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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Shaw CHI · 34 P in 78 GP Jori Lehtera STL · 34 P in 79 GP Nick Bjugstad FLA · 34 P in 67 GP Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM · 34 P in 55 GP Teuvo Teravainen CHI · 35 P in 78 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 3 1 2 3 -1 0 8 1 1.00 $3.6M
14 seasons Career 843 168 210 378 32 447 1464 871 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 14 20 34 21 24 99 57 0.45 14.1 12:44

Contract

$1MCap hitends in 2017
$29KCap dollars per point34 points in 76 games
$318KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$2.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.6MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Aug 2, 2015, as a new contract: 2 years and $2M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2016-17, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $1M $950K $0 $950K
2016-17 $1M $1.05M $0 $1.05M

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.1Goals above replacement292nd of 675 skaters, 204th of 445 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals 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-0.4 47th percentileEven-strength defence+2.4 91st percentilePower play-0.1 41st percentilePenalty kill-1.1 1st percentilePenalties-0.4 22nd 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

45.1Corsi for %611 attempts for, 744 against
-3.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.1Expected goals for %23.2 expected for, 27.1 against
-4.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
64.3Goals for %36 for, 20 against
104.8PDO10.5% shooting + 94.3% saves
148Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Jason Pominville · Erik Haula · Nino Niederreiter22195:4151.948.712-3
Chris Porter · Ryan Carter · Erik Haula27137:4345.738.92-2
Erik Haula · Nino Niederreiter · Justin Fontaine1268:0449.155.05-3
Jarret Stoll · Chris Porter · Erik Haula725:4134.127.81-0

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.4Expected goalsfrom 126 unblocked attempts
+5.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.46 expected goals per 60 minutes13th
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt9th
Finishing +5.6 goals above expected91stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 13Expected 7.4

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:47
Apr 5, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:07
Apr 3, 2016 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:27
Apr 1, 2016 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:41
Mar 31, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 17:07
Mar 29, 2016 vs CHI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 16:55
Mar 26, 2016 @ COL W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:26
Mar 24, 2016 vs CGY W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:32
Mar 22, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 15:54
Mar 20, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 16:20
Mar 19, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 18:20
Mar 17, 2016 @ NJD L 4-7 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 12:56
Mar 15, 2016 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:19
Mar 12, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 16:27
Mar 10, 2016 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:56
Mar 6, 2016 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 14:00
Mar 5, 2016 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17:51
Mar 3, 2016 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:44
Mar 1, 2016 vs COL W 6-3 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 16:32
Feb 28, 2016 vs FLA W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 15:58
Feb 26, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:27
Feb 25, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:08
Feb 23, 2016 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 12:44
Feb 21, 2016 vs CHI W 6-1 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 14:38
Feb 18, 2016 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:03
Feb 17, 2016 @ CGY W 5-3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 15:20
Feb 15, 2016 @ VAN W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 12:28
Feb 13, 2016 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:10
Feb 11, 2016 vs WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:37
Feb 9, 2016 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 14:06
Feb 6, 2016 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:06
Feb 4, 2016 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:27
Feb 2, 2016 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:08
Jan 25, 2016 vs ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:49
Jan 23, 2016 @ SJS L 3-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 09:49
Jan 21, 2016 @ LAK W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 11:49
Jan 20, 2016 @ ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 07:03
Jan 15, 2016 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:26
Jan 12, 2016 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 10:53
Jan 10, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:52
Jan 9, 2016 @ DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10:48
Jan 7, 2016 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:35
Jan 5, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:51
Jan 2, 2016 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:03
Dec 31, 2015 @ STL W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 12:01
Dec 28, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:19
Dec 26, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:39
Dec 22, 2015 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:55
Dec 15, 2015 vs VAN W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:04
Dec 12, 2015 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:16
Dec 11, 2015 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:37
Dec 7, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:36
Dec 5, 2015 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:08
Dec 3, 2015 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:01
Dec 1, 2015 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:18
Nov 28, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:00
Nov 27, 2015 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:16
Nov 25, 2015 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:21
Nov 21, 2015 vs NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 10:58
Nov 19, 2015 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:36
Nov 14, 2015 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10:49
Nov 12, 2015 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:04
Nov 10, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 11:19
Nov 7, 2015 vs TBL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:53
Nov 5, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:15
Oct 31, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13:49
Oct 30, 2015 vs CHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:10
Oct 27, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:28
Oct 25, 2015 @ WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:58
Oct 24, 2015 vs ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:41
Oct 22, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:51
Oct 18, 2015 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:29
Oct 16, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:50
Oct 15, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:47
Oct 10, 2015 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:36
Oct 8, 2015 @ COL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:33