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Andre Burakovsky

#95 · Left wing · Ottawa Senators

Born Feb 9, 1995 in Klagenfurt, AUT (age 31) · 6'3", 203 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 23rd overall in 2013 by WSH (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyler Toffoli MTL · 44 P in 52 GP David Krejci BOS · 44 P in 51 GP Jonathan Marchessault VGK · 44 P in 55 GP Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ · 44 P in 56 GP Jakub Voracek PHI · 43 P in 53 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.

02040602014-15: 22 points2214-152015-16: 38 points3815-162016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 25 points2518-192019-20: 45 points4519-202020-21: 44 points4420-212021-22: 61 points6121-222022-23: 39 points3922-232023-24: 16 points1623-242024-25: 37 points3724-252025-26: 33 points3325-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 WSH 53 9 13 22 12 10 65 22 0.42 $894K
2015-16 WSH 79 17 21 38 4 12 126 37 0.48 $894K
2016-17 WSH 64 12 23 35 13 14 111 31 0.55 $894K
2017-18 WSH 56 12 13 25 3 27 84 40 0.45 $3M
2018-19 WSH 76 12 13 25 2 14 100 35 0.33 $3M
2019-20 COL 58 20 25 45 11 22 103 26 0.78 $3.25M
2020-21 COL 53 19 25 44 4 10 102 22 0.83 $4.9M
2021-22 COL 80 22 39 61 12 18 149 49 0.76 $4.9M
2022-23 SEA 49 13 26 39 -9 14 105 17 0.80 $5.5M
2023-24 SEA 49 7 9 16 -15 14 92 13 0.33 $5.5M
2024-25 SEA 79 10 27 37 -3 12 115 33 0.47 $5.5M
2025-26 CHI 75 11 22 33 -32 16 87 18 0.44 $5.5M
2026-27 OTT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 $5.5M
13 seasons Career 772 164 256 420 2 185 1239 343 0.54

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WSH 11 2 1 3 2 0 17 15 0.27
2015-16 WSH 12 1 0 1 -1 6 16 10 0.08
2016-17 WSH 13 3 3 6 5 2 27 18 0.46
2017-18 WSH 13 2 4 6 2 4 12 9 0.46
2018-19 WSH 7 1 1 2 -3 0 5 5 0.29
2019-20 COL 12 6 8 14 5 4 22 9 1.17
2020-21 COL 10 1 3 4 -1 4 10 6 0.40
2021-22 COL 12 3 5 8 3 2 13 7 0.67
8 seasons Playoffs 90 19 25 44 12 22 122 79 0.49

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
53 19 25 44 4 10 102 22 0.83 18.6 15:06

Contract

$4.9MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$111KCap dollars per point44 points in 53 games
$869KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.6 goals above replacement
$6.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth 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 633 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Colorado Avalanche on Oct 10, 2020, as a new contract: 2 years and $9.8M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2021-22, with 1 season 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
2020-21 $4.9M $4.4M $0 $4.4M
2021-22 $4.9M $5.4M $0 $5.4M

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 13, 2022 Seattle Kraken New contract 2022-23 to 2026-27 5 $27.5M $5.5M
Oct 10, 2020 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $9.8M $4.9M
Jul 15, 2019 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $3.25M $3.25M
Jul 4, 2017 Washington Capitals New contract 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $6M $3M
Sep 8, 2013 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $2.775M $894K

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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 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
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence+0.9Power play-0.2Penalty 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.

-2024682014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

54.4Corsi for %111 attempts for, 93 against
+4.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.2Expected goals for %4.7 expected for, 3.5 against
+10.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.4Goals for %4 for, 5 against
97.1PDO6.6% shooting + 90.6% saves
23Attempts 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
Joonas Donskoi · Andre Burakovsky · J.T. Compher631:5354.883.80-0
Nazem Kadri · Joonas Donskoi · Andre Burakovsky217:0472.465.30-1
Andre Burakovsky · Tyson Jost · Logan O'Connor216:4150.045.30-2
Brandon Saad · Andre Burakovsky · J.T. Compher311:0357.958.92-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.0Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
+0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.42 expected goals per 60 minutes9th
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt8th
Finishing +0.0 goals above expected55thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 78 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 1.0

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
May 13, 2021 vs LAK W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 17:52
May 12, 2021 vs LAK W 6-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:52
May 10, 2021 @ VGK W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 14:52
May 8, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 16:51
May 7, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 14:09
May 5, 2021 @ SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 14:56
May 3, 2021 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 14:25
May 1, 2021 vs SJS W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:19
Apr 30, 2021 vs SJS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:47
Apr 28, 2021 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 21:04
Apr 26, 2021 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 -3 0 1 2 20:46
Apr 24, 2021 @ STL L 3-5 0 2 2 -2 0 2 0 20:23
Apr 22, 2021 @ STL W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 17:17
Apr 14, 2021 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:07
Apr 12, 2021 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:47
Apr 11, 2021 @ ANA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:50
Apr 9, 2021 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:57
Apr 7, 2021 @ MIN L 3-8 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:30
Apr 5, 2021 @ MIN W 5-4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 11:22
Apr 3, 2021 vs STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:57
Apr 2, 2021 vs STL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 14:08
Mar 31, 2021 vs ARI W 9-3 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 17:08
Mar 29, 2021 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:42
Mar 27, 2021 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:41
Mar 25, 2021 vs VGK W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:45
Mar 23, 2021 @ ARI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:58
Mar 22, 2021 @ ARI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:49
Mar 20, 2021 vs MIN W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:27
Mar 18, 2021 vs MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:28
Mar 16, 2021 vs ANA W 8-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 13:42
Mar 14, 2021 vs LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 11:22
Mar 12, 2021 vs LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:48
Mar 10, 2021 vs ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:14
Mar 8, 2021 vs ARI L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:28
Mar 6, 2021 vs ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 18:05
Mar 5, 2021 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:51
Mar 3, 2021 @ SJS W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:16
Mar 1, 2021 @ SJS L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:36
Feb 27, 2021 @ ARI W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 12:32
Feb 26, 2021 @ ARI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 14:27
Feb 24, 2021 vs MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:34
Feb 22, 2021 vs VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:34
Feb 20, 2021 vs VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:42
Feb 16, 2021 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:49
Feb 14, 2021 @ VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:30
Feb 2, 2021 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:48
Jan 31, 2021 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:28
Jan 30, 2021 @ MIN W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13:37
Jan 28, 2021 vs SJS W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:44
Jan 26, 2021 vs SJS W 7-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 13:41
Jan 24, 2021 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:16
Jan 15, 2021 vs STL W 8-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 11:52
Jan 13, 2021 vs STL L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:48