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Nicolas Deslauriers

#44 · Left wing · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Feb 22, 1991 in LaSalle, Quebec, CAN (age 35) · 6'1", 218 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 84th overall in 2009 by LAK (round 3)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Michael Chaput CBJ · 1 P in 17 GP Chris VandeVelde PHI · 1 P in 18 GP Eriah Hayes SJS · 1 P in 15 GP Jeremy Welsh VAN · 1 P in 19 GP Mattias Tedenby NJD · 1 P in 15 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.

0510152013-14: 1 points113-142014-15: 15 points1514-152015-16: 12 points1215-162016-17: 2 points216-172017-18: 14 points1417-182018-19: 5 points518-192019-20: 13 points1319-202020-21: 10 points1020-212021-22: 13 points1321-222022-23: 12 points1222-232023-24: 4 points423-242024-25: 3 points324-252025-26: 2 points225-262026-27: 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
2013-14 BUF 17 1 0 1 -10 18 30 51 0.06 $608K
2014-15 BUF 82 5 10 15 -24 71 76 261 0.18 $638K
2015-16 BUF 70 6 6 12 -14 59 72 206 0.17 $638K
2016-17 BUF 42 0 2 2 -6 38 26 109 0.05 $775K
2017-18 MTL 58 10 4 14 7 55 77 238 0.24 $775K
2018-19 MTL 48 2 3 5 -12 22 48 135 0.10 $950K
2019-20 ANA 59 7 6 13 -1 92 64 137 0.22 $950K
2020-21 ANA 49 5 5 10 -7 53 65 136 0.20 $1M
2021-22 ANA 61 5 5 10 -9 90 72 210 0.16 $1M
2021-22 MIN 20 3 0 3 -2 23 18 53 0.15
2022-23 PHI 80 6 6 12 -11 136 70 306 0.15 $1.75M
2023-24 PHI 60 1 3 4 -7 89 49 188 0.07 $1.75M
2024-25 PHI 31 2 1 3 -9 15 25 85 0.10 $1.75M
2025-26 PHI 24 0 1 1 -3 33 13 86 0.04 $1.75M
2025-26 CAR 7 0 1 1 0 5 5 35 0.14
2026-27 CAR 2 0 0 0 -1 5 0 10 0.00 $875K
14 seasons Career 710 53 53 106 -109 804 710 2246 0.15

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 MIN 5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 13 0.00
2025-26 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 6 0 0 0 -3 4 3 17 0.00

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
17 1 0 1 -10 18 30 51 0.06 3.3 13:09

Contract

$608KCap hitends in 2014, then extended to 2016
$608KCap dollars per point1 points in 17 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on May 31, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.15M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2013-14, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Buffalo Sabres on May 26, 2014, 2 years and $1.275M at $638K a season, beginning in 2014-15.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2011-12 $608K $525K $70K $105K $595K
2012-13 $608K $535K $70K $95K $605K
2013-14 $608K $550K $75K $125K $625K

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
Jun 20, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $1.75M $875K
Jul 13, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $7M $1.75M
Feb 15, 2020 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $2M $1M
Feb 19, 2018 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $1.9M $950K
Jun 20, 2016 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.55M $775K
May 26, 2014 Buffalo Sabres Extension not begun 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $1.275M $638K
May 31, 2011 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.15M $608K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

-2.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-1.0Even-strength defence-1.4Power play-0.4Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.1

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-6-4-2022013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

46.0Corsi for %154 attempts for, 181 against
+4.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
32.4Expected goals for %4.8 expected for, 10.1 against
-7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
11.1Goals for %1 for, 8 against
92.7PDO1.2% shooting + 91.5% saves
43Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt D'Agostini · Nicolas Deslauriers · Brian Flynn423:3461.158.10-0
Ville Leino · Nicolas Deslauriers · Brian Flynn321:1048.656.30-1
Matt D'Agostini · Cody Hodgson · Nicolas Deslauriers218:4165.737.10-0
Luke Adam · Nicolas Deslauriers · Johan Larsson217:1959.145.61-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.3Expected goalsfrom 40 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.62 expected goals per 60 minutes35th
Shot quality 5.7% chance per attempt8th
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected40thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Expected 2.3Goals 1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 9 2 1 12:42
Apr 8, 2014 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:39
Apr 6, 2014 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 14:02
Apr 4, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 13:16
Apr 3, 2014 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 12:02
Mar 29, 2014 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 07:48
Mar 27, 2014 @ NSH L 1-6 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 16:30
Mar 25, 2014 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:23
Mar 23, 2014 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 12:25
Mar 20, 2014 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:37
Mar 18, 2014 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 17:08
Mar 16, 2014 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 13:19
Mar 15, 2014 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:00
Mar 13, 2014 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 7 14:14
Mar 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:59
Mar 9, 2014 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:13
Mar 7, 2014 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 15:08