- Born: May 25, 1991 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Father: Grant Eakin
- Sister: Cassidy Eakin & Chelsea Eakin
- Position: Center
Selected by Washington Capitals 3rd round (#85) in 2009 NHL Entry Draft
Selected by Swift Current Broncos 1st round (#6) in 2006 WHL Bantam Draft
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006-07 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Wild | MMHL | 38 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2007-08 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 55 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2008-09 | Team Canada | IHMT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 54 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Team Canada | WC-18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2009-10 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 70 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2010-11 | Team Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Swift Current Broncos "C" | WHL | 30 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Kootenay Ice | WHL | 26 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | |||
| M-Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012-13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Dallas Stars | NHL | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2013-14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 81 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Team Canada | WC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2016-17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 60 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 80 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 78 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | ||||||||||||
| NHL Totals | 586 | 103 | 134 | 237 | 242 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | ||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Played in Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (2008), winning Gold Medal
- Played in Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game (2009)
- Played in U18 World Championship (2009)
- Played for WHL All-Stars in Canada/Russia Series (2010 & 2011)
- WHL Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team (2010 & 2011)
- American Hockey League Championship (2010)
- Played in World Junior Championship (2011), winning Silver Medal
- Western Hockey League Championship (2011)
- Played in World Championship (2015), winning Gold Medal