C · EDM · NHL id 8474040
Sam Gagner has played 28 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2023-24, scoring 5 goals and 5 assists (10 points) on 48 shots while averaging 10:13 a night (9:22 at even strength, 0:44 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Oilers have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Gagner on the ice (10-12 in goals, 55% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against COL he was on PP2; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 10.4% this season against 8.4% across the 347 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 18 game vs COL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2023-24 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 9:26 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2023-24 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2023-24 · 74 attempts, 48 on goal, 5 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 74 attempts, 48 on goal, 5 goals, 5.22 expected goals; best chance Sam Gagner at 0.52 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2023-24 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Beyond the box score
2023-24 regular season · 28 of 28 games through the sequence engine
- −0.036
- Season net
- −0.16xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.15
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.045
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L4Nov 21, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Nov 19, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Nov 17, 2022 alerts →
- Played 5:44 more than his 5-game averageNov 17, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 15, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
5 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2024 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 15.4 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2023 vs CHI | Rebound | dump | 0 | 16.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 28, 2023 vs VGK | Deflection | — | 1 | 28.4 | deflection | |
| Nov 2, 2023 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 9.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 2, 2023 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 9.6 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2023-24 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Gagner
No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.
Game log
28 games in 2023-24, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18 | @ COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100% | 9:26 | 8:01 | 1:25 | — |
| Mar 3 | vs PIT | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 11:33 | 11:33 | — | — |
| Feb 21 | vs BOS | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 6:44 | 5:57 | 0:47 | — |
| Feb 19 | @ ARI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:12 | 9:12 | — | — |
| Feb 17 | @ DAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6:38 | 6:38 | — | — |
| Feb 13 | vs DET | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 11:18 | 11:18 | — | — |
| Jan 25 | vs CHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 9:33 | 9:33 | — | — |
| Jan 23 | vs CBJ | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:44 | 7:23 | 0:15 | — |
| Jan 20 | @ CGY | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 9:25 | 8:55 | 0:30 | — |
| Jan 18 | vs SEA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 7:34 | 6:58 | 0:36 | — |
| Dec 21 | @ NJD | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9:49 | 9:12 | 0:37 | — |
| Dec 19 | @ NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10:38 | 8:35 | 1:20 | — |
| Dec 16 | vs FLA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:42 | 9:21 | 1:06 | — |
| Dec 14 | vs TBL | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 9:09 | 7:57 | — | — |
| Dec 12 | vs CHI | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:06 | 10:06 | — | — |
| Dec 10 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:53 | 7:21 | 1:32 | — |
| Dec 8 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 7:45 | 6:12 | 1:33 | — |
| Dec 6 | vs CAR | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:40 | 10:48 | 0:52 | — |
| Nov 30 | @ WPG | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 10:37 | 9:56 | 0:41 | — |
| Nov 28 | vs VGK | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7:23 | 7:04 | 0:19 | — |
Season splits by strength
2023-24 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 28 | 285:53 | 10:13 | 320 | 244 | 56.7% | 56.1% | 167 | 112 | 15 | 13 | 54% | 15.8 | 10.6 | 59% |
| Even strength | 28 | 262:25 | 9:22 | 275 | 236 | 53.8% | 52.3% | 136 | 107 | 10 | 12 | 45% | 12.1 | 9.8 | 55% |
| 5v5 | 28 | 261:33 | 9:20 | 274 | 234 | 53.9% | 52.4% | 135 | 105 | 10 | 12 | 45% | 12.1 | 9.6 | 55% |
| Power play | 20 | 20:30 | 1:02 | 39 | 4 | 90.7% | 91.2% | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 88% |
| 5v4 | 20 | 20:30 | 1:02 | 39 | 4 | 90.7% | 91.2% | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 88% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 4 | 2:19 | 0:35 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | 85.7% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | EDM | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 10 | 48 | 10.4% | 17 | 17 | 10:13 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 48 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 13 | 78 | 10.3% | 16 | 14 | 12:10 |
| 2021-22 | DET | 81 | 13 | 18 | 31 | -4 | 32 | 132 | 9.8% | 21 | 25 | 13:37 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 42 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 15 | 88 | 8.0% | 5 | 14 | 15:26 |
| 2019-20 | DET, EDM | 42 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 12 | 79 | 7.6% | 22 | 10 | 13:21 |
| 2018-19 | EDM, VAN | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 | 68 | 8.8% | 21 | 7 | 14:35 |
| 2017-18 | VAN | 74 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -18 | 35 | 164 | 6.1% | 54 | 28 | 15:07 |
Sam Gagner news
- NHL Stars Take Part in Muskoka Hockey EventThe Hockey Writers
- Former Oiler Sam Gagner Retires, Joins Senators Front OfficeNHL Trade Talk
- Revisiting the Oilers’ Jordan Eberle Trade to the IslandersThe Hockey Writers
- 10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000The Hockey Writers
- Edmonton Oilers’ History of Drafting London Knights PlayersThe Hockey Writers
- Ice Chips: Carolina Hurricanes release Sam Gagner from PTOTSN
- Hurricanes' Sam Gagner: Three points SaturdayCBS Sports
- Carolina Releases Sam Gagner, Rocco Grimaldi from PTOsThe Hockey News
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.