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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Joel Farabee CGY · 38 P in 82 GP Will Cuylle NYR · 38 P in 82 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 38 P in 67 GP Boone Jenner CBJ · 38 P in 67 GP Brayden Schenn NYI · 39 P in 80 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 14 24 38 -15 64 127 118 0.47 11.0 16:40

Contract

$3.15MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point38 points in 81 games
-$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.3MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New Jersey Devils on Jun 23, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $9.45M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $3.15M $2.9M $1M $3.9M NTC
2024-25 $3.15M $2.15M $1M $3.15M NTC
2025-26 $3.15M $2.4M $0 $2.4M M-NTC

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-4.6Goals above replacement703rd of 715 skaters, 471st of 476 forwards
-0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-8.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 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-2.9 15th percentileEven-strength defence-2.0 16th percentilePower play-0.3 32nd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 62nd percentilePenalties-3.2 1st 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.

-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

48.2Corsi for %982 attempts for, 1056 against
-1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Expected goals for %39.8 expected for, 48.5 against
-3.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.5Goals for %30 for, 48 against
97.5PDO6.9% shooting + 90.6% saves
199Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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
Erik Haula · Michael Bunting · Luke Evangelista34121:2859.655.02-6
Erik Haula · Jonathan Marchessault · Filip Forsberg31119:4346.139.86-4
Erik Haula · Jonathan Marchessault · Michael Bunting28106:5842.336.36-5
Steven Stamkos · Erik Haula · Michael Bunting21103:0647.243.94-8

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.0Expected goalsfrom 206 unblocked attempts
-3.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.71 expected goals per 60 minutes35th
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -3.0 goals above expected27thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 16.0Goals 13

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 13, 2026 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:34
Apr 11, 2026 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:08
Apr 9, 2026 @ UTA L 1-4 1 0 1 0 10 4 4 14:55
Apr 7, 2026 @ ANA W 5-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 15:24
Apr 6, 2026 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 15:41
Apr 4, 2026 @ SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 16:54
Apr 2, 2026 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:31
Mar 29, 2026 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 14:05
Mar 28, 2026 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 16:23
Mar 26, 2026 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:03
Mar 24, 2026 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15:47
Mar 22, 2026 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 20:06
Mar 21, 2026 vs VGK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:29
Mar 19, 2026 vs SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 17:28
Mar 17, 2026 @ WPG W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:41
Mar 15, 2026 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 17:37
Mar 12, 2026 @ VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:00
Mar 10, 2026 @ SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:03
Mar 7, 2026 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:12
Mar 5, 2026 vs BOS W 6-3 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 18:58
Mar 3, 2026 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:43
Mar 2, 2026 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:15
Feb 28, 2026 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:26
Feb 26, 2026 vs CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 2 4 0 6 15:56
Feb 5, 2026 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 18:34
Feb 4, 2026 vs MIN L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:45
Feb 2, 2026 vs STL W 6-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 15:12
Jan 31, 2026 @ NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:14
Jan 29, 2026 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:58
Jan 27, 2026 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:54
Jan 24, 2026 vs UTA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:36
Jan 22, 2026 vs OTT W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:50
Jan 20, 2026 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 13:28
Jan 17, 2026 @ VGK L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 16:27
Jan 16, 2026 @ COL W 7-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:07
Jan 13, 2026 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 16:33
Jan 11, 2026 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:45
Jan 10, 2026 vs CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:00
Jan 8, 2026 vs NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:18
Jan 6, 2026 @ EDM L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:10
Jan 3, 2026 @ CGY W 4-3 2 0 2 1 2 6 0 18:29
Jan 1, 2026 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 12:48
Dec 31, 2025 @ VGK W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 18:16
Dec 29, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:02
Dec 27, 2025 @ STL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:15
Dec 23, 2025 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:12
Dec 21, 2025 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:03
Dec 20, 2025 vs TOR W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 17:48
Dec 17, 2025 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:55
Dec 15, 2025 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:19
Dec 13, 2025 @ COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:25
Dec 11, 2025 vs STL W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:08
Dec 9, 2025 vs COL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:15
Dec 6, 2025 @ CAR L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:03
Dec 4, 2025 @ FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:56
Dec 2, 2025 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:32
Nov 29, 2025 vs WPG L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:51
Nov 28, 2025 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 18:01
Nov 26, 2025 @ DET W 6-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 16:27
Nov 24, 2025 vs FLA L 3-8 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 17:46
Nov 22, 2025 vs COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:55
Nov 16, 2025 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:37
Nov 14, 2025 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 17:06
Nov 10, 2025 @ NYR L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 16:17
Nov 8, 2025 vs DAL L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15:17
Nov 6, 2025 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:34
Nov 4, 2025 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:26
Nov 3, 2025 vs VAN L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 20:46
Nov 1, 2025 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:11
Oct 30, 2025 @ PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 15:31
Oct 28, 2025 vs TBL L 2-5 0 2 2 -2 2 3 2 14:04
Oct 26, 2025 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 14:08
Oct 25, 2025 vs LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:16
Oct 23, 2025 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 14:21
Oct 21, 2025 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 16:13
Oct 18, 2025 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:34
Oct 16, 2025 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:05
Oct 14, 2025 @ TOR L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 17:29
Oct 13, 2025 @ OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 14:01
Oct 11, 2025 vs UTA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 14:53
Oct 9, 2025 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:11