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Marco Scandella

#6 · Defence · St. Louis Blues

Born Feb 23, 1990 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 6'3", 212 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 55th overall in 2008 by MIN (round 2)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Fedor Tyutin COL · 13 P in 69 GP Kris Russell EDM · 13 P in 68 GP Andy Greene NJD · 13 P in 66 GP Colin Miller BOS · 13 P in 61 GP Justin Braun SJS · 13 P in 81 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.

051015202010-11: 2 points210-112011-12: 12 points1211-122012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 17 points1713-142014-15: 23 points2314-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 22 points2217-182018-19: 13 points1318-192019-20: 13 points1319-202020-21: 9 points920-212021-22: 14 points1421-222022-23: 2 points222-232023-24: 8 points823-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 MIN 20 0 2 2 -9 2 13 20 0.10
2011-12 MIN 63 3 9 12 -22 19 77 46 0.19
2012-13 MIN 6 1 0 1 -1 4 7 8 0.17
2013-14 MIN 76 3 14 17 10 20 80 70 0.22 $1.025M
2014-15 MIN 64 11 12 23 8 56 112 90 0.36 $1.025M
2015-16 MIN 73 5 16 21 6 22 126 66 0.29 $4M
2016-17 MIN 71 4 9 13 -2 25 88 50 0.18 $4M
2017-18 BUF 82 5 17 22 -15 37 138 91 0.27 $4M
2018-19 BUF 63 6 7 13 -13 26 83 53 0.21 $4M
2019-20 BUF 31 3 6 9 9 8 39 38 0.29 $4M
2019-20 MTL 20 1 2 3 1 8 21 25 0.15
2019-20 STL 11 0 1 1 4 4 17 15 0.09
2020-21 STL 49 3 6 9 14 24 55 60 0.18 $3.275M
2021-22 STL 70 3 11 14 17 18 76 106 0.20 $3.275M
2022-23 STL 20 1 1 2 2 6 17 27 0.10 $3.275M
2023-24 STL 65 2 6 8 2 15 42 70 0.12 $3.275M
14 seasons Career 784 51 119 170 11 294 991 835 0.22

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 MIN 5 1 1 2 -1 0 6 5 0.40
2013-14 MIN 13 2 1 3 4 0 20 21 0.23
2014-15 MIN 10 2 1 3 4 0 17 15 0.30
2015-16 MIN 6 1 0 1 -7 4 12 6 0.17
2016-17 MIN 5 0 0 0 -1 2 10 11 0.00
2019-20 STL 6 0 0 0 -4 0 7 9 0.00
2020-21 STL 4 0 0 0 -4 0 3 6 0.00
2021-22 STL 4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 8 0.00
8 seasons Playoffs 53 6 3 9 -12 6 77 81 0.17

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 4 9 13 -2 25 88 50 0.18 4.5 18:20

Contract

$4MCap hit2016-17
$308KCap dollars per point13 points in 71 games
$3.303MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.2 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.7MValueworth 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 664 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
2022-23 to 2023-24 $3.275M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $3.275M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $4M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $4M
2015-16 to 2019-20 $4M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $1.025M

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.5Even-strength defence-0.1Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.1

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.

-10-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

58.0Corsi for %98 attempts for, 71 against
-4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.8Expected goals for %2.9 expected for, 2.7 against
-11.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.0Goals for %2 for, 3 against
96.2PDO3.7% shooting + 92.5% saves
20Attempts 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
Marco Scandella · Mathew Dumba567:0058.247.40-0
Marco Scandella · Jonas Brodin511:2666.761.71-1
Marco Scandella · Jared Spurgeon47:0766.739.10-0
Marco Scandella · Nate Prosser34:5550.055.71-1

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.18 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 2.3% chance per attempt16th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected36thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 58 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.3Goals 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 8, 2017 @ ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:12
Apr 6, 2017 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:41
Apr 4, 2017 vs CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:40
Apr 2, 2017 vs COL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 23:58
Apr 1, 2017 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:57
Mar 30, 2017 vs OTT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:16
Mar 28, 2017 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:37
Mar 26, 2017 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:23
Mar 25, 2017 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:37
Mar 23, 2017 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:42
Mar 21, 2017 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:50
Mar 19, 2017 @ WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:25
Mar 18, 2017 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:38
Mar 16, 2017 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:27
Mar 14, 2017 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:07
Mar 12, 2017 @ CHI L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:25
Mar 10, 2017 @ FLA W 7-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:52
Mar 9, 2017 @ TBL L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 16:24
Mar 7, 2017 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 21:00
Mar 5, 2017 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 22:39
Mar 2, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:53
Feb 28, 2017 @ WPG W 6-5 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 20:38
Feb 27, 2017 vs LAK W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:54
Feb 21, 2017 vs CHI L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 18:36
Feb 18, 2017 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:38
Feb 16, 2017 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:47
Feb 14, 2017 vs ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:35
Feb 12, 2017 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:08
Feb 10, 2017 vs TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15:08
Feb 8, 2017 vs CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:55
Feb 7, 2017 @ WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:30
Feb 4, 2017 @ VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:45
Feb 1, 2017 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:33
Jan 31, 2017 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 23:20
Jan 26, 2017 vs STL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:21
Jan 24, 2017 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18:42
Jan 22, 2017 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 19:35
Jan 21, 2017 vs ANA W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:20
Jan 19, 2017 vs ARI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:25
Jan 17, 2017 vs NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:58
Jan 15, 2017 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 18:46
Jan 14, 2017 @ DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:36
Jan 12, 2017 vs MTL W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:29
Jan 8, 2017 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:27
Jan 7, 2017 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:49
Jan 5, 2017 @ SJS W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:38
Dec 31, 2016 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 20:59
Dec 29, 2016 vs NYI W 6-4 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 18:16
Dec 27, 2016 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:59
Dec 23, 2016 @ NYR W 7-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 14:24
Dec 22, 2016 @ MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:51
Dec 20, 2016 vs COL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:46
Dec 17, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:00
Dec 15, 2016 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:42
Dec 13, 2016 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:58
Dec 11, 2016 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 18:19
Dec 9, 2016 vs EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 18:26
Dec 7, 2016 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:06
Dec 4, 2016 @ EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:18
Dec 2, 2016 @ CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:10
Nov 29, 2016 @ VAN L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:46
Nov 26, 2016 @ STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 10:57
Nov 25, 2016 vs PIT W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:58
Nov 23, 2016 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:20
Oct 27, 2016 @ BUF W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 03:07
Oct 25, 2016 @ BOS W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:23
Oct 23, 2016 @ NYI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:59
Oct 22, 2016 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:23
Oct 18, 2016 vs LAK W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:13
Oct 15, 2016 vs WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 19:46
Oct 13, 2016 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:40