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Dustin Byfuglien

#33 · Defence · Winnipeg Jets

Born Mar 27, 1985 in Roseau, Minnesota, USA · 6'5", 260 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 245th overall in 2003 by CHI (round 8)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2009-10

Compare with a similar player

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

Mike Green WSH · 45 P in 72 GP Shea Weber NSH · 45 P in 78 GP Duncan Keith CHI · 45 P in 80 GP Niklas Kronwall DET · 44 P in 80 GP Alex Pietrangelo STL · 46 P in 81 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.

020402005-06: 5 points505-062006-07: 3 points306-072007-08: 36 points3607-082008-09: 31 points3108-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 53 points5310-112011-12: 53 points5311-122012-13: 28 points2812-132013-14: 56 points5613-142014-15: 45 points4514-152015-16: 53 points5315-162016-17: 52 points5216-172017-18: 45 points4517-182018-19: 31 points3118-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 CHI 25 3 2 5 -6 24 45 40 0.20
2006-07 CHI 9 1 2 3 -2 10 18 13 0.33
2007-08 CHI 67 19 17 36 -7 59 163 137 0.54
2008-09 CHI 77 15 16 31 7 81 202 169 0.40 $3M
2009-10 CHI 82 17 17 34 -7 94 211 215 0.41 $3M
2010-11 ATL 81 20 33 53 -2 93 347 140 0.65 $3M
2011-12 WPG 66 12 41 53 -8 72 223 112 0.80 $5.2M
2012-13 WPG 43 8 20 28 -1 34 142 80 0.65 $5.2M
2013-14 WPG 78 20 36 56 -20 86 256 213 0.72 $5.2M
2014-15 WPG 69 18 27 45 5 124 209 203 0.65 $5.2M
2015-16 WPG 81 19 34 53 4 119 247 222 0.65 $5.2M
2016-17 WPG 80 13 39 52 10 117 241 183 0.65 $7.6M
2017-18 WPG 69 8 37 45 15 112 193 147 0.65 $7.6M
2018-19 WPG 42 4 27 31 4 69 115 77 0.74 $7.6M
14 seasons Career 869 177 348 525 -8 1094 2612 1951 0.60

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CHI 17 3 6 9 -2 26 40 78 0.53
2009-10 CHI 22 11 5 16 -4 20 45 99 0.73
2014-15 WPG 4 0 1 1 -4 4 12 17 0.25
2017-18 WPG 17 5 11 16 2 20 55 60 0.94
2018-19 WPG 6 2 6 8 4 4 12 16 1.33
5 seasons Playoffs 66 21 29 50 -4 74 164 270 0.76

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 18 27 45 5 124 209 203 0.65 8.6 22:41

Contract

$5.2MCap hit2014-15
$116KCap dollars per point45 points in 69 games
$602KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.6 goals above replacement
$5.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$552KValueworth 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
2018-19 to 2020-21 $7.6M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $7.6M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $5.2M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $5.2M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $3M

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

+0.2Goals 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-0.5Even-strength defence+0.4Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.1Penalties+0.0

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.

05101520252010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

47.1Corsi for %57 attempts for, 64 against
+0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.2Expected goals for %1.6 expected for, 2.6 against
-5.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %2 for, 4 against
94.3PDO6.5% shooting + 87.9% saves
11Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dustin Byfuglien · Adam Pardy228:4156.648.51-2
Mark Stuart · Dustin Byfuglien116:1146.736.01-0
Dustin Byfuglien · Ben Chiarot114:2929.230.20-1
Toby Enstrom · Dustin Byfuglien33:200.00.00-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.5Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.31 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 3.2% chance per attempt61st
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected34thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 44 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.5Goals 0

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 11, 2015 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 24:39
Mar 31, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 20:46
Mar 29, 2015 vs CHI L 3-4 2 0 2 -1 2 5 4 22:09
Mar 26, 2015 vs MTL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 18:29
Mar 4, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 13:18
Mar 1, 2015 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 2 11 2 1 18:12
Feb 26, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 21:26
Feb 24, 2015 vs DAL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 19:55
Feb 21, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 23:25
Feb 19, 2015 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:37
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 25:54
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 27:33
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 24:45
Feb 10, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 2 4 3 2 23:58
Feb 8, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 1 2 3 1 0 6 2 18:20
Feb 6, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 19:02
Feb 3, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 4 18:49
Feb 2, 2015 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25:29
Jan 31, 2015 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 14 3 1 18:58
Jan 29, 2015 @ PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 28:33
Jan 27, 2015 @ PIT L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 22:34
Jan 21, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 22:40
Jan 18, 2015 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 6 5 1 27:33
Jan 16, 2015 @ CHI W 4-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 27:39
Jan 15, 2015 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 24:02
Jan 13, 2015 vs FLA W 8-2 2 1 3 1 0 5 0 25:37
Jan 11, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 28:31
Jan 10, 2015 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 4 4 5 29:51
Jan 8, 2015 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 29:18
Jan 5, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 6 29:19
Jan 3, 2015 vs TOR W 5-1 1 1 2 4 2 5 3 23:51
Dec 31, 2014 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 6 2 5 27:35
Dec 29, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 5 3 27:17
Dec 27, 2014 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 3 27:36
Dec 23, 2014 @ CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 28:25
Dec 21, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 2 5 26:53
Dec 19, 2014 vs BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 27:04
Dec 16, 2014 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 23:32
Dec 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-4 0 1 1 -3 0 5 2 26:55
Dec 11, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 29:58
Dec 9, 2014 @ DAL W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 23:25
Dec 7, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 6 4 28:08
Dec 5, 2014 vs COL W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 5 4 26:24
Dec 3, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 4 4 20:03
Nov 28, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 24:06
Nov 26, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:02
Nov 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 20:32
Nov 23, 2014 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:53
Nov 20, 2014 vs DET L 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 21:24
Nov 18, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20:46
Nov 16, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 23:17
Nov 15, 2014 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:43
Nov 13, 2014 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:58
Nov 11, 2014 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 7 7 20:18
Nov 8, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 20:27
Nov 6, 2014 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 12 6 2 21:39
Nov 4, 2014 vs NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 4 5 1 19:58
Nov 2, 2014 @ CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:58
Nov 1, 2014 @ NYR W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 23:03
Oct 30, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:21
Oct 28, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 17:10
Oct 26, 2014 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 8 20:30
Oct 24, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 5 1 3 20:49
Oct 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 4 19:29
Oct 19, 2014 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:05
Oct 17, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 20:02
Oct 12, 2014 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 20:44
Oct 11, 2014 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 16 5 3 13:28
Oct 9, 2014 @ ARI W 6-2 1 0 1 3 0 4 2 19:19