NHL careerBUFWPGBOSNJDLast NHL game 2019
Drew Stafford's NHL career
Points
428
Games
841
Goals
196
Assists
232
P/GP
0.51
Plus/minus
-58
Right winger Drew Stafford was drafted 13th overall by Buffalo Sabres in 2004. He played 13 seasons for 4 clubs, 2006-2019. That came to 841 games and 428 points, 196 goals and 232 assists.
Below: the whole of Drew Stafford's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20042004 NHL Draft
Drew Stafford is drafted 13 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Selected13 overall, round 1
Swedes drafted19 selectedFirst Swede off the boardJohannes Salmonsson#31First off the board- 1Alex OvechkinWSH
- 2Evgeni MalkinPIT
- 3Cam BarkerCHI
Swedes from the same draft- Alexander Edler1030 GP · 439 P
- Johan Franzén602 GP · 370 P
- Carl Söderberg597 GP · 297 P
- 2 years, 4 months and 10 days later · 3 seasonsYear 20062006-2007 seasonNHL debut
Drew Stafford makes his NHL debut in 4–3 win against New York Rangers
Drew was 21 years old ·
Madison Square Garden, USAFirst NHL assistFirst NHL pointSwedes on the ice:
Michael Nylander.Year 2007Season2006-2007
Drew Stafford's first NHL season: 27 points
Events41games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2006-2007PlayoffsEliminated by Ottawa Senators10 of 16 games4 points2 G · 2 AFirst roundNYINew York Islanders4–1Second roundNYRNew York Rangers4–2Conference finalOTTOttawa Senators1–4 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Drew Stafford scores 34 points
The whole season and the playoff run2009-2010PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins3 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins2–4 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Drew Stafford scores 52 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season20games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2010-2011PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers7 games3 points1 G · 2 AFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers3–4 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Drew Stafford scores 50 points
The whole season2011-2012EventsCareer bestHis best assist season - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Drew Stafford scores 43 points
The whole season and the playoff run2014-2015PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks4 games2 points1 G · 1 AFirst roundANAAnaheim Ducks0–4 - Year 2017Season
2016-2017
Drew Stafford scores 21 points
Events24games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2016-2017PlayoffsEliminated by Ottawa Senators6 games2 points2 G · 0 AFirst roundOTTOttawa Senators2–4 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Drew Stafford scores 15 points
Events23games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2017-2018PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning2 of 5 games0 pointsFirst roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning1–4 - Year 2019
- The career
Drew Stafford played his last NHL game in 2019
The career ended after 13 seasons, the last of them with New Jersey Devils.