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Jakub Vrana

#19 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Nashville Predators

Born Feb 28, 1996 in Prague, CZE · 6'0", 197 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 13th overall in 2014 by WSH (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Clayton Keller ARI · 47 P in 82 GP Josh Anderson CBJ · 47 P in 82 GP Brandon Saad CHI · 47 P in 80 GP Tyler Johnson TBL · 47 P in 80 GP Mikael Backlund CGY · 47 P in 77 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.

020402016-17: 6 points616-172017-18: 27 points2717-182018-19: 47 points4718-192019-20: 52 points5219-202020-21: 36 points3620-212021-22: 19 points1921-222022-23: 16 points1622-232023-24: 6 points623-242024-25: 14 points1424-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 WSH 21 3 3 6 2 2 32 6 0.29 $863K
2017-18 WSH 73 13 14 27 2 12 133 31 0.37 $863K
2018-19 WSH 82 24 23 47 20 27 161 47 0.57 $863K
2019-20 WSH 69 25 27 52 3 18 187 29 0.75 $3.35M
2020-21 WSH 39 11 14 25 9 8 68 26 0.64 $3.35M
2020-21 DET 11 8 3 11 1 2 32 3 1.00
2021-22 DET 26 13 6 19 -8 16 65 14 0.73 $5.25M
2022-23 DET 5 1 1 2 1 0 7 5 0.40 $5.25M
2022-23 STL 20 10 4 14 2 10 56 9 0.70
2023-24 STL 21 2 4 6 -7 8 42 9 0.29 $5.25M
2024-25 WSH 26 7 4 11 6 6 28 13 0.42 $775K
2024-25 NSH 13 2 1 3 -10 4 19 6 0.23
9 seasons Career 406 119 104 223 21 113 830 198 0.55

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 WSH 23 3 5 8 5 2 39 17 0.35
2018-19 WSH 7 0 0 0 -1 6 8 8 0.00
2019-20 WSH 5 0 0 0 -6 2 11 9 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 35 3 5 8 -2 10 58 34 0.23

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 24 23 47 20 27 161 47 0.57 14.9 14:02

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2019, then RFA
$18KCap dollars per point47 points in 82 games
$90KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.6 goals above replacement
$7.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.3MValueworth 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 696 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 15, 2014, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.275M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2018-19, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $863K $833K $93K $400K $925K
2017-18 $863K $833K $0 $500K $833K
2018-19 $863K $833K $0 $600K $833K

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
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Oct 8, 2024 Washington Capitals New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Aug 10, 2021 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $15.75M $5.25M
Jul 16, 2019 Washington Capitals New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $6.7M $3.35M
Jul 15, 2014 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2014-15, slid 3 $4.275M $863K

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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.3Even-strength defence-0.6Power play-0.2Penalty kill0.0Penalties-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. 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.

-505102016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

41.2Corsi for %68 attempts for, 97 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.2Expected goals for %3.3 expected for, 4.6 against
-1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %2 for, 2 against
101.6PDO5.3% shooting + 96.4% saves
18Attempts 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
Carl Hagelin · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Jakub Vrana327:4536.442.31-1
Lars Eller · Brett Connolly · Jakub Vrana315:5034.235.50-1
T.J. Oshie · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Jakub Vrana212:3130.010.11-0
Evgeny Kuznetsov · Tom Wilson · Jakub Vrana311:0155.253.70-0

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
1.0Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
-1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.62 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt67th
Finishing -1.0 goals above expected36thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 66 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.51Expected 1.0Goals 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 6, 2019 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 11:31
Apr 4, 2019 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:18
Apr 1, 2019 @ FLA L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:00
Mar 30, 2019 @ TBL W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:58
Mar 28, 2019 @ CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:10
Mar 26, 2019 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:37
Mar 24, 2019 vs PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 09:19
Mar 22, 2019 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:40
Mar 20, 2019 vs TBL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 13:38
Mar 19, 2019 @ NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:36
Mar 16, 2019 @ TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 12:10
Mar 14, 2019 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:42
Mar 12, 2019 @ PIT L 3-5 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 14:52
Mar 10, 2019 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:04
Mar 8, 2019 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:36
Mar 6, 2019 @ PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 14:05
Mar 3, 2019 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:22
Mar 1, 2019 @ NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 14:09
Feb 26, 2019 vs OTT W 7-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 16:04
Feb 24, 2019 vs NYR W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:22
Feb 23, 2019 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 10:46
Feb 21, 2019 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:02
Feb 18, 2019 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 12:15
Feb 17, 2019 @ ANA L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:24
Feb 14, 2019 @ SJS W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 15:38
Feb 12, 2019 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:21
Feb 11, 2019 vs LAK W 6-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 14:15
Feb 9, 2019 vs FLA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:10
Feb 7, 2019 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 15:23
Feb 5, 2019 vs VAN W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:06
Feb 3, 2019 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:59
Feb 1, 2019 vs CGY W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:57
Jan 23, 2019 @ TOR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:56
Jan 22, 2019 vs SJS L 6-7 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 12:57
Jan 20, 2019 @ CHI L 5-8 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 13:06
Jan 18, 2019 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:55
Jan 15, 2019 @ NSH L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 10:22
Jan 14, 2019 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:02
Jan 12, 2019 vs CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:16
Jan 10, 2019 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 14:09
Jan 8, 2019 vs PHI W 5-3 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 14:20
Jan 6, 2019 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:41
Jan 4, 2019 @ DAL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:03
Jan 3, 2019 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:22
Dec 31, 2018 vs NSH L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 13:15
Dec 29, 2018 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:59
Dec 27, 2018 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:44
Dec 22, 2018 @ OTT W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:32
Dec 21, 2018 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 15:20
Dec 19, 2018 vs PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:58
Dec 15, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 14:16
Dec 14, 2018 @ CAR W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:03
Dec 11, 2018 vs DET W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:49
Dec 8, 2018 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:08
Dec 6, 2018 @ ARI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:47
Dec 4, 2018 @ VGK L 3-5 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 13:17
Dec 2, 2018 vs ANA L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:21
Nov 30, 2018 vs NJD W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:12
Nov 26, 2018 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:47
Nov 24, 2018 @ NYR W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 16:12
Nov 23, 2018 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:17
Nov 21, 2018 vs CHI W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 12:46
Nov 19, 2018 @ MTL W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:09
Nov 16, 2018 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:49
Nov 14, 2018 @ WPG L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:31
Nov 13, 2018 @ MIN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12:15
Nov 11, 2018 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:15
Nov 9, 2018 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:01
Nov 7, 2018 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12:25
Nov 5, 2018 vs EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 08:09
Nov 3, 2018 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:07
Nov 1, 2018 @ MTL L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:21
Oct 27, 2018 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:36
Oct 25, 2018 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:18
Oct 22, 2018 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:31
Oct 19, 2018 vs FLA L 5-6 (SO) 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 13:55
Oct 17, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 12:43
Oct 13, 2018 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 15:41
Oct 11, 2018 @ NJD L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:12
Oct 10, 2018 vs VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 14:31
Oct 4, 2018 @ PIT L 6-7 (OT) 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 15:17
Oct 3, 2018 vs BOS W 7-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:11