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Vinny Prospal

#22 · Left wing · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Feb 17, 1975 in České Budějovice, CZE · 6'2", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 71st overall in 1993 by PHI (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kristian Huselius CBJ · 23 P in 39 GP Mats Zuccarello NYR · 23 P in 42 GP Colby Armstrong TOR · 23 P in 50 GP Derek MacKenzie CBJ · 23 P in 63 GP Torrey Mitchell SJS · 23 P in 66 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0204060801996-97: 15 points1596-971997-98: 25 points251998-99: 36 points3698-991999-00: 55 points552000-01: 29 points2900-012001-02: 55 points552002-03: 79 points7902-032003-04: 54 points542005-06: 80 points8005-062006-07: 55 points552007-08: 71 points7107-082008-09: 45 points452009-10: 58 points5809-102010-11: 23 points232011-12: 55 points5511-122012-13: 30 points30

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1996-97 PHI 18 5 10 15 3 4 35 0 0.83
1997-98 PHI 41 5 13 18 -10 17 60 35 0.44
1997-98 OTT 15 1 6 7 -1 4 28 17 0.47
1998-99 OTT 79 10 26 36 8 58 114 202 0.46
1999-00 OTT 79 22 33 55 -2 40 204 92 0.70
2000-01 OTT 40 1 12 13 1 12 68 37 0.33
2000-01 FLA 34 4 12 16 -2 10 68 58 0.47
2001-02 TBL 81 18 37 55 -11 38 166 58 0.68
2002-03 TBL 80 22 57 79 9 53 134 11 0.99
2003-04 ANA 82 19 35 54 -9 54 185 27 0.66
2005-06 TBL 81 25 55 80 -3 50 236 14 0.99
2006-07 TBL 82 14 41 55 -24 36 219 44 0.67
2007-08 TBL 62 29 28 57 -7 39 175 69 0.92
2007-08 PHI 18 4 10 14 7 6 40 7 0.78
2008-09 TBL 82 19 26 45 -20 52 194 126 0.55
2009-10 NYR 75 20 38 58 8 32 180 95 0.77
2010-11 NYR 29 9 14 23 4 8 61 44 0.79
2011-12 CBJ 82 16 39 55 -11 36 165 59 0.67
2012-13 CBJ 48 12 18 30 3 32 85 37 0.63
16 seasons Career 1108 255 510 765 -57 581 2417 1032 0.69

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1996-97 PHI 5 1 3 4 0 4 10 0 0.80
1997-98 OTT 6 0 0 0 -2 0 7 5 0.00
1998-99 OTT 4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 4 0.00
1999-00 OTT 6 0 4 4 -1 4 8 15 0.67
2002-03 TBL 11 4 2 6 -3 8 23 6 0.55
2005-06 TBL 5 0 2 2 1 0 10 0 0.40
2006-07 TBL 6 1 4 5 2 4 15 4 0.83
2007-08 PHI 17 3 10 13 -3 6 34 17 0.76
2010-11 NYR 5 1 0 1 1 0 9 14 0.20
9 seasons Playoffs 65 10 25 35 -7 26 122 65 0.54

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
29 9 14 23 4 8 61 44 0.79 14.8 15:20

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.7Goals above replacement314th of 672 skaters, 230th of 439 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.3 52nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 63rd percentilePower play+0.7 84th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 45th percentilePenalties-0.1 33rd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

024682010-112011-122012-13Goals 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

46.9Corsi for %294 attempts for, 333 against
-3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.1Expected goals for %14.8 expected for, 11.6 against
-0.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.7Goals for %15 for, 11 against
103.2PDO9.7% shooting + 93.5% saves
65Attempts 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
Vinny Prospal · Marian Gaborik · Erik Christensen1381:3845.654.13-3
Vinny Prospal · Marian Gaborik · Derek Stepan1569:5253.559.02-2
Vinny Prospal · Erik Christensen · Brian Boyle532:4657.165.32-1
Vinny Prospal · Marian Gaborik · Artem Anisimov821:1346.757.02-0

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.2Expected goalsfrom 72 unblocked attempts
+1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes69th
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt86th
Finishing +1.8 goals above expected71stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Goals 8Expected 6.2

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 this season, 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 9, 2011 vs NJD W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 18:28
Apr 7, 2011 vs ATL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 20:14
Apr 4, 2011 vs BOS W 5-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 21:14
Apr 3, 2011 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 15:31
Mar 31, 2011 @ NYI L 2-6 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:00
Mar 30, 2011 @ BUF L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:30
Mar 26, 2011 @ BOS W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:01
Mar 24, 2011 vs OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:11
Mar 22, 2011 vs FLA W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:53
Mar 20, 2011 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:39
Mar 18, 2011 vs MTL W 6-3 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 14:50
Mar 15, 2011 vs NYI W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:58
Mar 12, 2011 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:02
Mar 9, 2011 @ ANA L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 14:36
Mar 6, 2011 vs PHI W 7-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 13:29
Mar 4, 2011 @ OTT W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 12:47
Mar 3, 2011 vs MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:56
Mar 1, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 12:49
Feb 27, 2011 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:13
Feb 25, 2011 @ WSH W 6-0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 12:52
Feb 22, 2011 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 8 1 17:11
Feb 20, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:17
Feb 18, 2011 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:23
Feb 17, 2011 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:35
Feb 13, 2011 vs PIT W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15:25
Feb 11, 2011 @ ATL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:27
Feb 7, 2011 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 14:16
Feb 5, 2011 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:17
Feb 3, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 16:33