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Brandon Bollig

#52 · Left wing · Calgary Flames

Born Jan 31, 1987 in St. Charles, Missouri, USA · 6'2", 220 lb · Shoots left

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Martin NYI · 14 P in 79 GP Chris Neil OTT · 14 P in 76 GP Michael Bournival MTL · 14 P in 60 GP Joe Vitale PIT · 14 P in 53 GP Anders Lee NYI · 14 P in 22 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.

05102011-12: 0 points011-122012-13: 0 points012-132013-14: 14 points1413-142014-15: 5 points514-152015-16: 4 points415-16

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 CHI 18 0 0 0 -2 58 16 27 0.00
2012-13 CHI 25 0 0 0 -1 51 34 41 0.00 $575K
2013-14 CHI 82 7 7 14 -1 92 109 203 0.17 $575K
2014-15 CGY 62 1 4 5 -9 88 67 137 0.08 $1.25M
2015-16 CGY 54 2 2 4 -10 103 56 117 0.07 $1.25M
5 seasons Career 241 10 13 23 -23 392 282 525 0.10

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 CHI 4 1 0 1 0 19 4 5 0.25
2012-13 CHI 5 0 0 0 -1 2 6 20 0.00
2013-14 CHI 15 0 1 1 -6 16 8 34 0.07
2014-15 CGY 11 2 0 2 -1 38 15 20 0.18
4 seasons Playoffs 35 3 1 4 -8 75 33 79 0.11

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 7 7 14 -1 92 109 203 0.17 6.4 10:17

Contract

$575KCap hit2013-14
$41KCap dollars per point14 points in 82 games
-$339KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$914KValueworth 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 641 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 2015-16 $1.25M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $575K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.9Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.8Even-strength defence-0.3Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+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.

-4-3-2-1012011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

35.6Corsi for %57 attempts for, 103 against
-13.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
30.6Expected goals for %1.6 expected for, 3.7 against
-20.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
12.5Goals for %1 for, 7 against
90.9PDO3.4% shooting + 87.5% saves
17Attempts 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
Ben Smith · Marcus Kruger · Brandon Bollig950:3047.552.31-2
Michal Handzus · Kris Versteeg · Brandon Bollig411:0523.521.70-0
Michal Handzus · Brandon Bollig · Joakim Nordstrom27:2025.025.00-1
Michal Handzus · Patrick Kane · Brandon Bollig32:2933.356.50-0

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
0.3Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.20 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected46thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 68 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 12, 2014 @ NSH L 5-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:20
Apr 11, 2014 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:33
Apr 9, 2014 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:24
Apr 6, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 08:30
Apr 4, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 12:20
Apr 3, 2014 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 12:48
Mar 30, 2014 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 13:36
Mar 28, 2014 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 11:34
Mar 27, 2014 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 10:03
Mar 25, 2014 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 7 1 4 12:07
Mar 23, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 07:47
Mar 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:42
Mar 19, 2014 vs STL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 11:44
Mar 18, 2014 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 09:01
Mar 16, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 09:49
Mar 14, 2014 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 05:49
Mar 12, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10:33
Mar 9, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:59
Mar 6, 2014 vs CBJ W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 14:07
Mar 4, 2014 vs COL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 11:01
Mar 1, 2014 vs PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 11:48
Feb 27, 2014 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 08:39
Feb 7, 2014 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 05:22
Feb 5, 2014 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:07
Feb 3, 2014 @ LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:13
Feb 1, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:06
Jan 29, 2014 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 12:07
Jan 28, 2014 @ CGY L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 10:53
Jan 26, 2014 vs WPG L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 11:35
Jan 23, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 10:57
Jan 22, 2014 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:18
Jan 19, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 11:28
Jan 17, 2014 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 11:57
Jan 14, 2014 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10:48
Jan 12, 2014 vs EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:30
Jan 11, 2014 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:08
Jan 8, 2014 vs NYR L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 07:46
Jan 5, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:09
Jan 3, 2014 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:55
Jan 2, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:25
Dec 30, 2013 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:59
Dec 28, 2013 @ STL L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:38
Dec 27, 2013 vs COL W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 10:36
Dec 23, 2013 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:55
Dec 20, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 07:34
Dec 17, 2013 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:04
Dec 15, 2013 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:33
Dec 14, 2013 @ TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:29
Dec 11, 2013 vs PHI W 7-2 0 1 1 1 12 0 1 09:39
Dec 10, 2013 @ DAL W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:34
Dec 8, 2013 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 09:58
Dec 6, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11:23
Dec 5, 2013 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:58
Dec 3, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 10:49
Nov 30, 2013 @ PHX W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 11:44
Nov 29, 2013 @ DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:29
Nov 27, 2013 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 08:50
Nov 25, 2013 @ EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 11:11
Nov 23, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12:49
Nov 21, 2013 @ WPG W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:13
Nov 19, 2013 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 14:07
Nov 17, 2013 vs SJS W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:21
Nov 16, 2013 @ NSH L 2-7 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 09:49
Nov 14, 2013 vs PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 07:21
Nov 10, 2013 vs EDM W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:38
Nov 9, 2013 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11:51
Nov 6, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:39
Nov 3, 2013 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:34
Nov 2, 2013 @ WPG W 5-1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 12:28
Oct 29, 2013 vs OTT W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 09:58
Oct 28, 2013 @ MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 10:46
Oct 26, 2013 vs MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 06:58
Oct 24, 2013 @ TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:19
Oct 22, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 07:51
Oct 19, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:27
Oct 17, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 17 2 3 06:34
Oct 15, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 09:14
Oct 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 10:13
Oct 11, 2013 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 08:17
Oct 9, 2013 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:38
Oct 5, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 09:05
Oct 1, 2013 vs WSH W 6-4 1 0 1 1 2 2 5 08:04