Overview Current Contract Career Stats Contract History

Ondrej Palat

#18

age33

posLW

shotl

h6'0"

w194lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$6,000,000$6.00M

Year 3 of 5

22/23

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 36

Profile

Draft Position round7 pick207

Draft Class 2011

Draft Team Lightning

Birthdate Mar 28, 1991

Nationality Czechia

Agent Craig Oster

UFA Year 2018

ELC Year 20

Waivers Age 20

Est Career Earnings $58,325,000

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP71

G11

A20

P31

PPG0.44

PIM37

EV TOI/GM 13.14

G60 0.64

P60 1.61

GF% 51.40

DFF% 55.70

REL DFF% 5.20

CF% 54.90

REL CF% 3.80

2022-2027 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$30,000,000$30.00M

cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M

Signed On Jul 13 2022

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 7.27%

Signing Status

UFA

age 31

Notes

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

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	NMC
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$6,000,000 $6.00M	International	Czechia (all)	12	3	3	6	4
2023-24	$6,000,000 $6.00M	EHT	Czechia	2	0	0	0	0
2023-24	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WC	Czechia	10	3	3	6	4
2023-24	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	71	11	20	31	37	933	51.40	55.70	5.20	54.90	3.80	0.64	1.61
2022-23	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	49	8	15	23	6	658	56.40	59.20	3.50	54.00	0.40	0.64	1.64	Playoffs	12	3	4	7	0
2021-22	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	18	31	49	20	1,015	53.60	53.10	1.50	50.70	-0.20	0.83	1.89	Playoffs	23	11	10	21	0
2020-21	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	15	31	46	26	720	52.70	53.10	1.70	52.20	-0.20	0.58	1.92	Playoffs	23	5	8	13	0
2019-20	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	69	17	24	41	22	900	66.20	54.20	2.60	54.00	2.50	0.73	1.87	Playoffs	25	11	7	18	0
2018-19	$5,300,000 $5.30M	EHT	Czechia	2	1	0	1	0
2018-19	$5,300,000 $5.30M	International	Czechia (all)	12	2	1	3	6
2018-19	$5,300,000 $5.30M	WC	Czechia	10	1	1	2	6
2018-19	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	64	8	26	34	20	790	53.62	51.79	-2.60	51.15	-0.06	0.38	1.82	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2017-18	$5,300,000 $5.30M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	56	11	24	35	6	729	63.08	52.39	-1.25	52.27	-0.90	0.41	1.89	Playoffs	17	6	6	12	0
2016-17	$3,333,333 $3.33M	International	Czechia (all)	6	1	3	4	6
2016-17	$3,333,333 $3.33M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	75	17	35	52	39	1,040	52.94	52.06	1.73	52.08	1.95	0.63	1.85
2016-17	$3,333,333 $3.33M	WCup	Czechia	3	0	1	1	0
2015-16	$3,333,333 $3.33M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	62	16	24	40	20	799	60.00	51.35	-1.79	52.07	-0.80	0.90	1.95	Playoffs	17	4	6	10	0
2014-15	$3,333,333 $3.33M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	75	16	47	63	24	935	67.02	60.61	9.12	57.01	4.24	0.64	2.95	Playoffs	26	8	8	16	0
2013-14	$575,000 $575K	International	Czechia (all)	4	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$575,000 $575K	OG	Czechia	4	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$575,000 $575K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	23	36	59	20	1,100	64.71	53.96	4.35	51.32	0.06	0.82	2.13	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0
2012-13	$575,000 $575K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	14	2	2	4	0	147	72.73	42.96	-5.05	46.47	-0.87	0.81	1.63
2012-13	$575,000 $575K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	56	13	39	52	35									Playoffs	18	7	19	26	0
2011-12	$575,000 $575K	AHL	Norfolk Admirals	61	9	21	30	10									Playoffs	18	4	5	9	0
2010-11	-	International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	9	2	3	5	2
2010-11	-	WJC-20	Czechia U20	6	2	1	3	0
2010-11	-	QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	61	39	57	96	24									Playoffs	10	4	7	11	0
2009-10	-	QMJHL	Drummondville Voltigeurs	59	17	23	40	24									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2008-09	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Czechia U18	0	1	0	0	0
2008-09	-	International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2008-09	-	International-Jr	Czechia U18 (all)	18	4	6	10	6
2008-09	-	WJC-18	Czechia U18	6	1	0	1	2
2008-09	-	Czechia U20	HC Vitkovice U20	42	23	33	56	14									Playoffs	10	8	6	14	0
2007-08	-	Czechia U18 2	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	3	13	4	17	0
2007-08	-	International-Jr	Czechia U18 (all)	18	12	7	19	2
2007-08	-	International-Jr	Czechia U17 (all)	5	1	6	7	0
2007-08	-	Czechia U18	HC Vitkovice U18	4	2	3	5	0									Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0
2007-08	-	WJC-18 D1	Czechia U18	5	6	2	8	2
2007-08	-	Czechia U20	HC Vitkovice U20	42	19	18	37	28									Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2006-07	-	Czechia U18 2	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	7	7	11	18	6
2006-07	-	International-Jr	Czechia U16 (all)	9	1	3	4	10
2006-07	-	Czechia U20	HC Vitkovice U20	13	5	2	7	12									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2006-07	-	Czechia U18	HC Vitkovice U18	33	32	24	56	18									Playoffs	9	3	6	9	0
2005-06	-	Czechia U18 2	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	14	10	7	17	6
2005-06	-	Czechia U18	HC Vitkovice U18	22	2	7	9	4									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
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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

% Cap Contract Start 7.07%

Signing Status

RFA

age 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
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

% Cap Contract Start 4.83%

Signing Status

RFA

age 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	-	-	-
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

% 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	-	-	-
UFA Year

Ondrej Palat Updates

Apr 17 2024

Palat finished the 2023-24 season with 11 goals and 31 points in 71 appearances.

Mar 7 2024

Palat (lower body) will return to action versus St. Louis on Thursday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

Mar 6 2024

Palat (lower body) skated before Wednesday's practice, per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site. He remains questionable for Thursday's contest against the St. Louis Blues.

Mar 5 2024

Palat will be out of action against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday due to a lower-body injury, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

Mar 5 2024

Palat (not injury related) will be out Tuesday against the Florida Panthers, per James Nichols.

Feb 27 2024

Palat posted an assist, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Feb 15 2024

Palat is under the weather and will be a game-time decision versus the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Coach Lindy Ruff told reporters, "Just be a wait-and-see game-time decision. If he's feeling better, he'll play, if not, he won't be in the lineup," per Mike Morreale of NHL.com.

Feb 13 2024

Palat notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Feb 8 2024

Palat scored two goals in a 5-3 loss to Calgary on Thursday.

Feb 6 2024

Palat collected an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Jan 27 2024

Palat had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. He had four shots.

Jan 24 2024

Palat (lower body) told reporters he was ready to play ahead of Thursday's clash with Carolina, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

Jan 22 2024

Palat (lower body) has begun skating but is not ready to rejoin the team for practice, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports Monday.

Jan 9 2024

Palat (lower body) will be out for some time after coach Lindy Ruff told reporters Tuesday, "We don't expect back short-term," per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.

Jan 3 2024

Palat (lower body) was injured in Tuesday's practice and is expected to miss a few more games, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

Jul 13 2022 | New Jersey Devils

Ondrej Palat

Standard | 5 yrs

$30,000,000

Cap Hit

$6,000,000

Craig Oster | Newport Sports Management Inc.

Jul 14 2017 | New Jersey Devils

Ondrej Palat

Standard | 5 yrs

$26,500,000

Cap Hit