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Jordan Staal

#11 · Centre · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Sep 10, 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, CAN (age 38) · 6'4", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2006 by PIT (round 1)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2025-26, 2008-09
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2025-26

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Travis Zajac NJD · 42 P in 80 GP Freddy Modin CBJ · 42 P in 79 GP Jeff O'Neill TOR · 42 P in 74 GP Sergei Fedorov CBJ · 42 P in 73 GP Gary Roberts PIT · 42 P in 69 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.

010203040502006-07: 42 points4206-072007-08: 28 points282008-09: 49 points4908-092009-10: 49 points492010-11: 30 points3010-112011-12: 50 points502012-13: 31 points3112-132013-14: 40 points402014-15: 24 points2414-152015-16: 48 points482016-17: 45 points4516-172017-18: 46 points462018-19: 28 points2818-192019-20: 27 points272020-21: 38 points3820-212021-22: 36 points362022-23: 34 points3422-232023-24: 30 points302024-25: 36 points3624-252025-26: 36 points362026-27: 0 points026-27

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 PIT 81 29 13 42 16 24 131 33 0.52 $850K
2007-08 PIT 82 12 16 28 -5 55 183 86 0.34 $850K
2008-09 PIT 82 22 27 49 5 37 166 156 0.60 $850K
2009-10 PIT 82 21 28 49 19 57 195 121 0.60 $4M
2010-11 PIT 42 11 19 30 7 24 91 70 0.71 $4M
2011-12 PIT 62 25 25 50 11 34 149 101 0.81 $4M
2012-13 CAR 48 10 21 31 -18 32 114 105 0.65 $4M
2013-14 CAR 82 15 25 40 2 34 165 194 0.49 $6M
2014-15 CAR 46 6 18 24 -6 14 92 85 0.52 $6M
2015-16 CAR 82 20 28 48 6 34 151 165 0.59 $6M
2016-17 CAR 75 16 29 45 -1 38 164 139 0.60 $6M
2017-18 CAR 79 19 27 46 -4 26 160 181 0.58 $6M
2018-19 CAR 50 11 17 28 6 26 121 122 0.56 $6M
2019-20 CAR 68 8 19 27 3 40 125 149 0.40 $6M
2020-21 CAR 53 16 22 38 2 30 103 135 0.72 $6M
2021-22 CAR 78 17 19 36 11 18 146 212 0.46 $6M
2022-23 CAR 81 17 17 34 7 32 124 155 0.42 $6M
2023-24 CAR 80 10 20 30 -14 44 123 142 0.38 $2.9M
2024-25 CAR 75 13 23 36 15 16 107 138 0.48 $2.9M
2025-26 CAR 75 20 16 36 5 29 107 166 0.48 $2.9M
2026-27 CAR 5 0 0 0 -3 0 5 17 0.00 $2.975M
21 seasons Career 1408 318 429 747 64 644 2722 2672 0.53

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 PIT 5 3 0 3 -1 2 8 3 0.60
2007-08 PIT 20 6 1 7 -4 14 34 45 0.35
2008-09 PIT 24 4 5 9 -5 8 58 46 0.38
2009-10 PIT 11 3 2 5 -4 6 29 27 0.45
2010-11 PIT 7 1 2 3 -2 2 17 18 0.43
2011-12 PIT 6 6 3 9 2 2 12 13 1.50
2018-19 CAR 15 4 6 10 7 8 19 72 0.67
2019-20 CAR 8 0 0 0 -2 4 9 31 0.00
2020-21 CAR 11 5 3 8 4 6 26 41 0.73
2021-22 CAR 14 1 5 6 0 2 19 51 0.43
2022-23 CAR 15 2 6 8 4 6 30 40 0.53
2023-24 CAR 11 1 1 2 4 4 28 49 0.18
2024-25 CAR 15 2 1 3 -1 8 18 68 0.20
2025-26 CAR 19 8 4 12 6 13 36 86 0.63
14 seasons Playoffs 181 46 39 85 8 85 343 590 0.47

2006-07 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 29 13 42 16 24 131 33 0.52 22.1 14:56

Contract

$850KCap hitends in 2009, then RFA
$20KCap dollars per point42 points in 81 games

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.

