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Marcus Foligno

#17 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born Aug 10, 1991 in Buffalo, New York, USA (age 35) · 6'3", 226 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 104th overall in 2009 by BUF (round 4)

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King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2025-26

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jake DeBrusk BOS · 42 P in 77 GP Dawson Mercer NJD · 42 P in 82 GP Adam Henrique ANA · 42 P in 58 GP Evgeni Malkin PIT · 42 P in 41 GP Anthony Cirelli TBL · 43 P in 76 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.

0102030402011-12: 13 points1311-122012-13: 18 points182013-14: 19 points1913-142014-15: 20 points202015-16: 23 points2315-162016-17: 23 points232017-18: 23 points2317-182018-19: 19 points192019-20: 25 points2519-202020-21: 26 points262021-22: 42 points4221-222022-23: 21 points212023-24: 22 points2223-242024-25: 29 points292025-26: 13 points1325-262026-27: 0 points0

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 BUF 14 6 7 13 6 9 23 44 0.93 $827K
2012-13 BUF 47 5 13 18 -4 41 55 108 0.38 $827K
2013-14 BUF 74 7 12 19 -17 82 79 206 0.26 $827K
2014-15 BUF 57 8 12 20 -5 50 66 193 0.35 $1.875M
2015-16 BUF 75 10 13 23 4 79 81 193 0.31 $1.875M
2016-17 BUF 80 13 10 23 -1 73 97 279 0.29 $2.25M
2017-18 MIN 77 8 15 23 2 72 79 185 0.30 $2.875M
2018-19 MIN 82 7 12 19 -1 55 91 206 0.23 $2.875M
2019-20 MIN 59 11 14 25 8 30 86 184 0.42 $2.875M
2020-21 MIN 39 11 15 26 19 49 40 109 0.67 $2.875M
2021-22 MIN 74 23 19 42 25 112 98 238 0.57 $3.1M
2022-23 MIN 65 7 14 21 -6 97 83 237 0.32 $3.1M
2023-24 MIN 55 10 12 22 10 59 56 179 0.40 $3.1M
2024-25 MIN 77 14 15 29 7 75 91 253 0.38 $4M
2025-26 MIN 56 8 5 13 -12 67 65 180 0.23 $4M
2026-27 MIN 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 13 0.00 $4M
16 seasons Career 935 148 188 336 39 950 1094 2807 0.36

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 MIN 5 1 0 1 -2 16 4 16 0.20
2019-20 MIN 4 0 1 1 -2 5 4 23 0.25
2020-21 MIN 7 0 2 2 0 0 9 52 0.29
2021-22 MIN 6 0 2 2 1 14 4 25 0.33
2022-23 MIN 6 1 0 1 -1 35 6 27 0.17
2024-25 MIN 6 3 1 4 4 6 10 42 0.67
2025-26 MIN 11 2 1 3 1 8 7 55 0.27
7 seasons Playoffs 45 7 7 14 1 84 44 240 0.31

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 23 19 42 25 112 98 238 0.57 23.5 16:24

Contract

$3.1MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$74KCap dollars per point42 points in 74 games
$478KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.5 goals above replacement
$5.4MWorth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Jan 12, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $9.3M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2023-24, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $3.1M $2.1M $0 $2.1M
2022-23 $3.1M $3.1M $0 $3.1M
2023-24 $3.1M $4.1M $0 $4.1M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 29, 2023 Minnesota Wild Extension 2024-25 to 2027-28 4 $16M $4M
Jan 12, 2021 Minnesota Wild Extension 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $9.3M $3.1M
Sep 14, 2017 Minnesota Wild New contract 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $11.5M $2.875M
Jul 14, 2016 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $2.25M $2.25M
Jul 1, 2014 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $3.75M $1.875M
May 26, 2011 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.7M $827K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.4Even-strength defence+0.3Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.2Penalties+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.

