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Ondrej Palat

A. Captain

#18

age34

posLW,RW

shotl

h6'0"

w194lbs

Depth Chart LW1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$6,000,000$6.00M

Year 4 of 5

22/23

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 36

Profile

Draft Team

Round7

Pick207

Year2011

Agent Craig Oster

Birthdate Mar 28, 1991

Birthplace Frydek-Mistek

Nationality Czechia

Stick Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2

UFA Year 2018

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $58.74M

Regular Season

GP3

PPG0.33

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 11:24

PP TOI/GP 1:37

PK TOI/GP 0:08

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 25.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% 6.0

CF% 40.0

REL CF% -11.2

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP828

G177

A329

P506

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.61

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.21

Career Statline Details

2022-2027 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$30,000,000$30.00M

cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M

Ondrej Palat is signed to a 5 year, $30,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $6,000,000 per season, playing for the New Jersey Devils. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Palat an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 13 2022

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Tom Fitzgerald

% Cap Contract Start 7.27%

Signing Status UFAage 31

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	UFAage 36
AAV	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Base	$750,000$750K	$3,580,000$3.58M	$1,770,000$1.77M	$3,950,000$3.95M	$4,950,000$4.95M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$7,500,000$7.50M	$3,320,000$3.32M	$3,180,000$3.18M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$8,250,000$8.25M	$6,900,000$6.90M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,950,000$4.95M
Minors Salary	$8,250,000$8.25M	$6,900,000$6.90M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,950,000$4.95M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out					Buy Out

Notes

No Move Clause; Modified No Trade -- commencing July 1, 2025 -- 10 team trade list

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP3

PPG0.33

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 11:24

PP TOI/GP 1:37

PK TOI/GP 0:08

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 25.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% 6.0

CF% 40.0

REL CF% -11.2

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP828

G177

A329

P506

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.61

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.21

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	34	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	3	0	1	1	0	25.0	54.0	6.0	40.0	-11.2	0.00	0.00	-2	11:24	1:37	0:08
2024-25	33	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	77	15	13	28	12	47.5	48.0	-5.2	49.0	-3.4	0.70	1.33	-11	12:18	0:45	0:21	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2023-24	32	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WC	Czechia	10	3	3	6	4
2023-24	32	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	71	11	20	31	37	52.6	57.0	6.8	55.0	3.7	0.64	1.61	4	13:09	1:21	0:34
2023-24	32	$6,000,000 $6.00M	International	Czechia (all)	12	3	3	6	4
2023-24	32	$6,000,000 $6.00M	EHT	Czechia	2	0	0	0	0
2022-23	31	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	49	8	15	23	6	55.4	59.0	3.0	54.0	0.3	0.63	1.63	-5	13:34	1:27	0:06	Playoffs	12	3	4	7	0
2021-22	30	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	18	31	49	20	54.1	53.0	1.1	51.0	-0.4	0.81	1.92	-1	13:25	2:04	0:18	Playoffs	23	11	10	21	0
2020-21	29	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	15	31	46	26	54.4	55.0	3.8	53.0	0.4	0.57	1.87	0	13:26	2:57	0:04	Playoffs	23	5	8	13	0
2019-20	28	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	69	17	24	41	22	62.8	55.0	1.1	53.0	1.8	0.71	1.88	-1	13:25	1:15	0:48	Playoffs	25	11	7	18	0
2018-19	27	$5,300,000 $5.30M	WC	Czechia	10	1	1	2	6
2018-19	27	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	64	8	26	34	20												Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2018-19	27	$5,300,000 $5.30M	International	Czechia (all)	12	2	1	3	6
2018-19	27	$5,300,000 $5.30M	EHT	Czechia	2	1	0	1	0
2017-18	26	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	56	11	24	35	6												Playoffs	17	6	6	12	0
2016-17	25	$3,333,333 $3.33M	WCup	Czechia	3	0	1	1	0
2016-17	25	$3,333,333 $3.33M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	75	17	35	52	39
2016-17	25	$3,333,333 $3.33M	International	Czechia (all)	6	1	3	4	6
2015-16	24	$3,333,333 $3.33M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	62	16	24	40	20												Playoffs	17	4	6	10	0
2014-15	23	$3,333,333 $3.33M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	75	16	47	63	24												Playoffs	26	8	8	16	0
2013-14	22	$575,000 $575K	OG	Czechia	4	0	0	0	0
2013-14	22	$575,000 $575K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	23	36	59	20												Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0
2013-14	22	$575,000 $575K	International	Czechia (all)	4	0	0	0	0
2012-13	21	$575,000 $575K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	14	2	2	4	0
2012-13	21	$575,000 $575K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	56	13	39	52	35												Playoffs	18	7	19	26	0
2011-12	20	$575,000 $575K	AHL	Norfolk Admirals	61	9	21	30	10												Playoffs	18	4	5	9	0
2010-11	19		WJC-20	Czechia U20	6	2	1	3	0
2010-11	19		QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	61	39	57	96	24												Playoffs	10	4	7	11	0
2010-11	19		International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	9	2	3	5	2
2009-10	18		QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	59	17	23	40	24												Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2008-09	17		WJC-18	Czechia U18	6	1	0	1	2
2008-09	17		International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2008-09	17		International-Jr	Czechia U18 (all)	18	4	6	10	6
2008-09	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Czechia U18	0	1	0	0	0
2008-09	17		Czechia U20	HC Vitkovice U20	42	23	33	56	14												Playoffs	10	8	6	14	0
2007-08	16		WJC-18 D1	Czechia U18	5	6	2	8	2
2007-08	16		International-Jr	Czechia U18 (all)	18	12	7	19	2
2007-08	16		International-Jr	Czechia U17 (all)	5	1	6	7	0
2007-08	16		Czechia U20	HC Vitkovice U20	42	19	18	37	28												Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2007-08	16		Czechia U18 2	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	3	13	4	17	0
2007-08	16		Czechia U18	HC Vitkovice U18	4	2	3	5	0												Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0
2006-07	15		International-Jr	Czechia U16 (all)	9	1	3	4	10
2006-07	15		Czechia U20	HC Vitkovice U20	13	5	2	7	12												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2006-07	15		Czechia U18 2	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	7	7	11	18	6
2006-07	15		Czechia U18	HC Vitkovice U18	33	32	24	56	18												Playoffs	9	3	6	9	0
2005-06	14		Czechia U18 2	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	14	10	7	17	6
2005-06	14		Czechia U18	HC Vitkovice U18	22	2	7	9	4												Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
NHL Totals					828	177	329	506
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/13

