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Dainius Zubrus

#9 · Centre · San Jose Sharks

Born Jun 16, 1978 in Elektrenai, LTU · 6'5", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 15th overall in 1996 by PHI (round 1)

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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.

02040601996-97: 21 points2196-971997-98: 33 points331998-99: 16 points1698-991999-00: 42 points422000-01: 26 points2600-012001-02: 43 points432002-03: 35 points3502-032003-04: 27 points272005-06: 57 points5705-062006-07: 60 points602007-08: 38 points3807-082008-09: 40 points402009-10: 27 points2709-102010-11: 30 points302011-12: 44 points4411-122012-13: 9 points92013-14: 26 points2613-142014-15: 10 points102015-16: 7 points715-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1996-97 PHI 68 8 13 21 3 22 71 0 0.31
1997-98 PHI 69 8 25 33 29 42 101 73 0.48
1998-99 PHI 63 3 5 8 -5 25 49 54 0.13
1998-99 MTL 17 3 5 8 -3 4 31 15 0.47
1999-00 MTL 73 14 28 42 -1 54 139 99 0.58
2000-01 MTL 49 12 12 24 -7 30 70 58 0.49
2000-01 WSH 12 1 1 2 -4 7 13 15 0.17
2001-02 WSH 71 17 26 43 5 38 138 98 0.61
2002-03 WSH 63 13 22 35 15 43 104 22 0.56
2003-04 WSH 54 12 15 27 -16 38 115 35 0.50
2005-06 WSH 71 23 34 57 3 84 181 93 0.80 $1.85M
2006-07 WSH 60 20 32 52 -16 50 127 80 0.87 $1.85M
2006-07 BUF 19 4 4 8 -3 12 31 33 0.42
2007-08 NJD 82 13 25 38 2 38 128 77 0.46 $3.4M
2008-09 NJD 82 15 25 40 6 69 130 98 0.49 $3.4M
2009-10 NJD 51 10 17 27 4 28 86 61 0.53 $3.4M
2010-11 NJD 79 13 17 30 -11 53 115 107 0.38 $3.4M
2011-12 NJD 82 17 27 44 7 34 109 102 0.54 $3.4M
2012-13 NJD 22 2 7 9 -3 12 22 31 0.41 $3.4M
2013-14 NJD 82 13 13 26 1 46 121 107 0.32 $3.1M
2014-15 NJD 74 4 6 10 -9 42 72 99 0.14 $3.1M
2015-16 SJS 50 3 4 7 4 20 33 68 0.14 $600K
19 seasons Career 1293 228 363 591 1 791 1986 1425 0.46

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 19 5 4 9 3 12 28 0 0.47
1997-98 PHI 5 0 1 1 2 2 6 9 0.20
2000-01 WSH 6 0 0 0 1 2 7 21 0.00
2002-03 WSH 6 2 2 4 -2 4 9 11 0.67
2006-07 BUF 15 0 8 8 1 8 25 46 0.53
2007-08 NJD 5 0 1 1 -3 8 5 18 0.20
2008-09 NJD 7 0 1 1 -2 10 14 21 0.14
2009-10 NJD 5 1 0 1 0 8 14 9 0.20
2011-12 NJD 24 3 7 10 0 18 40 85 0.42
2015-16 SJS 14 1 1 2 1 6 11 64 0.14
10 seasons Playoffs 106 12 25 37 1 78 159 284 0.35

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 13 17 30 -11 53 115 107 0.38 11.3 17:09

Contract

$3.4MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$113KCap dollars per point30 points in 79 games
$1.398MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.9MValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2012-13, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $3.4M
2011-12 $3.4M
2012-13 $3.4M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2015-16 to 2015-16 $600K
2013-14 to 2014-15 $3.1M
2007-08 to 2012-13 $3.4M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $1.85M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement328th of 672 skaters, 237th of 439 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.3Goals 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-1.8 22nd percentileEven-strength defence+2.6 91st percentilePower play-1.5 1st percentilePenalty kill+0.4 88th percentilePenalties-1.0 11th 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.

