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Michal Handzus

#26 · Centre · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Mar 11, 1977 in Banská Bystrica, SVK · 6'5", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 101st overall in 1995 by STL (round 4)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

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

Todd Bertuzzi DET · 16 P in 59 GP Blake Comeau CBJ · 16 P in 61 GP Dale Weise MTL · 16 P in 61 GP Rene Bourque MTL · 16 P in 63 GP Erik Condra OTT · 16 P in 76 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.

020401998-99: 16 points1698-991999-00: 53 points532000-01: 32 points3200-012001-02: 45 points452002-03: 44 points4402-032003-04: 58 points582005-06: 44 points4405-062006-07: 8 points82007-08: 21 points2107-082008-09: 42 points422009-10: 42 points4209-102010-11: 30 points302011-12: 24 points2411-122012-13: 8 points82013-14: 16 points1613-14

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1998-99 STL 66 4 12 16 -9 30 78 56 0.24
1999-00 STL 81 25 28 53 19 44 166 50 0.65
2000-01 STL 36 10 14 24 11 12 58 34 0.67
2000-01 PHX 10 4 4 8 5 21 14 6 0.80
2001-02 PHX 79 15 30 45 -8 34 94 67 0.57
2002-03 PHI 82 23 21 44 13 46 133 19 0.54
2003-04 PHI 82 20 38 58 18 82 135 59 0.71
2005-06 PHI 73 11 33 44 -2 38 113 58 0.60
2006-07 CHI 8 3 5 8 4 6 9 8 1.00
2007-08 LAK 82 7 14 21 -21 45 89 69 0.26
2008-09 LAK 82 18 24 42 -7 32 143 75 0.51
2009-10 LAK 81 20 22 42 4 38 117 76 0.52
2010-11 LAK 82 12 18 30 -5 20 94 86 0.37
2011-12 SJS 67 7 17 24 -6 18 81 52 0.36
2012-13 SJS 28 1 1 2 -9 12 31 22 0.07 $2.5M
2012-13 CHI 11 1 5 6 7 4 10 9 0.55
2013-14 CHI 59 4 12 16 0 16 50 35 0.27 $1M
15 seasons Career 1009 185 298 483 14 498 1415 781 0.48

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1998-99 STL 11 0 2 2 0 8 16 26 0.18
1999-00 STL 7 0 3 3 -2 6 16 5 0.43
2001-02 PHX 5 0 0 0 -2 2 7 8 0.00
2002-03 PHI 13 2 6 8 3 6 20 18 0.62
2003-04 PHI 18 5 5 10 7 10 23 17 0.56
2005-06 PHI 6 0 2 2 -2 2 4 4 0.33
2009-10 LAK 6 3 2 5 -5 4 17 6 0.83
2010-11 LAK 6 1 1 2 -4 0 7 18 0.33
2011-12 SJS 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0.00
2012-13 CHI 23 3 8 11 7 6 17 40 0.48
2013-14 CHI 19 2 1 3 -8 8 9 14 0.16
11 seasons Playoffs 116 16 30 46 -6 52 140 158 0.40

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
59 4 12 16 0 16 50 35 0.27 8.0 13:39

Contract

$1MCap hit2013-14
$63KCap dollars per point16 points in 59 games
$738KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.4 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$315KValueworth less cap hit

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
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.5M

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.4Goals above replacement406th of 672 skaters, 282nd of 438 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals 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-2.7 14th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 67th percentilePower play-0.1 46th percentilePenalty kill+0.9 99th percentilePenalties+0.2 43rd 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.

-0.500.511.522010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

51.9Corsi for %578 attempts for, 536 against
-4.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Expected goals for %22.2 expected for, 21.9 against
-6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.2Goals for %18 for, 21 against
97.9PDO5.4% shooting + 92.4% saves
70Attempts 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
Michal Handzus · Kris Versteeg · Patrick Kane19163:3750.453.98-4
Michal Handzus · Patrick Sharp · Andrew Shaw1168:1156.453.13-2
Michal Handzus · Marian Hossa · Patrick Sharp1767:2852.556.61-3
Michal Handzus · Patrick Sharp · Patrick Kane1865:3354.050.91-1

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.4Expected goalsfrom 60 unblocked attempts
-1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.40 expected goals per 60 minutes7th
Shot quality 8.9% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing -1.4 goals above expected39thOne 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.

024Game 20Game 40Expected 5.4Goals 4

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 11, 2014 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:13
Apr 9, 2014 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:13
Apr 6, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:11
Mar 30, 2014 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:11
Mar 28, 2014 @ OTT L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 12:31
Mar 27, 2014 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:54
Mar 25, 2014 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:09
Mar 23, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:51
Mar 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 14:12
Mar 19, 2014 vs STL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:36
Mar 18, 2014 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:13
Mar 16, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:05
Mar 14, 2014 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:52
Mar 12, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:18
Mar 9, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:31
Mar 6, 2014 vs CBJ W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:30
Mar 4, 2014 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:36
Mar 1, 2014 vs PIT W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:39
Feb 7, 2014 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:37
Feb 5, 2014 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:01
Feb 1, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:20
Jan 29, 2014 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 10:13
Jan 26, 2014 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:14
Jan 23, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:13
Jan 22, 2014 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:39
Jan 19, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:49
Jan 17, 2014 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:57
Jan 14, 2014 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:04
Jan 12, 2014 vs EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:19
Jan 11, 2014 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 12:27
Jan 8, 2014 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:12
Jan 5, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:48
Jan 3, 2014 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:27
Jan 2, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:00
Dec 30, 2013 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:40
Dec 28, 2013 @ STL L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:15
Dec 27, 2013 vs COL W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 14:46
Dec 23, 2013 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:46
Dec 20, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:59
Dec 17, 2013 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:00
Dec 15, 2013 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:19
Dec 14, 2013 @ TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 13:25
Dec 11, 2013 vs PHI W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:04
Dec 10, 2013 @ DAL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:34
Dec 8, 2013 vs FLA W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:33
Dec 6, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:45
Nov 30, 2013 @ PHX W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13:59
Nov 29, 2013 @ DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:12
Nov 27, 2013 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:06
Nov 25, 2013 @ EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:57
Oct 24, 2013 @ TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:56
Oct 22, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:35
Oct 19, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:01
Oct 17, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:27
Oct 15, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 14:34
Oct 11, 2013 vs NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 09:17
Oct 9, 2013 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:55
Oct 5, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:31
Oct 1, 2013 vs WSH W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 10:28