James Neal

L · #81

James Neal was a left wing. Born September 3, 1987 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'3", weighed 212 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2005 (round 2, 33rd overall) by the Dallas Stars. In 869 NHL regular-season games he had 296 goals and 263 assists for 559 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

869

Goals

296

Assists

263

Points

559

NHL playoff career

Games

110

Goals

33

Assists

25

Points

58

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.34

Assists / game

0.30

Points / game

0.64

Shots / game

2.89

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

40

2011–12 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Assists

41

2011–12 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Points

81

2011–12 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Shots

329

2011–12 · Pittsburgh Penguins

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. 2021–22

   • Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL
   • St. Louis BluesNHL

2. 2020–21

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

3. 2019–20

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

4. 2018–19

   • Calgary FlamesNHL

5. 2017–18

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

6. 2016–17

   • Nashville PredatorsNHL

7. 2015–16

   • Nashville PredatorsNHL

8. 2014–15

   • Nashville PredatorsNHL

9. 2013–14

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

10. 2012–13

    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

11. 2011–12

    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

12. 2010–11

    • Dallas StarsNHL
    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

13. 2009–10

    • Dallas StarsNHL

14. 2008–09

    • ManitobaAHL
    • Dallas StarsNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

15. 2007–08

    • IowaAHL

16. 2006–07

    • PlymouthM-Cup
    • PlymouthOHL
    • CanadaWJC-A

17. 2005–06

    • PlymouthOHL

18. 2004–05

    • PlymouthOHL
    • CanadaWJ18-A

19. 2003–04

    • PlymouthOHL
    • Bowmanville EaglesOJHL
    • BowmanvilleOPJHL

20. 2002–03

    • Whitby Wildcats Minor Midget AAAETAMMHL

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.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2021–22	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	Regular	28	14	12	26	10	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 28 Goals 14 Pim 10 Plus Minus -1 Points 26
2021–22	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	19	2	2	4	0	-1	31	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 11:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 19 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.065 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
2021–22	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	Playoffs	17	4	8	12	10	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 17 Goals 4 Pim 10 Plus Minus -2 Points 12
2020–21	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	29	5	5	10	11	-2	51	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 12:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2857 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 29 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 11 Plus Minus -2 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.098 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 51
2020–21	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 10:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
2019–20	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	55	19	12	31	12	-20	112	12	17	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 16:18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3548 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 55 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -20 Points 31 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.17 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 112
2019–20	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	0	3	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 12:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.182 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
2018–19	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	63	7	12	19	28	-5	141	2	6	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 14:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4545 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 63 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus -5 Points 19 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0496 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 141
2018–19	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 13:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2017–18	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	71	25	19	44	24	-11	202	5	9	0	0	6	1	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 17:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 71 Goals 25 Ot Goals 1 Pim 24 Plus Minus -11 Points 44 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1238 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 202
2017–18	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	20	6	5	11	12	0	64	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 17:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0938 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 64
2016–17	NHL	Nashville Predators	Regular	70	23	18	41	35	-10	202	5	13	0	0	5	1	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 17:42 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 70 Goals 23 Ot Goals 1 Pim 35 Plus Minus -10 Points 41 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.1139 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 202
2016–17	NHL	Nashville Predators	Playoffs	22	6	3	9	14	-8	67	1	1	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 17:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 22 Goals 6 Ot Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus -8 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0896 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 67
2015–16	NHL	Nashville Predators	Regular	82	31	27	58	65	27	268	4	14	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 27 Avg Toi 19:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2963 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 65 Plus Minus 27 Points 58 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.1157 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 268
2015–16	NHL	Nashville Predators	Playoffs	14	4	4	8	8	1	47	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 21:29 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 14 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 1 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0851 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 47
2014–15	NHL	Nashville Predators	Regular	67	23	14	37	57	12	221	3	4	0	0	6	2	All stats Assists 14 Avg Toi 18:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4118 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 67 Goals 23 Ot Goals 2 Pim 57 Plus Minus 12 Points 37 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1041 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 221
