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Patrik Elias

#26 · Centre · New Jersey Devils

Born Apr 13, 1976 in Trebic, CZE · 6'1", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 51st overall in 1994 by NJD (round 2)

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

Patric Hornqvist NSH · 53 P in 76 GP Brad Marchand BOS · 53 P in 82 GP Logan Couture SJS · 54 P in 65 GP Mikko Koivu MIN · 54 P in 65 GP Jeff Skinner CAR · 54 P in 71 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.

0204060801995-96: 0 points095-961996-97: 5 points51997-98: 37 points3797-981998-99: 50 points501999-00: 72 points7299-002000-01: 96 points962001-02: 61 points6101-022002-03: 57 points572003-04: 81 points8103-042005-06: 45 points452006-07: 69 points6906-072007-08: 55 points552008-09: 78 points7808-092009-10: 48 points482010-11: 62 points6210-112011-12: 78 points782012-13: 36 points3612-132013-14: 53 points532014-15: 34 points3414-152015-16: 8 points8

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1995-96 NJD 1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0.00
1996-97 NJD 17 2 3 5 -4 2 23 0 0.29
1997-98 NJD 74 18 19 37 18 28 147 39 0.50
1998-99 NJD 74 17 33 50 19 34 157 86 0.68
1999-00 NJD 72 35 37 72 16 58 183 112 1.00
2000-01 NJD 82 40 56 96 45 51 220 85 1.17
2001-02 NJD 75 29 32 61 4 36 199 70 0.81
2002-03 NJD 82 28 29 57 17 22 255 20 0.70
2003-04 NJD 82 38 43 81 26 44 300 36 0.99
2005-06 NJD 38 16 29 45 11 20 142 22 1.18 $4.18M
2006-07 NJD 75 21 48 69 1 38 267 45 0.92 $6M
2007-08 NJD 74 20 35 55 10 38 263 51 0.74 $6M
2008-09 NJD 77 31 47 78 18 32 247 51 1.01 $6M
2009-10 NJD 58 19 29 48 18 40 145 30 0.83 $6M
2010-11 NJD 81 21 41 62 -4 16 204 62 0.77 $6M
2011-12 NJD 81 26 52 78 -8 16 164 61 0.96 $6M
2012-13 NJD 48 14 22 36 5 22 118 20 0.75 $6M
2013-14 NJD 65 18 35 53 -4 30 116 26 0.82 $5.5M
2014-15 NJD 69 13 21 34 -20 12 114 23 0.49 $5.5M
2015-16 NJD 16 2 6 8 5 10 21 10 0.50 $5.5M
20 seasons Career 1241 408 617 1025 172 549 3287 849 0.83

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 NJD 8 2 3 5 0 4 18 0 0.63
1997-98 NJD 4 0 1 1 -2 0 9 5 0.25
1998-99 NJD 7 0 5 5 0 6 14 21 0.71
1999-00 NJD 23 7 13 20 9 9 60 44 0.87
2000-01 NJD 25 9 14 23 11 10 58 34 0.92
2001-02 NJD 6 2 4 6 -1 6 16 12 1.00
2002-03 NJD 24 5 8 13 5 26 59 14 0.54
2003-04 NJD 5 3 2 5 -3 2 18 4 1.00
2005-06 NJD 9 6 10 16 5 4 32 20 1.78
2006-07 NJD 10 1 9 10 3 4 48 14 1.00
2007-08 NJD 5 4 2 6 -5 4 18 8 1.20
2008-09 NJD 7 1 2 3 -1 2 25 6 0.43
2009-10 NJD 5 0 4 4 -2 2 12 2 0.80
2011-12 NJD 24 5 3 8 -3 10 57 36 0.33
14 seasons Playoffs 162 45 80 125 16 89 444 220 0.77

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 18 35 53 -4 30 116 26 0.82 15.5 17:53

Contract

$5.5MCap hit2013-14
$104KCap dollars per point53 points in 65 games
$1.672MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.3 goals above replacement
$2.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.1MValueworth 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 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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $5.5M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $5.5M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $6M
2006-07 to 2012-13 $6M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $4.18M

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 analytics

Rating

+3.3Goals above replacement284th of 672 skaters, 198th of 438 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+0.8 60th percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 27th percentilePower play-0.2 33rd percentilePenalty kill0.0 37th percentilePenalties+0.3 50th 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. 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.

