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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

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Gavin Brindley COL · 13 P in 56 GP Elmer Soderblom PIT · 13 P in 59 GP Colton Dach EDM · 13 P in 61 GP Carl Grundstrom PHI · 13 P in 47 GP Jesper Boqvist FLA · 13 P in 73 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
56 8 5 13 -12 67 65 180 0.23 12.3 12:51

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2028, then UFA
$308KCap dollars per point13 points in 56 games
$1.551MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.6 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Sep 29, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $16M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2027-28, 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
2024-25 $4M $5M $0 $5M NMC
2025-26 $4M $4.5M $0 $4.5M NMC
2026-27 $4M $3.5M $0 $3.5M M-NTC
2027-28 $4M $3M $0 $3M M-NTC

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.5Even-strength defence+0.2Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-0.5

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.

-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

40.4Corsi for %72 attempts for, 106 against
-5.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.8Expected goals for %2.7 expected for, 4.2 against
-4.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %5 for, 5 against
104.1PDO13.9% shooting + 90.2% 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
Nick Foligno · Marcus Foligno · Nico Sturm638:3135.039.73-3
Marcus Foligno · Michael McCarron · Nico Sturm211:5454.534.91-1
Nick Foligno · Marcus Foligno · Michael McCarron59:4941.726.20-0
Nick Foligno · Marcus Foligno · Danila Yurov55:2036.411.01-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.3Expected goalsfrom 13 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.64 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 10.3% chance per attempt89th
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.3

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, 2026 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 12:43
Apr 9, 2026 @ DAL L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 5 10:39
Apr 7, 2026 vs SEA W 5-2 1 0 1 2 5 2 2 12:52
Apr 5, 2026 @ DET W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:28
Apr 4, 2026 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12:09
Apr 2, 2026 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:06
Mar 28, 2026 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 12:39
Mar 26, 2026 @ FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 12:02
Feb 27, 2026 @ UTA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 12:34
Feb 26, 2026 @ COL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:55
Jan 31, 2026 @ EDM W 7-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 12:23
Jan 29, 2026 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 08:34
Jan 27, 2026 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:35
Jan 24, 2026 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 13:42
Jan 22, 2026 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 10:54
Jan 20, 2026 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:50
Jan 19, 2026 @ TOR W 6-3 3 0 3 1 0 5 2 14:13
Jan 17, 2026 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 7 2 2 14:25
Jan 15, 2026 vs WPG L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 15:37
Jan 12, 2026 vs NJD L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 2 3 3 15:40
Jan 10, 2026 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14:13
Jan 8, 2026 @ SEA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13:07
Jan 5, 2026 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 12:57
Jan 3, 2026 @ LAK L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 12:47
Jan 2, 2026 @ ANA W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10:25
Dec 31, 2025 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 13:06
Dec 29, 2025 @ VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:05
Dec 27, 2025 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:58
Dec 23, 2025 vs NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 09:32
Dec 21, 2025 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 08:50
Dec 20, 2025 vs EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 09:49
Dec 18, 2025 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:32
Dec 16, 2025 vs WSH W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:18
Nov 26, 2025 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 07:28
Nov 23, 2025 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 14:23
Nov 21, 2025 @ PIT W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:02
Nov 19, 2025 vs CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:17
Nov 16, 2025 vs VGK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 12:37
Nov 15, 2025 vs ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:45
Nov 11, 2025 vs SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:47
Nov 9, 2025 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:25
Nov 7, 2025 @ NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:13
Nov 6, 2025 @ CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 15:56
Nov 4, 2025 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 16:02
Nov 1, 2025 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 14 0 3 10:28
Oct 30, 2025 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:02
Oct 28, 2025 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 11:30
Oct 25, 2025 vs UTA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 9 14:03
Oct 22, 2025 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 7 11:55
Oct 20, 2025 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:47
Oct 18, 2025 @ PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 11:54
Oct 17, 2025 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 13:08
Oct 14, 2025 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:41
Oct 13, 2025 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 13:38
Oct 11, 2025 vs CBJ L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:56
Oct 9, 2025 @ STL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:44