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Derek Dorsett

#15 · Right wing · Vancouver Canucks

Born Dec 20, 1986 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'0", 192 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 189th overall in 2006 by CBJ (round 7)

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.

Antoine Roussel DAL · 25 P in 80 GP Travis Zajac NJD · 25 P in 74 GP Trevor Lewis LAK · 25 P in 73 GP Bo Horvat VAN · 25 P in 68 GP Riley Nash CAR · 25 P in 68 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.

05101520252008-09: 5 points508-092009-10: 14 points1409-102010-11: 17 points1710-112011-12: 20 points2011-122012-13: 9 points912-132013-14: 8 points813-142014-15: 25 points2514-152015-16: 16 points1615-162016-17: 4 points416-172017-18: 9 points917-18

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 CBJ 52 4 1 5 -1 150 59 116 0.10
2009-10 CBJ 51 4 10 14 6 105 57 102 0.27
2010-11 CBJ 76 4 13 17 -15 184 112 195 0.22 $1.633M
2011-12 CBJ 77 12 8 20 -11 235 137 199 0.26 $1.633M
2012-13 CBJ 24 3 6 9 -11 53 38 55 0.38 $1.633M
2013-14 NYR 51 4 4 8 -1 128 67 102 0.16 $1.633M
2014-15 VAN 79 7 18 25 4 175 89 166 0.32 $1.633M
2015-16 VAN 71 5 11 16 -13 177 91 127 0.23 $2.65M
2016-17 VAN 14 1 3 4 -6 33 24 35 0.29 $2.65M
2017-18 VAN 20 7 2 9 -1 74 26 39 0.45 $2.65M
10 seasons Career 515 51 76 127 -49 1314 700 1136 0.25

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 CBJ 3 0 0 0 -1 2 7 14 0.00
2012-13 NYR 11 0 1 1 -5 28 13 28 0.09
2013-14 NYR 23 0 1 1 -2 19 20 56 0.04
2014-15 VAN 6 0 0 0 -3 20 5 17 0.00
4 seasons Playoffs 43 0 2 2 -11 69 45 115 0.05

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 7 18 25 4 175 89 166 0.32 7.9 12:03

Contract

$1.633MCap hit2014-15
$65KCap dollars per point25 points in 79 games
$536KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.1MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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
2015-16 to 2017-18 $2.65M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $1.633M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $1.633M

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

0.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.9Even-strength defence0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.7

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.

01232010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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 %63 attempts for, 59 against
-4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.6Expected goals for %1.7 expected for, 2.6 against
-15.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 3 against
88.9PDO0.0% shooting + 88.9% 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
Brad Richardson · Derek Dorsett · Shawn Matthias542:4550.739.50-3
Derek Dorsett · Bo Horvat · Ronalds Kenins26:4462.569.20-0
Chris Higgins · Derek Dorsett · Nick Bonino46:2164.345.50-0
Chris Higgins · Derek Dorsett · Bo Horvat22:5633.310.70-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.5Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.37 expected goals per 60 minutes8th
Shot quality 4.7% chance per attempt5th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected44thOne 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.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.5Goals 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 11, 2015 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:08
Apr 9, 2015 vs ARI W 5-0 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 13:21
Apr 6, 2015 vs LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:17
Apr 4, 2015 @ WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 09:17
Apr 2, 2015 @ CHI L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 11:17
Mar 31, 2015 @ NSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 10:07
Mar 30, 2015 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:20
Mar 28, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 13:04
Mar 26, 2015 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 11:40
Mar 24, 2015 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:17
Mar 22, 2015 @ ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 14:22
Mar 21, 2015 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:59
Mar 19, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 13:30
Mar 17, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 13:59
Mar 14, 2015 vs TOR W 4-1 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 13:16
Mar 12, 2015 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 11:44
Mar 9, 2015 vs ANA W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 15:16
Mar 7, 2015 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 13:30
Mar 5, 2015 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 14:21
Mar 3, 2015 vs SJS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 5 1 3 12:13
Mar 1, 2015 vs STL W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 13:19
Feb 26, 2015 @ BUF L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:20
Feb 24, 2015 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:01
Feb 22, 2015 @ NYI W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:51
Feb 20, 2015 @ NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 13:06
Feb 19, 2015 @ NYR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:08
Feb 16, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:35
Feb 14, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 14:13
Feb 13, 2015 vs BOS W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 14:48
Feb 11, 2015 @ CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:42
Feb 9, 2015 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 11:07
Feb 7, 2015 vs PIT W 5-0 0 1 1 1 6 2 1 13:43
Feb 5, 2015 vs SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:40
Feb 3, 2015 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 08:28
Feb 1, 2015 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 09:25
Jan 27, 2015 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:13
Jan 20, 2015 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12:00
Jan 19, 2015 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:09
Jan 16, 2015 @ CAR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 14:58
Jan 15, 2015 @ PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 13:06
Jan 13, 2015 @ NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:56
Jan 10, 2015 vs CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0 09:42
Jan 8, 2015 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 14:03
Jan 6, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13:54
Jan 3, 2015 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:29
Jan 1, 2015 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:33
Dec 30, 2014 @ SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:53
Dec 28, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 13:08
Dec 22, 2014 vs ARI W 7-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 13:33
Dec 20, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 12:34
Dec 17, 2014 vs DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 12:32
Dec 13, 2014 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 13:42
Dec 9, 2014 @ MTL L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:43
Dec 7, 2014 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 15 0 3 08:50
Dec 6, 2014 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 8 13:09
Dec 4, 2014 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12:51
Dec 2, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 11:08
Nov 30, 2014 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:51
Nov 28, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:53
Nov 25, 2014 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 1 5 2 6 09:56
Nov 23, 2014 vs CHI W 4-1 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 13:03
Nov 20, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 10:27
Nov 19, 2014 @ EDM W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 07:28
Nov 14, 2014 vs ARI L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 7 0 4 11:11
Nov 8, 2014 @ LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 07:42
Nov 6, 2014 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 7 2 3 11:24
Nov 4, 2014 @ COL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 08:52
Nov 2, 2014 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 10:29
Nov 1, 2014 @ EDM W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 11:43
Oct 30, 2014 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 12:36
Oct 28, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 12:03
Oct 26, 2014 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 09:51
Oct 24, 2014 @ COL L 3-7 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 09:13
Oct 23, 2014 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:43
Oct 21, 2014 @ DAL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 2 4 3 09:59
Oct 18, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 09:10
Oct 17, 2014 @ EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:09
Oct 11, 2014 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 08:47
Oct 8, 2014 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 09:35