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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Carl Hagelin NYR · 24 P in 48 GP David Clarkson NJD · 24 P in 48 GP Kyle Okposo NYI · 24 P in 48 GP Steve Ott BUF · 24 P in 48 GP Alexandre Burrows VAN · 24 P in 47 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 7 17 24 1 31 67 71 0.50 10.4 15:05

Contract

$572KCap hit2012-13
$24KCap dollars per point24 points in 48 games
$311KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.8 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+1.8Goals above replacement297th of 605 skaters, 206th of 397 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+1.0 68th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 56th percentilePower play0.0 58th percentilePenalty kill-0.7 2nd percentilePenalties-0.7 9th 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. 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 %501 attempts for, 508 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Expected goals for %19.2 expected for, 23.4 against
-1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.1Goals for %25 for, 18 against
103.5PDO10.2% shooting + 93.3% saves
97Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: 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. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ray Whitney · Michael Ryder · Cody Eakin662:0851.855.14-2
Loui Eriksson · Cody Eakin · Matt Fraser850:0454.252.81-1
Reilly Smith · Cody Eakin · Ryan Garbutt1149:3350.555.02-0
Reilly Smith · Cody Eakin · Tomas Vincour838:5257.150.81-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.3Expected goalsfrom 86 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.60 expected goals per 60 minutes34th
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 7.3Goals 7

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 27, 2013 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:55
Apr 25, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 14:11
Apr 23, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 17:08
Apr 21, 2013 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:09
Apr 19, 2013 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 14:21
Apr 18, 2013 vs VAN W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 19:31
Apr 15, 2013 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 14:19
Apr 13, 2013 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:00
Apr 12, 2013 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:19
Apr 9, 2013 vs LAK W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:03
Apr 7, 2013 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:35
Apr 5, 2013 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:10
Apr 3, 2013 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:12
Apr 1, 2013 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:47
Mar 31, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 18:19
Mar 29, 2013 vs MIN W 5-3 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 19:18
Mar 25, 2013 vs MIN L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 11:06
Mar 23, 2013 vs COL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:25
Mar 21, 2013 @ LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:51
Mar 20, 2013 @ COL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:39
Mar 18, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 09:17
Mar 16, 2013 vs CHI L 1-8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 14:26
Mar 14, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 16:58
Mar 12, 2013 vs NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 18:28
Mar 9, 2013 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 16:59
Mar 7, 2013 @ LAK W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 13:30
Mar 3, 2013 vs STL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 12:35
Feb 28, 2013 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 15:23
Feb 26, 2013 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 14:57
Feb 25, 2013 @ NSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:44
Feb 23, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:20
Feb 21, 2013 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:58
Feb 17, 2013 vs CGY L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 11:41
Feb 15, 2013 @ VAN W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 11:07
Feb 13, 2013 @ CGY L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 13:24
Feb 12, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 13:12
Feb 8, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:16
Feb 6, 2013 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:58
Feb 4, 2013 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:47
Feb 2, 2013 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:28
Feb 1, 2013 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:38
Jan 29, 2013 @ DET L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 13:20
Jan 28, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 16:35
Jan 26, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:06
Jan 24, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 15:22
Jan 22, 2013 @ DET W 2-1 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 14:50
Jan 20, 2013 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:55
Jan 19, 2013 vs PHX W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:32