2014–15	NHL	Nashville Predators	Playoffs	6	4	1	5	8	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 20:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.25 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.16 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
2013–14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	59	27	34	61	55	15	238	11	26	0	0	4	3	All stats Assists 34 Avg Toi 18:27 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2778 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 59 Goals 27 Ot Goals 3 Pim 55 Plus Minus 15 Points 61 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.1134 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 238
2013–14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	13	2	2	4	24	2	49	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 18:26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0408 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 49
2012–13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	40	21	15	36	26	5	136	9	16	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 17:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.1667 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 40 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 5 Points 36 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1544 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 136
2012–13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	13	6	4	10	8	-3	51	2	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 17:43 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 13 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -3 Points 10 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1176 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 51
2011–12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	80	40	41	81	87	6	329	18	30	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 41 Avg Toi 19:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2667 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 80 Goals 40 Ot Goals 0 Pim 87 Plus Minus 6 Points 81 Power Play Goals 18 Power Play Points 30 Shooting Pctg 0.1216 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 329
2011–12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	12	-3	28	1	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 19:50 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
2010–11	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	59	21	18	39	60	8	160	5	8	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 17:42 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4118 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 59 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 60 Plus Minus 8 Points 39 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1313 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 160
2010–11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	20	1	5	6	6	-1	52	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 16:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.1667 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0192 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 52
2010–11	WC-A	Canada	Regular	6	2	3	5	10	3	—	0	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 10 Plus Minus 3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2010–11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	6	-1	20	0	0	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 17:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.05 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
2009–10	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	78	27	28	55	64	-5	200	2	10	1	2	4	1	All stats Assists 28 Avg Toi 18:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3167 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 78 Goals 27 Ot Goals 1 Pim 64 Plus Minus -5 Points 55 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.135 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 200
2008–09	AHL	Manitoba	Regular	5	4	1	5	2	4	—	0	—	1	—	1	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 1
2008–09	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	77	24	13	37	51	-11	171	9	10	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 15:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3548 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 77 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 51 Plus Minus -11 Points 37 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.1404 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 171
2008–09	WC-A	Canada	Regular	3	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 3
2007–08	AHL	Iowa	Regular	62	18	19	37	63	1	—	7	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 62 Goals 18 Pim 63 Plus Minus 1 Points 37 Power Play Goals 7 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	OHL	Plymouth	Regular	45	27	38	65	94	28	—	11	—	2	—	—	—	All stats Assists 38 Games Played 45 Goals 27 Pim 94 Plus Minus 28 Points 65 Power Play Goals 11 Shorthanded Goals 2
2006–07	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	6	0	0	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 0
2006–07	M-Cup	Plymouth	Playoffs	5	5	1	6	42	—	—	2	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 5 Goals 5 Pim 42 Points 6 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	OHL	Plymouth	Playoffs	20	13	12	25	54	7	—	5	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 20 Goals 13 Pim 54 Plus Minus 7 Points 25 Power Play Goals 5 Shorthanded Goals 0
2005–06	OHL	Plymouth	Regular	66	21	37	58	109	1	—	12	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 66 Goals 21 Pim 109 Plus Minus 1 Points 58 Power Play Goals 12 Shorthanded Goals 0
2005–06	OHL	Plymouth	Playoffs	13	9	7	16	33	5	—	4	—	2	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 13 Goals 9 Pim 33 Plus Minus 5 Points 16 Power Play Goals 4 Shorthanded Goals 2
2004–05	OHL	Plymouth	Regular	67	18	26	44	32	-5	—	7	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 67 Goals 18 Pim 32 Plus Minus -5 Points 44 Power Play Goals 7 Shorthanded Goals 0
2004–05	WJ18-A	Canada	Regular	6	1	1	2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 2
2004–05	OHL	Plymouth	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	6	0	—	1	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2003–04	OHL	Plymouth	Regular	9	2	4	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 6
2003–04	OPJHL	Bowmanville	Regular	43	28	27	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 27 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 43 Goals 28 Points 55
2003–04	OJHL	Bowmanville Eagles	Playoffs	15	12	3	15	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 15 Goals 12 Pim 22 Points 15
2002–03	ETAMMHL	Whitby Wildcats Minor Midget AAA	Regular	47	18	23	41	47	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 47 Goals 18 Pim 47 Plus Minus 0 Points 41

NHL game-by-game archive

19 imported games.

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Profile updated Oct 12, 5:20 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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