Career profile Last roster: 2024-25 MIN
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Sam Gagner

C · ONT
+ 9 other teams
Status
Retired 1 yr ago
Career
2008–2025 (17 yrs)
Age
37 (36 in 2025)
Vitals
5'11" · 200 lb
Drafted
2007 Rd 1 (#6) PHL

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2008-09 OTT 82 9 32 41 0.50 -3 30 0 1 0 113 8.0% 29
2009-10 OTT / CHI / OTT 35 1 12 13 0.37 -6 23 0 0 0 46 2.2% 9
2010-11 OTT 79 17 27 44 0.56 +11 28 3 1 0 140 12.1% 36
2011-12 OTT 74 7 13 20 0.27 -11 10 1 0 0 99 7.1% 36
2012-13 OTT 82 22 28 50 0.61 +9 34 6 6 1 226 9.7% 56
2013-14 OTT 75 23 39 62 0.83 +15 35 6 8 0 195 11.8% 86
2014-15 OTT 79 8 21 29 0.37 +7 18 1 1 0 103 7.8% 53
2015-16 OTT 82 7 23 30 0.37 +5 16 2 0 0 123 5.7% 46
2016-17 LAK 82 6 9 15 0.18 -12 25 1 1 0 76 7.9% 28
2017-18 LAK 82 14 17 31 0.38 -11 10 1 2 0 138 10.1% 21
2018-19 OTT / PHL / VGK 80 16 18 34 0.43 -14 14 3 1 0 159 10.1% 57
2019-20 TBL / PIT 27 3 1 4 0.15 -3 0 1 1 0 35 8.6% 8
2020-21 PIT 77 8 16 24 0.31 -3 8 2 2 0 74 10.8% 31
2021-22 PIT / NJD 60 10 16 26 0.43 +8 4 1 0 0 167 6.0% 5
2022-23 NYI 82 9 9 18 0.22 0 2 1 0 0 103 8.7% 13
2023-24 NYI 71 4 2 6 0.08 +2 7 0 0 0 37 10.8% 19
2024-25 MIN 26 1 2 3 0.12 +2 0 0 0 0 15 6.7% 10
CAREER 17 yrs 1175 165 285 450 0.38 -4 264 29 24 1 -- 8.9% 543
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2008-09 OTT 22 4 15 19 0.86 +1 11 0 0 0 36 11.1% 16
2009-10 OTT 11 2 3 5 0.45 -1 4 0 0 0 18 11.1% 3
2012-13 OTT 11 3 11 14 1.27 +2 2 0 1 0 30 10.0% 3
2013-14 OTT 6 0 1 1 0.17 -2 0 0 0 0 14 0.0% 9
2014-15 OTT 12 1 3 4 0.33 +4 0 0 0 0 18 5.6% 5
2017-18 LAK 19 3 7 10 0.53 +3 0 1 0 0 38 7.9% 6
2018-19 VGK 20 4 2 6 0.30 -4 0 0 0 1 21 19.0% 10
2021-22 NJD 12 2 3 5 0.42 +2 0 0 0 0 27 7.4% 6
2022-23 NYI 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0% 1
2023-24 NYI 12 1 0 1 0.08 -4 2 1 0 0 25 4.0% 1
2024-25 MIN 3 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
CAREER 11 app. 134 20 45 65 0.49 0 19 2 1 1 -- 8.4% 61
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2007-08 EDM 79 13 36 49 0.62 -21 23 1 4 16 9.6% 15:41
2008-09 EDM 76 16 25 41 0.54 -1 51 1 6 11 10.3% 16:46
2009-10 EDM 68 15 26 41 0.60 -8 33 1 6 17 8.8% 16:17
2010-11 EDM 68 15 27 42 0.62 -17 37 2 3 9 10.9% 17:45
2011-12 EDM 75 18 29 47 0.63 5 36 0 6 12 12.1% 17:11
2012-13 EDM 48 14 24 38 0.79 -6 23 1 4 15 12.4% 19:25
2013-14 EDM 67 10 27 37 0.55 -29 41 1 1 7 7.0% 18:23
2014-15 ARI 81 15 26 41 0.51 -28 28 1 6 12 8.2% 17:15
2015-16 PHL 53 8 8 16 0.30 4 25 2 2 3 9.3% 13:52
2016-17 CLB 81 18 32 50 0.62 10 22 1 8 18 10.1% 13:43
2017-18 VAN 74 10 21 31 0.42 -18 35 2 3 11 6.1% 15:07
2018-19 VAN 7 1 2 3 0.43 -3 4 0 1 1 5.9% 18:08
2018-19 EDM 25 5 5 10 0.40 -3 10 1 0 0 9.8% 13:36
2019-20 EDM 36 5 7 12 0.33 -9 10 0 1 2 7.2% 13:04
2019-20 DET 6 1 0 1 0.17 -1 2 0 1 1 10.0% 15:05
2020-21 DET 42 7 8 15 0.36 -4 15 1 1 1 8.0% 15:26
2021-22 DET 81 13 18 31 0.38 -4 32 0 0 1 9.8% 13:37
2022-23 WPG 48 8 6 14 0.29 -4 13 2 1 3 10.3% 12:10
2023-24 EDM 28 5 5 10 0.36 -2 10 2 0 1 10.4% 10:13
Career NHL 1043 197 332 529 0.51 -139 450 19 54 141 9.3% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2008-09 19 C OTT 51 52 83 82 70 - 78 75 72 78 68 62 - 57 60 -
