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Samuel Pahlsson

#26 · Centre · Vancouver Canucks

Born Dec 17, 1977 in Ange, SWE · 6'0", 202 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 176th overall in 1996 by COL (round 7)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2006-07

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jay McClement COL · 17 P in 80 GP Brandon Prust NYR · 17 P in 82 GP Andrew Desjardins SJS · 17 P in 76 GP Dustin Penner LAK · 17 P in 65 GP Simon Gagne LAK · 17 P in 34 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

010202000-01: 9 points900-012001-02: 20 points2001-022002-03: 15 points1502-032003-04: 22 points2203-042005-06: 21 points2105-062006-07: 26 points2606-072007-08: 15 points1507-082008-09: 18 points1808-092009-10: 16 points1609-102010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 17 points1711-12

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2000-01 BOS 17 1 1 2 -5 6 13 33 0.12
2000-01 ANA 59 3 4 7 -9 14 46 65 0.12
2001-02 ANA 80 6 14 20 -16 26 99 127 0.25
2002-03 ANA 34 4 11 15 10 18 28 37 0.44
2003-04 ANA 82 8 14 22 -2 52 134 117 0.27
2005-06 ANA 82 11 10 21 -1 34 116 149 0.26
2006-07 ANA 82 8 18 26 -4 42 111 181 0.32
2007-08 ANA 56 6 9 15 -2 34 94 114 0.27
2008-09 ANA 52 5 10 15 -16 32 74 91 0.29
2008-09 CHI 13 2 1 3 -1 2 14 30 0.23
2009-10 CBJ 79 3 13 16 -9 32 93 151 0.20
2010-11 CBJ 82 7 13 20 -13 30 108 162 0.24
2011-12 CBJ 61 2 9 11 -6 22 63 98 0.18
2011-12 VAN 19 2 4 6 4 12 30 25 0.32
11 seasons Career 798 68 131 199 -70 356 1023 1380 0.25

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 ANA 21 2 4 6 1 12 24 48 0.29
2005-06 ANA 16 2 3 5 2 18 22 29 0.31
2006-07 ANA 21 3 9 12 10 20 30 79 0.57
2007-08 ANA 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 0.00
2008-09 CHI 17 2 3 5 -4 4 11 23 0.29
2011-12 VAN 5 1 0 1 -2 4 7 11 0.20
6 seasons Playoffs 86 10 19 29 8 58 99 202 0.34

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 4 13 17 -2 34 93 123 0.21 4.3 14:46

2011-12 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.7Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.3Even-strength defence-0.3Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-1-0.500.512010-112011-12Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

48.7Corsi for %55 attempts for, 58 against
-7.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
34.3Expected goals for %1.6 expected for, 3.0 against
-12.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
25.0Goals for %1 for, 3 against
93.5PDO3.2% shooting + 90.3% saves
10Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Samuel Pahlsson · Chris Higgins · Jannik Hansen322:5849.040.00-1
Samuel Pahlsson · Maxim Lapierre · Mason Raymond29:5158.841.90-0
Samuel Pahlsson · Manny Malhotra · Jannik Hansen33:3133.337.40-0
Samuel Pahlsson · Mason Raymond · Zack Kassian22:4080.069.51-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 8 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.30 expected goals per 60 minutes4th
Shot quality 4.3% chance per attempt2nd
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected72ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 83 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2012 vs EDM W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 15:18
Apr 5, 2012 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 12:46
Apr 3, 2012 vs ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:59
Mar 31, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:24
Mar 30, 2012 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15:06
Mar 28, 2012 vs COL W 1-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 13:49
Mar 26, 2012 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:10
Mar 24, 2012 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 13:04
Mar 22, 2012 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16:48
Mar 21, 2012 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17:22
Mar 19, 2012 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:53
Mar 17, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:05
Mar 14, 2012 vs PHX L 4-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13:19
Mar 10, 2012 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:23
Mar 8, 2012 vs WPG W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:44
Mar 6, 2012 vs DAL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:30
Mar 3, 2012 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 11:27
Mar 1, 2012 vs STL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:03
Feb 28, 2012 @ PHX L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 11:41
Feb 26, 2012 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:37
Feb 24, 2012 vs COL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:29
Feb 21, 2012 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:47
Feb 19, 2012 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:00
Feb 18, 2012 vs CHI L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:00
Feb 14, 2012 vs STL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:45
Feb 12, 2012 vs ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:39
Feb 11, 2012 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12:54
Feb 9, 2012 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 15:33
Feb 7, 2012 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:40
Feb 3, 2012 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:34
Feb 1, 2012 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15:52
Jan 31, 2012 @ SJS L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:46
Jan 24, 2012 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:23
Jan 23, 2012 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:01
Jan 21, 2012 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:45
Jan 19, 2012 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 13:15
Jan 17, 2012 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:42
Jan 14, 2012 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:42
Jan 13, 2012 vs PHX W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 16:09
Jan 10, 2012 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:56
Jan 8, 2012 @ ANA L 4-7 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 12:57
Jan 7, 2012 @ LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 14:52
Jan 5, 2012 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:30
Dec 31, 2011 vs WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:18
Dec 29, 2011 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:16
Dec 27, 2011 vs CGY L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:00
Dec 26, 2011 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 11:26
Dec 22, 2011 @ NSH L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:36
Dec 18, 2011 @ STL L 4-6 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 13:17
Dec 17, 2011 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 15:23
Dec 15, 2011 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:50
Dec 10, 2011 vs BOS L 3-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 13:01
Dec 8, 2011 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 18:28
Dec 6, 2011 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 20:04
Dec 2, 2011 @ EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:27
Dec 1, 2011 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:43
Nov 29, 2011 @ VAN L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 12:02
Nov 27, 2011 vs STL L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:32
Nov 25, 2011 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:53
Nov 23, 2011 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:08
Nov 21, 2011 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:03
Nov 19, 2011 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:23
Nov 17, 2011 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:05
Nov 15, 2011 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:21
Nov 12, 2011 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:12
Nov 10, 2011 vs CHI L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12:03
Nov 5, 2011 @ PHI L 2-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:47
Nov 3, 2011 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:55
Oct 30, 2011 vs ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 18:47
Oct 29, 2011 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:37
Oct 27, 2011 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:31
Oct 25, 2011 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16:12
Oct 22, 2011 @ OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:24
Oct 21, 2011 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:55
Oct 18, 2011 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:40
Oct 15, 2011 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:17
Oct 12, 2011 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:07
Oct 10, 2011 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:42
Oct 8, 2011 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:07
Oct 7, 2011 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:42