The contract

Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct 2, 2006, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $6.6M, beginning in 2006-07. It runs through 2008-09, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2006-07 $850K $765K $85K $1.35M $850K
2007-08 $850K $765K $85K $1.35M $850K
2008-09 $850K $765K $85K $1.35M $850K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 15, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2027-28 to 2027-28 1 $4.9M $4.9M
Jun 25, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2023-24 to 2026-27 4 $11.675M $2.9M
Jul 1, 2012 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2013-14 to 2022-23 10 $60M $6M
Jan 8, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2009-10 to 2012-13 4 $16M $4M
Oct 2, 2006 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2006-07 to 2008-09 3 $6.6M $850K

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 2006-07 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 7, 2007 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:28
Apr 5, 2007 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:27
Apr 3, 2007 vs BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:40
Mar 31, 2007 @ TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 17:18
Mar 29, 2007 @ BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 17:11
Mar 27, 2007 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:03
Mar 25, 2007 vs BOS W 5-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 12:16
Mar 24, 2007 vs ATL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:57
Mar 22, 2007 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:10
Mar 19, 2007 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:05
Mar 18, 2007 vs OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:39
Mar 16, 2007 vs MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:25
Mar 14, 2007 @ NJD W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 17:05
Mar 13, 2007 vs BUF W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:11
Mar 10, 2007 vs NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:29
Mar 8, 2007 vs NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:41
Mar 6, 2007 @ OTT W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 16:16
Mar 4, 2007 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 19:01
Mar 2, 2007 @ CAR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17:15
Mar 1, 2007 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 15:47
Feb 27, 2007 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:55
Feb 25, 2007 @ TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:50
Feb 22, 2007 @ FLA W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:27
Feb 19, 2007 @ NYI L 5-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:54
Feb 18, 2007 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 16:28
Feb 16, 2007 @ NJD W 5-4 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 14:27
Feb 14, 2007 vs CHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:20
Feb 10, 2007 @ TOR W 6-5 (OT) 3 0 3 1 0 5 0 17:27
Feb 8, 2007 @ PHI W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 19:02
Feb 6, 2007 vs NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:44
Feb 4, 2007 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:16
Feb 3, 2007 vs WSH W 2-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 16:03
Feb 1, 2007 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:25
Jan 30, 2007 vs FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:05
Jan 27, 2007 @ PHX W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:46
Jan 26, 2007 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:36
Jan 20, 2007 vs TOR W 8-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:13
Jan 18, 2007 @ BOS L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 14:08
Jan 16, 2007 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:01
Jan 13, 2007 @ PHI W 5-3 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 16:09
Jan 10, 2007 @ FLA L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:43
Jan 9, 2007 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:27
Jan 7, 2007 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:57
Jan 5, 2007 @ BUF W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 17:50
Jan 2, 2007 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:59
Dec 29, 2006 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:05
Dec 27, 2006 vs ATL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:50
Dec 26, 2006 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:21
Dec 21, 2006 @ ATL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 10:27
Dec 19, 2006 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:06
Dec 16, 2006 @ MTL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:52
Dec 15, 2006 vs NYI W 7-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:52
Dec 13, 2006 vs PHI W 8-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 15:40
Dec 11, 2006 @ WSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:59
Dec 9, 2006 @ ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:45
Dec 7, 2006 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 11:30
Dec 2, 2006 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 07:24
Dec 1, 2006 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:05
Nov 28, 2006 vs NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:15
Nov 25, 2006 vs NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:52
Nov 24, 2006 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:30
Nov 22, 2006 vs BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:30
Nov 20, 2006 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:18
Nov 18, 2006 vs NYR W 3-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 14:49
Nov 17, 2006 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:19
Nov 13, 2006 vs PHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 07:25
Nov 11, 2006 @ CAR L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:18
Nov 10, 2006 vs OTT L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:36
Nov 8, 2006 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:15
Nov 6, 2006 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:08
Nov 4, 2006 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:38
Nov 1, 2006 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 17:40
Oct 28, 2006 @ PHI W 8-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:04
Oct 24, 2006 vs NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 16:32
Oct 21, 2006 vs CBJ W 5-3 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 13:49
Oct 19, 2006 @ NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:25
Oct 18, 2006 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:58
Oct 14, 2006 vs CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:54
Oct 12, 2006 @ NYR W 6-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 10:52
Oct 7, 2006 vs DET L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:34
Oct 5, 2006 vs PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:03