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Andrew MacDonald

#47 · Defence · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Sep 7, 1986 in Judique, Nova Scotia, CAN · 6'1", 204 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 160th overall in 2006 by NYI (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Shea Theodore ANA · 8 P in 19 GP Patrik Nemeth DAL · 8 P in 38 GP Luca Sbisa VAN · 8 P in 41 GP Cody Goloubef CBJ · 8 P in 43 GP Jakub Kindl FLA · 8 P in 44 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.

010202008-09: 0 points008-092009-10: 7 points709-102010-11: 27 points2710-112011-12: 19 points1911-122012-13: 12 points1212-132013-14: 28 points2813-142014-15: 12 points1214-152015-16: 8 points815-162016-17: 18 points1816-172017-18: 21 points2117-182018-19: 9 points918-19

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 NYI 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.00
2009-10 NYI 46 1 6 7 4 20 43 36 0.15
2010-11 NYI 60 4 23 27 9 37 72 38 0.45 $550K
2011-12 NYI 75 5 14 19 -5 26 71 48 0.25 $550K
2012-13 NYI 48 3 9 12 -2 20 45 26 0.25 $550K
2013-14 NYI 63 4 20 24 -19 34 72 48 0.38 $550K
2013-14 PHI 19 0 4 4 -3 16 20 21 0.21
2014-15 PHI 58 2 10 12 -5 41 62 35 0.21 $5M
2015-16 PHI 28 1 7 8 10 6 20 14 0.29 $5M
2016-17 PHI 73 2 16 18 -5 26 65 39 0.25 $5M
2017-18 PHI 66 6 15 21 8 30 82 36 0.32 $5M
2018-19 PHI 47 0 9 9 -5 18 41 30 0.19 $5M
11 seasons Career 586 28 133 161 -11 276 594 371 0.27

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 NYI 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 3 0.00
2013-14 PHI 7 1 1 2 -2 8 6 4 0.29
2015-16 PHI 6 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 0.17
2017-18 PHI 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 10 0.33
4 seasons Playoffs 23 4 1 5 -2 20 24 19 0.22

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
28 1 7 8 10 6 20 14 0.29 5.0 20:07

Contract

$5MCap hit2015-16
$625KCap dollars per point8 points in 28 games
$1.515MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.3 goals above replacement
$2.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.3MValueworth 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 668 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
2014-15 to 2018-19 $5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $550K
2010-11 to 2013-14 $550K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 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
0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence0.0Even-strength defence+0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill-0.1Penalties+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.

-10-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

46.3Corsi for %81 attempts for, 94 against
-0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.0Expected goals for %2.3 expected for, 3.5 against
-3.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %1 for, 1 against
100.1PDO2.8% shooting + 97.3% saves
9Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andrew MacDonald · Shayne Gostisbehere673:0846.638.11-1
Andrew MacDonald · Radko Gudas34:2422.223.70-0
Mark Streit · Andrew MacDonald53:0025.0100.00-0
Andrew MacDonald · Brandon Manning32:3666.765.10-0

The pairs 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 pairs 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
0.1Expected goalsfrom 5 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.08 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 2.8% chance per attempt35th
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected84thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 49 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.1

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 10, 2016 @ NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 21:06
Apr 9, 2016 vs PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:22
Apr 7, 2016 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 18:12
Apr 6, 2016 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:22
Apr 3, 2016 @ PIT L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19:00
Apr 2, 2016 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:01
Mar 30, 2016 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:19
Mar 28, 2016 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:35
Mar 26, 2016 @ ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:05
Mar 24, 2016 @ COL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:01
Mar 22, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:45
Mar 21, 2016 @ NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 19:31
Mar 19, 2016 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:51
Mar 16, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:05
Mar 15, 2016 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 20:13
Mar 11, 2016 @ TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 22:00
Mar 7, 2016 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:13
Mar 5, 2016 vs CBJ W 6-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:24
Mar 3, 2016 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:58
Feb 29, 2016 vs CGY W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:52
Feb 27, 2016 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:10
Feb 25, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24:02
Feb 23, 2016 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:50
Feb 20, 2016 @ TOR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:13
Feb 19, 2016 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:22
Feb 16, 2016 @ NJD W 6-3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 22:39
Feb 14, 2016 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:40
Dec 8, 2015 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:29