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Matt D'Agostini

#27 · Right wing · Buffalo Sabres

Born Oct 23, 1986 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 198 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 190th overall in 2005 by MTL (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brayden Schenn PHI · 18 P in 54 GP Nick Bonino ANA · 18 P in 50 GP Matt Stajan CGY · 18 P in 61 GP Matthew Lombardi TOR · 18 P in 62 GP Mike Knuble WSH · 18 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.

0102030402007-08: 0 points007-082008-09: 21 points2108-092009-10: 4 points409-102010-11: 46 points4610-112011-12: 18 points1811-122012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 12 points1213-14

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 MTL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.00
2008-09 MTL 53 12 9 21 -17 16 116 48 0.40
2009-10 MTL 40 2 2 4 -12 26 48 26 0.10
2009-10 STL 7 0 0 0 -3 2 6 7 0.00
2010-11 STL 82 21 25 46 8 40 163 70 0.56
2011-12 STL 55 9 9 18 12 27 101 48 0.33
2012-13 STL 16 1 1 2 -4 2 19 11 0.13 $1.65M
2012-13 NJD 13 2 2 4 -1 6 14 10 0.31
2013-14 PIT 8 0 1 1 -1 4 11 7 0.13 $550K
2013-14 BUF 49 5 6 11 -14 22 99 48 0.22
7 seasons Career 324 52 55 107 -32 147 577 276 0.33

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 MTL 3 0 0 0 -5 0 5 1 0.00
2011-12 STL 4 1 0 1 0 4 8 8 0.25
2 seasons Playoffs 7 1 0 1 -5 4 13 9 0.14

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 9 9 18 12 27 101 48 0.33 8.9 14:01

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2013-14 $550K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.65M

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

0.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence+0.2Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-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.

-202462010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

51.6Corsi for %33 attempts for, 31 against
+4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.0Expected goals for %1.0 expected for, 1.4 against
-2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %1 for, 1 against
97.9PDO5.6% shooting + 92.3% 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andy McDonald · David Backes · Matt D'Agostini322:1865.759.01-1
Scott Nichol · B.J. Crombeen · Matt D'Agostini16:420.00.00-0
Matt D'Agostini · Patrik Berglund · David Perron11:1750.044.70-0
David Backes · Matt D'Agostini · David Perron10:510.00.00-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.4Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.54 expected goals per 60 minutes34th
Shot quality 4.4% chance per attempt4th
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected72ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 83 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.4

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 6, 2012 vs PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 07:12
Apr 4, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:20
Mar 31, 2012 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 08:27
Feb 7, 2012 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 03:35
Feb 4, 2012 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 14:32
Feb 3, 2012 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 14:47
Jan 24, 2012 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 13:58
Jan 23, 2012 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:33
Jan 21, 2012 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:44
Jan 19, 2012 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:55
Jan 16, 2012 vs DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 15:37
Jan 14, 2012 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:53
Jan 12, 2012 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:13
Jan 10, 2012 @ MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:46
Jan 7, 2012 vs COL W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 14:02
Jan 5, 2012 vs EDM W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 11:10
Jan 3, 2012 vs PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:19
Dec 31, 2011 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:44
Dec 30, 2011 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:32
Dec 27, 2011 @ DET L 2-3 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 12:56
Dec 26, 2011 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:15
Dec 23, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 09:07
Dec 21, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 12:26
Dec 18, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:35
Dec 17, 2011 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 16:22
Dec 15, 2011 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:00
Dec 10, 2011 vs SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:28
Dec 8, 2011 vs ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 14:34
Dec 6, 2011 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:14
Dec 3, 2011 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:34
Dec 2, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:13
Nov 29, 2011 @ WSH W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 17:27
Nov 27, 2011 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:33
Nov 25, 2011 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:20
Nov 23, 2011 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:39
Nov 22, 2011 vs LAK L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:02
Nov 19, 2011 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:04
Nov 17, 2011 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 18:30
Nov 15, 2011 vs DET W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 12:49
Nov 12, 2011 vs TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:29
Nov 10, 2011 vs TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 17:01
Nov 8, 2011 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:42
Nov 5, 2011 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:19
Nov 4, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:29
Oct 30, 2011 @ EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:34
Oct 28, 2011 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:35
Oct 26, 2011 @ VAN W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 7 2 13:43
Oct 22, 2011 @ PHI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 17:08
Oct 21, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 14:34
Oct 18, 2011 @ LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:54
Oct 16, 2011 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:44
Oct 15, 2011 @ SJS W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 13:31
Oct 13, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 14:14
Oct 10, 2011 vs CGY W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 14:03
Oct 8, 2011 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:37