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Sergei Samsonov

#14 · Left wing · Florida Panthers

Born Oct 27, 1978 in Moscow, RUS · 5'8", 188 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 8th overall in 1997 by BOS (round 1)

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

Lauri Korpikoski PHX · 40 P in 79 GP Mike Knuble WSH · 40 P in 79 GP James van Riemsdyk PHI · 40 P in 75 GP David Booth FLA · 40 P in 82 GP Eric Belanger PHX · 40 P in 82 GP

Career

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

02040601997-98: 47 points4797-981998-99: 51 points5198-991999-00: 45 points4599-002000-01: 75 points7500-012001-02: 70 points7001-022002-03: 11 points1102-032003-04: 40 points4003-042005-06: 53 points5305-062006-07: 26 points2606-072007-08: 36 points3607-082008-09: 48 points4808-092009-10: 29 points2909-102010-11: 40 points4010-11

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1997-98 BOS 81 22 25 47 9 8 159 32 0.58
1998-99 BOS 79 25 26 51 -6 18 160 39 0.65
1999-00 BOS 77 19 26 45 -6 4 145 29 0.58
2000-01 BOS 82 29 46 75 6 18 215 41 0.91
2001-02 BOS 74 29 41 70 21 27 192 29 0.95
2002-03 BOS 8 5 6 11 8 2 23 0 1.38
2003-04 BOS 58 17 23 40 12 4 132 14 0.69
2005-06 BOS 55 18 19 37 -3 22 107 14 0.67
2005-06 EDM 19 5 11 16 0 6 36 5 0.84
2006-07 MTL 63 9 17 26 -4 10 114 11 0.41
2007-08 CHI 23 0 4 4 -7 6 38 1 0.17
2007-08 CAR 38 14 18 32 6 10 71 11 0.84
2008-09 CAR 81 16 32 48 -8 28 155 32 0.59
2009-10 CAR 72 14 15 29 -15 32 104 34 0.40
2010-11 CAR 58 10 16 26 0 12 87 47 0.45
2010-11 FLA 20 3 11 14 -2 2 36 9 0.70
13 seasons Career 888 235 336 571 11 209 1774 348 0.64

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1997-98 BOS 6 2 5 7 1 0 18 1 1.17
1998-99 BOS 11 3 1 4 3 0 21 13 0.36
2001-02 BOS 6 2 2 4 -2 0 26 3 0.67
2002-03 BOS 5 0 2 2 -1 0 10 2 0.40
2003-04 BOS 7 2 5 7 2 0 13 3 1.00
2005-06 EDM 24 4 11 15 2 14 40 9 0.63
2008-09 CAR 17 5 3 8 2 6 28 14 0.47
7 seasons Playoffs 76 18 29 47 7 20 156 45 0.62

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 13 27 40 -2 14 123 56 0.51 10.6 15:27

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+5.1Goals above replacement199th of 672 skaters, 156th of 439 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.8Goals 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+1.0 62nd percentileEven-strength defence-0.5 38th percentilePower play+0.7 84th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 19th percentilePenalties+0.7 60th 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.

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

50.1Corsi for %928 attempts for, 926 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Expected goals for %37.0 expected for, 41.4 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.4Goals for %36 for, 34 against
100.7PDO7.6% shooting + 93.1% saves
165Attempts 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Sergei Samsonov · Erik Cole · Eric StaalCAR27179:4849.446.15-6
Sergei Samsonov · Stephen Weiss · Niclas BergforsFLA13149:1952.852.37-4
Sergei Samsonov · Chad LaRose · Eric StaalCAR23122:2554.851.07-6
Sergei Samsonov · Troy Bodie · Ryan CarterCAR1438:0847.233.01-0

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.1Expected goalsfrom 169 unblocked attempts
-2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.75 expected goals per 60 minutes57th
Shot quality 8.9% chance per attempt89th
Finishing -2.1 goals above expected26thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 15.1Goals 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 9, 2011 vs WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:10
Apr 8, 2011 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:27
Apr 6, 2011 @ WSH L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 18:53
Apr 2, 2011 vs PIT L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:51
Mar 31, 2011 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:09
Mar 29, 2011 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 21:18
Mar 27, 2011 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:41
Mar 25, 2011 @ BUF L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 18:50
Mar 23, 2011 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:00
Mar 22, 2011 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:00
Mar 19, 2011 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 21:17
Mar 17, 2011 vs TOR W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 17:30
Mar 15, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20:26
Mar 12, 2011 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:32
Mar 10, 2011 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:15
Mar 8, 2011 vs CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:44
Mar 6, 2011 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 22:02
Mar 5, 2011 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 18:03
Mar 3, 2011 vs MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:40
Mar 1, 2011 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:45
Feb 26, 2011 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 09:33
Feb 25, 2011 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 07:55
Feb 22, 2011 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 13:18
Feb 19, 2011 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:09
Feb 18, 2011 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:59
Feb 16, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 13:13
Feb 13, 2011 @ ATL W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14:43
Feb 12, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:11
Feb 10, 2011 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:28
Feb 8, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:13
Feb 5, 2011 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:23
Feb 3, 2011 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:36
Feb 1, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16:53
Jan 26, 2011 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:44
Jan 24, 2011 vs TOR W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:48
Jan 22, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 14:03
Jan 20, 2011 vs NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:55
Jan 18, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 12:29
Jan 17, 2011 @ BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:31
Jan 15, 2011 vs TBL W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 09:51
Jan 11, 2011 vs CGY W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10:25
Jan 9, 2011 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:56
Jan 7, 2011 @ FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:47
Jan 5, 2011 @ NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:24
Jan 3, 2011 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:32
Jan 1, 2011 vs NJD W 6-3 2 0 2 -2 0 3 1 18:38
Dec 29, 2010 @ OTT W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15:35
Dec 28, 2010 @ TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:13
Dec 26, 2010 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:34
Dec 23, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:52
Dec 20, 2010 @ TBL L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 13:21
Dec 18, 2010 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:13
Dec 16, 2010 @ ATL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:21
Dec 15, 2010 @ FLA W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 11:09
Dec 11, 2010 @ STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:06
Dec 10, 2010 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:16
Dec 4, 2010 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 14:01
Dec 3, 2010 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:31
Nov 29, 2010 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:02
Nov 28, 2010 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:49
Nov 26, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:21
Nov 24, 2010 vs WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 18:50
Nov 20, 2010 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 4 18:37
Nov 19, 2010 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:18
Nov 17, 2010 vs OTT W 7-1 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 14:19
Nov 13, 2010 @ MTL L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 14:06
Nov 11, 2010 vs PHI L 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:17
Nov 9, 2010 vs EDM W 7-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 13:26
Nov 6, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:34
Nov 5, 2010 @ FLA L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 12:09
Nov 3, 2010 vs NYI W 7-2 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 12:14
Nov 1, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:26
Oct 30, 2010 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:14
Oct 29, 2010 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 14:55
Oct 27, 2010 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:03
Oct 23, 2010 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 15:05
Oct 17, 2010 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:36
Oct 14, 2010 @ OTT L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 10:40