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Taylor Hall

#71 · Left wing · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Nov 14, 1991 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN (age 34) · 6'1", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 2010 by EDM (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2025-26
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jonathan Drouin TBL · 53 P in 73 GP Chris Kreider NYR · 53 P in 75 GP Patrice Bergeron BOS · 53 P in 79 GP Kyle Palmieri NJD · 53 P in 80 GP Mikael Backlund CGY · 53 P in 81 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.

0204060802010-11: 42 points4210-112011-12: 53 points532012-13: 50 points5012-132013-14: 80 points802014-15: 38 points3814-152015-16: 65 points652016-17: 53 points5316-172017-18: 93 points932018-19: 37 points3718-192019-20: 52 points522020-21: 33 points3320-212021-22: 61 points612022-23: 36 points3622-232023-24: 4 points42024-25: 42 points4224-252025-26: 48 points482026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 EDM 65 22 20 42 -9 27 186 48 0.65 $900K
2011-12 EDM 62 27 26 53 -3 36 207 44 0.85 $900K
2012-13 EDM 45 16 34 50 5 33 154 24 1.11 $900K
2013-14 EDM 75 27 53 80 -15 44 250 54 1.07 $6M
2014-15 EDM 53 14 24 38 -1 40 158 67 0.72 $6M
2015-16 EDM 82 26 39 65 -4 54 286 82 0.79 $6M
2016-17 NJD 72 20 33 53 -9 32 238 59 0.74 $6M
2017-18 NJD 76 39 54 93 14 34 278 72 1.22 $6M
2018-19 NJD 33 11 26 37 -6 16 113 22 1.12 $6M
2019-20 NJD 30 6 19 25 -11 20 109 25 0.83 $6M
2019-20 ARI 35 10 17 27 -3 14 123 22 0.77
2020-21 BUF 37 2 17 19 -21 24 88 24 0.51 $8M
2020-21 BOS 16 8 6 14 15 2 48 10 0.88
2021-22 BOS 81 20 41 61 11 42 217 55 0.75 $6M
2022-23 BOS 61 16 20 36 11 24 150 35 0.59 $6M
2023-24 CHI 10 2 2 4 -3 4 20 7 0.40 $6M
2024-25 CHI 46 9 15 24 -15 16 82 23 0.52 $6M
2024-25 CAR 31 9 9 18 1 20 62 20 0.58
2025-26 CAR 80 18 30 48 6 44 137 53 0.60 $3.167M
2026-27 CAR 5 2 2 4 0 8 10 8 0.80 $3.167M
17 seasons Career 995 304 487 791 -37 534 2916 754 0.79

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 NJD 5 2 4 6 -1 6 21 5 1.20
2019-20 ARI 9 2 4 6 -4 10 19 10 0.67
2020-21 BOS 11 3 2 5 -2 9 28 10 0.45
2021-22 BOS 7 2 2 4 -6 8 14 6 0.57
2022-23 BOS 7 5 3 8 4 2 12 12 1.14
2024-25 CAR 15 2 4 6 -7 2 30 19 0.40
2025-26 CAR 19 7 12 19 14 14 55 24 1.00
7 seasons Playoffs 73 23 31 54 -2 51 179 86 0.74

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 20 33 53 -9 32 238 59 0.74 8.4 19:20

Contract

$6MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$113KCap dollars per point53 points in 72 games
$439KCap dollars per goal above replacement13.7 goals above replacement
$9.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.3MValueworth 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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Edmonton Oilers on Aug 22, 2012, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $42M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2019-20, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2014-15 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2015-16 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2016-17 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2017-18 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2018-19 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2019-20 $6M $6M $0 $6M

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
Apr 30, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2025-26 to 2027-28 3 $9.5M $3.167M
Jul 23, 2021 Boston Bruins Extension 2021-22 to 2024-25 4 $24M $6M
Oct 11, 2020 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $8M $8M
Aug 22, 2012 Edmonton Oilers Extension 2013-14 to 2019-20 7 $42M $6M
Jul 5, 2010 Edmonton Oilers Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $11.25M $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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+13.7Goals above replacement23rd of 664 skaters, 19th of 435 forwards
+2.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+5.5 93rd percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 83rd percentilePower play+1.0 86th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 81st percentilePenalties+1.3 81st 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.

