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Simon Gagne

#12 · Left wing · Boston Bruins

Born Feb 29, 1980 in Ste. Foy, Quebec, CAN · 6'1", 195 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 22nd overall in 1998 by PHI (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2011-12

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.

James van Riemsdyk PHI · 40 P in 75 GP Sergei Samsonov FLA · 40 P in 78 GP Lauri Korpikoski PHX · 40 P in 79 GP Mike Knuble WSH · 40 P in 79 GP David Booth FLA · 40 P in 82 GP

Career

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

02040601999-00: 48 points4899-002000-01: 59 points5900-012001-02: 66 points6601-022002-03: 27 points2702-032003-04: 45 points4503-042005-06: 79 points7905-062006-07: 68 points6806-072007-08: 18 points1807-082008-09: 74 points7408-092009-10: 40 points4009-102010-11: 40 points4010-112011-12: 17 points1711-122012-13: 16 points1612-132014-15: 4 points414-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1999-00 PHI 80 20 28 48 11 22 159 46 0.60
2000-01 PHI 69 27 32 59 24 18 191 41 0.86
2001-02 PHI 79 33 33 66 31 32 199 44 0.84
2002-03 PHI 46 9 18 27 20 16 115 6 0.59
2003-04 PHI 80 24 21 45 12 29 211 57 0.56
2005-06 PHI 72 47 32 79 31 38 334 57 1.10
2006-07 PHI 76 41 27 68 2 30 291 39 0.89
2007-08 PHI 25 7 11 18 -8 4 76 4 0.72
2008-09 PHI 79 34 40 74 21 42 221 27 0.94
2009-10 PHI 58 17 23 40 -1 47 183 38 0.69
2010-11 TBL 63 17 23 40 -12 20 154 49 0.63
2011-12 LAK 34 7 10 17 -1 18 75 17 0.50
2012-13 LAK 11 0 5 5 2 2 20 6 0.45
2012-13 PHI 27 5 6 11 -3 6 56 18 0.41
2014-15 BOS 23 3 1 4 0 4 27 20 0.17
14 seasons Career 822 291 310 601 129 328 2312 469 0.73

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1999-00 PHI 17 5 5 10 0 2 34 11 0.59
2000-01 PHI 6 3 0 3 -2 0 21 5 0.50
2001-02 PHI 5 0 0 0 -3 2 11 3 0.00
2002-03 PHI 13 4 1 5 1 6 31 16 0.38
2003-04 PHI 18 5 4 9 10 12 44 13 0.50
2005-06 PHI 6 3 1 4 2 2 26 2 0.67
2008-09 PHI 6 3 1 4 -4 2 19 5 0.67
2009-10 PHI 19 9 3 12 -2 0 52 30 0.63
2010-11 TBL 15 5 7 12 6 4 21 18 0.80
2011-12 LAK 4 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 0.00
10 seasons Playoffs 109 37 22 59 7 32 264 104 0.54

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 17 23 40 -12 20 154 49 0.63 11.0 16:53

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.9Goals above replacement309th of 672 skaters, 226th of 439 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 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+1.4 66th percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 10th percentilePower play+0.2 70th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 74th percentilePenalties+0.5 52nd 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.

-101232010-112011-122012-132014-15Goals 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

51.3Corsi for %797 attempts for, 757 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.1Expected goals for %33.1 expected for, 29.3 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.9Goals for %31 for, 38 against
98.1PDO7.5% shooting + 90.6% saves
214Attempts 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
Vincent Lecavalier · Simon Gagne · Teddy Purcell34170:0351.558.813-6
Vincent Lecavalier · Simon Gagne · Sean Bergenheim18110:1849.551.42-8
Simon Gagne · Steve Downie · Steven Stamkos1362:0748.949.95-3
Simon Gagne · Dominic Moore · Teddy Purcell1946:3546.931.41-3

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.0Expected goalsfrom 213 unblocked attempts
-2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.96 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt69th
Finishing -2.0 goals above expected27thOne 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 17.0Goals 15

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 @ CAR W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 15:34
Apr 8, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 14:49
Apr 5, 2011 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:53
Apr 3, 2011 @ CHI W 2-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 20:51
Apr 2, 2011 @ MIN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:41
Mar 31, 2011 vs PIT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 15:35
Mar 29, 2011 vs OTT W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 17:55
Mar 26, 2011 @ CAR W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 17:30
Mar 25, 2011 vs CAR L 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 16:43
Mar 22, 2011 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 15:10
Mar 17, 2011 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 -2 2 2 2 20:05
Mar 14, 2011 @ TOR W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 16:10
Mar 12, 2011 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 18:55
Mar 11, 2011 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:06
Mar 9, 2011 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:14
Mar 7, 2011 vs WSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 16:42
Mar 5, 2011 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:35
Mar 3, 2011 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:12
Mar 2, 2011 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 16:53
Feb 27, 2011 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:23
Feb 25, 2011 vs NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 17:05
Feb 23, 2011 vs PHX W 8-3 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 16:17
Feb 19, 2011 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:45
Feb 17, 2011 vs DET L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 17:58
Feb 15, 2011 vs PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:02
Feb 12, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 18:54
Feb 8, 2011 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:45
Feb 6, 2011 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:40
Feb 4, 2011 vs WSH L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 17:41
Feb 1, 2011 vs PHI W 4-0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 16:28
Jan 25, 2011 vs TOR W 2-0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 14:41
Jan 23, 2011 vs ATL W 7-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 16:07
Jan 21, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 16:13
Jan 20, 2011 @ ATL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:17
Jan 18, 2011 vs CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:43
Jan 15, 2011 @ CAR L 4-6 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 17:31
Jan 14, 2011 vs NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 16:40
Jan 12, 2011 vs WSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:59
Jan 9, 2011 @ NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 22:01
Jan 8, 2011 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:04
Jan 5, 2011 @ PIT L 1-8 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 14:22
Jan 4, 2011 @ WSH W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:52
Jan 1, 2011 vs NYR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:18
Dec 30, 2010 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:31
Dec 28, 2010 vs BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:24
Dec 26, 2010 @ ATL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 17:05
Dec 23, 2010 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:41
Dec 22, 2010 @ NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:22
Dec 20, 2010 vs CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:03
Dec 18, 2010 vs BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 16:06
Dec 15, 2010 vs ATL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:02
Dec 11, 2010 @ VAN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:15
Dec 10, 2010 @ EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:49
Dec 7, 2010 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:39
Dec 4, 2010 vs COL W 6-5 1 2 3 -1 0 2 1 17:53
Dec 2, 2010 @ BOS L 1-8 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 15:19
Nov 30, 2010 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 12:55
Oct 21, 2010 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:30
Oct 18, 2010 vs DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:35
Oct 16, 2010 @ FLA L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:11
Oct 14, 2010 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:14
Oct 13, 2010 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 20:33
Oct 9, 2010 vs ATL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:33