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Cody Eakin

#20 · Centre · Buffalo Sabres

Born May 24, 1991 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN · 6'0", 196 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 85th overall in 2009 by WSH (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

David Ullstrom NYI · 8 P in 29 GP Jesse Winchester OTT · 8 P in 32 GP Corey Tropp BUF · 8 P in 34 GP Benn Ferriero SJS · 8 P in 35 GP Jochen Hecht BUF · 8 P in 22 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.

0102030402011-12: 8 points811-122012-13: 24 points2412-132013-14: 35 points3513-142014-15: 40 points4014-152015-16: 35 points3515-162016-17: 12 points1216-172017-18: 27 points2717-182018-19: 41 points4118-192019-20: 15 points1519-202020-21: 7 points720-212021-22: 12 points1221-22

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 WSH 30 4 4 8 2 4 31 15 0.27
2012-13 DAL 48 7 17 24 1 31 67 71 0.50 $572K
2013-14 DAL 81 16 19 35 -9 36 161 91 0.43 $572K
2014-15 DAL 78 19 21 40 -1 26 142 62 0.51 $1.9M
2015-16 DAL 82 16 19 35 3 42 132 98 0.43 $1.9M
2016-17 DAL 60 3 9 12 -7 49 82 65 0.20 $3.85M
2017-18 VGK 80 11 16 27 -6 22 107 63 0.34 $3.85M
2018-19 VGK 78 22 19 41 19 16 120 88 0.53 $3.85M
2019-20 VGK 41 4 6 10 -9 16 53 41 0.24 $3.85M
2019-20 WPG 8 1 4 5 6 0 8 8 0.63
2020-21 BUF 46 3 4 7 -9 14 39 33 0.15 $2.25M
2021-22 BUF 69 4 8 12 -15 22 74 33 0.17 $2.25M
11 seasons Career 701 110 146 256 -25 278 1016 668 0.37

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 DAL 6 2 3 5 2 0 13 9 0.83
2015-16 DAL 13 1 7 8 -4 8 16 18 0.62
2017-18 VGK 20 3 1 4 3 4 19 62 0.20
2018-19 VGK 7 2 0 2 1 17 13 18 0.29
2019-20 WPG 4 0 0 0 -4 4 1 6 0.00
5 seasons Playoffs 50 8 11 19 -2 33 62 113 0.38

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
30 4 4 8 2 4 31 15 0.27 12.9 9:17

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $2.25M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $2.25M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $3.85M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $3.85M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $1.9M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $572K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+0.1Goals above replacement498th of 680 skaters, 340th of 445 forwards
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.6 45th percentileEven-strength defence-0.4 36th percentilePower play-0.2 32nd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 56th percentilePenalties+0.5 63rd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

-6-4-202462011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-22Goals 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

49.7Corsi for %226 attempts for, 229 against
+2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.9Expected goals for %7.7 expected for, 10.3 against
-5.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %12 for, 10 against
102.7PDO10.3% shooting + 92.4% saves
49Attempts 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
Alexander Semin · Marcus Johansson · Cody Eakin1447:1052.555.12-3
Mike Knuble · Marcus Johansson · Cody Eakin1035:0542.939.11-0
Mike Knuble · Mathieu Perreault · Cody Eakin832:2953.853.82-1
Joel Ward · Marcus Johansson · Cody Eakin631:0150.857.92-2

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.4Expected goalsfrom 38 unblocked attempts
+1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.51 expected goals per 60 minutes22nd
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt21st
Finishing +1.6 goals above expected71stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Goals 4Expected 2.4

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
Mar 29, 2012 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:52
Feb 1, 2012 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:03
Jan 31, 2012 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:13
Jan 24, 2012 vs BOS W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 10:33
Jan 22, 2012 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:36
Jan 20, 2012 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:40
Jan 18, 2012 @ MTL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 05:35
Jan 17, 2012 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:43
Jan 15, 2012 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 07:07
Jan 13, 2012 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:51
Dec 31, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:43
Dec 15, 2011 @ WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:12
Dec 13, 2011 vs PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 09:33
Dec 9, 2011 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:50
Dec 7, 2011 @ OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:41
Dec 5, 2011 @ FLA L 4-5 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 10:24
Dec 3, 2011 vs OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:31
Dec 1, 2011 vs PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 12:05
Nov 29, 2011 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:39
Nov 25, 2011 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 11:57
Nov 23, 2011 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:58
Nov 21, 2011 vs PHX W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 09:56
Nov 19, 2011 @ TOR L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:41
Nov 17, 2011 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:23
Nov 15, 2011 @ NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11:26
Nov 12, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:11
Nov 11, 2011 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:07
Nov 8, 2011 vs DAL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:44
Nov 4, 2011 @ CAR W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 08:45
Nov 1, 2011 vs ANA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:19