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Carolina HurricanesERIC STAAL
Carolina Hurricanes (12)
Position: CenterShoots: Left
Height: 6' 4"Weight: 205
Born: Oct 29, 1984
Origin: Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Carolina Hurricanes' 1st round choice (2nd overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
 Player Notes:
2006 PLAYOFF TOTALS: 25 gp, 9-19-28, 8 pim HURRICANES/NHL CAREER PLAYOFF TOTALS: 25 gp, 9-19-28, 8 pim CAREER CUP FINALS TOTALS: 7 gp, 2-6-8, 4 pim CAREER PLAYOFF TOTALS VS. EDM: 7 gp, 2-6-8, 4 pim 2005-06 PLAYOFFS: * Completed his first NHL playoff season * Ranked first in the league in points (28 points), first in assists (19), first in power-play goals (7), first in power-play assists (10), first in power-play points (17) and first in shots (87) * Had points in 20 of Carolina's 25 playoff games * Had a 15-game point streak from April 24 through May 28 (7g, 13a), establishing a new franchise playoff record * Established franchise playoff records for assists (19), points (28) and shots (87) in a single playoff year * Scored a pair of power-play goals and assisted on Whitney's goal in Game 5 vs. EDM (6/14) * Earned assists on both Hurricanes goals in Game 4 at EDM (6/12) * Had his 15-game point streak (4/24-5/28: 7g, 13a) snapped at BUF (5/30).. The streak was a franchise playoff record * Scored his seventh goal of the playoffs and was named second star in Game 4 at BUF (5/26) * Notched a power-play goal in Game 3 at BUF (5/24) * Scored an empty-net goal in Game 5 vs. NJ (5/14) * Assisted on Brind'Amour's game-winning goal in Game 3 at NJ (5/10) * Scored a goal to tie the game with three seconds remaining in the third period of Game 2 vs. NJ (5/9) to force overtime * Netted his third goal of the postseason and earned a pair of assists in Game 1 vs. NJ (5/6) * Scored his second goal of the postseason with a power-play score in Game 5 vs. MTL (4/30) * Netted his first career playoff goal, beating Cristobal Huet for the overtime game-winner in Game 3 at MTL (4/26) * Matched John Anderson's franchise record for assists in a playoff game (4/12/86 vs. Quebec) with four helpers in Game 2 vs. MTL (4/24)... His assist on Brind'Amour's first power-play goal was his first career NHL playoff point * Made his NHL playoff debut in Game 1 vs. MTL (4/22) * Longest goal streak: 2 games (5/6-5/8: 2g, 2a; 5/24-5/26: 2g, 0a) * Longest assist streak: 2 games (5/2-5/6: 1g, 3a; 5/10-5/13: 0g, 2a; 5/20-5/22: 0g, 2a; 6/5-6/7: 0g, 2a) * Longest point streak: 15 games (4/24-5/28: 7g, 13a) * Multi-goal games: 1 (6/14 vs. EDM: 2g, 1a) * Multi-assist games: 3 (4/24 vs. MTL: 0g, 4a; 5/6 vs. NJ: 1g, 2a; 6/12 at EDM: 0g, 2a) * Multi-point games: 4 (4/24 vs. MTL: 0g, 4a; 5/6 vs. NJ: 1g, 2a; 6/12 at EDM: 0g, 2a; 6/14 vs. EDM: 2g, 1a) * THREE STARS: 0 First, 3 Second, 2 Third ROUND 3 TOTALS: 7 gp, 2-3-5, 0 pim ROUND 2 TOTALS: 5 gp, 3-4-7, 0 pim ROUND 1 TOTALS: 6 gp, 2-6-8, 4 pim 2005-06 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS: 82 gp, 45-55-100, 81 pim DRAFTED: Carolina 2003 (1-2-1)
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Last 3 Games
GameGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGShSh %ShftTOIFO%
Jun 19, 2006 vs. EDM 011020030.02617:0250.0
Jun 17, 2006 vs. EDM 000000010.02621:4958.3
Jun 14, 2006 vs. EDM 213-1020633.32622:3735.7
Complete Game By Game Stats
2005-2006  GOALS (45)ASSISTS (55)POINTS (100)
Overall:  8thTied for 16th7th
Forwards:  8thTied for 13th7th
Career Regular Season Stats
SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPSHGWGTShotsPct
2005-2006Hurricanes 824555100-8811944027916.1
2003-2004Hurricanes 81112031-64021301646.7
NHL Totals: 1635675131-141212157044312.6
Career Playoff Stats
SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPSHGWGTShotsPct
2005-2006Hurricanes 25919280870108710.3
NHL Totals: 25919280870118710.3


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