Left wing · #72

Erik Cole

Carolina Hurricanes

Montréal Canadiens

Detroit Red Wings(traded during the season)

Age: 47
Shoots: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Born: Oswego, USA
Draft: 1998, round 3, #71 (CAR)

Career · 2009–10 to 2014–15

Games: 394
Goals: 118
Points: 210
TOI per game: 16:43
xGF% (5v5): 49.2%
Goals above expected: +6.0

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


David DesharnaisC · MTL	1023:26	99	50.3%	51.2%	46.6%
Max PaciorettyL · MTL	906:37	93	49.2%	53.2%	53.9%
Eric StaalC · CAR	714:20	77	48.5%	51.9%	49.8%
Alex GoligoskiD · PIT/DAL	630:01	158	49.9%	46.3%	52.9%
Jordie BennD · DAL	553:53	136	50.1%	49.6%	52.6%
Trevor DaleyD · DAL	542:50	139	44.2%	49.1%	52.0%
Brenden DillonD · DAL/SJS	532:01	119	45.9%	46.8%	50.2%
Josh GorgesD · MTL/BUF	510:29	100	58.5%	46.6%	48.5%
P.K. SubbanD · MTL	482:51	93	55.4%	48.2%	49.9%
Joni PitkanenD · CAR	435:29	70	50.4%	48.3%	47.5%
Joe CorvoD · CAR/WSH/BOS	399:39	80	46.3%	50.3%	46.1%
Alexei EmelinD · MTL	389:11	85	51.8%	48.1%	45.0%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Dion PhaneufD · TOR	93:38	14	49.9%
Jason PominvilleR · BUF/MIN	92:47	21	55.8%
Mike WeaverD · FLA/MTL	87:13	13	40.2%
Dan GirardiD · NYR	85:50	13	42.7%
Marc StaalD · NYR	84:58	13	48.8%
Dustin ByfuglienD · ATL/WPG	82:48	16	35.3%
Johnny OduyaD · NJD/ATL/WPG/CHI	78:39	19	44.8%
Toby EnstromD · ATL/WPG	78:10	14	33.6%
Karl AlznerD · WSH	77:23	10	46.1%
Andrew FerenceD · BOS/EDM	76:04	14	56.3%
John CarlsonD · WSH	75:24	10	37.8%
Andrew LaddL · ATL/WPG	75:20	17	51.5%