Eric
Staal
C · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 23
- WAR
- 0.4
- PTS
- 29
2022-23№ 221 / 617
Eric Staal stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Eric Staal
Retired 2023#12C
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 28, 1984 · Thunder Bay, Canada
Drafted : 2003 · CAR · round 1, pick #2
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 72 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 26 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 66 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 81 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 34 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 42 |
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 34 |
| 2015-16 | New York Rangers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 63 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 32 |
| 2014-15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 77 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 41 |
| 2013-14 | Carolina Hurricanes | 79 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 74 |
| 2012-13 | Carolina Hurricanes | 48 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 54 |
| 2011-12 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 48 |
| 2010-11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 72 |
| 2009-10 | Carolina Hurricanes | 70 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 68 |
| 2008-09 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 50 |
| 2007-08 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 50 |
| 2006-07 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 68 |
| 2005-06 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 81 |
| 2003-04 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 40 |
| NHL totals | 1365 | 455 | 608 | 1063 | 854 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | Carolina Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| 2005-06 | Carolina Hurricanes | 25 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 |
| Playoff totals | 104 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 38 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2005-06
Eric Staal: our analysis
2022-23 season: 72 GP, 14 G, 15 A, 29 PTS, -5 +/-, 14:14 TOI. WAR 0.4 (221st of 617) · PAL 23, below average.
In 2022-23, Eric Staal, 42, posts a PAL Rating of 23 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.4 ranks 221st among 617 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: penalty kill (95, among the best in the league). On the other hand, power play (11, among the weakest in the league) and defense (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.0); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.7).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:14
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:16
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:29
- Pts/GP
- 0.40
- EV points
- 27
- Hits
- 27
- Blocks
- 45
- Takeaways
- 33
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 46.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 50 %
62
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 64
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 66
- Confidence 56 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 71
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 76
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 62
- Confidence 56 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 69
- Confidence 31 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 64
- Confidence 56 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 66
- Confidence 65 %
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 50 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 74
- Confidence 50 %
- DF
- Defense
- 66
- Confidence 46 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 97
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating64
- Top speed (35 %)35.6 · 69
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.823 · 62
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.4 · 59
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 72
ST — Strength66
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.305 · 62
- Body mass (50 %)-0.144 · 76
EN — Endurance71
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.4 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)1,011 · 73
- Shift length (15 %)43.7 · 69
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.5 · 71
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.686 · 77
DU — Durability76
- Share of games played (100 %)0.82 · 76
CK — Checking62
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.62 · 63
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.181 · 62
- Season volume (10 %)3.332 · 61
FG — Fighting69
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.977 · 69
DI — Discipline64
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.018 · 64
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.728 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.623 · 67
FO — Faceoffs66
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.9 · 65
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)45.2 · 72
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.617 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.422 · 68
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.056 · 79
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.047 · 67
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.616 · 71
SC — Scoring74
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.853 · 77
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.738 · 69
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.06 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.125 · 70
- xG per shot (10 %)0.083 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.6 · 71
DF — Defense66
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.077 · 63
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.118 · 66
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.924 · 65
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.125 · 88
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.148 · 72
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61 · 61
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.464 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience97
- Career regular-season games (65 %)100
- Career playoff games (25 %)88
- NHL seasons (10 %)100
OV — Overall62
- SC · Scoring (20 %)74
- PA · Passing (20 %)71
- DF · Defense (20 %)66
- SK · Skating (12 %)64
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)66
- EN · Endurance (8 %)71
- DI · Discipline (5 %)64
- ST · Strength (3 %)66
- CK · Checking (2 %)62
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.4
wins above replacement
221 of 617
PAL Rating
23/ 100
Performance · Below average
352 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 31
- Defense
- 43
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- Offense
- 40
- Creation
- 26
- Shooting
- 46
- Possession
- 39
- Defense
- 19
- Discipline
- 20
- Power play
- 11
- Penalty kill
- 95
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
31/ 100
Below average
better than 31% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
28/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
42/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 291 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 55
- Shot selection
- 54
- Penalties drawn
- 23
- Puck management
- 18
Defense
- Takeaways
- 62
- Discipline
- 45
- Safe zone exits
- 29
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.4
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 1.6 — 90% interval
221 of 617 forwards
+2.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.0
- EV defense
- -1.7
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.6
- Shooting
- +0.6
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.6
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 131.3 km/h23rd percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.3 km/h42nd percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3842nd percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 40.0 %24th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 253.0 km61st percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.17 km63rd percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.5 %75th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.2 %13th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.9 %20th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 10659th percentile | 1466th percentile | 13.2 %66th percentile |
| High danger | 5071st percentile | 968th percentile | 18.0 %50th percentile |
| Mid range | 2249th percentile | 245th percentile | 9.1 %36th percentile |
| Long range | 1170th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2023 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 |
| June 10, 2023 | vsVGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 |
| June 8, 2023 | vsVGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:35 |
| June 5, 2023 | @VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:24 |
| June 3, 2023 | @VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:05 |
Eric Staal: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Eric Staal have in 2022-23?
Eric Staal has 14 goals and 29 points (15 assists) in 72 games in 2022-23.
How old is Eric Staal?
Eric Staal is 42 years old: he was born on October 29, 1984.
How tall is Eric Staal, and how much does he weigh?
Eric Staal is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Eric Staal from?
Canada: Eric Staal was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
How good is Eric Staal?
Eric Staal produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 221st of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 23 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Eric Staal a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 221st of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Eric Staal's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Eric Staal has 1,365 games, 455 goals, 608 assists and 1,063 points. His best season: 2005-06, with 100 points in 82 games.
Where was Eric Staal drafted?
Eric Staal was drafted 2nd overall (round 1) by Carolina Hurricanes in 2003.
How does Eric Staal perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Eric Staal has 104 games and 64 points in his career. His pace (0.62 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.78).
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