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Andrei Kostitsyn

#46 · Left wing · Nashville Predators

Born Feb 3, 1985 in Novopolotsk, BLR · 6'0", 214 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 10th overall in 2003 by MTL (round 1)

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.

Dustin Penner LAK · 45 P in 81 GP Todd Bertuzzi DET · 45 P in 81 GP Derek Stepan NYR · 45 P in 82 GP Tyler Kennedy PIT · 45 P in 80 GP James Neal PIT · 45 P in 79 GP

Career

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

020402005-06: 3 points305-062006-07: 11 points1106-072007-08: 53 points5307-082008-09: 41 points4108-092009-10: 33 points3309-102010-11: 45 points4510-112011-12: 36 points3611-12

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 MTL 12 2 1 3 1 2 9 8 0.25
2006-07 MTL 22 1 10 11 3 6 38 23 0.50
2007-08 MTL 78 26 27 53 15 29 156 102 0.68
2008-09 MTL 74 23 18 41 -7 50 169 124 0.55
2009-10 MTL 59 15 18 33 1 32 136 102 0.56
2010-11 MTL 81 20 25 45 3 36 196 140 0.56
2011-12 MTL 53 12 12 24 -8 16 93 81 0.45
2011-12 NSH 19 4 8 12 7 10 29 31 0.63
7 seasons Career 398 103 119 222 15 181 826 611 0.56

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 MTL 12 5 3 8 -4 2 25 21 0.67
2008-09 MTL 4 1 0 1 -2 2 9 7 0.25
2009-10 MTL 19 3 5 8 -1 12 29 25 0.42
2010-11 MTL 6 2 0 2 0 6 15 20 0.33
2011-12 NSH 8 3 1 4 3 2 12 17 0.50
5 seasons Playoffs 49 14 9 23 -4 24 90 90 0.47

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 20 25 45 3 36 196 140 0.56 10.2 15:53

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
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence-0.1Power play-0.2Penalty kill0.0Penalties-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.

-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

43.2Corsi for %82 attempts for, 108 against
-4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.2Expected goals for %3.0 expected for, 3.8 against
+1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %3 for, 3 against
101.1PDO6.7% shooting + 94.4% saves
17Attempts 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
Michael Cammalleri · Tomas Plekanec · Andrei Kostitsyn666:0447.547.72-3
Travis Moen · Tomas Plekanec · Andrei Kostitsyn37:059.135.01-0
Andrei Kostitsyn · Tom Pyatt · Lars Eller34:3310.09.20-0
Michael Cammalleri · Andrei Kostitsyn · Lars Eller43:060.00.00-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.2Expected goalsfrom 16 unblocked attempts
+0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +0.8 goals above expected67thOne 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.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 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, 2011 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:58
Apr 7, 2011 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 6 3 19:05
Apr 5, 2011 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 1 4 5 1 17:17
Apr 2, 2011 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:04
Mar 30, 2011 @ CAR L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 13:51
Mar 29, 2011 vs ATL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 15:52
Mar 26, 2011 vs WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:10
Mar 24, 2011 @ BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:27
Mar 22, 2011 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:32
Mar 20, 2011 @ MIN W 8-1 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 19:39
Mar 18, 2011 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:57
Mar 17, 2011 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 19:19
Mar 15, 2011 vs WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:52
Mar 12, 2011 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:46
Mar 10, 2011 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:25
Mar 8, 2011 vs BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:38
Mar 5, 2011 @ TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 14:17
Mar 3, 2011 @ FLA W 4-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 14:12
Mar 1, 2011 @ ATL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 13:34
Feb 26, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 1 1 2 -1 0 1 1 11:27
Feb 24, 2011 vs TOR L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12:33
Feb 22, 2011 @ VAN W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 15:06
Feb 20, 2011 @ CGY L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:01
Feb 17, 2011 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:09
Feb 15, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:04
Feb 12, 2011 vs TOR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 16:20
Feb 10, 2011 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:26
Feb 9, 2011 @ BOS L 6-8 0 0 0 -4 0 2 1 11:23
Feb 6, 2011 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:49
Feb 5, 2011 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 16:36
Feb 2, 2011 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:48
Feb 1, 2011 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:37
Jan 25, 2011 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 14:41
Jan 22, 2011 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 18:45
Jan 21, 2011 @ OTT W 7-1 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 15:49
Jan 18, 2011 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:05
Jan 17, 2011 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 13:22
Jan 15, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14:21
Jan 12, 2011 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:36
Jan 11, 2011 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:11
Jan 8, 2011 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:30
Jan 6, 2011 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 16:53
Jan 2, 2011 vs ATL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:37
Dec 31, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 09:55
Dec 30, 2010 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:18
Dec 28, 2010 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 15:17
Dec 26, 2010 @ NYI L 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:26
Dec 23, 2010 @ CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:52
Dec 19, 2010 @ COL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:38
Dec 16, 2010 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:33
Dec 15, 2010 vs PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 14:38
Dec 11, 2010 @ TOR L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:31
Dec 10, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:12
Dec 7, 2010 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 17:55
Dec 4, 2010 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 14:41
Dec 2, 2010 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:03
Dec 1, 2010 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 15:41
Nov 27, 2010 vs BUF W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 17:08
Nov 26, 2010 @ ATL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:32
Nov 24, 2010 vs LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 16:36
Nov 22, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:00
Nov 20, 2010 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:33
Nov 18, 2010 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:25
Nov 16, 2010 vs PHI W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 17:10
Nov 13, 2010 vs CAR W 7-2 1 1 2 0 2 3 6 16:24
Nov 11, 2010 @ BOS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 12:33
Nov 9, 2010 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13:55
Nov 6, 2010 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14:09
Nov 5, 2010 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 18:40
Nov 2, 2010 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17:48
Oct 30, 2010 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 20:28
Oct 29, 2010 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 4 3 2 14:43
Oct 27, 2010 vs NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 16:51
Oct 25, 2010 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 18:20
Oct 23, 2010 @ OTT W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 17:56
Oct 21, 2010 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:15
Oct 16, 2010 vs OTT W 4-3 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 17:50
Oct 15, 2010 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 17:48
Oct 13, 2010 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:28
Oct 9, 2010 @ PIT W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 15:05
Oct 7, 2010 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 13:37