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Eric Staal

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 29, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:52AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #231. ERIC STAAL… #232. Hooley Smith… #233. Shane Doan… #233. Allan Stanley… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2003-04 19 CAR NHL 81 11 20 31 12 -6 40 8 2 1 3 164 6.7 1350 16:40
2005-06 21 CAR NHL 82 45 55 100 39 -8 81 22 19 4 4 279 16.1 1611 19:39
2006-07 22 CAR NHL 82 30 40 70 26 -6 68 17 12 1 1 288 10.4 1650 20:08
2007-08 23 CAR NHL 82 38 44 82 32 -2 50 24 14 0 7 310 12.3 1774 21:38
2008-09 24 CAR NHL 82 40 35 75 31 15 50 25 14 1 8 372 10.8 1726 21:03
2009-10 25 CAR NHL 70 29 41 70 27 4 68 16 13 0 5 277 10.5 1450 20:43
2010-11 26 CAR NHL 81 33 43 76 30 -10 72 18 12 3 8 296 11.1 1777 21:56
2011-12 27 CAR NHL 55 13 26 39 14 -23 26 9 4 0 3 182 7.1 1183 21:30
Career NHL 615 239 304 543 211 -36 455 139 90 10 39 2168 11.0 12520 20:21

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2003-04 19 CAR NHL 81 0.14 0.25 0.38 0.14 0.49 2.02 13 23 36 13 55 15 52 6 -6 1.0 1.5 2.5
2005-06 21 CAR NHL 82 0.55 0.67 1.22 0.48 0.99 3.40 45 53 98 39 137 60 93 8 -8 9.8 1.4 11.1
2006-07 22 CAR NHL 82 0.37 0.49 0.85 0.32 0.83 3.51 31 40 71 28 113 49 74 4 -6 5.4 1.7 7.1
2007-08 23 CAR NHL 82 0.46 0.54 1.00 0.39 0.61 3.78 42 47 89 36 118 50 81 11 -2 7.8 1.6 9.4
2008-09 24 CAR NHL 82 0.49 0.43 0.91 0.38 0.61 4.54 42 36 78 33 111 41 71 16 15 7.1 2.7 9.8
2009-10 25 CAR NHL 70 0.41 0.59 1.00 0.38 0.97 3.96 32 43 75 29 101 36 74 13 4 6.6 1.7 8.4
2010-11 26 CAR NHL 81 0.41 0.53 0.94 0.37 0.89 3.65 36 46 82 32 117 46 93 12 -10 7.0 1.4 8.5
2011-12 27 CAR NHL 55 0.24 0.47 0.71 0.26 0.47 3.31 22 42 64 23 -23 2.7 0.3 3.0
Career NHL 615 0.39 0.49 0.88 0.34 0.74 3.53 263 330 593 233 752 297 538 70 -36 47.5 12.3 59.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2005-06 21 CAR NHL SC 25 9 19 28 0 8 2 7 0 1 87 10.3 495 19:48
2008-09 24 CAR NHL 18 10 5 15 -3 4 7 3 0 1 73 13.7 387 21:31
Career NHL 1 43 19 24 43 -3 12 9 10 0 2 160 11.9 882 20:31

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 15 Thunder Bay Kings Exhib. 7 4 8 12 0
2000-01 16 Peterborough Petes OHL 63 19 30 49 17 23 16 3 0 1
2001-02 17 Peterborough Petes OHL 56 23 39 62 8 40 12 7 4 5
2001-02 17 Canada WJ18-A 8 2 5 7 -6 4 1 1 0 1
2002-03 18 Peterborough Petes OHL 66 39 59 98 20 36 23 10 6 5
2004-05 20 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 77 26 51 77 37 88 17 2 7 4
2006-07 22 Canada WC-A 9 5 5 10 6 6 4 1 0 0
2007-08 23 Canada WC-A 8 4 3 7 5 6 3 1 0 0
2009-10 25 Canada Olympics 7 1 5 6 6 6 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 77 26 51 77 37 88 17 2 7 4
Career 1 Season Exhib. 7 4 8 12 0
Career 3 Seasons OHL 185 81 128 209 45 99 51 20 10 11
Career 1 Season Olympics 7 1 5 6 6 6 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 17 9 8 17 11 12 7 2 0 0
Career 1 Season WJ18-A 8 2 5 7 -6 4 1 1 0 1

