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Zac Dalpe

Position Center Current Team
Shoots Right Current Contract
Height 6'1" Expires
Weight (lbs) 194 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age (DOB) 36 (Nov 1, 1989) Expiry Status
Drafted 2008, Round 2, Overall 45 (CAR)
Date Team Transaction
Oct 4, 2024 Florida Panthers Assigned to AHL
Oct 4, 2024 Florida Panthers Cleared Waivers
Oct 3, 2024 Florida Panthers Placed on Waivers
Mar 27, 2023 Florida Panthers Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 30, 2021 Florida Panthers Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Feb 27, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2019-20
Jun 9, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 2 years @ $725K AAV starting in 2017-18
Jun 30, 2016 Minnesota Wild Signed 1 year @ $600K AAV starting in 2016-17
Jul 1, 2015 Minnesota Wild Signed 1 year @ $600K AAV starting in 2015-16
Jul 15, 2014 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2014-15
Jun 23, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 1 year @ $550K AAV starting in 2013-14
Mar 18, 2010 Carolina Hurricanes Signed to an entry level contract.
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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Data Sources
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI Producer Playmaker Shooter Sniper Rebound Rush Skating Defend
2015-16 MIN 2 - - - -1.71 -2.10 -2.06 - -25.12
2016-17 MIN 9 -0.36 -0.40 -0.18 0.91 1.80 -1.95 - -5.79
2017-18 CBJ 12 -2.39 -1.68 -1.60 -1.28 0.14 -2.00 - -2.35
2018-19 CBJ 1 11.95 31.70 -1.57 -0.80 -2.24 -2.02 - 2.59
2020-21 CBJ 12 0.98 -1.46 4.57 0.39 2.46 0.29 - 1.27
2021-22 FLA 1 - - - - - - 0.97 -15.46
2022-23 FLA 14 0.62 0.12 0.53 1.56 -2.29 -1.90 0.49 -5.51

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2015-16 MIN 2 -1.04 -2.03 -1.13 0.59 -3.19 -6.29 -
2016-17 MIN 9 -1.77 -2.09 -2.03 0.30 -0.30 -1.15 -
2017-18 CBJ 12 -2.92 -1.85 -2.02 0.28 -0.79 -1.40 -
2018-19 CBJ 1 -1.83 -2.02 -1.98 -7.01 -3.10 10.75 -
2020-21 CBJ 12 -1.91 -2.12 -0.84 -0.38 -1.42 -1.52 -
2021-22 FLA 1 -4.15 -1.97 -2.02 -6.48 -4.36 2.39 -
2022-23 FLA 14 -2.22 -1.82 -1.73 -2.42 -1.90 1.55 -

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2015-16 MIN 2 11:32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 -0.67 0.00 6.40 -6.40 0.00 0.00
2016-17 MIN 9 72:17 0.83 0.83 1.66 0.63 0.20 12.50 9.42 3.08 0.00 9.09
2017-18 CBJ 12 85:22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.49 -0.49 0.00 4.36 -4.36 0.00 5.26
2018-19 CBJ 1 9:01 0.00 6.65 6.65 0.19 -0.19 0.00 2.88 -2.88 0.00 0.00
2020-21 CBJ 12 112:50 1.06 0.53 1.60 0.88 0.19 10.00 8.24 1.76 4.35 13.04
2021-22 FLA 1 6:08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - - - - -
2022-23 FLA 14 111:59 1.07 1.07 2.14 0.60 0.47 11.76 6.63 5.13 0.00 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2015-16 MIN 2 11:32 15.61 0.00 0.73 15.61 5.20 0.58 0.00 55.68 -0.28 -0.84 14.10
2016-17 MIN 9 72:17 34.03 3.32 2.09 39.84 4.15 2.55 44.44 45.03 -0.18 0.50 -7.52
2017-18 CBJ 12 85:22 42.87 0.70 1.81 34.44 2.11 2.09 25.00 46.46 -0.83 -0.00 -9.31
2018-19 CBJ 1 9:01 33.27 6.65 1.73 79.85 0.00 5.04 100.00 25.56 -1.71 3.20 -39.54
2020-21 CBJ 12 112:50 35.10 1.60 2.20 42.54 2.66 2.49 37.50 46.89 -0.13 -0.36 1.89
2021-22 FLA 1 6:08 19.57 0.00 0.22 39.13 9.78 1.59 0.00 11.97 -1.52 -0.38 -34.83
2022-23 FLA 14 111:59 39.11 3.21 1.82 47.15 4.82 3.11 40.00 36.92 -1.53 0.35 -17.92

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Player does not currently have a contract.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Zac Dalpe signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on March 27, 2023 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.93% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 33 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $400,000 UFA
2024-25 34 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $350,000 UFA
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $750,000
Signed: Mar 27, 2023
Team: Florida Panthers
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary in 2024-25 is $400,000.

Zac Dalpe signed a $1,500,000 2-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on July 30, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 31 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $400,000 UFA
2022-23 32 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $350,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $750,000
Signed: July 30, 2021
Team: Florida Panthers
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary in 2022-23 is $400,000

Zac Dalpe signed a $1,500,000 2-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on February 27, 2019 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 29 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $375,000 UFA
2020-21 30 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $375,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $750,000
Signed: Feb 27, 2019
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary of $450,000 in both 2019-20 and 2020-21 season.

