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David Krejci

#46 · Centre · Boston Bruins

Born Apr 28, 1986 in Sternberk, CZE · 6'0", 192 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 63rd overall in 2004 by BOS (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyler Toffoli MTL · 44 P in 52 GP Andre Burakovsky COL · 44 P in 53 GP Jonathan Marchessault VGK · 44 P in 55 GP Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ · 44 P in 56 GP Jason Robertson DAL · 45 P in 51 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.

02040602006-07: 0 points006-072007-08: 27 points272008-09: 73 points7308-092009-10: 52 points522010-11: 62 points6210-112011-12: 62 points622012-13: 33 points3312-132013-14: 69 points692014-15: 31 points3114-152015-16: 63 points632016-17: 54 points5416-172017-18: 44 points442018-19: 73 points7318-192019-20: 43 points432020-21: 44 points4420-212022-23: 56 points56

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 BOS 6 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 0.00
2007-08 BOS 56 6 21 27 -3 20 73 47 0.48
2008-09 BOS 82 22 51 73 37 26 146 77 0.89
2009-10 BOS 79 17 35 52 8 26 156 82 0.66 $3.75M
2010-11 BOS 75 13 49 62 23 28 157 56 0.83 $3.75M
2011-12 BOS 79 23 39 62 -5 36 145 69 0.78 $3.75M
2012-13 BOS 47 10 23 33 1 20 93 41 0.70 $5.25M
2013-14 BOS 80 19 50 69 39 28 169 75 0.86 $5.25M
2014-15 BOS 47 7 24 31 7 22 70 35 0.66 $5.25M
2015-16 BOS 72 17 46 63 4 32 143 43 0.88 $7.25M
2016-17 BOS 82 23 31 54 -12 26 158 40 0.66 $7.25M
2017-18 BOS 64 17 27 44 10 18 119 31 0.69 $7.25M
2018-19 BOS 81 20 53 73 7 16 139 28 0.90 $7.25M
2019-20 BOS 61 13 30 43 14 23 83 37 0.70 $7.25M
2020-21 BOS 51 8 36 44 16 16 83 25 0.86 $7.25M
2022-23 BOS 70 16 40 56 23 20 112 41 0.80 $1M
16 seasons Career 1032 231 555 786 166 359 1848 729 0.76

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 BOS 7 1 4 5 1 2 15 6 0.71
2008-09 BOS 11 2 6 8 6 2 26 8 0.73
2009-10 BOS 9 4 4 8 3 2 17 20 0.89
2010-11 BOS 25 12 11 23 8 10 57 19 0.92
2011-12 BOS 7 1 2 3 0 4 11 9 0.43
2012-13 BOS 22 9 17 26 13 14 56 39 1.18
2013-14 BOS 12 0 4 4 -3 4 25 13 0.33
2016-17 BOS 3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0.00
2017-18 BOS 12 3 7 10 -4 6 17 4 0.83
2018-19 BOS 24 4 12 16 5 8 32 25 0.67
2019-20 BOS 10 4 7 11 -5 4 17 17 1.10
2020-21 BOS 11 2 7 9 0 2 32 9 0.82
2022-23 BOS 4 1 3 4 -3 0 6 3 1.00
13 seasons Playoffs 157 43 84 127 20 58 314 174 0.81

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
51 8 36 44 16 16 83 25 0.86 9.6 17:08

Contract

$7.25MCap hit2020-21
$165KCap dollars per point44 points in 51 games
$953KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.6 goals above replacement
$8.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 633 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 2022-23 $1M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $7.25M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $7.25M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $7.25M
2015-16 to 2020-21 $7.25M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $5.25M
2009-10 to 2011-12 $3.75M

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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.4Even-strength defence+1.0Power play+0.5Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

57.8Corsi for %199 attempts for, 145 against
+5.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
65.7Expected goals for %9.7 expected for, 5.1 against
+12.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
70.0Goals for %7 for, 3 against
102.0PDO6.3% shooting + 95.7% saves
33Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 147 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
David Krejci · Craig Smith · Taylor Hall10120:4857.061.93-3
David Krejci · Taylor Hall · Jake DeBrusk522:3358.167.70-0
David Krejci · Brad Marchand · David Pastrnak87:1289.591.01-0
David Krejci · Taylor Hall · David Pastrnak77:1050.073.32-0

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
3.3Expected goalsfrom 41 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.90 expected goals per 60 minutes59th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt49th
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected26thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 78 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0123Expected 3.3Goals 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
May 10, 2021 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 20:50
May 8, 2021 vs NYR L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:06
May 6, 2021 vs NYR W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 14:49
May 4, 2021 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:15
May 3, 2021 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:28
May 1, 2021 vs BUF W 6-2 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 14:40
Apr 29, 2021 vs BUF W 5-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 15:32
Apr 27, 2021 @ PIT W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 16:49
Apr 25, 2021 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:16
Apr 23, 2021 @ BUF L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:05
Apr 22, 2021 @ BUF W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 13:11
Apr 20, 2021 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:29
Apr 18, 2021 vs WSH W 6-3 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 14:05
Apr 16, 2021 vs NYI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:10
Apr 15, 2021 vs NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 14:54
Apr 13, 2021 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 18:25
Apr 11, 2021 vs WSH L 1-8 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:40
Apr 10, 2021 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:14
Apr 8, 2021 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:33
Apr 6, 2021 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:41
Apr 5, 2021 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:14
Apr 3, 2021 vs PIT W 7-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 20:40
Apr 1, 2021 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:01
Mar 30, 2021 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 21:13
Mar 28, 2021 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:39
Mar 27, 2021 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 21:18
Mar 25, 2021 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 17:59
Mar 18, 2021 @ BUF W 4-1 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 16:49
Mar 16, 2021 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:45
Mar 15, 2021 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:54
Mar 13, 2021 vs NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:42
Mar 11, 2021 vs NYR W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 16:25
Mar 9, 2021 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:33
Mar 7, 2021 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:34
Mar 5, 2021 vs WSH W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:20
Mar 3, 2021 vs WSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 20:39
Feb 18, 2021 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:31
Feb 13, 2021 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:47
Feb 12, 2021 @ NYR W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:32
Feb 10, 2021 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:31
Feb 5, 2021 @ PHI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:56
Feb 3, 2021 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 16:36
Feb 1, 2021 @ WSH W 5-3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 18:41
Jan 30, 2021 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 6 0 18:07
Jan 28, 2021 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:36
Jan 26, 2021 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:08
Jan 23, 2021 vs PHI W 6-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:51
Jan 21, 2021 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 18:39
Jan 18, 2021 @ NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:04
Jan 16, 2021 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:34
Jan 14, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 20:22