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2000-01 16 Peterborough Petes OHL 7 2 5 7 4 4 1 1 0 0
2001-02 17 Peterborough Petes OHL 6 3 6 9 3 10 1 2 0 0
2002-03 18 Peterborough Petes OHL 7 9 5 14 5 6 5 2 2 1
2004-05 20 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 11 2 8 10 12 1 1 0 1
Career 1 Season AHL 11 2 8 10 12 1 1 0 1
Career 3 Seasons OHL 20 14 16 30 12 20 7 5 2 1

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eric Staal 11.1 9.8 9.4 8.5 8.4 7.1 2.5
Pierre Turgeon 95.4 12.0 9.7 9.1 8.6 7.5 6.7 1.9
Jason Spezza 94.6 11.6 10.4 9.2 8.1 7.6 6.8 2.1
Joe Sakic 94.6 9.8 9.3 8.1 7.6 7.6 6.1 3.5
Mats Sundin 92.8 11.0 10.5 8.7 7.7 6.0 5.2 3.8
Peter Stastny 92.0 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.2 8.6 7.6 5.4
Alexei Yashin 92.0 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.3 5.8 4.4 3.3
Cy Denneny 92.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.0 2.3
Marian Gaborik 91.0 11.6 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.1 5.2 3.8
Bobby Clarke 90.9 11.7 11.2 10.3 9.4 9.1 6.4 3.4
Busher Jackson 90.6 8.7 7.6 7.0 6.3 5.1 3.3 2.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Eric Staal 11.1 9.8 9.4 8.5 8.4 7.1 2.5
Jason Spezza 87.0 11.6 10.4 9.2 8.1 7.6 6.8 6.6 2.1
Thomas Vanek 86.4 11.6 9.1 8.7 7.8 7.0 4.7
Henrik Zetterberg 83.5 13.0 10.6 9.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 5.1 4.8
Eddie Gerard 83.4 5.5 5.1 5.0 3.8 3.7 3.4
Rick Nash 82.6 10.1 9.4 8.1 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.0 3.3
Tim Kerr 82.2 10.3 9.3 8.6 8.1 7.6 4.1 3.1 2.8 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.4 -0.4
Ryan Getzlaf 81.5 10.5 9.2 8.4 7.2 7.0 4.2
Jason Allison 78.6 11.3 9.9 7.9 7.7 4.7 3.1 2.9 2.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Gordie Drillon 78.3 7.4 6.3 5.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.0
Barry Pederson 78.2 9.7 9.5 7.9 5.7 5.3 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2007 NHL
2008 NHL
2009 NHL
2011 NHL

Honors

2005-06 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

2006 Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)

Games Played

2005-06 NHL 82 (3)
2006-07 NHL 82 (2)
2007-08 NHL 82 (3)
2008-09 NHL 82 (2)

Goals

2005-06 NHL 45 (8)
2008-09 NHL 40 (5)

Points

2005-06 NHL 100 (7)

Goals Created

2005-06 NHL 39.4 (8)
2010-11 NHL 29.6 (9)

Even Strength Goals

2007-08 NHL 24 (10)

Power Play Goals

2005-06 NHL 19 (8)
2008-09 NHL 14 (8)
2009-10 NHL 13 (6)
2010-11 NHL 12 (7)

Short-Handed Goals

2005-06 NHL 4 (8)
2010-11 NHL 3 (10)

Game-Winning Goals

2008-09 NHL 8 (7)
2010-11 NHL 8 (7)

Shots

2007-08 NHL 310 (8)
2008-09 NHL 372 (2)
2010-11 NHL 296 (8)

Points Per Game

2005-06 NHL 1.22 (10)

Goals Created Per Game

2005-06 NHL 0.48 (8)

Adjusted Goals

2005-06 NHL 45 (8)
2008-09 NHL 42 (5)

Adjusted Points

2005-06 NHL 98 (7)

Adjusted Goals Created

2005-06 NHL 39.0 (8)

Offensive Point Shares

2005-06 NHL 9.8 (7)
    

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