Eric Staal by the numbers

MONTREAL - The Canadiens acquired veteran Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third and fifth-round selection in the 2021 NHL Draft on Friday.

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Here's a look at Staal's career in numbers:
1,272 - The 36-year-old centreman boasts 1,272 games of NHL experience in the regular season with the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild and the Sabres.
1,031 - The veteran pivot has registered 439 goals, 592 assists and 1,031 points in 17 seasons in the NHL ranks.
51- The Thunder Bay, ON native has amassed 21 goals, 30 assists and 51 points in 62 career postseason games.
3 - Staal has registered three 40-plus goal seasons over the course of his career, most recently accomplishing the feat in 2017-18 when he scored a franchise record 42 goals with Minnesota.

12 - Staal has scored at least 20 goals in a single season on 12 occasions. The last time was in 2018-19 when he lit the lamp 22 times in 81 games with the Wild.
10- The former first-round selection of the Hurricanes (2nd overall) in 2003 has collected at least 60 points on 10 occasions in 17 seasons. Staal set career-highs in goals (45), assists (55) and points (100) during the 2005-06 campaign with Carolina.
11 - Staal is a member of the select "Triple Gold Club" courtesy of his Stanley Cup triumph with the Hurricanes in 2006, his World Championship gold medal with Canada in 2007, and his gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. Only 11 Canadian players have accomplished that feat. The elite group includes 30 members (19 forwards, 10 defensemen and one coach).
7 - Staal served as captain of the Hurricanes for seven seasons, from 2009-10 to 2015-16. He registered 322 goals, 453 assists and 775 points in 909 career games with Carolina.
6 - The former Peterborough Petes (OHL) forward has taken part in six NHL All-Star Games. He was named the MVP in 2008.
10- In 32 games with the Sabres this season, Staal has three goals, seven assists and 10 points.