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Alex Goligoski

#33 · Defence · Minnesota Wild

Born Jul 30, 1985 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA · 5'11", 173 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 61st overall in 2004 by PIT (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2008-09

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marek Zidlicky NJD · 42 P in 81 GP Andrei Markov MTL · 43 P in 81 GP Ryan Suter MIN · 43 P in 82 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 41 P in 82 GP Ryan McDonagh NYR · 43 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.

0102030402007-08: 2 points207-082008-09: 20 points202009-10: 37 points3709-102010-11: 46 points462011-12: 30 points3011-122012-13: 27 points272013-14: 42 points4213-142014-15: 36 points362015-16: 37 points3715-162016-17: 36 points362017-18: 35 points3517-182018-19: 27 points272019-20: 32 points3219-202020-21: 22 points222021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 6 points62023-24: 10 points1023-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 PIT 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 0.67
2008-09 PIT 45 6 14 20 5 16 61 30 0.44
2009-10 PIT 69 8 29 37 7 22 98 50 0.54 $1.833M
2010-11 PIT 60 9 22 31 20 28 101 51 0.52 $1.833M
2010-11 DAL 23 5 10 15 0 12 61 24 0.65
2011-12 DAL 71 9 21 30 0 16 140 49 0.42 $1.833M
2012-13 DAL 47 3 24 27 4 18 80 56 0.57 $4.6M
2013-14 DAL 81 6 36 42 9 28 141 94 0.52 $4.6M
2014-15 DAL 81 4 32 36 0 24 122 100 0.44 $4.6M
2015-16 DAL 82 5 32 37 21 34 127 100 0.45 $4.6M
2016-17 ARI 82 6 30 36 -9 28 112 137 0.44 $5.475M
2017-18 ARI 78 12 23 35 -31 26 119 114 0.45 $5.475M
2018-19 ARI 76 3 24 27 -7 16 102 79 0.36 $5.475M
2019-20 ARI 70 4 28 32 8 24 101 91 0.46 $5.475M
2020-21 ARI 56 3 19 22 2 14 72 76 0.39 $5.475M
2021-22 MIN 72 2 28 30 41 34 80 56 0.42 $5M
2022-23 MIN 46 2 4 6 -9 16 63 33 0.13 $2M
2023-24 MIN 36 0 10 10 -8 18 32 27 0.28 $2M
17 seasons Career 1078 87 388 475 55 376 1614 1168 0.44

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 PIT 2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0.50
2009-10 PIT 13 2 7 9 4 2 28 7 0.69
2013-14 DAL 6 1 3 4 7 8 8 16 0.67
2015-16 DAL 13 4 3 7 -6 6 22 23 0.54
2019-20 ARI 9 0 0 0 -5 2 7 15 0.00
2021-22 MIN 4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 6 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 47 7 14 21 -4 20 68 69 0.45

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 6 36 42 9 28 141 94 0.52 4.3 24:19

Contract

$4.6MCap hit2013-14
$110KCap dollars per point42 points in 81 games
$625KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.4 goals above replacement
$4.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$160KValueworth 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 641 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
2022-23 to 2023-24 $2M
2021-22 to 2021-22 $5M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $5.475M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5.475M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.475M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4.6M
2009-10 to 2011-12 $1.833M

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence+0.8Power play-0.3Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.6

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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

58.4Corsi for %129 attempts for, 92 against
+8.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.1Expected goals for %5.1 expected for, 3.3 against
+16.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
87.5Goals for %7 for, 1 against
109.6PDO12.1% shooting + 97.6% saves
20Attempts 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
Trevor Daley · Alex Goligoski690:3361.059.34-1
Alex Goligoski · Jordie Benn23:2671.489.81-0
Alex Goligoski · Kevin Connauton33:1071.494.70-0
Sergei Gonchar · Alex Goligoski32:2316.70.00-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.6Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.20 expected goals per 60 minutes57th
Shot quality 3.8% chance per attempt74th
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected60thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 42 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.6

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 13, 2014 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:52
Apr 11, 2014 vs STL W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 27:29
Apr 9, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 27:27
Apr 8, 2014 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 28:16
Apr 6, 2014 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 24:08
Apr 5, 2014 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 24:14
Apr 3, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 28:15
Apr 1, 2014 @ WSH W 5-0 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 29:04
Mar 29, 2014 @ STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 26:25
Mar 28, 2014 vs NSH W 7-3 0 4 4 5 0 1 2 23:00
Mar 25, 2014 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:18
Mar 24, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 23:54
Mar 22, 2014 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 26:56
Mar 20, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 24:42
Mar 18, 2014 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 23:25
Mar 16, 2014 @ WPG L 2-7 0 1 1 -4 0 4 0 23:10
Mar 14, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:41
Mar 11, 2014 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 25:21
Mar 8, 2014 vs MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 23:35
Mar 6, 2014 vs VAN W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 23:27
Mar 4, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 25:42
Mar 3, 2014 vs BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 25:04
Mar 1, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 25:42
Feb 27, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 25:23
Feb 8, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 26:22
Feb 5, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:55
Feb 4, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 24:46
Feb 1, 2014 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 24:41
Jan 30, 2014 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 26:01
Jan 27, 2014 vs COL L 3-4 0 2 2 -1 0 3 2 24:39
Jan 25, 2014 vs PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 26:07
Jan 23, 2014 vs TOR W 7-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 21:26
Jan 21, 2014 vs MIN W 4-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 24:38
Jan 20, 2014 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:17
Jan 18, 2014 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 27:40
Jan 16, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 2 0 25:14
Jan 14, 2014 vs EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:11
Jan 12, 2014 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 22:45
Jan 10, 2014 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:22
Jan 9, 2014 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:34
Jan 6, 2014 @ NYI L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 22:04
Jan 4, 2014 vs DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 30:22
Jan 2, 2014 vs MTL L 4-6 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 27:14
Dec 31, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 28:16
Dec 29, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 30:55
Dec 27, 2013 vs NSH W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 26:15
Dec 23, 2013 @ LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 23:53
Dec 21, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 31:58
Dec 19, 2013 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25:58
Dec 17, 2013 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 25:55
Dec 16, 2013 @ COL L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 24:12
Dec 14, 2013 @ WPG W 6-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 23:01
Dec 12, 2013 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:34
Dec 10, 2013 vs CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 22:49
Dec 7, 2013 vs PHI W 5-1 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 27:31
Dec 5, 2013 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 30:13
Dec 3, 2013 @ CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 22:45
Dec 1, 2013 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 28:54
Nov 29, 2013 vs CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:20
Nov 26, 2013 vs ANA W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 22:33
Nov 23, 2013 @ STL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 26:21
Nov 21, 2013 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:33
Nov 17, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:36
Nov 14, 2013 @ CGY W 7-3 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 20:35
Nov 13, 2013 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24:39
Nov 9, 2013 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 22:18
Nov 7, 2013 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 22:41
Nov 5, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:18
Nov 3, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 25:54
Nov 1, 2013 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 27:01
Oct 29, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22:30
Oct 28, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 23:19
Oct 26, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:50
Oct 20, 2013 @ ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 2 1 4 16:47
Oct 19, 2013 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:03
Oct 17, 2013 vs SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:50
Oct 15, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:40
Oct 12, 2013 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:22
Oct 11, 2013 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:25
Oct 5, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:50
Oct 3, 2013 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 22:01