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Brian Gionta

#12 · Right wing · Boston Bruins

Born Jan 18, 1979 in Rochester, New York, USA · 5'7", 178 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 82nd overall in 1998 by NJD (round 3)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2002-03

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jordan Staal CAR · 40 P in 82 GP Cam Atkinson CBJ · 40 P in 79 GP Matt Read PHI · 40 P in 75 GP Martin Hanzal PHX · 40 P in 65 GP Steven Stamkos TBL · 40 P in 37 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802001-02: 11 points1101-022002-03: 25 points252003-04: 29 points2903-042005-06: 89 points892006-07: 45 points4506-072007-08: 53 points532008-09: 60 points6008-092009-10: 46 points462010-11: 46 points4610-112011-12: 15 points152012-13: 26 points2612-132013-14: 40 points402014-15: 35 points3514-152015-16: 33 points332016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 7 points7

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2001-02 NJD 33 4 7 11 10 8 58 54 0.33
2002-03 NJD 58 12 13 25 5 23 129 15 0.43
2003-04 NJD 75 21 8 29 19 36 174 31 0.39
2005-06 NJD 82 48 41 89 18 46 291 47 1.09 $627K
2006-07 NJD 62 25 20 45 -3 36 194 30 0.73 $4M
2007-08 NJD 82 22 31 53 1 46 257 52 0.65 $4M
2008-09 NJD 81 20 40 60 12 32 248 44 0.74 $4M
2009-10 MTL 61 28 18 46 3 26 237 36 0.75 $5M
2010-11 MTL 82 29 17 46 3 24 298 87 0.56 $5M
2011-12 MTL 31 8 7 15 -7 16 75 35 0.48 $5M
2012-13 MTL 48 14 12 26 3 8 112 37 0.54 $5M
2013-14 MTL 81 18 22 40 1 22 184 46 0.49 $5M
2014-15 BUF 69 13 22 35 -13 18 153 61 0.51 $4.25M
2015-16 BUF 79 12 21 33 -5 12 169 46 0.42 $4.25M
2016-17 BUF 82 15 20 35 -11 22 149 54 0.43 $4.25M
2017-18 BOS 20 2 5 7 -1 2 42 17 0.35 $700K
16 seasons Career 1026 291 304 595 35 377 2770 692 0.58

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2001-02 NJD 6 2 2 4 -1 0 16 11 0.67
2002-03 NJD 24 1 8 9 5 6 59 11 0.38
2003-04 NJD 5 2 3 5 -2 0 9 6 1.00
2005-06 NJD 9 3 4 7 -1 2 29 6 0.78
2006-07 NJD 11 8 1 9 5 4 37 5 0.82
2007-08 NJD 5 1 0 1 -2 2 14 7 0.20
2008-09 NJD 7 2 3 5 0 4 23 4 0.71
2009-10 MTL 19 9 6 15 -6 14 70 26 0.79
2010-11 MTL 7 3 2 5 -6 0 35 13 0.71
2012-13 MTL 2 0 1 1 -2 0 5 4 0.50
2013-14 MTL 17 1 6 7 0 2 40 11 0.41
2017-18 BOS 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00
12 seasons Playoffs 113 32 36 68 -11 34 337 105 0.60

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 18 22 40 1 22 184 46 0.49 9.8 17:51

Contract

$5MCap hit2013-14
$125KCap dollars per point40 points in 81 games
$960KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.2 goals above replacement
$3.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2017-18 to 2017-18 $700K
2014-15 to 2016-17 $4.25M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $5M
2009-10 to 2013-14 $5M
2006-07 to 2008-09 $4M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $627K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.2Even-strength defence-0.9Power play-0.1Penalty kill-0.2Penalties+0.3

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.

0510152010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

46.5Corsi for %235 attempts for, 270 against
0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Expected goals for %10.7 expected for, 10.3 against
+4.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.6Goals for %10 for, 9 against
101.0PDO7.5% shooting + 93.6% saves
60Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 117 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brian Gionta · Rene Bourque · Lars Eller14152:1150.952.88-6
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Alex Galchenyuk444:1746.552.22-1
Brian Gionta · Lars Eller · Michael Bournival67:4421.45.30-1
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Rene Bourque87:0423.516.50-0

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
3.4Expected goalsfrom 57 unblocked attempts
-2.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes40th
Shot quality 6.0% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing -2.4 goals above expected6thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 68 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0123Expected 3.4Goals 1

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 12, 2014 vs NYR W 1-0 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:34
Apr 10, 2014 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:32
Apr 9, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:00
Apr 5, 2014 vs DET W 5-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 18:35
Apr 4, 2014 @ OTT W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:38
Apr 1, 2014 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:13
Mar 29, 2014 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:23
Mar 27, 2014 @ DET W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:40
Mar 25, 2014 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:32
Mar 24, 2014 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 26:19
Mar 22, 2014 @ TOR W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 14:30
Mar 20, 2014 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:27
Mar 18, 2014 vs COL W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:28
Mar 16, 2014 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:43
Mar 15, 2014 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 6 0 15:27
Mar 12, 2014 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:01
Mar 8, 2014 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 15:34
Mar 6, 2014 @ PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:27
Mar 5, 2014 @ ANA W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:53
Mar 3, 2014 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:29
Mar 1, 2014 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 18:10
Feb 27, 2014 @ PIT W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:56
Feb 26, 2014 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 20:12
Feb 8, 2014 @ CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 21:47
Feb 6, 2014 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:18
Feb 4, 2014 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:41
Feb 2, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 16:32
Feb 1, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 23:57
Jan 30, 2014 @ BOS W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 18:10
Jan 28, 2014 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:30
Jan 25, 2014 vs WSH L 0-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 18:31
Jan 24, 2014 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 18:45
Jan 22, 2014 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:17
Jan 18, 2014 @ TOR L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 21:41
Jan 16, 2014 @ OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:25
Jan 14, 2014 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:07
Jan 11, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:12
Jan 8, 2014 @ PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:22
Jan 6, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 15:52
Jan 4, 2014 vs OTT L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 5 1 16:33
Jan 2, 2014 @ DAL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:07
Dec 31, 2013 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:41
Dec 29, 2013 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:22
Dec 28, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:59
Dec 21, 2013 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:10
Dec 19, 2013 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 15:04
Dec 17, 2013 vs PHX W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:25
Dec 15, 2013 vs FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:33
Dec 14, 2013 @ NYI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:14
Dec 12, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 16:54
Dec 10, 2013 vs LAK L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:00
Dec 7, 2013 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:37
Dec 5, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:44
Dec 4, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 19:00
Dec 2, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:50
Nov 30, 2013 vs TOR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 23:27
Nov 29, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 17:10
Nov 27, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:43
Nov 23, 2013 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 18:25
Nov 22, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:53
Nov 19, 2013 vs MIN W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:05
Nov 16, 2013 vs NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:22
Nov 15, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 17:11
Nov 12, 2013 vs TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 19:19
Nov 10, 2013 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:56
Nov 7, 2013 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:24
Nov 5, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:23
Nov 2, 2013 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:09
Nov 1, 2013 @ MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 19:01
Oct 29, 2013 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:41
Oct 28, 2013 @ NYR W 2-0 0 1 1 0 6 2 1 18:19
Oct 26, 2013 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:56
Oct 24, 2013 vs ANA W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 17:47
Oct 22, 2013 vs EDM L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 19:11
Oct 19, 2013 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:39
Oct 17, 2013 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 15:28
Oct 15, 2013 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:39
Oct 10, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:33
Oct 9, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:22
Oct 5, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 17:04
Oct 1, 2013 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:21