Eric Staal

C · #12

Eric Staal was a center. Born October 29, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'4", weighed 195 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2003 (round 1, 2nd overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes. In 1,365 NHL regular-season games he had 455 goals and 608 assists for 1,063 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,365

Goals

455

Assists

608

Points

1,063

NHL playoff career

Games

104

Goals

25

Assists

39

Points

64

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.33

Assists / game

0.45

Points / game

0.78

Shots / game

2.96

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

45

2005–06 · Carolina Hurricanes

Assists

55

2005–06 · Carolina Hurricanes

Points

100

2005–06 · Carolina Hurricanes

Shots

372

2008–09 · Carolina Hurricanes

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2022–23

   • Florida PanthersNHL

2. 2021–22

   • Iowa WildAHL
   • CanadaOG

3. 2020–21

   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

4. 2019–20

   • Minnesota WildNHL

5. 2018–19

   • Minnesota WildNHL

6. 2017–18

   • Minnesota WildNHL

7. 2016–17

   • Minnesota WildNHL

8. 2015–16

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL
   • New York RangersNHL

9. 2014–15

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

10. 2013–14

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL

11. 2012–13

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

12. 2011–12

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL

13. 2010–11

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL

14. 2009–10

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL
    • CanadaOlympics

15. 2008–09

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL

16. 2007–08

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

17. 2006–07

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

18. 2005–06

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL

19. 2004–05

    • LowellAHL

20. 2003–04

    • Carolina HurricanesNHL

21. 2002–03

    • PeterboroughOHL

22. 2001–02

    • PeterboroughOHL
    • CanadaWJ18-A

23. 2000–01

    • PeterboroughOHL

24. 1999–00

    • Thunder BayExhib.