-202468102011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

61.0Corsi for %83 attempts for, 53 against
+10.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
68.8Expected goals for %4.2 expected for, 1.9 against
+17.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.5Goals for %5 for, 3 against
102.8PDO13.9% shooting + 88.9% 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Marcus Foligno · Jordan Greenway · Joel Eriksson Ek648:0755.368.33-1
Marcus Foligno · Ryan Hartman · Jordan Greenway54:0085.748.30-1
Marcus Foligno · Jordan Greenway · Tyson Jost43:1380.086.40-0
Marcus Foligno · Nicolas Deslauriers · Tyson Jost31:49100.00.00-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.9Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.55 expected goals per 60 minutes10th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt71st
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 89 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.9Goals 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 29, 2022 vs COL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 01:28
Apr 28, 2022 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 17:15
Apr 26, 2022 vs ARI L 3-5 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 16:26
Apr 17, 2022 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 16:18
Apr 16, 2022 @ STL L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 15:59
Apr 14, 2022 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:44
Apr 12, 2022 vs EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:09
Apr 10, 2022 vs LAK W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 17:46
Apr 8, 2022 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 15:56
Apr 5, 2022 @ NSH L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 5 0 6 17:09
Apr 3, 2022 @ WSH W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 17:59
Apr 2, 2022 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:19
Mar 31, 2022 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:35
Mar 29, 2022 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 14:49
Mar 27, 2022 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:35
Mar 26, 2022 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 15:13
Mar 24, 2022 vs VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 13:40
Mar 21, 2022 vs VGK W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 14:40
Mar 19, 2022 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:09
Mar 16, 2022 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 17:41
Mar 13, 2022 vs NSH L 2-6 0 1 1 1 5 2 2 16:16
Mar 11, 2022 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 19:59
Mar 10, 2022 @ DET W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 14:44
Mar 8, 2022 vs NYR W 5-2 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 17:00
Mar 6, 2022 vs DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 15:30
Mar 4, 2022 @ BUF L 4-5 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 17:37
Mar 3, 2022 @ PHI W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 8 14:47
Mar 1, 2022 vs CGY L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 15:07
Feb 26, 2022 @ CGY L 3-7 0 0 0 -4 0 2 4 16:23
Feb 24, 2022 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 19:25
Feb 22, 2022 @ OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 18:22
Feb 20, 2022 @ EDM W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:07
Feb 18, 2022 vs FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 18:55
Feb 16, 2022 @ WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:40
Feb 8, 2022 @ WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 12:59
Jan 28, 2022 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15:15
Jan 24, 2022 vs MTL W 8-2 1 0 1 1 14 2 2 16:19
Jan 22, 2022 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 21:45
Jan 21, 2022 @ CHI W 5-1 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 16:29
Jan 17, 2022 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 16:03
Jan 14, 2022 vs ANA W 7-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 14:17
Jan 8, 2022 vs WSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 21:15
Jan 6, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 5 0 3 14:44
Jan 1, 2022 vs STL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:43
Dec 20, 2021 @ DAL L 4-7 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 21:21
Dec 16, 2021 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 15:58
Dec 12, 2021 @ VGK L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 15:20
Dec 11, 2021 @ LAK L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 16:13
Dec 9, 2021 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15:00
Dec 7, 2021 @ EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 15:18
Dec 4, 2021 vs TOR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 5 4 2 14:35
Dec 2, 2021 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:13
Nov 30, 2021 vs ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 16:45
Nov 28, 2021 vs TBL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 5 19:20
Nov 26, 2021 vs WPG W 7-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 18:56
Nov 24, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:15
Nov 21, 2021 @ TBL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 2 6 18:42
Nov 20, 2021 @ FLA L 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 15:35
Nov 18, 2021 vs DAL W 7-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:39
Nov 16, 2021 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 15:24
Nov 13, 2021 @ SEA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 15:57
Nov 11, 2021 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 16:41
Nov 10, 2021 @ ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 15:09
Nov 7, 2021 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:50
Nov 6, 2021 @ PIT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:58
Nov 2, 2021 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 5 3 19:28
Oct 30, 2021 @ COL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 16:56
Oct 28, 2021 @ SEA L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 4 1 5 18:25
Oct 26, 2021 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:36
Oct 24, 2021 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:23
Oct 23, 2021 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 15:35
Oct 19, 2021 vs WPG W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 5 1 5 14:00
Oct 16, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 15:57
Oct 15, 2021 @ ANA W 2-1 1 0 1 1 17 2 3 13:11