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Vinnie Hinostroza

#24 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Apr 3, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois, USA (age 32) · 5'10", 183 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 169th overall in 2012 by CHI (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare COL · 22 P in 69 GP Teddy Blueger PIT · 22 P in 69 GP Patrick Marleau PIT · 22 P in 66 GP Sam Steel ANA · 22 P in 65 GP Dominik Simon PIT · 22 P in 64 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.

01020302015-16: 0 points015-162016-17: 14 points1416-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 39 points3918-192019-20: 22 points2219-202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 25 points2521-222022-23: 11 points1122-232023-24: 3 points323-242024-25: 10 points1024-252025-26: 18 points1825-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 CHI 7 0 0 0 -1 6 6 2 0.00 $718K
2016-17 CHI 49 6 8 14 -1 17 76 31 0.29 $718K
2017-18 CHI 50 7 18 25 5 10 86 26 0.50 $718K
2018-19 ARI 72 16 23 39 -4 14 152 69 0.54 $1.5M
2019-20 ARI 68 5 17 22 1 14 132 51 0.32 $1.5M
2020-21 FLA 9 0 0 0 -2 0 6 3 0.00 $1M
2020-21 CHI 17 4 8 12 2 8 27 34 0.71
2021-22 BUF 62 13 12 25 -11 24 92 25 0.40 $1.05M
2022-23 BUF 26 2 9 11 -1 6 38 1 0.42 $1.7M
2023-24 PIT 14 1 2 3 -3 4 27 11 0.21 $775K
2024-25 NSH 13 0 2 2 0 6 11 13 0.15 $775K
2024-25 MIN 25 5 3 8 2 4 37 28 0.32
2025-26 MIN 48 3 7 10 -8 15 46 30 0.21 $775K
2025-26 FLA 17 3 5 8 -4 16 19 11 0.47
11 seasons Career 477 65 114 179 -25 144 755 335 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CHI 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0.00
2019-20 ARI 7 0 2 2 1 2 4 4 0.29
2024-25 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 9 0 2 2 -1 4 5 6 0.22

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 5 17 22 1 14 132 51 0.32 3.8 13:06

Contract

$1.5MCap hitends in 2020
$68KCap dollars per point22 points in 68 games
$717KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.1 goals above replacement
$2.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$919KValueworth 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

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Jun 15, 2018, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $3M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2019-20, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $1.5M $1.1M $400K $1.5M
2019-20 $1.5M $1.5M $0 $1.5M

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
Jul 1, 2026 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $1.75M $875K
Jul 1, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 7, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 12, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $1.7M $1.7M
Jul 28, 2021 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $1.05M $1.05M
Oct 9, 2020 Florida Panthers New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $1M $1M
Jun 15, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks Extension 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $3M $1.5M
Mar 22, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $2.775M $718K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 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
-0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence-0.6Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties-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.

-505102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

43.3Corsi for %65 attempts for, 85 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.6Expected goals for %3.4 expected for, 4.6 against
+2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.6Goals for %5 for, 4 against
108.3PDO16.1% shooting + 92.2% saves
15Attempts 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
Brad Richardson · Michael Grabner · Vinnie Hinostroza641:2941.247.63-2
Carl Soderberg · Taylor Hall · Vinnie Hinostroza18:4563.231.40-2
Carl Soderberg · Vinnie Hinostroza · Clayton Keller11:390.00.00-0
Phil Kessel · Vinnie Hinostroza · Christian Dvorak11:39100.0100.00-0

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
0.7Expected goalsfrom 9 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.51 expected goals per 60 minutes23rd
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt42nd
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected43rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 106 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 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
Mar 9, 2020 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 10:40
Mar 6, 2020 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 09:58
Mar 4, 2020 @ VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 11:59
Feb 29, 2020 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:04
Feb 25, 2020 vs FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 13:40
Feb 22, 2020 vs TBL W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:14
Feb 19, 2020 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:19
Feb 17, 2020 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:03
Feb 15, 2020 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 12:19
Feb 13, 2020 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:46
Feb 11, 2020 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:26
Feb 10, 2020 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:17
Feb 8, 2020 @ BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 14:10
Feb 6, 2020 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:14
Feb 4, 2020 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:43
Feb 1, 2020 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:49
Jan 30, 2020 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:33
Jan 29, 2020 @ ANA L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 13:05
Jan 18, 2020 @ EDM L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:34
Jan 16, 2020 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:44
Jan 14, 2020 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:03
Jan 12, 2020 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:34
Jan 10, 2020 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 09:40
Jan 9, 2020 @ TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:00
Jan 7, 2020 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:03
Jan 4, 2020 vs PHI W 6-2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 12:07
Jan 2, 2020 vs ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:37
Dec 31, 2019 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:59
Dec 28, 2019 @ VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 12:00
Dec 23, 2019 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 12:55
Dec 22, 2019 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:55
Dec 19, 2019 vs MIN L 5-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:36
Dec 17, 2019 @ SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:29
Dec 14, 2019 vs NJD L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 12:07
Dec 12, 2019 vs CHI W 5-2 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 12:43
Dec 10, 2019 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 14:58
Dec 8, 2019 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 14:34
Dec 6, 2019 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 14:34
Dec 5, 2019 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:37
Dec 3, 2019 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:43
Nov 30, 2019 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:14
Nov 29, 2019 @ VGK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:19
Nov 27, 2019 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:15
Nov 24, 2019 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 16:44
Nov 23, 2019 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:41
Nov 21, 2019 vs TOR L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:30
Nov 18, 2019 vs LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:43
Nov 16, 2019 vs CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:04
Nov 14, 2019 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:09
Nov 12, 2019 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:33
Nov 11, 2019 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:15
Nov 9, 2019 vs MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 12:32
Nov 7, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 11:20
Nov 5, 2019 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 11:29
Nov 4, 2019 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14:46
Nov 2, 2019 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:28
Oct 30, 2019 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:36
Oct 28, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:57
Oct 25, 2019 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 10:47
Oct 24, 2019 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:20
Oct 22, 2019 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:08
Oct 19, 2019 vs OTT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12:55
Oct 17, 2019 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:48
Oct 15, 2019 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:28
Oct 12, 2019 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:25
Oct 10, 2019 vs VGK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
Oct 5, 2019 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:54
Oct 3, 2019 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:03