Zac Dalpe signed a $1,450,000 2-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on June 9, 2017 with an AAV of $725,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.97% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 27 $725,000 $725,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $250,000 UFA
2018-19 28 $725,000 $725,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $275,000 UFA
Total - - $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $525,000
Signed: June 9, 2017
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.97
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary of $300,000 in 2017-18 and $350,000 2018-19.

Zac Dalpe signed a $600,000 1-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on June 30, 2016 with an AAV of $600,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.82% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 26 $600,000 $600,000 - - $600,000 $600,000 $275,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $600,000 $600,000 $275,000
Signed: June 30, 2016
Team: Minnesota Wild
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.82
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary of $350,000

Zac Dalpe signed a $600,000 1-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on July 1, 2015 with an AAV of $600,000. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.84% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2015-16 25 $600,000 $600,000 - - $600,000 $600,000 $275,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $600,000 $600,000 $275,000
Signed: July 1, 2015
Team: Minnesota Wild
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.84

Zac Dalpe signed a $700,000 1-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Tim Murray on July 15, 2014 with an AAV of $700,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2014-15 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.01% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2014-15 24 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $275,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $275,000
Signed: July 15, 2014
Team: Buffalo Sabres
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 1.01

Zac Dalpe signed a $550,000 1-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Jim Rutherford on June 23, 2013 with an AAV of $550,000. This contract will start in 2013-14 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2013-14 23 $550,000 $550,000 - - $550,000 $550,000 $125,000 RFA
Total - - $550,000 $550,000 $125,000
Signed: June 23, 2013
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.86

Zac Dalpe signed a $2,112,500 3-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Jim Rutherford on March 18, 2010 with an AAV of $704,167. This contract will start in 2010-11 and end after the 2012-13 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.19% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2010-11 20 $704,167 $875,000 $237,500 $87,500 $550,000 $637,500 $65,000 ELC
2011-12 21 $704,167 $875,000 $187,500 $87,500 $600,000 $687,500 $65,000 ELC
2012-13 22 $704,167 $875,000 $87,500 $87,500 $700,000 $787,500 $65,000 ELC
Total $512,500 $262,500 $1,850,000 $2,112,500 $195,000
Signed: Mar 18, 2010
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2004-05 AHMMPL Brantford 99ers Minor Midget AAA 67 24 18 42 12
2005-06 AHMPL Brantford 99ers Midget AAA 39 33 40 73 36
2005-06 MWJHL Stratford Cullitons 2
2006-07 OJHL-B Stratford 52 30 43 73 68
2007-08 BCHL Penticton 46 27 36 63 14 15 8 9 17 4 0.0
2008-09 CCHA Ohio State 37 13 12 25 25
2009-10 CCHA Ohio State 39 21 24 45 19
2009-10 AHL Albany 9 6 2 8 8 3 3 6 +5
2010-11 NHL Carolina Hurricanes 15 3 1 4 16 18.8 7:56
2010-11 AHL Charlotte 61 23 34 57 +7 21 170 1,353.0 16 6 7 13 +2 6
2011-12 AHL Charlotte 56 18 14 32 -1 17 183 984.0
2011-12 NHL Carolina Hurricanes 16 1 2 3 -3 4 20 5.0 9:35
2012-13 NHL Carolina Hurricanes 10 1 2 3 -7 18 5.6 12:18
2012-13 AHL Charlotte 54 21 21 42 +16 12 176 1,193.0 5 -5 4 20 0.0
2013-14 NHL Vancouver Canucks 55 4 3 7 -7 6 52 7.7 7:08
2013-14 AHL Utica 6 0 3 3 -6 2 14 0.0
2014-15 AHL Rochester 44 16 12 28 -7 135 1,190.0
2014-15 NHL Buffalo Sabres 21 1 2 3 -11 4 29 3.4 9:17
2015-16 AHL Iowa 8 3 1 4 +1 24 26 1,150.0
2015-16 NHL Minnesota Wild 2 1 0 1 3 33.3 10:15 3 -1 0.0 8:09
2016-17 AHL Cleveland Monsters 20 8 6 14 -2 22
2016-17 AHL Iowa Wild 12 2 0 2
2016-17 NHL Minnesota Wild 9 1 2 3 9 8 12.5 8:33
2017-18 AHL Cleveland Monsters 35 11 15 26 -7 35
2017-18 NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 12 0 0 0 -3 13 18 0.0 7:27
2018-19 Spengler Cup Team Canada 3 1 1 2 +1
2018-19 NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 1 +1 1 0.0 9:01
2018-19 AHL Cleveland Monsters 55 33 22 55 +17 43 8 2 1 3 16
2019-20 AHL Cleveland Monsters 18 7 4 11 +3 4
2020-21 NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 12 2 1 3 -2 22 9.1 10:37
2020-21 AHL Cleveland Monsters 5 3 1 4 -4 5
2021-22 NHL Florida Panthers 1 0 0 0 -1 0.0 6:08
2021-22 AHL Charlotte Checkers 68 30 9 39 -11 43 7 7 1 8 -2 2
2022-23 AHL Charlotte Checkers 47 21 14 35 -7 19
2022-23 NHL Florida Panthers 14 2 2 4 -4 2 17 11.8 8:24 13 1 1 -8 2 15 6.7 6:06
2023-24 AHL Charlotte Checkers 67 17 13 30 +8 50 3 1 1 -3 2
2024-25 AHL Charlotte Checkers 9 1 2 3 2
NHL Career 168 16 16 32 -37 38 204 7.8 8:31 16 1 1 -9 2 15 6.7 6:29