, 2010 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:49
Mar 21, 2010 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 4 4 2 18:34
Mar 20, 2010 vs OTT W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 15:15
Mar 18, 2010 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 14:49
Mar 16, 2010 vs SJS W 8-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:16
Mar 14, 2010 vs COL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 2 4 5 19:24
Mar 12, 2010 vs LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:33
Mar 10, 2010 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:56
Mar 8, 2010 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 17:18
Mar 6, 2010 @ PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 15:34
Mar 4, 2010 vs STL L 1-6 0 1 1 -2 2 5 5 18:44
Mar 2, 2010 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 20:13
Feb 13, 2010 @ PHX W 3-0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 16:21
Feb 11, 2010 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:11
Feb 9, 2010 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 1 2 3 -1 0 1 3 18:08
Feb 6, 2010 vs PHX W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 7 4 17:00
Feb 4, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:48
Feb 2, 2010 vs MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 17:57
Jan 31, 2010 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 19:54
Jan 29, 2010 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:30
Jan 27, 2010 vs CGY W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 7 22:21
Jan 24, 2010 @ COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 20:43
Jan 22, 2010 @ EDM W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:35
Jan 21, 2010 @ VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 4 21:21
Jan 18, 2010 vs MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 20:07
Jan 16, 2010 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 6 21:34
Jan 14, 2010 @ MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 12:42
Jan 12, 2010 @ PHI L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 18:23
Jan 10, 2010 @ CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:21
Jan 8, 2010 vs NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:43
Jan 6, 2010 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 6 3 1 18:26
Jan 5, 2010 @ NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:13
Jan 2, 2010 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 18:59
Dec 31, 2009 vs ANA W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:50
Dec 29, 2009 vs CHI W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 14:28
Dec 26, 2009 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -4 2 1 2 18:07
Dec 23, 2009 vs CBJ W 3-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 19:16
Dec 21, 2009 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:33
Dec 19, 2009 vs DET W 4-3 2 1 3 1 2 3 6 17:20
Dec 17, 2009 @ ATL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:20
Dec 16, 2009 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 17:56
Dec 12, 2009 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 4 2 2 16:51
Dec 11, 2009 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:56
Dec 8, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 19:37
Dec 5, 2009 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 7 4 18:50
Dec 3, 2009 vs ANA W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 16:08
Nov 30, 2009 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:24
Nov 28, 2009 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 16:04
Nov 27, 2009 @ PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:58
Nov 25, 2009 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 18:03
Nov 19, 2009 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 0 19 1 1 07:53
Nov 18, 2009 @ DET W 3-1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 15:31
Nov 14, 2009 @ PHX L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 21:11
Nov 12, 2009 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 5 3 21:05
Nov 4, 2009 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 20:07
Oct 31, 2009 @ NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:36
Oct 30, 2009 vs FLA L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 21:10
Oct 28, 2009 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 4 21:38
Oct 24, 2009 @ STL W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:00
Oct 22, 2009 @ LAK L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 1 2 3 5 18:19
Oct 21, 2009 @ ANA W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 17:16
Oct 19, 2009 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 17:20
Oct 17, 2009 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:41
Oct 16, 2009 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 19:43
Oct 14, 2009 vs NSH W 6-0 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 14:51
Oct 11, 2009 @ VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 20:48
Oct 9, 2009 @ CGY W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:25
Oct 6, 2009 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 7 3 19:43
Oct 3, 2009 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 2 0 2 0 0 5 3 19:34