051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

52.7Corsi for %1025 attempts for, 921 against
+7.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.1Expected goals for %46.4 expected for, 37.9 against
+9.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.1Goals for %38 for, 35 against
99.9PDO6.5% shooting + 93.5% saves
281Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Travis Zajac · Kyle Palmieri · Taylor Hall49382:3053.357.315-7
PA Parenteau · Adam Henrique · Taylor Hall21117:5347.651.38-11
PA Parenteau · Travis Zajac · Taylor Hall24116:3657.557.74-3
Michael Cammalleri · Travis Zajac · Taylor Hall1778:3556.453.61-3

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
24.1Expected goalsfrom 300 unblocked attempts
-5.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.04 expected goals per 60 minutes93rd
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt66th
Finishing -5.1 goals above expected8thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 24.1Goals 19

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, 2017 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:26
Apr 8, 2017 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 20:25
Apr 6, 2017 vs PIT L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 2 4 3 17:10
Apr 4, 2017 vs PHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:43
Apr 1, 2017 @ PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 16:21
Mar 31, 2017 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 14:49
Mar 28, 2017 vs WPG L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 19:29
Mar 26, 2017 vs DAL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:32
Mar 25, 2017 vs CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:27
Mar 23, 2017 @ TOR L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:14
Mar 21, 2017 vs NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 18:54
Mar 19, 2017 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:07
Mar 17, 2017 @ PIT L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 19:40
Mar 16, 2017 vs PHI W 6-2 2 0 2 3 2 4 0 17:06
Mar 11, 2017 @ ARI L 4-5 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 19:11
Mar 9, 2017 @ COL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 20:32
Mar 7, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:50
Mar 5, 2017 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:11
Mar 4, 2017 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 15:56
Mar 2, 2017 @ WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:32
Feb 27, 2017 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 5 1 21:07
Feb 25, 2017 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 21:17
Feb 21, 2017 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 22:59
Feb 19, 2017 @ NYI L 4-6 1 2 3 1 2 5 2 20:35
Feb 18, 2017 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 19:29
Feb 16, 2017 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 18:18
Feb 14, 2017 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 18:45
Feb 12, 2017 vs SJS L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:32
Feb 6, 2017 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:19
Feb 4, 2017 @ CBJ W 5-1 2 0 2 1 0 8 0 17:10
Feb 3, 2017 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 20:29
Jan 31, 2017 @ DET W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:56
Jan 26, 2017 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:22
Jan 24, 2017 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:25
Jan 21, 2017 @ PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:45
Jan 20, 2017 vs MTL L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:48
Jan 17, 2017 @ MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 13:45
Jan 15, 2017 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 19:31
Jan 13, 2017 @ CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 16:57
Jan 12, 2017 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 15:58
Jan 9, 2017 vs FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 20:02
Jan 7, 2017 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:26
Jan 6, 2017 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:33
Jan 3, 2017 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:23
Jan 2, 2017 vs BOS W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 17:19
Dec 27, 2016 vs PIT L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:48
Dec 23, 2016 @ PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:00
Dec 22, 2016 vs PHI W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:05
Dec 20, 2016 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:35
Dec 18, 2016 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22:01
Dec 17, 2016 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 24:09
Dec 15, 2016 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 21:58
Dec 11, 2016 @ NYR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 20:08
Dec 9, 2016 vs STL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19:14
Dec 8, 2016 @ MTL L 2-5 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 17:45
Dec 6, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 17:41
Dec 3, 2016 @ NSH W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 -1 2 1 1 23:12
Dec 1, 2016 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 19:49
Nov 12, 2016 vs BUF W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 21:48
Nov 11, 2016 @ BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 22:17
Nov 8, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 25:54
Nov 6, 2016 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 17:49
Nov 5, 2016 @ TBL L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 8 1 20:14
Nov 3, 2016 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 22:17
Oct 29, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:46
Oct 28, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 20:01
Oct 25, 2016 vs ARI W 5-3 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 20:07
Oct 22, 2016 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 21:38
Oct 20, 2016 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 19:45
Oct 18, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 18:48
Oct 15, 2016 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 19:38
Oct 13, 2016 @ FLA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:38