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Eric Staal's 2020-2021 season

Points
13
NHL#381
Goals
5
NHL#332
Assists
8
NHL#382
Plus/minus
-30
NHL#911
Games
53
89%
89% of 59

Centre Eric Staal was 35 years old when the 2020-2021 season began, his 17th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres och Montréal Canadiens. He played 53 of a possible 59 games and scored 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points, 0.25 points per game. The season was cut to 56 games by the pandemic. He moved from Buffalo Sabres to Montréal Canadiens in April. In the playoffs he played 21 games for 8 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2020-2021Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Eric Staal opens the 2020-2021 season with Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Eric was 36 years old when the 2020-2021 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 17th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH6–4BUF
      L
      game 1/564
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:45TOI
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    • The game
      WSH2–1BUF
      L
      game 2/565
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:43TOI
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    • The game
      BUF6–1PHI
      W
      game 3/565
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG15:27TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF0–3PHI
      L
      game 4/567
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG15:59TOI
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    • The game
      BUF3–4WSH
      L
      game 5/565
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG12:54TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF4–3WSH
      W
      game 6/565
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP15:50TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR2–3BUF
      W
      game 7/564
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP12:47TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR3–2BUF
      L
      game 8/564
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:53TOI
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    • The game
      NJD3–4BUF
      W
      game 9/565
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG16:08TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NJD5–3BUF
      L
      game 10/565
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG13:45TOI
      View the game
    Milestone

    Eric Staal reaches 1,250 NHL games

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · January 31

    • The game
      NYI3–1BUF
      L
      game 11/563
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:15TOI
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    • The game
      NYI3–0BUF
      L
      game 12/563
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:30TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–3WSH
      L
      game 13/565
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:59TOI
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    • The game
      BUF3–2NJD
      W
      game 14/565
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG10:36TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 14 of 56
      6
      points
      NHL#245
      3
      goals
      NHL#157
      3
      assists
      NHL#288
      BUF
      5-7-2W-L-OT12Points
      8th in the East·30th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYI
      L
      game 15/563
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:53TOI
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    • The game
      BUF4–1NJD
      W
      game 16/566
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG14:42TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–3BUF
      L
      game 17/566
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP18:04TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–0BUF
      L
      game 18/565
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:33TOI
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    • The game
      PHI3–0BUF
      L
      game 19/565
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:47TOI
      View the game
    • March 2021
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYR
      L
      game 20/563
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG13:14TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      L
      game 21/563
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:50TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      L
      game 22/562
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG15:32TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      L
      game 23/563
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG15:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–5PHI
      L
      game 24/566
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG13:24TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–2BUF
      L
      game 25/564
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:42TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT3–0BUF
      L
      game 26/563
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:29TOI
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    • The game
      WSH6–0BUF
      L
      game 27/565
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG15:21TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–3NJD
      L
      game 28/565
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG16:05TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 28 of 56
      10
      points
      NHL#267
      3
      goals
      NHL#270
      7
      assists
      NHL#227
      BUF
      6-18-4W-L-OT16Points
      8th in the East·31st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–1BUF
      L
      game 29/563
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:57TOI
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    • The game
      BUF3–5NYR
      L
      game 30/564
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:48TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      L
      game 31/564
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:33TOI
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    • The game
      BUF0–4PIT
      L
      game 32/563
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:14TOI
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    • April 2021
    • The game
      EDM2–3MTL
      W
      game 35/561
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG16:56TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 36/561
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG4–2MTL
      L
      game 37/56
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG12:17TOI
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    • The game
      WPG5–0MTL
      L
      game 38/56
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:44TOI
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    • The game
      TOR2–4MTL
      W
      game 39/561
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:12TOI
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    • The game
      CGY4–1MTL
      L
      game 40/565
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:30TOI
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    • The game
      CGY1–2MTL
      W
      game 41/565
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:13TOI
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    • The game
      OTT4–0MTL
      L
      game 42/561
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:19TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 42 of 5640 of 42 played
      11
      points
      NHL#354
      4
      goals
      NHL#320
      7
      assists
      NHL#341
      MTL
      19-14-9W-L-OT47Points
      4th in the North·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–4EDM
      L
      game 43/562
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG11:06TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL4–3EDM
      W
      game 44/561
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4CGY
      L
      game 45/566
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5CGY
      L
      game 46/566
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1CGY
      W
      game 47/566
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:44TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–1MTL
      L
      game 48/562
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG3–5MTL
      W
      game 49/561
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG13:08TOI
      View the game
    • May 2021
    • The game
      OTT2–3MTL
      W
      game 50/562
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:22TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–3MTL
      W
      game 51/563
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–5OTT
      L
      game 52/563
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:12TOI
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    • The game
      MTL2–5TOR
      L
      game 53/563
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG16:06TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 54/562
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:36TOI
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    • The game
      EDM4–3MTL
      L
      game 55/561
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:14TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Eric Staal closes the 2020-2021 season with 13 points

    BUFBuffalo SabresMTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    13
    NHL#381
    Games
    53of 56
    95%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#332
    Assists
    8
    NHL#382
    P/GP
    0.25
    NHL#474
    +/-
    -30
    NHL#911
    Events
    1,250
    NHL games
    2×
    First star
    10 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    MTLvsTOR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
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    • Game 1
      MTL2–1TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG10:44TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      MTL1–5TOR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:39TOI
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      TOR4–0MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:16TOI
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    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL4–3TOR
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG10:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      TOR2–3MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG10:49TOI
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    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 7
      MTL3–1TOR
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG10:37TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–3

    MTL4–3TOR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Winnipeg Jets

    MTLvsWPG
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL5–3WPG
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG13:02TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 2
      MTL1–0WPG
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:15TOI
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 3
      WPG1–5MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG13:19TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 4
      WPG2–3MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:48TOI
      View the game
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–0

    MTL4–0WPG
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Conference final

    Montréal Canadiens meet Vegas Golden Knights

    MTLvsVGK
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL1–4VGK
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:51TOI
      View the game
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–2VGK
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:48TOI
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 3
      VGK2–3MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:45TOI
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 4
      VGK2–1MTL
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:28TOI
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 5
      MTL4–1VGK
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG11:51TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 6
      VGK2–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:40TOI
      View the game
    Conference final

    Montréal Canadiens knock Vegas Golden Knights out 4–2

    MTL4–2VGK
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Tampa Bay Lightning

    MTLvsTBL
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL1–5TBL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:37TOI
      View the game
    • Tampa Bay Lightninglead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL1–3TBL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG09:28TOI
      View the game
    • July 2021
    • Tampa Bay Lightninglead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      TBL6–3MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG12:52TOI
      View the game
    • Tampa Bay Lightninglead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      TBL2–3MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:40TOI
      View the game
    • Tampa Bay Lightninglead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL0–1TBL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:22TOI
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Tampa Bay Lightning knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    MTL1–4TBL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Eric Staal ends the 2020-2021 playoffs with 8 points

    BUFBuffalo SabresMTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    8
    NHL#40
    Games
    21
    Goals
    2
    NHL#56
    Assists
    6
    NHL#32
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#64
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#228
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    TOR4–3→WPG4–0→VGK4–2→TBL1–4