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Alex Frolov

#31 · Left wing · New York Rangers

Born Jun 19, 1982 in Moscow, RUS · 6'2", 210 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 20th overall in 2000 by LAK (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.

Marco Sturm WSH · 16 P in 35 GP Shawn Matthias FLA · 16 P in 52 GP Chris Conner PIT · 16 P in 60 GP Fernando Pisani CHI · 16 P in 60 GP Chuck Kobasew MIN · 16 P in 64 GP

Career

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

02040602002-03: 31 points3102-032003-04: 48 points4803-042005-06: 54 points5405-062006-07: 71 points7106-072007-08: 67 points6707-082008-09: 59 points5908-092009-10: 51 points5109-102010-11: 16 points1610-11

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 LAK 79 14 17 31 12 34 141 23 0.39
2003-04 LAK 77 24 24 48 8 24 168 37 0.62
2005-06 LAK 69 21 33 54 17 40 174 16 0.78
2006-07 LAK 82 35 36 71 -8 34 195 40 0.87
2007-08 LAK 71 23 44 67 1 22 160 22 0.94
2008-09 LAK 77 32 27 59 -6 30 176 49 0.77
2009-10 LAK 81 19 32 51 -1 26 182 58 0.63
2010-11 NYR 43 7 9 16 4 8 78 39 0.37
8 seasons Career 579 175 222 397 27 218 1274 284 0.69

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 LAK 6 1 3 4 -5 0 9 8 0.67
1 season Playoffs 6 1 3 4 -5 0 9 8 0.67

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
43 7 9 16 4 8 78 39 0.37 9.0 14:26

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+1.9Goals above replacement366th of 672 skaters, 263rd of 439 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.2Goals 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 67th percentileEven-strength defence-0.1 49th percentilePower play-1.1 2nd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 27th percentilePenalties+0.1 41st 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

50.0Corsi for %473 attempts for, 473 against
+2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %25.7 expected for, 21.0 against
+4.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %18 for, 12 against
102.5PDO7.3% shooting + 95.2% saves
100Attempts 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
Alex Frolov · Erik Christensen · Brandon Prust1063:2050.061.52-0
Marian Gaborik · Alex Frolov · Erik Christensen1461:5541.037.96-2
Marian Gaborik · Alex Frolov · Derek Stepan1151:5250.561.64-4
Alex Frolov · Brian Boyle · Brandon Prust1850:5052.753.73-1

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.1Expected goalsfrom 102 unblocked attempts
-2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.88 expected goals per 60 minutes76th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt90th
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.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 9.1Goals 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. 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
Jan 8, 2011 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:07
Jan 7, 2011 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 12:30
Jan 5, 2011 vs CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:23
Jan 2, 2011 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:19
Jan 1, 2011 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:11
Dec 29, 2010 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12:29
Dec 27, 2010 vs NYI W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:38
Dec 23, 2010 vs TBL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 16:22
Dec 18, 2010 @ PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:28
Dec 16, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:03
Dec 15, 2010 @ PIT W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 16:38
Dec 12, 2010 vs WSH W 7-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:09
Dec 11, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:46
Dec 9, 2010 @ OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12:44
Dec 5, 2010 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:27
Dec 3, 2010 vs NYI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:51
Dec 2, 2010 @ NYI W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:09
Nov 29, 2010 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 09:29
Nov 27, 2010 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 15:50
Nov 26, 2010 @ FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:19
Nov 24, 2010 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:35
Nov 22, 2010 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:22
Nov 20, 2010 @ MIN W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 13:49
Nov 19, 2010 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:47
Nov 17, 2010 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:05
Nov 15, 2010 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:12
Nov 14, 2010 vs EDM W 8-2 2 2 4 5 0 5 1 15:32
Nov 11, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 13:53
Nov 9, 2010 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 13:51
Nov 7, 2010 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:37
Nov 5, 2010 @ NJD W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:36
Nov 4, 2010 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:11
Nov 1, 2010 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:05
Oct 30, 2010 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:16
Oct 29, 2010 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:11
Oct 27, 2010 vs ATL L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:56
Oct 24, 2010 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:40
Oct 23, 2010 @ BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:38
Oct 21, 2010 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:24
Oct 18, 2010 vs COL L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 20:22
Oct 15, 2010 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:12
Oct 11, 2010 @ NYI L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:14
Oct 9, 2010 @ BUF W 6-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 15:00