2009-10 20 LW OTT 54 43 76 86 70 - 80 71 61 76 69 58 - 59 62 66
2010-11 21 C OTT 52 44 84 86 70 - 87 75 74 76 72 62 - 61 64 69
2011-12 22 C OTT 50 44 86 79 70 88 84 75 71 77 72 58 75 64 64 70
2012-13 23 C OTT 50 41 78 80 66 78 84 81 69 79 74 64 89 58 65 71
2013-14 24 C OTT 51 41 79 81 67 83 92 81 66 80 75 62 88 60 65 72
2014-15 25 C OTT 51 38 78 78 68 79 81 74 69 77 67 59 75 62 65 68
2015-16 26 C OTT 52 36 79 78 68 75 88 71 70 73 67 56 74 64 65 67
2016-17 27 C LAK 61 52 85 75 72 60 88 76 43 62 68 63 61 75 75 66
2017-18 28 C LAK 61 41 91 76 72 65 88 82 63 80 73 58 90 77 78 70
2018-19 29 C VGK 65 47 88 76 72 67 91 78 65 76 69 59 75 79 80 69
2019-20 30 C PIT 69 43 86 76 72 68 92 74 61 67 71 63 61 78 79 68
2020-21 31 C PIT 65 42 90 76 72 65 78 67 48 63 66 57 61 79 80 64
2021-22 32 C NJD 57 41 88 76 72 70 69 79 58 65 70 73 61 80 81 68
2022-23 33 C NYI 61 41 87 76 72 66 87 66 55 67 70 83 61 83 83 69
2023-24 34 C NYI 61 53 91 76 72 62 82 73 37 61 70 60 61 84 84 66
2024-25 35 C MIN 67 42 88 76 72 56 63 69 59 64 71 61 61 85 85 66
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2008-09 19 C OTT 51 52 83 82 70 - 78 75 72 78 68 62 - 57 60 -
2009-10 20 LW OTT +3 −9 −7 +4 · - +2 −4 −11 −2 +1 −4 - +2 +2 66
2010-11 21 C OTT −2 +1 +8 · · - +7 +4 +13 · +3 +4 - +2 +2 +3
2011-12 22 C OTT −2 · +2 −7 · 88 −3 · −3 +1 · −4 75 +3 · +1
2012-13 23 C OTT · −3 −8 +1 −4 −10 · +6 −2 +2 +2 +6 +14 −6 +1 +1
2013-14 24 C OTT +1 · +1 +1 +1 +5 +8 · −3 +1 +1 −2 −1 +2 · +1
2014-15 25 C OTT · −3 −1 −3 +1 −4 −11 −7 +3 −3 −8 −3 −13 +2 · −4
2015-16 26 C OTT +1 −2 +1 · · −4 +7 −3 +1 −4 · −3 −1 +2 · −1
2016-17 27 C LAK +9 +16 +6 −3 +4 −15 · +5 −27 −11 +1 +7 −13 +11 +10 −1
2017-18 28 C LAK · −11 +6 +1 · +5 · +6 +20 +18 +5 −5 +29 +2 +3 +4
2018-19 29 C VGK +4 +6 −3 · · +2 +3 −4 +2 −4 −4 +1 −15 +2 +2 −1
2019-20 30 C PIT +4 −4 −2 · · +1 +1 −4 −4 −9 +2 +4 −14 −1 −1 −1
2020-21 31 C PIT −4 −1 +4 · · −3 −14 −7 −13 −4 −5 −6 · +1 +1 −4
2021-22 32 C NJD −8 −1 −2 · · +5 −9 +12 +10 +2 +4 +16 · +1 +1 +4
2022-23 33 C NYI +4 · −1 · · −4 +18 −13 −3 +2 · +10 · +3 +2 +1
2023-24 34 C NYI · +12 +4 · · −4 −5 +7 −18 −6 · −23 · +1 +1 −3
2024-25 35 C MIN +6 −11 −3 · · −6 −19 −4 +22 +3 +1 +1 · +1 +1 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2008-09 OTT $850,000 3 yr 1.5% 19 ELC Rookie
2011-12 OTT $2,000,000 4 yr 3.1% 22 RFA
2015-16 OTT $3,700,000 1 yr 5.2% 26 RFA
2016-17 LAK $1,950,000 1 yr 2.7% 27 RFA
2017-18 LAK $3,150,000 3 yr 4.2% 28 RFA
2020-21 PIT $2,200,000 2 yr 2.7% 31 UFA
2022-23 NYI $850,000 2 yr 1.0% 33 UFA
2024-25 MIN $950,000 3 yr 1.1% 35 UFA
2007-08
Nov 1 2007
2007-08
to SENATORS
to FLYERS
2009-10
Oct 3 2009
2009-10
to BLACKHAWKS
to SENATORS
Nov 7 2009
2009-10
to SENATORS
  • Sam Gagner 66
2016-17
Jun 22 2016
2016-17
Aug 3 2016
2016-17
to KINGS
  • Sam Gagner 66
to BLACKHAWKS
2018-19
Sep 10 2018
2018-19
to SENATORS
  • Sam Gagner 69
Nov 10 2018
2018-19
to FLYERS
to SENATORS
Feb 26 2019
2018-19
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
  • Sam Gagner 69
2019-20
Jul 7 2019
2019-20
to LIGHTNING
  • Sam Gagner 68
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2021-22
Mar 26 2022
2021-22
to PENGUINS
Apr 16 2022
2021-22
to DEVILS
  • Sam Gagner 68

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