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Brandon Dubinsky

#17 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Apr 29, 1986 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA · 6'2", 208 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 60th overall in 2004 by NYR (round 2)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Antoine Vermette ANA · 16 P in 64 GP Nail Yakupov COL · 16 P in 58 GP Chris Stewart CGY · 16 P in 54 GP Pontus Aberg EDM · 16 P in 53 GP Pierre-Edouard Bellemare VGK · 16 P in 72 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.

020402006-07: 0 points006-072007-08: 40 points4007-082008-09: 41 points4108-092009-10: 44 points4409-102010-11: 54 points5410-112011-12: 34 points3411-122012-13: 20 points2012-132013-14: 50 points5013-142014-15: 36 points3614-152015-16: 48 points4815-162016-17: 41 points4116-172017-18: 16 points1617-182018-19: 14 points1418-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 NYR 6 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 0.00
2007-08 NYR 82 14 26 40 8 79 157 196 0.49
2008-09 NYR 82 13 28 41 -6 112 188 251 0.50
2009-10 NYR 69 20 24 44 9 54 165 129 0.64 $1.85M
2010-11 NYR 77 24 30 54 -3 100 202 141 0.70 $1.85M
2011-12 NYR 77 10 24 34 16 110 140 207 0.44 $4.2M
2012-13 CBJ 29 2 18 20 2 76 50 64 0.69 $4.2M
2013-14 CBJ 76 16 34 50 5 98 189 234 0.66 $4.2M
2014-15 CBJ 47 13 23 36 11 43 100 152 0.77 $4.2M
2015-16 CBJ 75 17 31 48 -16 71 158 235 0.64 $5.85M
2016-17 CBJ 80 12 29 41 16 91 115 248 0.51 $5.85M
2017-18 CBJ 62 6 10 16 -2 33 89 145 0.26 $5.85M
2018-19 CBJ 61 6 8 14 -16 36 63 147 0.23 $5.85M
13 seasons Career 823 153 285 438 24 905 1625 2158 0.53

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 NYR 10 4 4 8 2 12 26 26 0.80
2008-09 NYR 7 1 3 4 1 18 9 23 0.57
2010-11 NYR 5 2 1 3 -3 2 7 20 0.60
2011-12 NYR 9 0 2 2 2 14 14 15 0.22
2013-14 CBJ 6 1 5 6 -1 6 23 40 1.00
2016-17 CBJ 5 1 1 2 -2 6 8 29 0.40
2017-18 CBJ 6 0 0 0 1 6 4 10 0.00
2018-19 CBJ 10 1 0 1 0 6 11 33 0.10
8 seasons Playoffs 58 10 16 26 0 70 102 196 0.45

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 6 10 16 -2 33 89 145 0.26 6.7 15:21

Contract

$5.85MCap hit2017-18
$366KCap dollars per point16 points in 62 games
-$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$7.1MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 691 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 $5.85M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.85M
2015-16 to 2020-21 $5.85M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $4.2M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $4.2M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.85M

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.8Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.5Even-strength defence+0.3Power play0.0Penalty kill-0.3Penalties-0.5

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.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

42.3Corsi for %47 attempts for, 64 against
-10.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Expected goals for %1.9 expected for, 1.7 against
+6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %2 for, 1 against
105.5PDO9.1% shooting + 96.4% saves
9Attempts 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
Brandon Dubinsky · Matt Calvert · Josh Anderson330:1961.264.72-0
Brandon Dubinsky · Mark Letestu · Matt Calvert36:1562.582.10-0
Brandon Dubinsky · Mark Letestu · Oliver Bjorkstrand23:5233.351.40-0
Brandon Dubinsky · Matt Calvert · Oliver Bjorkstrand22:550.00.00-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 7 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.26 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 4.6% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected44thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 75 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.3Goals 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 7, 2018 @ NSH L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 12:41
Apr 5, 2018 vs PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:16
Apr 3, 2018 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:01
Mar 31, 2018 @ VAN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:52
Mar 29, 2018 @ CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:27
Mar 27, 2018 @ EDM W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:37
Mar 24, 2018 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 05:59
Mar 19, 2018 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:36
Mar 17, 2018 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:14
Mar 15, 2018 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:03
Mar 12, 2018 vs MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:43
Mar 9, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 14:53
Mar 8, 2018 vs COL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 13:08
Mar 6, 2018 vs VGK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:27
Mar 4, 2018 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:48
Mar 2, 2018 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:51
Mar 1, 2018 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:48
Feb 26, 2018 vs WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:26
Feb 24, 2018 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16:01
Feb 22, 2018 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 14:39
Feb 20, 2018 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 15:50
Feb 18, 2018 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 6 13:36
Feb 16, 2018 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 12:39
Feb 14, 2018 @ TOR L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 15:42
Feb 13, 2018 @ NYI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:03
Feb 10, 2018 vs NJD W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:06
Feb 9, 2018 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:59
Feb 6, 2018 vs WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 5 17:49
Feb 3, 2018 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:18
Feb 2, 2018 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 17:48
Jan 30, 2018 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:57
Dec 12, 2017 vs EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 15:30
Dec 9, 2017 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:31
Dec 8, 2017 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 13:08
Dec 5, 2017 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:12
Dec 2, 2017 @ WSH L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 13:05
Dec 1, 2017 vs ANA W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 18:06
Nov 28, 2017 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 18:31
Nov 27, 2017 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 17:05
Nov 24, 2017 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 18:00
Nov 22, 2017 vs CGY W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:38
Nov 20, 2017 @ BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 19:38
Nov 17, 2017 vs NYR W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 20:04
Nov 14, 2017 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 17:34
Nov 11, 2017 @ DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 21:09
Nov 10, 2017 vs CAR L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 22:20
Nov 7, 2017 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:51
Nov 6, 2017 @ NYR L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:14
Nov 4, 2017 @ TBL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 16:21
Nov 2, 2017 @ FLA W 7-3 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 10:49
Oct 30, 2017 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 19:15
Oct 28, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 18:11
Oct 27, 2017 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 16:24
Oct 25, 2017 vs BUF W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 17:22
Oct 21, 2017 vs LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:38
Oct 19, 2017 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13:59
Oct 17, 2017 @ WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 15:37
Oct 14, 2017 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:38
Oct 13, 2017 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:47
Oct 10, 2017 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 19:33
Oct 7, 2017 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:45
Oct 6, 2017 vs NYI W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 15:00