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2022–23	NHL	Florida Panthers	Regular	72	14	15	29	26	-5	106	0	0	2	2	1	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 14:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4616 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 72 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -5 Points 29 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1321 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 106
2022–23	NHL	Florida Panthers	Playoffs	21	2	3	5	12	-4	14	0	0	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 11:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.44 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 21 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -4 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 14
2021–22	AHL	Iowa Wild	Regular	4	2	3	5	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 5
2021–22	OG	Canada	Regular	5	1	3	4	4	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 4
2020–21	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	32	3	7	10	8	-20	59	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 15:34 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4801 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 32 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -20 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.051 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 59
2020–21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	21	2	1	3	2	-10	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:27 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5077 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 21 Goals 2 Ot Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -10 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
2020–21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	21	2	6	8	6	-2	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 11:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4431 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 21 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.095 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
2019–20	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	66	19	28	47	28	-9	113	5	14	0	0	5	1	All stats Assists 28 Avg Toi 17:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4955 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 66 Goals 19 Ot Goals 1 Pim 28 Plus Minus -9 Points 47 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.168 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 113
2019–20	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Playoffs	4	1	4	5	2	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 17:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3974 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2018–19	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	81	22	30	52	34	-7	215	7	15	0	1	6	0	All stats Assists 30 Avg Toi 18:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5107 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 81 Goals 22 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus -7 Points 52 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.1023 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 215
2017–18	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	82	42	34	76	42	8	241	11	17	2	3	4	0	All stats Assists 34 Avg Toi 17:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5121 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 42 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus 8 Points 76 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1743 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 241
2017–18	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 18:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.6216 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2016–17	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	82	28	37	65	34	17	211	4	16	1	2	8	0	All stats Assists 37 Avg Toi 18:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4915 Game Winning Goals 8 Games Played 82 Goals 28 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 17 Points 65 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1327 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 211
2016–17	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-1	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 18:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5211 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2015–16	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	63	10	23	33	32	-3	159	1	7	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 19:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5374 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 63 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -3 Points 33 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0629 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 159
2015–16	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	20	3	3	6	2	1	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 16:15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5104 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.075 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
2015–16	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 16:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.6216 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -7 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2014–15	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	77	23	31	54	41	-13	244	7	17	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 18:51 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5127 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 77 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 41 Plus Minus -13 Points 54 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.0943 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 244
2013–14	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	79	21	40	61	74	-13	230	1	12	2	4	0	0	All stats Assists 40 Avg Toi 20:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5273 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 79 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 74 Plus Minus -13 Points 61 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0913 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 230
2012–13	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	48	18	35	53	54	5	152	3	9	1	1	4	0	All stats Assists 35 Avg Toi 21:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5197 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 48 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 54 Plus Minus 5 Points 53 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1184 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 152
2012–13	WC-A	Canada	Regular	8	0	3	3	4	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2011–12	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	24	46	70	48	-20	262	7	23	3	5	3	1	All stats Assists 46 Avg Toi 21:33 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5247 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 24 Ot Goals 1 Pim 48 Plus Minus -20 Points 70 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.0916 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 262
2010–11	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	81	33	43	76	72	-10	296	12	29	3	3	8	0	All stats Assists 43 Avg Toi 21:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4797 Game Winning Goals 8 Games Played 81 Goals 33 Ot Goals 0 Pim 72 Plus Minus -10 Points 76 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 29 Shooting Pctg 0.1115 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 296
2009–10	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	70	29	41	70	68	4	277	13	23	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 41 Avg Toi 20:43 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4182 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 70 Goals 29 Ot Goals 0 Pim 68 Plus Minus 4 Points 70 Power Play Goals 13 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.1047 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 277
2009–10	Olympics	Canada	Regular	7	1	5	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 6
2008–09	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	40	35	75	50	15	372	14	24	1	2	8	1	All stats Assists 35 Avg Toi 21:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4527 Game Winning Goals 8 Games Played 82 Goals 40 Ot Goals 1 Pim 50 Plus Minus 15 Points 75 Power Play Goals 14 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.1075 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 372
2008–09	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	18	10	5	15	4	-3	73	3	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 21:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4348 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 15 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.137 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 73
2007–08	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	38	44	82	50	-2	310	14	35	0	0	7	0	All stats Assists 44 Avg Toi 21:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4491 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 82 Goals 38 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus -2 Points 82 Power Play Goals 14 Power Play Points 35 Shooting Pctg 0.1226 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 310
2007–08	WC-A	Canada	Regular	8	4	3	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 4 Pim 6 Points 7
2006–07	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	30	40	70	68	-6	288	12	26	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 40 Avg Toi 20:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4515 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 68 Plus Minus -6 Points 70 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.1042 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 288
2006–07	WC-A	Canada	Regular	9	5	5	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 9 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 10
2005–06	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	45	55	100	81	-8	279	19	40	4	4	4	0	All stats Assists 55 Avg Toi 19:39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4255 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 45 Ot Goals 0 Pim 81 Plus Minus -8 Points 100 Power Play Goals 19 Power Play Points 40 Shooting Pctg 0.1613 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 279
2005–06	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	25	9	19	28	8	0	87	7	17	0	1	1	1	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 19:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4203 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 25 Goals 9 Ot Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 28 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1034 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 87
2004–05	AHL	Lowell	Regular	77	26	51	77	88	37	—	2	—	7	—	4	—	All stats Assists 51 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 77 Goals 26 Pim 88 Plus Minus 37 Points 77 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 7
2004–05	AHL	Lowell	Playoffs	11	2	8	10	12	0	—	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 8 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2003–04	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	81	11	20	31	40	-6	164	2	7	1	1	3	1	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 16:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4305 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 81 Goals 11 Ot Goals 1 Pim 40 Plus Minus -6 Points 31 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0671 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 164
2002–03	OHL	Peterborough	Regular	66	39	59	98	36	21	—	10	—	6	—	—	—	All stats Assists 59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 66 Goals 39 Pim 36 Plus Minus 21 Points 98 Power Play Goals 10 Shorthanded Goals 6
2002–03	OHL	Peterborough	Playoffs	7	9	5	14	6	5	—	2	—	2	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 9 Pim 6 Plus Minus 5 Points 14 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 2
2001–02	OHL	Peterborough	Regular	56	23	39	62	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 56 Goals 23 Pim 40 Points 62
2001–02	WJ18-A	Canada	Regular	8	2	5	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 7
2001–02	OHL	Peterborough	Playoffs	6	3	6	9	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 10 Points 9
2000–01	OHL	Peterborough	Regular	63	19	30	49	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 63 Goals 19 Pim 23 Points 49
2000–01	OHL	Peterborough	Playoffs	7	2	5	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 7
1999–00	Exhib.	Thunder Bay	Regular	7	4	8	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 0 Points 12

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