-10-5052010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

54.0Corsi for %849 attempts for, 724 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Expected goals for %36.9 expected for, 30.6 against
+3.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.5Goals for %35 for, 42 against
97.3PDO7.1% shooting + 90.2% saves
152Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Brian Rolston · Patrik Elias · Dainius Zubrus40429:4957.158.721-12
Jason Arnott · Dainius Zubrus · Ilya Kovalchuk1251:3947.145.71-2
Brian Rolston · Dainius Zubrus · David Clarkson951:1364.863.71-4
Dainius Zubrus · Ilya Kovalchuk · Alexander Vasyunov550:2555.356.62-2

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.6Expected goalsfrom 159 unblocked attempts
-0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.60 expected goals per 60 minutes33rd
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt84th
Finishing -0.6 goals above expected44thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.6Goals 13

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 6, 2011 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:35
Apr 5, 2011 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:00
Apr 2, 2011 vs MTL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:14
Apr 1, 2011 vs PHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:42
Mar 30, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20:32
Mar 26, 2011 @ BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:38
Mar 25, 2011 @ PIT L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:22
Mar 22, 2011 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 14:57
Mar 20, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:21
Mar 18, 2011 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 17:55
Mar 17, 2011 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 18:12
Mar 15, 2011 vs ATL W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 17:03
Mar 12, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:59
Mar 11, 2011 @ ATL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:04
Mar 8, 2011 vs OTT L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:17
Mar 6, 2011 @ NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 16:50
Mar 4, 2011 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:39
Mar 2, 2011 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:38
Feb 27, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 16:27
Feb 25, 2011 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:49
Feb 22, 2011 @ DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:00
Feb 19, 2011 @ CAR W 4-1 2 0 2 3 4 4 3 19:44
Feb 18, 2011 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:48
Feb 16, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:12
Feb 11, 2011 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:40
Feb 10, 2011 @ TOR W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 22:10
Feb 8, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:21
Feb 6, 2011 @ MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 21:07
Feb 4, 2011 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:22
Feb 3, 2011 @ NYR W 3-2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 19:30
Feb 1, 2011 vs OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 16:24
Jan 26, 2011 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:24
Jan 23, 2011 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:44
Jan 22, 2011 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:40
Jan 20, 2011 vs PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:27
Jan 17, 2011 @ NYI W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:00
Jan 15, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22:03
Jan 14, 2011 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 18:42
Jan 9, 2011 vs TBL W 6-3 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 17:11
Jan 8, 2011 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 15:57
Jan 6, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 4 17:25
Jan 1, 2011 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:06
Dec 31, 2010 vs ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:10
Dec 29, 2010 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 13:20
Dec 26, 2010 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:13
Dec 23, 2010 vs NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 15:00
Dec 21, 2010 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:10
Dec 18, 2010 @ ATL L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 16:19
Dec 17, 2010 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:16
Dec 15, 2010 vs PHX W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 16:47
Dec 11, 2010 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:18
Dec 10, 2010 @ OTT L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 3 1 16:28
Dec 6, 2010 @ PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:06
Dec 4, 2010 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 16:12
Dec 2, 2010 vs MTL L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 11:55
Nov 27, 2010 vs PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22:08
Nov 26, 2010 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:44
Nov 24, 2010 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 17:34
Nov 22, 2010 vs WSH W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:42
Nov 20, 2010 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:58
Nov 18, 2010 @ TOR L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:19
Nov 15, 2010 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:17
Nov 12, 2010 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 14:31
Nov 10, 2010 vs BUF L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 18:33
Nov 5, 2010 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 16:46
Nov 3, 2010 @ CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:04
Nov 1, 2010 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:02
Oct 30, 2010 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:35
Oct 29, 2010 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:03
Oct 27, 2010 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 18:37
Oct 24, 2010 @ NYR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 15:22
Oct 23, 2010 vs BUF L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 6 4 2 18:20
Oct 21, 2010 @ MTL W 3-0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 15:33
Oct 16, 2010 vs BOS L 1-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 17:07
Oct 15, 2010 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:27
Oct 13, 2010 @ BUF W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:50
Oct 11, 2010 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:02
Oct 9, 2010 @ WSH L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 17:30
Oct 8, 2010 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 16:30