-50510152010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

54.6Corsi for %672 attempts for, 559 against
+0.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Expected goals for %29.3 expected for, 25.5 against
-2.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.3Goals for %31 for, 39 against
97.2PDO9.1% shooting + 88.1% saves
142Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 skaters who played enough to be ranked: 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. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Patrik Elias · Dainius Zubrus · Damien Brunner1786:1650.443.83-6
Patrik Elias · Michael Ryder · Adam Henrique2279:2642.239.82-3
Patrik Elias · Adam Henrique · Damien Brunner1472:4253.264.86-2
Jaromir Jagr · Patrik Elias · Travis Zajac2172:2267.851.33-2

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.7Expected goalsfrom 144 unblocked attempts
+7.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.50 expected goals per 60 minutes20th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +7.3 goals above expected95thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 17Expected 9.7

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:19
Apr 11, 2014 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:11
Apr 10, 2014 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 19:17
Apr 4, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 03:36
Apr 1, 2014 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:46
Mar 31, 2014 vs FLA W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 17:45
Mar 29, 2014 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:22
Mar 27, 2014 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 19:44
Mar 23, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:38
Mar 22, 2014 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:24
Mar 20, 2014 vs MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 3 3 2 0 3 1 20:51
Mar 18, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 17:57
Mar 15, 2014 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:33
Mar 14, 2014 @ FLA L 3-5 1 1 2 1 12 2 0 15:17
Mar 11, 2014 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:06
Mar 8, 2014 vs CAR W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 19:16
Mar 7, 2014 @ DET L 4-7 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:55
Mar 4, 2014 vs DET W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:14
Mar 2, 2014 vs SJS L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 17:35
Mar 1, 2014 @ NYI W 6-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14:30
Feb 27, 2014 vs CBJ W 5-2 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 15:20
Feb 8, 2014 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:55
Feb 7, 2014 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:45
Feb 3, 2014 vs COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:51
Jan 31, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 16:47
Jan 30, 2014 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 1 1 14:39
Jan 28, 2014 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:57
Jan 26, 2014 vs NYR L 3-7 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 14:28
Jan 24, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:29
Jan 21, 2014 vs STL W 7-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 17:46
Jan 18, 2014 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:38
Jan 16, 2014 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 18:33
Dec 31, 2013 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:42
Dec 28, 2013 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:40
Dec 27, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:29
Dec 23, 2013 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:37
Dec 21, 2013 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 18:16
Dec 20, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:18
Dec 18, 2013 vs OTT W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 18:46
Dec 14, 2013 vs TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:08
Dec 13, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:55
Dec 10, 2013 @ CBJ L 4-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 18:06
Dec 7, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19:43
Dec 6, 2013 vs DET L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:58
Dec 4, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 20:28
Dec 2, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:16
Nov 30, 2013 vs BUF W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:16
Nov 29, 2013 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:24
Nov 27, 2013 vs CAR L 3-4 0 2 2 -2 0 1 1 18:32
Nov 25, 2013 vs WPG L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:48
Nov 23, 2013 @ SJS L 1-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 17:06
Nov 21, 2013 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:48
Nov 20, 2013 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 19:37
Nov 16, 2013 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:34
Nov 15, 2013 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:56
Oct 29, 2013 vs TBL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:38
Oct 26, 2013 @ BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:57
Oct 24, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:02
Oct 17, 2013 @ OTT L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 20:47
Oct 13, 2013 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:58
Oct 11, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:58
Oct 8, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 6 1 18:20
Oct 7, 2013 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 17:22
Oct 4, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:09
Oct 3, 2013 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:12