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Pavel Datsyuk

#13 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jul 20, 1978 in Sverdlovsk, RUS · 5'11", 194 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 171st overall in 1998 by DET (round 6)

Trophy case

×4 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Loui Eriksson BOS · 37 P in 61 GP Chris Kreider NYR · 37 P in 66 GP Sam Gagner EDM · 37 P in 67 GP Vincent Lecavalier PHI · 37 P in 69 GP Derek Roy STL · 37 P in 75 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.

0204060802001-02: 35 points3501-022002-03: 51 points5102-032003-04: 68 points6803-042005-06: 87 points8705-062006-07: 87 points8706-072007-08: 97 points9707-082008-09: 97 points9708-092009-10: 70 points7009-102010-11: 59 points5910-112011-12: 67 points6711-122012-13: 49 points4912-132013-14: 37 points3713-142014-15: 65 points6514-152015-16: 49 points4915-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2001-02 DET 70 11 24 35 4 4 79 27 0.50
2002-03 DET 64 12 39 51 20 16 82 17 0.80
2003-04 DET 75 30 38 68 -2 35 136 33 0.91
2005-06 DET 75 28 59 87 26 22 145 20 1.16 $3.9M
2006-07 DET 79 27 60 87 36 20 207 21 1.10 $3.9M
2007-08 DET 82 31 66 97 41 20 264 40 1.18 $6.7M
2008-09 DET 81 32 65 97 34 22 248 76 1.20 $6.7M
2009-10 DET 80 27 43 70 17 18 203 89 0.88 $6.7M
2010-11 DET 56 23 36 59 11 15 137 54 1.05 $6.7M
2011-12 DET 70 19 48 67 21 14 164 76 0.96 $6.7M
2012-13 DET 47 15 34 49 21 14 107 31 1.04 $6.7M
2013-14 DET 45 17 20 37 1 6 126 30 0.82 $6.7M
2014-15 DET 63 26 39 65 12 8 165 51 1.03 $7.5M
2015-16 DET 66 16 33 49 7 14 181 70 0.74 $7.5M
14 seasons Career 953 314 604 918 249 228 2244 635 0.96

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2001-02 DET 21 3 3 6 1 2 20 8 0.29
2002-03 DET 4 0 0 0 -3 0 9 3 0.00
2003-04 DET 6 0 3 3 0 2 7 5 0.50
2005-06 DET 5 0 3 3 0 0 11 1 0.60
2006-07 DET 18 8 8 16 2 8 66 25 0.89
2007-08 DET 22 10 13 23 13 6 74 56 1.05
2008-09 DET 16 1 8 9 5 9 52 30 0.56
2009-10 DET 12 6 7 13 3 8 39 16 1.08
2010-11 DET 11 4 11 15 10 8 38 27 1.36
2011-12 DET 5 1 2 3 0 2 11 7 0.60
2012-13 DET 14 3 6 9 2 4 39 17 0.64
2013-14 DET 5 3 2 5 1 0 11 4 1.00
2014-15 DET 7 3 2 5 -3 2 17 14 0.71
2015-16 DET 5 0 0 0 2 4 18 6 0.00
14 seasons Playoffs 151 42 68 110 33 55 412 219 0.73

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
45 17 20 37 1 6 126 30 0.82 13.5 20:16

Contract

$6.7MCap hit2013-14
$181KCap dollars per point37 points in 45 games
$630KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.6 goals above replacement
$6.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$65KValueworth 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 641 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 $7.5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $6.7M
2007-08 to 2013-14 $6.7M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $3.9M

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+10.6Goals above replacement49th of 672 skaters, 41st of 438 forwards
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+2.1 74th percentileEven-strength defence+2.4 93rd percentilePower play+1.4 92nd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 30th percentilePenalties+2.3 93rd 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.

051015202010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

56.0Corsi for %638 attempts for, 502 against
+4.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %25.2 expected for, 21.4 against
+4.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.3Goals for %34 for, 31 against
99.1PDO9.6% shooting + 89.6% saves
151Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Todd Bertuzzi · Pavel Datsyuk · Henrik Zetterberg17170:2455.553.110-7
Pavel Datsyuk · Henrik Zetterberg · Justin Abdelkader1567:5657.458.23-2
Daniel Alfredsson · Pavel Datsyuk · Henrik Zetterberg1946:0658.765.94-2
Pavel Datsyuk · Johan Franzen · Justin Abdelkader738:2650.042.90-1

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.4Expected goalsfrom 164 unblocked attempts
+3.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes70th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt58th
Finishing +3.6 goals above expected82ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 16Expected 12.4

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. 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 13, 2014 @ STL W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18:05
Apr 11, 2014 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:06
Apr 9, 2014 @ PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:15
Apr 8, 2014 @ BUF W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 20:18
Apr 5, 2014 @ MTL L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 17:41
Apr 4, 2014 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:45
Feb 27, 2014 @ OTT W 6-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 11:24
Feb 26, 2014 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:26
Feb 8, 2014 @ TBL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 14:46
Feb 6, 2014 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:34
Jan 1, 2014 vs TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:17
Dec 30, 2013 @ NSH L 4-6 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 21:18
Dec 28, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 18:53
Dec 23, 2013 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:10
Dec 21, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 23:19
Dec 19, 2013 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 3 3 1 0 7 1 23:29
Dec 17, 2013 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:04
Dec 15, 2013 vs TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:31
Dec 14, 2013 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:55
Dec 12, 2013 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:53
Dec 10, 2013 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 20:15
Nov 23, 2013 vs OTT L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:18
Nov 21, 2013 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 19:21
Nov 19, 2013 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:33
Nov 16, 2013 @ NYI L 4-5 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 0 3 1 20:48
Nov 15, 2013 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 24:37
Nov 12, 2013 vs WPG L 2-3 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 0 4 0 20:34
Nov 9, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 23:21
Nov 7, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 23:17
Nov 4, 2013 @ WPG L 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 18:56
Nov 2, 2013 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:28
Nov 1, 2013 @ CGY W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 21:14
Oct 30, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:21
Oct 26, 2013 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22:14
Oct 23, 2013 vs OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:54
Oct 21, 2013 vs SJS L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:19
Oct 19, 2013 @ PHX L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 21:52
Oct 17, 2013 @ COL W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 8 1 21:31
Oct 15, 2013 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 17:18
Oct 14, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:17
Oct 12, 2013 vs PHI W 5-2 1 2 3 1 0 6 1 20:33
Oct 10, 2013 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:28
Oct 5, 2013 @ BOS L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:09
Oct 4, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 22:07
Oct 2, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:08