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Bryan Little

#18 · Centre · Winnipeg Jets

Born Nov 12, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'0", 191 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 12th overall in 2006 by ATL (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Martin St. Louis NYR · 52 P in 74 GP Thomas Vanek MIN · 52 P in 80 GP Brandon Saad CHI · 52 P in 82 GP Patric Hornqvist PIT · 51 P in 64 GP Kyle Okposo NYI · 51 P in 60 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.

02040602007-08: 16 points1607-082008-09: 51 points5108-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 48 points4810-112011-12: 46 points4611-122012-13: 32 points3212-132013-14: 64 points6413-142014-15: 52 points5214-152015-16: 42 points4215-162016-17: 47 points4716-172017-18: 43 points4317-182018-19: 41 points4118-192019-20: 5 points519-20

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 ATL 48 6 10 16 -2 18 76 15 0.33
2008-09 ATL 79 31 20 51 -5 24 172 40 0.65
2009-10 ATL 79 13 21 34 -6 20 165 45 0.43
2010-11 ATL 76 18 30 48 11 33 158 41 0.63 $2.383M
2011-12 WPG 74 24 22 46 -11 26 162 44 0.62 $2.383M
2012-13 WPG 48 7 25 32 8 4 84 32 0.67 $2.383M
2013-14 WPG 82 23 41 64 8 58 170 84 0.78 $4.7M
2014-15 WPG 70 24 28 52 8 24 148 56 0.74 $4.7M
2015-16 WPG 57 17 25 42 -13 12 127 48 0.74 $4.7M
2016-17 WPG 59 21 26 47 -7 18 119 35 0.80 $4.7M
2017-18 WPG 82 16 27 43 2 28 129 50 0.52 $4.7M
2018-19 WPG 82 15 26 41 -12 26 126 62 0.50 $5.292M
2019-20 WPG 7 2 3 5 4 2 13 3 0.71 $5.292M
13 seasons Career 843 217 304 521 -15 293 1649 555 0.62

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WPG 4 2 1 3 -3 0 10 5 0.75
2017-18 WPG 17 1 5 6 5 2 26 14 0.35
2018-19 WPG 6 1 2 3 1 0 6 8 0.50
3 seasons Playoffs 27 4 8 12 3 2 42 27 0.44

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 24 28 52 8 24 148 56 0.74 16.2 19:55

Contract

$4.7MCap hit2014-15
$90KCap dollars per point52 points in 70 games
$679KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.9 goals above replacement
$4.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$18KValueworth 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 649 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 2023-24 $5.292M
2013-14 to 2017-18 $4.7M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.383M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $2.383M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.3Goals 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-0.1Power 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.

-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

52.1Corsi for %50 attempts for, 46 against
+7.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.0Expected goals for %1.6 expected for, 2.4 against
-4.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %2 for, 4 against
93.1PDO7.4% shooting + 85.7% 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
Andrew Ladd · Bryan Little · Michael Frolik335:3761.761.81-1
Andrew Ladd · Drew Stafford · Bryan Little114:2538.915.11-1
Chris Thorburn · Bryan Little · Michael Frolik10:35100.0100.00-0
Andrew Ladd · Blake Wheeler · Bryan Little10:340.00.00-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.1Expected goalsfrom 14 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes70th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected67thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.1

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, 2015 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:29
Apr 7, 2015 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 21:08
Apr 6, 2015 @ MIN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:47
Apr 4, 2015 vs VAN W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 18:15
Mar 31, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:41
Mar 4, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 22:15
Mar 1, 2015 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 18:30
Feb 26, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 24:31
Feb 24, 2015 vs DAL W 4-2 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 18:55
Feb 21, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:22
Feb 19, 2015 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:38
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 2 1 3 1 0 8 1 23:54
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 23:31
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21:40
Feb 10, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:07
Feb 8, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 20:46
Feb 6, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:33
Feb 3, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 20:37
Feb 2, 2015 @ CGY L 2-5 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 16:23
Jan 31, 2015 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 20:32
Jan 29, 2015 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:58
Jan 27, 2015 @ PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 16:25
Jan 21, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:19
Jan 18, 2015 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 22:18
Jan 16, 2015 @ CHI W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 19:27
Jan 15, 2015 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:12
Jan 13, 2015 vs FLA W 8-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:38
Jan 11, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 24:22
Jan 10, 2015 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:49
Jan 8, 2015 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 19:23
Jan 5, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 19:27
Jan 3, 2015 vs TOR W 5-1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 17:33
Dec 31, 2014 vs NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 20:31
Dec 29, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 21:17
Dec 27, 2014 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 20:35
Dec 23, 2014 @ CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 17:46
Dec 21, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 18:29
Dec 19, 2014 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:56
Dec 16, 2014 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:25
Dec 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 18:19
Dec 11, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:32
Dec 9, 2014 @ DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 19:32
Dec 7, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:24
Dec 5, 2014 vs COL W 6-2 3 1 4 3 0 3 0 17:20
Dec 3, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:37
Nov 28, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:16
Nov 26, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 20:14
Nov 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 20:11
Nov 23, 2014 vs STL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 19:22
Nov 20, 2014 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:01
Nov 18, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:13
Nov 16, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 21:33
Nov 15, 2014 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:52
Nov 13, 2014 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:49
Nov 11, 2014 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:55
Nov 8, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:24
Nov 6, 2014 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22:40
Nov 4, 2014 vs NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:43
Nov 2, 2014 @ CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:54
Nov 1, 2014 @ NYR W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:15
Oct 30, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:27
Oct 28, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 19:53
Oct 26, 2014 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 23:26
Oct 24, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 21:53
Oct 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 20:03
Oct 19, 2014 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 18:25
Oct 17, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:15
Oct 12, 2014 @ LAK L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 19:25
Oct 11, 2014 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:11
Oct 9, 2014 @ ARI W 6-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 19:54