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Nathan Gerbe

#24 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Jul 24, 1987 in Oxford, Michigan, USA · 5'4", 176 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 142nd overall in 2005 by BUF (round 5)

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.

Jason Arnott WSH · 31 P in 73 GP Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 31 P in 54 GP Joffrey Lupul TOR · 31 P in 54 GP Matt Stajan CGY · 31 P in 76 GP Taylor Pyatt PHX · 31 P in 76 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.

01020302008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 5 points509-102010-11: 31 points3110-112011-12: 25 points2511-122012-13: 10 points1012-132013-14: 31 points3113-142014-15: 28 points2814-152015-16: 7 points715-162017-18: 0 points017-182019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 3 points320-21

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 BUF 10 0 1 1 3 4 24 11 0.10
2009-10 BUF 10 2 3 5 1 4 29 5 0.50
2010-11 BUF 64 16 15 31 11 34 171 53 0.48
2011-12 BUF 62 6 19 25 2 32 137 53 0.40 $1.45M
2012-13 BUF 42 5 5 10 -3 14 64 32 0.24 $1.45M
2013-14 CAR 81 16 15 31 -6 36 221 53 0.38 $550K
2014-15 CAR 78 10 18 28 -14 34 235 73 0.36 $1.75M
2015-16 CAR 47 3 4 7 -15 14 73 54 0.15 $1.75M
2017-18 CBJ 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0.00 $750K
2019-20 CBJ 30 4 6 10 -7 22 55 46 0.33 $675K
2020-21 CBJ 9 1 2 3 0 2 9 8 0.33 $750K
11 seasons Career 435 63 88 151 -29 196 1019 392 0.35

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 BUF 2 1 1 2 2 0 6 4 1.00
2010-11 BUF 7 2 0 2 -1 18 19 20 0.29
2019-20 CBJ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 11 3 1 4 1 18 27 30 0.36

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 16 15 31 11 34 171 53 0.48 9.4 13:20

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2021-22 $750K
2019-20 to 2019-20 $675K
2017-18 to 2017-18 $750K
2014-15 to 2015-16 $1.75M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $550K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.45M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $1.45M

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 2010-11 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.

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

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.

-4-202462010-112012-132014-152017-182020-21Goals 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

48.4Corsi for %77 attempts for, 82 against
+3.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.1Expected goals for %3.6 expected for, 3.8 against
+10.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %3 for, 3 against
99.2PDO6.4% shooting + 92.9% saves
27Attempts 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
Paul Gaustad · Patrick Kaleta · Nathan Gerbe630:0046.742.51-2
Tim Connolly · Drew Stafford · Nathan Gerbe219:4641.232.30-0
Brad Boyes · Paul Gaustad · Nathan Gerbe28:2044.48.10-0
Paul Gaustad · Drew Stafford · Nathan Gerbe42:4657.157.80-0

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
1.0Expected goalsfrom 22 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.64 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 4.5% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected72ndOne 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 1.0

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 9, 2011 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:40
Apr 8, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 6 2 16:41
Apr 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:08
Apr 3, 2011 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 14:17
Apr 2, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 17:49
Mar 30, 2011 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15:38
Mar 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:34
Mar 26, 2011 vs NJD W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16:32
Mar 25, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 15:22
Mar 22, 2011 @ MTL W 2-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 13:06
Mar 20, 2011 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 13:18
Mar 19, 2011 vs ATL W 8-2 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 12:42
Mar 15, 2011 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 10:31
Mar 13, 2011 vs OTT W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 13:39
Mar 12, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:27
Mar 10, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 12:43
Mar 8, 2011 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:27
Mar 6, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:55
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHI W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 10:47
Mar 3, 2011 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:31
Feb 26, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 15:52
Feb 25, 2011 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:00
Feb 23, 2011 vs ATL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 16:50
Feb 20, 2011 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 07:56
Feb 18, 2011 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:37
Feb 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:43
Feb 15, 2011 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 15:07
Feb 13, 2011 vs NYI L 6-7 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11:51
Feb 10, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 13:53
Feb 8, 2011 @ TBL W 7-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12:02
Feb 5, 2011 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 11:13
Feb 4, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 07:17
Jan 25, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 15:21
Jan 23, 2011 @ NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 14:09
Jan 21, 2011 vs NYI L 2-5 2 0 2 1 2 8 1 20:22
Jan 20, 2011 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 17:02
Jan 18, 2011 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 12:52
Jan 15, 2011 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 16:01
Jan 13, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:32
Jan 11, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 14:21
Dec 28, 2010 @ EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:29
Dec 27, 2010 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 11:01
Dec 23, 2010 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:55
Dec 21, 2010 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:50
Dec 11, 2010 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 11:28
Dec 9, 2010 vs SJS W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 14:07
Dec 7, 2010 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:35
Dec 4, 2010 @ OTT W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:00
Dec 3, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:19
Nov 27, 2010 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 11:39
Nov 26, 2010 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:03
Nov 24, 2010 vs PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 15:06
Nov 20, 2010 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:03
Nov 19, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:38
Nov 17, 2010 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:56
Oct 29, 2010 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 09:06
Oct 26, 2010 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:23
Oct 23, 2010 @ NJD W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:44
Oct 22, 2010 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:27
Oct 20, 2010 @ ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:29
Oct 16, 2010 @ CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12:10
Oct 15, 2010 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:48
Oct 13, 2010 vs NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:48
Oct 9, 2010 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:27