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Scott Gomez

#23 · Centre · Ottawa Senators

Born Dec 23, 1979 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA · 5'11", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 27th overall in 1998 by NJD (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Benoit Pouliot EDM · 34 P in 58 GP Kris Versteeg CHI · 34 P in 61 GP Milan Michalek OTT · 34 P in 66 GP Patrik Elias NJD · 34 P in 69 GP Patrick Maroon ANA · 34 P in 71 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.

0204060801999-00: 70 points7099-002000-01: 63 points632001-02: 48 points4801-022002-03: 55 points552003-04: 70 points7003-042005-06: 84 points842006-07: 60 points6006-072007-08: 70 points702008-09: 58 points5808-092009-10: 59 points592010-11: 38 points3810-112011-12: 11 points112012-13: 15 points1512-132013-14: 12 points122014-15: 34 points3414-152015-16: 9 points9

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1999-00 NJD 82 19 51 70 14 78 204 49 0.85
2000-01 NJD 76 14 49 63 -1 46 155 36 0.83
2001-02 NJD 76 10 38 48 -4 36 156 49 0.63
2002-03 NJD 80 13 42 55 17 48 205 7 0.69
2003-04 NJD 80 14 56 70 18 70 189 12 0.88
2005-06 NJD 82 33 51 84 8 42 244 20 1.02 $2.204M
2006-07 NJD 72 13 47 60 7 42 248 21 0.83 $5M
2007-08 NYR 81 16 54 70 3 36 242 48 0.86 $7.357M
2008-09 NYR 77 16 42 58 -2 60 271 61 0.75 $7.357M
2009-10 MTL 78 12 47 59 1 60 180 30 0.76 $7.357M
2010-11 MTL 80 7 31 38 -15 48 157 32 0.48 $7.357M
2011-12 MTL 38 2 9 11 -9 14 59 11 0.29 $7.357M
2012-13 SJS 39 2 13 15 -10 22 58 4 0.38 $700K
2013-14 FLA 46 2 10 12 -11 24 56 16 0.26 $900K
2014-15 NJD 58 7 27 34 -10 23 70 24 0.59 $550K
2015-16 STL 21 1 7 8 -4 4 10 1 0.38 $575K
2015-16 OTT 13 0 1 1 -3 2 10 2 0.08
16 seasons Career 1079 181 575 756 -1 655 2514 423 0.70

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 NJD 23 4 6 10 1 4 53 29 0.43
2000-01 NJD 25 5 9 14 7 24 70 23 0.56
2002-03 NJD 24 3 9 12 3 2 56 15 0.50
2003-04 NJD 5 0 6 6 -2 0 17 0 1.20
2005-06 NJD 9 5 4 9 -1 6 39 2 1.00
2006-07 NJD 11 4 10 14 6 14 37 7 1.27
2007-08 NYR 10 4 7 11 5 8 27 9 1.10
2008-09 NYR 7 2 3 5 -4 4 15 7 0.71
2009-10 MTL 19 2 12 14 -6 25 46 16 0.74
2010-11 MTL 7 0 4 4 -6 2 21 6 0.57
2012-13 SJS 9 0 2 2 0 6 12 2 0.22
11 seasons Playoffs 149 29 72 101 3 95 393 116 0.68

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
58 7 27 34 -10 23 70 24 0.59 10.0 16:31

Contract

$550KCap hit2014-15
$16KCap dollars per point34 points in 58 games
$172KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.2 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth 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 649 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
2014-15 to 2015-16 $550K
2013-14 to 2013-14 $900K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $700K
2007-08 to 2013-14 $7.357M
2006-07 to 2006-07 $5M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $2.204M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+3.2Goals above replacement297th of 665 skaters, 208th of 432 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+0.7 58th percentileEven-strength defence-1.3 22nd percentilePower play-0.1 49th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 61st percentilePenalties+1.2 78th 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.

-4-20242010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

47.1Corsi for %644 attempts for, 724 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Expected goals for %30.6 expected for, 30.0 against
+6.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %26 for, 26 against
100.7PDO7.2% shooting + 93.4% saves
88Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Scott Gomez · Steve Bernier · Adam Henrique28255:0046.749.211-12
Jaromir Jagr · Scott Gomez · Adam Henrique19121:0553.063.85-1
Jaromir Jagr · Scott Gomez · Tuomo Ruutu1773:0054.556.81-1
Scott Gomez · Steve Bernier · Reid Boucher757:4653.541.62-3

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.4Expected goalsfrom 93 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.40 expected goals per 60 minutes6th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt39th
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected62ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Goals 7Expected 6.4

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, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:24
Apr 9, 2015 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 13:34
Apr 7, 2015 vs NYR L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 13:59
Apr 4, 2015 @ NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 18:04
Apr 3, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 15 2 1 08:52
Mar 31, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:57
Mar 29, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:24
Mar 28, 2015 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:39
Mar 26, 2015 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:53
Mar 23, 2015 vs LAK L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:31
Mar 21, 2015 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:53
Mar 20, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:43
Mar 17, 2015 vs PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:19
Mar 14, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:26
Mar 12, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:03
Mar 10, 2015 @ MIN L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:52
Mar 8, 2015 vs PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14:36
Mar 6, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:52
Mar 3, 2015 vs NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:04
Feb 28, 2015 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:09
Feb 27, 2015 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 18:09
Feb 25, 2015 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:54
Feb 23, 2015 vs ARI W 3-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 13:01
Feb 21, 2015 vs CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11:50
Feb 20, 2015 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15:35
Feb 17, 2015 vs BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:40
Feb 14, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 16:34
Feb 13, 2015 @ CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:50
Feb 9, 2015 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:52
Feb 7, 2015 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:24
Feb 6, 2015 vs TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:09
Feb 3, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:41
Jan 31, 2015 vs FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:19
Jan 30, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:50
Jan 28, 2015 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:28
Jan 19, 2015 @ SJS W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 15:10
Jan 16, 2015 @ ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:50
Jan 14, 2015 @ LAK W 5-3 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 15:42
Jan 9, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:44
Jan 8, 2015 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:33
Jan 6, 2015 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:25
Jan 3, 2015 vs PHI W 5-2 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 16:47
Jan 2, 2015 vs MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:34
Dec 31, 2014 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:19
Dec 29, 2014 vs PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:18
Dec 27, 2014 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:12
Dec 23, 2014 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:46
Dec 20, 2014 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:35
Dec 19, 2014 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:08
Dec 17, 2014 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:17
Dec 15, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 19:38
Dec 13, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 20:28
Dec 11, 2014 @ PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 16:45
Dec 9, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:28
Dec 8, 2014 @ CAR W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 18:25
Dec 6, 2014 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:33
Dec 4, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:29
Dec 2, 2014 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:10