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Cody McCormick

#8 · Centre · Buffalo Sabres

Born Apr 18, 1983 in London, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 222 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 144th overall in 2001 by COL (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jay McClement COL · 20 P in 80 GP Samuel Pahlsson CBJ · 20 P in 82 GP Shawn Thornton BOS · 20 P in 79 GP Tim Brent TOR · 20 P in 79 GP Alexander Burmistrov ATL · 20 P in 74 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.

051015202003-04: 5 points503-042005-06: 8 points805-062006-07: 1 points106-072007-08: 4 points407-082008-09: 12 points1208-092010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 4 points411-122012-13: 0 points012-132013-14: 7 points713-142014-15: 4 points414-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 COL 44 2 3 5 -4 73 33 55 0.11
2005-06 COL 45 4 4 8 1 29 43 47 0.18
2006-07 COL 6 0 1 1 1 6 6 8 0.17
2007-08 COL 40 2 2 4 5 50 45 81 0.10 $475K
2008-09 COL 55 1 11 12 -5 92 66 115 0.22 $523K
2010-11 BUF 81 8 12 20 2 142 104 108 0.25 $500K
2011-12 BUF 50 1 3 4 -7 56 43 67 0.08 $1.2M
2012-13 BUF 8 0 0 0 -2 10 6 17 0.00 $1.2M
2013-14 BUF 29 1 4 5 -8 45 20 60 0.17 $1.2M
2013-14 MIN 14 1 1 2 2 7 6 16 0.14
2014-15 BUF 33 1 3 4 -9 40 31 77 0.12 $1.5M
10 seasons Career 405 21 44 65 -24 550 403 651 0.16

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 COL 4 0 1 1 -2 7 5 7 0.25
2009-10 BUF 3 0 2 2 1 14 4 12 0.67
2010-11 BUF 7 1 0 1 -2 2 7 12 0.14
2013-14 MIN 13 1 0 1 1 14 6 34 0.08
4 seasons Playoffs 27 2 3 5 -2 37 22 65 0.19

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 8 12 20 2 142 104 108 0.25 7.7 10:57

Contract

$500KCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$25KCap dollars per point20 points in 81 games
$163KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$1.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.3MValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $500K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2014-15 to 2014-15 $1.5M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1.2M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $1.2M
2010-11 to 2010-11 $500K
2008-09 to 2008-09 $523K
2007-08 to 2007-08 $475K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence-0.6Power play0.0Penalty 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.

-2-1012342010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

44.5Corsi for %49 attempts for, 61 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
33.2Expected goals for %1.9 expected for, 3.9 against
-10.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
25.0Goals for %1 for, 3 against
95.2PDO4.0% shooting + 91.2% 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
Rob Niedermayer · Mike Grier · Cody McCormick416:3143.832.11-1
Mike Grier · Brad Boyes · Cody McCormick416:1157.140.90-0
Mike Grier · Cody McCormick · Matt Ellis13:1925.046.40-0
Paul Gaustad · Cody McCormick · Nathan Gerbe22:3357.163.60-0

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
0.8Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt20th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected57thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 60 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.8

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, 2011 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:53
Apr 8, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:50
Apr 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:27
Apr 3, 2011 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:52
Apr 2, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:25
Mar 30, 2011 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:52
Mar 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 11:24
Mar 26, 2011 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:00
Mar 25, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:55
Mar 22, 2011 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:44
Mar 20, 2011 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 10:54
Mar 19, 2011 vs ATL W 8-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:41
Mar 15, 2011 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 06:59
Mar 13, 2011 vs OTT W 6-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:37
Mar 12, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 11:09
Mar 10, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 10:42
Mar 8, 2011 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 08:41
Mar 6, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 10:31
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 09:39
Mar 3, 2011 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:47
Mar 1, 2011 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 12:15
Feb 26, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:59
Feb 25, 2011 vs OTT W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 10:32
Feb 23, 2011 vs ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 08:16
Feb 20, 2011 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:30
Feb 18, 2011 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 06:17
Feb 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 09:12
Feb 15, 2011 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:03
Feb 13, 2011 vs NYI L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 08:31
Feb 10, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 09:43
Feb 8, 2011 @ TBL W 7-4 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 08:13
Feb 5, 2011 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 08:14
Feb 4, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 06:19
Jan 25, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:39
Jan 23, 2011 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:16
Jan 21, 2011 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:27
Jan 20, 2011 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 12:47
Jan 18, 2011 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:26
Jan 15, 2011 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:25
Jan 13, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 5 3 2 15:18
Jan 11, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 16:12
Jan 8, 2011 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:13
Jan 6, 2011 @ SJS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 11:54
Jan 4, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:38
Jan 1, 2011 vs BOS W 7-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 5 0 5 14:11
Dec 28, 2010 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 12:38
Dec 27, 2010 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:10
Dec 23, 2010 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 12:39
Dec 21, 2010 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 10:28
Dec 18, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:16
Dec 17, 2010 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 09:26
Dec 15, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:08
Dec 11, 2010 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 07:42
Dec 9, 2010 vs SJS W 6-3 1 2 3 3 0 3 3 14:12
Dec 7, 2010 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:57
Dec 4, 2010 @ OTT W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:07
Dec 3, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 17 1 2 08:02
Nov 27, 2010 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 09:24
Nov 26, 2010 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:33
Nov 24, 2010 vs PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:52
Nov 20, 2010 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:48
Nov 19, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 10:55
Nov 17, 2010 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:47
Nov 15, 2010 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 14:29
Nov 13, 2010 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:13
Nov 11, 2010 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 14:56
Nov 10, 2010 @ NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14:31
Nov 6, 2010 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:02
Nov 5, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:25
Nov 3, 2010 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 17 1 3 04:53
Oct 30, 2010 @ DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 11:37
Oct 29, 2010 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11:39
Oct 26, 2010 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 5 2 0 09:19
Oct 23, 2010 @ NJD W 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:50
Oct 22, 2010 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 11:27
Oct 20, 2010 @ ATL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 11:29
Oct 16, 2010 @ CHI L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 12:05
Oct 15, 2010 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:51
Oct 13, 2010 vs NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 08:07
Oct 11, 2010 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 05:41
Oct 8, 2010 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:07