Sam Gagner

Age 34 Aug 10, 1989

London CAN

Right Wing shoots right

5'11" 180 cm

200 lbs 91 kg

ELC Signing Age 18

Waivers Signing Age 18

UFA Year 2014

Agent Judd Moldaver

Draft Year 2007
Drafted Overall 6
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

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Career Earnings: $37,325,000

Transaction History

Sep 19, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (hip) won't play in preseason games and will be evaluated in October, Jim Matheson of The Edmonton Journal reports.
Aug 28, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (hip) agreed to a professional tryout agreement with Edmonton on Monday.
Mar 16, 2023	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner will miss the rest of the season, as he will undergo hip surgery, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Jan 4, 2023	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal on one shot, fueling the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Dec 20, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal on two shots during a 5-1 victory over the visiting Senators on Tuesday.
Dec 17, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist, went plus-2 and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Dec 13, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner found the back of the net in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to Vegas.
Nov 27, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner is a healthy scratch against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Nov 13, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken.
Nov 4, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner picked up his first helper of the season Thursday as the Winnipeg Jets upended Montreal 3-2 in overtime.
Oct 24, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal in a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Monday.
Oct 19, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal as a late substitute Wednesday, helping the Winnipeg Jets upend the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in overtime.
Oct 14, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Sep 2, 2022	Winnipeg Jets \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with Winnipeg on Friday.
Apr 29, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner dished out two assists in Friday's 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 21, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner registered a goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Apr 7, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored two goals, one short-handed, in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Feb 26, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored on his only shot in Saturday's 10-7 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Feb 2, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner recorded an assist in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Dec 31, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner provided an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.
Dec 29, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner exited the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Wednesday.
Dec 19, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner entered the league's COVID-19 protocols Sunday.
Dec 10, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner produced an assist and two PIM in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Dec 4, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner netted a goal on three shots, went plus-2 and added two PIM.
Nov 18, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nov 16, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner recorded an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Nov 7, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner provided two assists in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Oct 29, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers.
Oct 16, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored an empty-net goal on his lone shot of the game in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Jul 28, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner signed a one-year contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.
May 8, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner tallied a power-play goal on five shots Saturday in a 5-4 overtime loss to Columbus.
Apr 22, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored an empty-net goal, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Dallas Stars.
Apr 20, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner managed an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Apr 12, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) will play in Monday's game versus the Carolina Hurricanes, per the NHL's official media site.
Apr 12, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) participated in an optional skate Sunday, but the Detroit Red Wings are still deciding whether he'll play against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
Apr 9, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's clash with Carolina.
Apr 8, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) will be activated off injured reserve and return to the lineup for Thursday's game versus Nashville.
Apr 6, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) won't be available for Tuesday's game versus Nashville, Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News reports.
Apr 4, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) won't play in Sunday's game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Apr 3, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) won't play in Saturday's game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Apr 1, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) won't play Thursday against the Florida Panthers, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Mar 11, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner registered an assist in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mar 9, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner collected an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mar 5, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner garnered an assist Thursday in a 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Feb 28, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a goal on a team-high seven shots in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Feb 25, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner scored a hat trick in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Feb 7, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner registered an assist, a team-high five shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers.
