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

Alex Kovalev OTT · 49 P in 77 GP Martin Erat NSH · 49 P in 74 GP Olli Jokinen NYR · 50 P in 82 GP Matt Moulson NYI · 48 P in 82 GP Jakub Voracek CBJ · 50 P in 81 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 6 0 0 0 -2 0 6 19 0.00 $2.975M
21 seasons Career 1409 318 429 747 65 644 2723 2674 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 21 28 49 19 57 195 121 0.60 10.8 19:24

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$82KCap dollars per point49 points in 82 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 Jan 8, 2009, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $16M, beginning in 2009-10. It runs through 2012-13, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2009-10 $4M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2010-11 $4M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2011-12 $4M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2012-13 $4M $4.5M $0 $4.5M

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 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 11, 2010 @ NYI W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 22:39
Apr 10, 2010 @ ATL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23:54
Apr 8, 2010 vs NYI W 7-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 21:23
Apr 6, 2010 vs WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 21:29
Apr 3, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:48
Mar 31, 2010 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:54
Mar 28, 2010 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 19:10
Mar 27, 2010 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:24
Mar 24, 2010 @ WSH L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 21:24
Mar 22, 2010 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 22:29
Mar 20, 2010 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 4 5 19:14
Mar 18, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:45
Mar 17, 2010 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:41
Mar 14, 2010 @ TBL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 16:54
Mar 12, 2010 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:48
Mar 11, 2010 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 16:26
Mar 7, 2010 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:34
Mar 6, 2010 vs DAL W 6-3 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 17:17
Mar 4, 2010 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 0 0 7 1 22:06
Mar 2, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:30
Feb 14, 2010 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 5 3 22:08
Feb 12, 2010 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:41
Feb 10, 2010 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 18:39
Feb 7, 2010 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 19:55
Feb 6, 2010 @ MTL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 23:24
Feb 1, 2010 vs BUF W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 22:00
Jan 31, 2010 vs DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 24:36
Jan 28, 2010 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 16:35
Jan 25, 2010 @ NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 20:08
Jan 24, 2010 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:51
Jan 21, 2010 vs WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 21:50
Jan 19, 2010 vs NYI W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:16
Jan 16, 2010 @ VAN L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:25
Jan 14, 2010 @ EDM W 3-2 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 17:48
Jan 13, 2010 @ CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:22
Jan 11, 2010 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 19:12
Jan 9, 2010 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:49
Jan 7, 2010 vs PHI L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:39
Jan 5, 2010 vs ATL W 5-2 2 1 3 3 0 6 3 20:20
Jan 3, 2010 @ FLA L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 17:47
Jan 2, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 18:25
Dec 30, 2009 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 16:44
Dec 29, 2009 @ BUF L 3-4 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 17:17
Dec 27, 2009 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:14
Dec 23, 2009 vs OTT W 8-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 17:06
Dec 21, 2009 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:35
Dec 19, 2009 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:00
Dec 17, 2009 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 20:32
Dec 15, 2009 vs PHI W 6-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 18:50
Dec 12, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:30
Dec 10, 2009 @ MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 16:52
Dec 7, 2009 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:00
Dec 5, 2009 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:57
Dec 3, 2009 vs COL W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 20:45
Nov 30, 2009 @ NYR W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 16:59
Nov 28, 2009 vs NYR W 8-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:27
Nov 27, 2009 @ NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 17 1 1 14:15
Nov 25, 2009 vs MTL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:49
Nov 23, 2009 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 20:21
Nov 21, 2009 @ ATL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20:00
Nov 19, 2009 @ OTT L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 17:46
Nov 16, 2009 vs ANA W 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 19:35
Nov 14, 2009 vs BOS W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 21:20
Nov 12, 2009 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 22:07
Nov 10, 2009 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 19:53
Nov 7, 2009 @ SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21:11
Nov 5, 2009 @ LAK L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 20:37
Nov 3, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 21:41
Oct 31, 2009 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 24:11
Oct 30, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:50
Oct 28, 2009 vs MTL W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:13
Oct 24, 2009 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 15:17
Oct 23, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 16:25
Oct 20, 2009 vs STL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 16:56
Oct 17, 2009 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:23
Oct 14, 2009 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17:51
Oct 12, 2009 @ OTT W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 17:48
Oct 10, 2009 @ TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:53
Oct 8, 2009 @ PHI W 5-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 18:57
Oct 7, 2009 vs PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:38
Oct 3, 2009 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:48
Oct 2, 2009 vs NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:55