Jordan Staal
Carolina Hurricanes · C · #11- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 220 lb
- Age
- 37
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Thunder Bay, CAN
- Draft
- 2006 PIT · R1 #2
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 47 GP tracked · 13h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 987 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$2.92M
cap hit
$4.50M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$1.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan Staal | 70 | Depth Forward | 36 P · 75 GP | $2.92M | $4.50M | B+$1.6M | this player |
 Matt Savoie | 67 | Depth Forward | 37 P · 82 GP | $0.89M | $3.68M | A+$2.8M | 88% |
 Pius Suter | 67 | Depth Forward | 29 P · 64 GP | $4.13M | $3.68M | C−$0.4M | 87% |
 Ridly Greig | 67 | Depth Forward | 35 P · 77 GP | $3.25M | $3.68M | C+$0.4M | 82% |
 Bobby McMann | 74 | Middle-Six Engine | 46 P · 78 GP | $1.35M | $5.68M | A++$4.3M | 82% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jordan Martinook · 11 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Jordan’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ TOR
1P
1G 0A
@ TOR 03-20
1G 0A · 2 shots · 18:03 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 03-22
0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:25 TOI
@ MTL
1P
1G 0A
@ MTL 03-24
1G 0A · 2 shots · 16:57 TOI
vs NJD
1P
1G 0A
vs NJD 03-28
1G 0A · 2 shots · 17:59 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 03-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:37 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:41 TOI
vs CBJ
1P
0G 1A
vs CBJ 04-02
0G 1A · 1 shots · 15:53 TOI
vs NYI
0P
0G 0A
vs NYI 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:33 TOI
vs BOS
1P
0G 1A
vs BOS 04-07
0G 1A · 2 shots · 17:36 TOI
@ UTA
2P
1G 1A
@ UTA 04-11
1G 1A · 4 shots · 19:06 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 9 of 20 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 15 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 61 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 16 |
| 2007-08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -5 |
| 2008-09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 5 |
| 2009-10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 19 |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 42 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 7 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 62 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 11 |
| 2012-13 | Carolina Hurricanes | 48 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -18 |
| 2013-14 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 75 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -1 |
| 2017-18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 79 | 19 | 27 | 46 | -4 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 53 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 78 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 80 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -14 |
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | 75 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 75 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 5 |
| Career | 2 teams | 1403 | 318 | 429 | 747 | 67 |