Feb 3, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner was removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list and added to Detroit's active roster Wednesday.
Feb 2, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (COVID-19 protocols) will be eligible to return for Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jan 24, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (COVID-19 protocol) won't play in Sunday's matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks, NHL.com reports.
Jan 22, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (COVID-19 protocols) isn't expected to play Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, NHL.com reports.
Jan 21, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner has been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Jan 7, 2021	Detroit Red Wings \| Sam Gagner \| Gagner (undisclosed) is participating with the first group at training camp Thursday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
Sep 26, 2020	Detroit Red Wings \| Signed C Sam Gagner to a one-year, $850,000 contract extension.
Feb 24, 2020	TRADE ANALYSIS The Edmonton Oilers acquired Andreas Athanasiou and Ryan Kuffner from the Detroit Red Wings for Sam Gagner, 2020 second round pick and 2021 second round pick (0) Leave a Comment
Oct 19, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Recalled C Sam Gagner from Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 1, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned RW Sam Gagner to Bakersfield (AHL).
Sep 30, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Waived C Sam Gagner.
Feb 16, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Recalled C Sam Gagner from Toronto (AHL).
Feb 16, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Acquired C Sam Gagner from the Vancouver Canucks for C Ryan Spooner.
Dec 4, 2018	Vancouver Canucks \| Assigned C Sam Gagner to Toronto (AHL).
Nov 18, 2018	Vancouver Canucks \| Recalled C Sam Gagner from Toronto (AHL).
Oct 2, 2018	Vancouver Canucks \| Assigned C Sam Gagner to Toronto (AHL).
Oct 1, 2018	Vancouver Canucks \| Waived C Sam Gagner.
Jul 1, 2017	Vancouver Canucks \| Signed C Sam Gagner to a three-year, $9.45 million contract.
Aug 1, 2016	Columbus Blue Jackets \| Signed C Sam Gagner to a one-year, $650,000 contract.
Jan 21, 2016	Philadelphia Flyers \| Recalled C Sam Gagner from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Dec 30, 2015	Philadelphia Flyers \| Assigned C Sam Gagner to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Jun 27, 2015	Philadelphia Flyers \| Acquired C Sam Gagner and a conditional draft pick from the Arizona Coyotes for D Nicklas Grossman and D Chris Pronger.
Jun 29, 2014	Edmonton Oilers \| Acquired RW Teddy Purcell from the Tampa Bay Lightning for C Sam Gagner.
Jul 22, 2013	Edmonton Oilers \| Signed C Sam Gagner to a three-year, $14.4 million extension.
Jul 20, 2012	Edmonton Oilers \| Signed C Sam Gagner to a one-year contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Sam Gagner	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Winnipeg Jets	48	8	6	14	-4	13	496	47.20	52.50	2.00	52.50	2.40	0.73	1.21
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2002-2003	Toronto Marlboros U14 AAA	GTHL U14	72	68	86	154	35
	2003-2004	Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA	GTHL U15	85	64	108	171	36
	2003-2004	Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA	Big Nickel U14	7	5	13	18	2
	2004-2005	Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA	GTHL U16	70	62	118	180	56
	2004-2005	Brantford 99ers	OJHL	13	5	10	15	10
	2004-2005	Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA	OHL Cup	5	7	10	17	0
	2005-2006	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL	56	11	35	46	60
	2005-2006	Canada Ontario U17	WHC-17	5	6	7	13	0
Draft Yr	2006-2007	London Knights	OHL	53	35	83	118	36									Playoffs	16	7	22	29	0
Draft Yr	2006-2007	Canada U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	8
Draft Yr	2006-2007	OHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	2	0	2	2	2
	2007-2008	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	13	36	49	23	967	43.68	46.25	-2.60	45.64	-0.77	0.56	1.99
	2007-2008	Canada	WC	1	0	0	0	0
	2007-2008	Canada U20	Super Series	8	6	9	15	8
	2008-2009	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	76	16	25	41	51	977	53.16	52.16	4.37	48.96	2.36	0.61	1.72
	2009-2010	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	68	15	26	41	33	865	47.95	49.20	3.73	47.00	3.69	0.55	1.53
	2010-2011	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	68	15	27	42	37	928	42.86	44.96	1.76	46.52	2.77	0.58	1.87
	2011-2012	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	75	18	29	47	36	1,054	54.65	47.68	1.28	48.44	2.19	0.63	1.94
	2012-2013	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	48	14	24	38	23	667	45.90	41.98	-3.32	43.01	-2.14	0.63	1.62
	2012-2013	EC-KAC	ICEHL	21	10	10	20	8
	2012-2013	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	4	0	3	3	0
	2013-2014	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	67	10	27	37	41	958	36.36	42.56	-1.82	42.90	0.27	0.38	1.44
	2014-2015	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	81	15	26	41	28	1,152	41.24	45.71	1.62	50.31	4.57	0.42	1.41
	2015-2016	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	53	8	8	16	25	609	55.00	48.22	0.72	51.34	2.14	0.59	1.28	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0
	2015-2016	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL	9	1	5	6	4
	2016-2017	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	81	18	32	50	22	860	59.09	56.10	6.39	54.94	4.81	0.63	2.02	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
	2017-2018	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	74	10	21	31	35	927	36.76	44.91	-1.71	45.97	-1.22	0.39	1.04
	2018-2019	Toronto Marlies	AHL	43	12	25	37	12
	2018-2019	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	7	1	2	3	4	98	37.50	50.96	9.75	58.21	12.76	0.00	1.23
	2018-2019	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	25	5	5	10	10	310	42.86	48.21	3.15	51.36	5.79	0.77	1.74
	2019-2020	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	4	2	2	4	5
	2019-2020	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	36	5	7	12	10	433	38.50	54.40	6.50	51.70	3.90	0.42	1.25
	2019-2020	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	6	1	0	1	2	68		45.80	3.60	43.20	-5.30	2.66	7.97
	2020-2021	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	42	7	8	15	15	470	42.40	49.20	5.50	48.10	4.10	0.38	1.15
	2021-2022	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	13	18	31	32	833	47.10	45.30	-0.10	46.50	0.40	0.58	1.51
	2022-2023	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	48	8	6	14	13	496	47.20	52.50	2.00	52.50	2.40	0.73	1.21
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date September 2, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Judd Moldaver

Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.91% of cap space

	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$750,000
Minors Salary	$750,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Contract was signed by Jeff Jackson, now represented by Judd Moldaver at Wasserman

Signing Team

Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Jeff Jackson

Standard Contract | 1 Years $850,000 1.04% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$850,000	UFA
AAV	$850,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$850,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$850,000
Minors Salary	$850,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date September 26, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Jeff Jackson

Standard Contract | 1 Years $850,000 1.04% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$850,000	UFA
AAV	$850,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$850,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$850,000
Minors Salary	$850,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2017
Signing Status UFA
Agent Jeff Jackson

Standard Contract | 3 Years $9,450,000 4.20% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	UFA
AAV	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	$3,150,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,750,000	$3,500,000	$3,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,750,000	$3,500,000	$3,200,000
Minors Salary	$2,750,000	$3,500,000	$3,200,000
Clauses
UFA Year
* Retained 10% of contract was retained by Edmonton Oilers in trade to Detroit Red Wings

Signing Team

Signing Date August 1, 2016
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $650,000 0.89% of cap space

	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$650,000	UFA
AAV	$650,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$650,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$650,000
Minors Salary	$650,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 22, 2013
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 3 Years $14,400,000 7.47% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
AAV	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,400,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000	$0	$0
Total Salary	$4,400,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$4,400,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 22, 2012
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $3,200,000 5.33% of cap space

	2012-2013
Cap Hit	$3,200,000	RFA
AAV	$3,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$3,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$3,200,000
Minors Salary	$3,200,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date August 29, 2010
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $4,550,000 3.83% of cap space

	2010-2011	2011-2012
Cap Hit	$2,275,000	$2,275,000	RFA
AAV	$2,275,000	$2,275,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,275,000	$2,275,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,275,000	$2,275,000
Minors Salary	$2,275,000	$2,275,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 1, 2007

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $4,875,000 1.74% of cap space

	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
Cap Hit	$875,000	$875,000	$875,000	RFA
AAV	$1,625,000	$1,625,000	$1,625,000
Performance Bonuses	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000
Base Salary	$875,000	$875,000	$875,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$875,000	$875,000	$875,000
Minors Salary	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000
Clauses
UFA Year