
James Neal
#81 · L · Inactive
6'3" · 212 lb · Born Sep 3, 1987 · Whitby, Ontario, CAN · Shoots L
Drafted 2005 · Round 2, #33 overall by DAL
2021-22 regular season
19
GP
2
G
2
A
4
PTS
-1
+/-
0
PIM
Career regular season
869
GP
296
G
263
A
559
PTS
7
+/-
581
PIM
NHL regular season, year by year
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Dallas Stars | 77 | 24 | 13 | 37 | -11 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 14.0 | 35.5 |
| 2009-10 | Dallas Stars | 78 | 27 | 28 | 55 | -5 | 64 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18:12 | 4 | 1 | 200 | 13.5 | 31.7 |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Stars | 59 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 13.1 | 41.2 |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1.9 | 16.7 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 6 | 87 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 4 | 0 | 329 | 12.2 | 26.7 |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 40 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 6 | 0 | 136 | 15.4 | 16.7 |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 59 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 15 | 55 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | 4 | 3 | 238 | 11.3 | 27.8 |
| 2014-15 | Nashville Predators | 67 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 12 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 6 | 2 | 221 | 10.4 | 41.2 |
| 2015-16 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 27 | 65 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 11.6 | 29.6 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 70 | 23 | 18 | 41 | -10 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 5 | 1 | 202 | 11.4 | 50.0 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 25 | 19 | 44 | -11 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 6 | 1 | 202 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | Calgary Flames | 63 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 5.0 | 45.5 |
| 2019-20 | Edmonton Oilers | 55 | 19 | 12 | 31 | -20 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 17.0 | 35.5 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 | 28.6 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
NHL playoffs, year by year
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4.1 | 33.3 |
| 2014-15 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:37 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 | 25.0 |
| 2015-16 | Nashville Predators | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 9.0 | 100.0 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | Calgary Flames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 | 50.0 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Trade history
- Jul 19, 2019
Calgary Flames→
Edmonton Oilers
In exchange for Milan Lucic, conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020
Trade data auto-compiled from public records; may be incomplete for older or minor moves.
