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Pavel Datsyuk

#13 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jul 20, 1978 in Sverdlovsk, RUS · 5'11", 194 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 171st overall in 1998 by DET (round 6)

Trophy case

×4 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Joe Thornton SJS · 65 P in 78 GP Nikita Kucherov TBL · 65 P in 82 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 64 P in 61 GP Alexander Steen STL · 64 P in 74 GP Henrik Zetterberg DET · 66 P in 77 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: 35 points3501-022002-03: 51 points5102-032003-04: 68 points6803-042005-06: 87 points8705-062006-07: 87 points8706-072007-08: 97 points9707-082008-09: 97 points9708-092009-10: 70 points7009-102010-11: 59 points5910-112011-12: 67 points6711-122012-13: 49 points4912-132013-14: 37 points3713-142014-15: 65 points6514-152015-16: 49 points4915-16

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 DET 70 11 24 35 4 4 79 27 0.50
2002-03 DET 64 12 39 51 20 16 82 17 0.80
2003-04 DET 75 30 38 68 -2 35 136 33 0.91
2005-06 DET 75 28 59 87 26 22 145 20 1.16 $3.9M
2006-07 DET 79 27 60 87 36 20 207 21 1.10 $3.9M
2007-08 DET 82 31 66 97 41 20 264 40 1.18 $6.7M
2008-09 DET 81 32 65 97 34 22 248 76 1.20 $6.7M
2009-10 DET 80 27 43 70 17 18 203 89 0.88 $6.7M
2010-11 DET 56 23 36 59 11 15 137 54 1.05 $6.7M
2011-12 DET 70 19 48 67 21 14 164 76 0.96 $6.7M
2012-13 DET 47 15 34 49 21 14 107 31 1.04 $6.7M
2013-14 DET 45 17 20 37 1 6 126 30 0.82 $6.7M
2014-15 DET 63 26 39 65 12 8 165 51 1.03 $7.5M
2015-16 DET 66 16 33 49 7 14 181 70 0.74 $7.5M
14 seasons Career 953 314 604 918 249 228 2244 635 0.96

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 DET 21 3 3 6 1 2 20 8 0.29
2002-03 DET 4 0 0 0 -3 0 9 3 0.00
2003-04 DET 6 0 3 3 0 2 7 5 0.50
2005-06 DET 5 0 3 3 0 0 11 1 0.60
2006-07 DET 18 8 8 16 2 8 66 25 0.89
2007-08 DET 22 10 13 23 13 6 74 56 1.05
2008-09 DET 16 1 8 9 5 9 52 30 0.56
2009-10 DET 12 6 7 13 3 8 39 16 1.08
2010-11 DET 11 4 11 15 10 8 38 27 1.36
2011-12 DET 5 1 2 3 0 2 11 7 0.60
2012-13 DET 14 3 6 9 2 4 39 17 0.64
2013-14 DET 5 3 2 5 1 0 11 4 1.00
2014-15 DET 7 3 2 5 -3 2 17 14 0.71
2015-16 DET 5 0 0 0 2 4 18 6 0.00
14 seasons Playoffs 151 42 68 110 33 55 412 219 0.73

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 26 39 65 12 8 165 51 1.03 15.8 19:03

Contract

$7.5MCap hit2014-15
$115KCap dollars per point65 points in 63 games
$526KCap dollars per goal above replacement14.3 goals above replacement
$9.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.6MValueworth 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 649 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
2014-15 to 2015-16 $7.5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $6.7M
2007-08 to 2013-14 $6.7M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $3.9M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.4Even-strength defence-0.1Power play+0.3Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+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.

051015202010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

56.6Corsi for %81 attempts for, 62 against
+11.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.4Expected goals for %2.3 expected for, 3.4 against
-10.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
28.6Goals for %2 for, 5 against
93.5PDO5.4% shooting + 88.1% saves
15Attempts 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
Pavel Datsyuk · Darren Helm · Tomas Tatar552:3461.642.61-3
Pavel Datsyuk · Henrik Zetterberg · Darren Helm223:2064.753.31-1
Pavel Datsyuk · Tomas Tatar · Riley Sheahan33:400.00.00-0
Pavel Datsyuk · Drew Miller · Luke Glendening21:510.00.00-0

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.2Expected goalsfrom 19 unblocked attempts
+1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.55 expected goals per 60 minutes32nd
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt37th
Finishing +1.8 goals above expected78thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0123Goals 3Expected 1.2

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 9, 2015 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 21:52
Apr 7, 2015 vs CAR W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:38
Apr 5, 2015 vs WSH L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:53
Apr 4, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:30
Mar 29, 2015 @ NYI L 4-5 1 1 2 0 0 3 4 18:36
Mar 28, 2015 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:19
Mar 15, 2015 @ PIT W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:53
Mar 14, 2015 @ PHI L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 17:27
Mar 12, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:02
Mar 9, 2015 vs EDM W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 18:26
Mar 8, 2015 @ BOS L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:52
Mar 6, 2015 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:29
Mar 4, 2015 vs NYR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:55
Feb 28, 2015 @ NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 20:22
Feb 26, 2015 @ SJS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 20:09
Feb 24, 2015 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:46
Feb 23, 2015 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 22:56
Feb 21, 2015 @ DAL W 7-6 (OT) 2 2 4 3 0 4 2 21:48
Feb 18, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 18:26
Feb 16, 2015 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:10
Feb 14, 2015 vs WPG L 4-5 (SO) 2 1 3 1 0 7 0 20:54
Feb 11, 2015 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:06
Feb 7, 2015 @ ARI W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 17:13
Feb 5, 2015 @ COL W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 18:48
Jan 31, 2015 vs NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:13
Jan 29, 2015 @ TBL L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:43
Jan 27, 2015 @ FLA W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:08
Jan 20, 2015 vs MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:18
Jan 18, 2015 vs BUF W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 20:58
Jan 17, 2015 vs NSH W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 19:30
Jan 15, 2015 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:46
Jan 13, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 19:42
Jan 10, 2015 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:47
Jan 7, 2015 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:07
Jan 6, 2015 @ EDM W 4-2 1 1 2 -1 0 3 2 20:08
Jan 3, 2015 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 21:06
Dec 31, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:42
Dec 29, 2014 @ BOS L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 19:03
Dec 27, 2014 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:14
Dec 23, 2014 vs BUF W 6-3 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 20:21
Dec 21, 2014 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 22:27
Dec 19, 2014 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:46
Dec 16, 2014 vs CBJ L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:06
Dec 13, 2014 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:03
Dec 12, 2014 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 18:40
Dec 10, 2014 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:29
Dec 7, 2014 @ CAR W 3-1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 16:15
Dec 6, 2014 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:04
Dec 4, 2014 vs DAL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 18:01
Dec 2, 2014 vs FLA L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 21:20
Nov 30, 2014 vs VAN W 5-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 16:31
Nov 28, 2014 @ NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:26
Nov 26, 2014 vs PHI W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 14:14
Nov 16, 2014 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:13
Nov 14, 2014 vs CHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:46
Nov 5, 2014 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 20:47
Nov 4, 2014 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:25
Nov 2, 2014 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 22:18
Oct 31, 2014 vs LAK W 5-2 2 1 3 1 0 7 0 17:20
Oct 29, 2014 @ WSH W 4-2 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 18:23
Oct 25, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 17:32
Oct 23, 2014 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:47
Oct 21, 2014 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:05