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Erik Haula

#56 · Left wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Mar 23, 1991 in Pori, FIN (age 35) · 5'11", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 182nd overall in 2009 by MIN (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

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

Alexandre Burrows VAN · 15 P in 49 GP Brooks Laich WSH · 15 P in 51 GP Tomas Jurco DET · 15 P in 36 GP Ryan Malone TBL · 15 P in 57 GP Ville Leino BUF · 15 P in 58 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.

020402013-14: 15 points1513-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 34 points3415-162016-17: 26 points2616-172017-18: 55 points5517-182018-19: 7 points718-192019-20: 24 points2419-202020-21: 21 points2120-212021-22: 44 points4421-222022-23: 41 points4122-232023-24: 35 points3523-242024-25: 21 points2124-252025-26: 38 points3825-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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 MIN 46 6 9 15 14 29 56 23 0.33 $900K
2014-15 MIN 72 7 7 14 -7 32 92 31 0.19 $900K
2015-16 MIN 76 14 20 34 21 24 99 57 0.45 $1M
2016-17 MIN 72 15 11 26 5 28 134 39 0.36 $1M
2017-18 VGK 76 29 26 55 -16 37 175 85 0.72 $2.75M
2018-19 VGK 15 2 5 7 1 10 26 11 0.47 $2.75M
2019-20 CAR 41 12 10 22 1 20 78 18 0.54 $2.75M
2019-20 FLA 7 0 2 2 0 2 14 9 0.29
2020-21 NSH 51 9 12 21 4 14 85 63 0.41 $1.75M
2021-22 BOS 78 18 26 44 19 47 141 129 0.56 $2.375M
2022-23 NJD 80 14 27 41 13 47 164 92 0.51 $2.375M
2023-24 NJD 76 16 19 35 -1 54 155 94 0.46 $3.15M
2024-25 NJD 69 11 10 21 -6 39 110 101 0.30 $3.15M
2025-26 NSH 81 14 24 38 -15 64 127 118 0.47 $3.15M
2026-27 LAK 4 1 2 3 -1 0 10 2 0.75 $3.6M
14 seasons Career 844 168 210 378 32 447 1466 872 0.45

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 MIN 13 4 3 7 2 0 29 13 0.54
2014-15 MIN 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 0.50
2015-16 MIN 5 1 3 4 0 2 11 16 0.80
2016-17 MIN 4 0 1 1 -2 0 9 7 0.25
2017-18 VGK 20 3 6 9 -3 27 35 43 0.45
2019-20 FLA 4 1 0 1 -3 0 8 9 0.25
2020-21 NSH 6 1 3 4 -3 4 11 9 0.67
2021-22 BOS 7 1 2 3 -4 8 9 15 0.43
2022-23 NJD 12 4 2 6 -6 15 23 27 0.50
2024-25 NJD 5 0 1 1 -1 2 9 20 0.20
10 seasons Playoffs 78 16 21 37 -19 58 148 163 0.47

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 6 9 15 14 29 56 23 0.33 10.7 10:09

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2015
$60KCap dollars per point15 points in 46 games
$3.042MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.3 goals above replacement
$708KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$192KValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Apr 10, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 2 years and $3.5M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2014-15, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2014-15 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K

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
Jul 1, 2026 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $7.2M $3.6M
Jun 23, 2023 New Jersey Devils Extension 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $9.45M $3.15M
Jul 28, 2021 Boston Bruins New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $4.75M $2.375M
Dec 23, 2020 Nashville Predators New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $1.75M $1.75M
Jun 21, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $8.25M $2.75M
Aug 2, 2015 Minnesota Wild New contract 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $2M $1M
Apr 10, 2013 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $3.5M $900K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.3Goals above replacement471st of 672 skaters, 318th of 438 forwards
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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-0.7 42nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 61st percentilePower play-0.1 40th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 88th percentilePenalties-1.1 10th 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.

-505102013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

48.3Corsi for %316 attempts for, 338 against
+1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.1Expected goals for %9.6 expected for, 12.1 against
-5.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
75.0Goals for %18 for, 6 against
107.0PDO10.5% shooting + 96.5% saves
80Attempts 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
Stephane Veilleux · Torrey Mitchell · Erik Haula1160:3345.737.02-1
Jason Pominville · Matt Moulson · Erik Haula758:4845.142.75-1
Jason Pominville · Erik Haula · Nino Niederreiter532:2450.856.42-1
Dany Heatley · Cody McCormick · Erik Haula627:3142.040.61-0

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.8Expected goalsfrom 75 unblocked attempts
+2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.49 expected goals per 60 minutes18th
Shot quality 5.1% chance per attempt3rd
Finishing +2.2 goals above expected75thOne 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.

0246Game 20Game 40Goals 6Expected 3.8

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 NSH L 3-7 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:34
Apr 10, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12:57
Apr 8, 2014 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 13:29
Apr 7, 2014 @ WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:06
Apr 5, 2014 vs PIT W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:52
Apr 3, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 15:30
Mar 31, 2014 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:43
Mar 29, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:22
Mar 27, 2014 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:24
Mar 26, 2014 vs VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 09:41
Mar 23, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 08:12
Mar 22, 2014 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:18
Mar 17, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:55
Mar 15, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 08:50
Mar 13, 2014 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:32
Mar 11, 2014 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 07:21
Mar 9, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:56
Mar 8, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 1 15 2 0 06:54
Mar 3, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:25
Feb 28, 2014 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:45
Feb 27, 2014 @ EDM W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 11:03
Feb 6, 2014 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:31
Feb 4, 2014 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:11
Feb 1, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:18
Jan 30, 2014 @ COL L 4-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:08
Jan 28, 2014 @ ANA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 08:09
Jan 25, 2014 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:02
Jan 23, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:06
Jan 21, 2014 @ DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:32
Jan 18, 2014 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 09:42
Jan 16, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 09:10
Jan 14, 2014 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:15
Jan 12, 2014 @ NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 09:49
Jan 11, 2014 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:44
Jan 9, 2014 @ PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:49
Jan 7, 2014 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:50
Dec 22, 2013 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:54
Dec 19, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:08
Dec 17, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:57
Dec 14, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:07
Dec 8, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:14
Dec 6, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:24
Dec 5, 2013 vs CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 09:21
Dec 2, 2013 vs PHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:34
Nov 30, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:43
Nov 29, 2013 vs COL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:17