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Kristian Huselius

#20 · Left wing · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Nov 10, 1978 in Osterhaninge, SWE · 6'2", 184 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 47th overall in 1997 by FLA (round 2)

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.

Mats Zuccarello NYR · 23 P in 42 GP Vinny Prospal NYR · 23 P in 29 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.

02040602001-02: 45 points4501-022002-03: 43 points4302-032003-04: 31 points3103-042005-06: 47 points4705-062006-07: 77 points7706-072007-08: 66 points6607-082008-09: 56 points5608-092009-10: 63 points6309-102010-11: 23 points2310-112011-12: 0 points011-12

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2001-02 FLA 79 23 22 45 -4 14 169 13 0.57
2002-03 FLA 78 20 23 43 -6 20 187 7 0.55
2003-04 FLA 76 10 21 31 -6 24 168 22 0.41
2005-06 FLA 24 5 3 8 -11 4 57 1 0.33
2005-06 CGY 54 15 24 39 2 36 107 6 0.72
2006-07 CGY 81 34 43 77 21 26 173 11 0.95
2007-08 CGY 81 25 41 66 10 40 202 9 0.81
2008-09 CBJ 74 21 35 56 1 44 212 21 0.76
2009-10 CBJ 74 23 40 63 -4 36 162 15 0.85
2010-11 CBJ 39 14 9 23 -17 10 94 4 0.59
2011-12 CBJ 2 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0.00
10 seasons Career 662 190 261 451 -16 256 1533 109 0.68

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 CGY 7 2 4 6 1 4 14 0 0.86
2006-07 CGY 6 0 2 2 -4 4 7 2 0.33
2007-08 CGY 7 0 4 4 -1 6 5 3 0.57
2008-09 CBJ 4 1 1 2 -4 4 11 2 0.50
4 seasons Playoffs 24 3 11 14 -8 18 37 7 0.58

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
39 14 9 23 -17 10 94 4 0.59 14.9 16:23

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+2.6Goals above replacement322nd of 672 skaters, 234th of 439 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals 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+0.8 58th percentileEven-strength defence-0.4 40th percentilePower play+0.5 80th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 56th 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.

-101232010-112011-12Goals 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

55.5Corsi for %518 attempts for, 415 against
+5.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Expected goals for %20.2 expected for, 18.2 against
+1.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.6Goals for %17 for, 27 against
95.3PDO6.2% shooting + 89.1% saves
126Attempts 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
Kristian Huselius · Antoine Vermette · R.J. Umberger22194:2456.555.89-11
Kristian Huselius · Antoine Vermette · Rick Nash14148:3359.558.15-6
Kristian Huselius · Antoine Vermette · Scottie Upshall222:2057.569.90-1
Kristian Huselius · Antoine Vermette · Tomas Kubalik213:1041.243.00-0

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.7Expected goalsfrom 139 unblocked attempts
+5.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes65th
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt19th
Finishing +5.3 goals above expected91stOne 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 20Goals 14Expected 8.7

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 9, 2011 vs BUF L 4-5 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 19:13
Apr 8, 2011 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:09
Apr 5, 2011 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 15:22
Apr 3, 2011 vs STL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:05
Feb 18, 2011 @ CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 11:02
Feb 16, 2011 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:10
Feb 13, 2011 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:21
Feb 11, 2011 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:52
Feb 9, 2011 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 16:56
Feb 8, 2011 @ PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:03
Feb 5, 2011 vs EDM W 4-3 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 16:42
Feb 1, 2011 vs CHI L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 18:51
Jan 25, 2011 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:44
Jan 22, 2011 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 17:31
Jan 19, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:56
Jan 18, 2011 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:41
Jan 15, 2011 @ DET L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:42
Jan 14, 2011 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 16:01
Jan 11, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 17:13
Jan 8, 2011 @ LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:20
Jan 7, 2011 @ ANA L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:52
Jan 4, 2011 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:45
Jan 2, 2011 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:11
Dec 31, 2010 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:06
Dec 30, 2010 @ TOR W 3-2 2 0 2 2 0 5 0 18:33
Dec 27, 2010 vs MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:35
Dec 26, 2010 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:59
Dec 23, 2010 vs VAN L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:38
Dec 21, 2010 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:01
Dec 18, 2010 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:48
Dec 16, 2010 @ EDM L 3-6 3 0 3 -1 2 6 0 13:30
Dec 15, 2010 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:48
Oct 23, 2010 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:59
Oct 22, 2010 vs CGY L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:59
Oct 20, 2010 vs ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:22
Oct 16, 2010 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 17:32
Oct 15, 2010 vs CHI L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 18:43
Oct 9, 2010 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 16:26
Oct 8, 2010 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 19:06