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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2022-23 season totals
This player has no games in this season.
Contract
He has no contract on record for 2022-23. The Edmonton Oilers still count $1.917M against their cap this season for a contract of his that was bought out.
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 2022-23 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.