2022

Palat, Ondrej

5yrs

$6,000,000

Cap Hit

07/14

2017

Palat, Ondrej

5yrs

$5,300,000

Cap Hit

06/9

2014

Palat, Ondrej

3yrs

$3,333,333

Cap Hit

10/10

2011

Palat, Ondrej

3yrs

$575,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Palat, Ondrej

Palat notched a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Monday's 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Apr

Palat, Ondrej

Palat secured an assist and a plus-1 rating in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Carolina in Game 4.

Apr

Palat, Ondrej

Palat notched an assist, four hits, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 double-overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3.

Apr

Palat, Ondrej

Palat (undisclosed) will return to the lineup for Game 1 in Carolina on Sunday, according to Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.

Apr

Palat, Ondrej

Palat was injured blocking a shot Tuesday versus the Boston Bruins, but his X-rays returned negative. He won't play Wednesday versus the Detroit Red Wings, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

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Contract History

2017-2022 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$26,500,000$26.50M

cap hit$5,300,000$5.30M

expiry 2022 UFA age 31

Signed On Jul 14 2017

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Yzerman

% Cap Contract Start 7.07%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	UFAage 31
AAV	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$5,300,000$5.30M
Base	$5,600,000$5.60M	$6,855,000$6.86M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$3,445,000$3.45M	$5,300,000$5.30M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,600,000$5.60M	$6,855,000$6.86M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$3,445,000$3.45M	$5,300,000$5.30M
Minors Salary	$5,600,000$5.60M	$6,855,000$6.86M	$5,300,000$5.30M	$3,445,000$3.45M	$5,300,000$5.30M
Clauses		NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2014-2017 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$10,000,000$10.00M

cap hit$3,333,333$3.33M

expiry 2017 RFA age 26

Signed On Jun 9 2014

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Yzerman

% Cap Contract Start 4.83%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$3,333,333$3.33M	$3,333,333$3.33M	$3,333,333$3.33M	RFAage 26
AAV	$3,333,333$3.33M	$3,333,333$3.33M	$3,333,333$3.33M
Base	$2,800,000$2.80M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,800,000$2.80M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary	$2,800,000$2.80M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2011-2014 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$1,725,000$1.73M

cap hit$575,000$575K

expiry 2014 RFA age 23

Signed On Oct 10 2011

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Yzerman

% Cap Contract Start 0.89%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$575,000$575K	$575,000$575K	$575,000$575K	RFAage 23
AAV	$575,000$575K	$575,000$575K	$575,000$575K
Base	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$550,000$550K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$50,000$50K	$37,500$38K	$37,500$38K
Total Salary	$575,000$575K	$562,500$563K	$587,500$588K
Minors Salary	$55,000$55K	$60,000$60K	$65,000$65K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year