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Justin Williams

#14 · Right wing · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Oct 4, 1981 in Cobourg, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 184 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 28th overall in 2000 by PHI (round 1)

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Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013-14

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Gustav Nyquist DET · 48 P in 76 GP Matthew Tkachuk CGY · 48 P in 76 GP Thomas Vanek FLA · 48 P in 68 GP Sam Reinhart BUF · 47 P in 80 GP Jakob Silfverberg ANA · 49 P in 79 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.

02040602000-01: 25 points2500-012001-02: 40 points402002-03: 24 points2402-032003-04: 44 points442005-06: 76 points7605-062006-07: 67 points672007-08: 30 points3007-082008-09: 14 points142009-10: 29 points2909-102010-11: 57 points572011-12: 59 points5911-122012-13: 33 points332013-14: 43 points4313-142014-15: 41 points412015-16: 52 points5215-162016-17: 48 points482017-18: 51 points5117-182018-19: 53 points532019-20: 11 points1119-20

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2000-01 PHI 63 12 13 25 6 22 99 20 0.40
2001-02 PHI 75 17 23 40 11 32 162 33 0.53
2002-03 PHI 41 8 16 24 15 22 105 1 0.59
2003-04 PHI 47 6 20 26 10 32 107 20 0.55
2003-04 CAR 32 5 13 18 2 32 96 17 0.56
2005-06 CAR 82 31 45 76 1 60 255 32 0.93 $1.225M
2006-07 CAR 82 33 34 67 -11 73 258 85 0.82 $3.5M
2007-08 CAR 37 9 21 30 2 43 106 43 0.81 $3.5M
2008-09 CAR 32 3 7 10 -9 9 80 30 0.31 $3.5M
2008-09 LAK 12 1 3 4 1 8 28 10 0.33
2009-10 LAK 49 10 19 29 3 39 140 34 0.59 $3.5M
2010-11 LAK 73 22 35 57 14 59 213 51 0.78 $3.5M
2011-12 LAK 82 22 37 59 10 44 241 36 0.72 $3.65M
2012-13 LAK 48 11 22 33 15 22 142 29 0.69 $3.825M
2013-14 LAK 82 19 24 43 14 48 239 44 0.52 $3.825M
2014-15 LAK 81 18 23 41 8 29 174 29 0.51 $3.825M
2015-16 WSH 82 22 30 52 15 36 201 32 0.63 $3.25M
2016-17 WSH 80 24 24 48 14 50 167 28 0.60 $3.25M
2017-18 CAR 82 16 35 51 -9 56 198 79 0.62 $4.5M
2018-19 CAR 82 23 30 53 -4 44 237 55 0.65 $4.5M
2019-20 CAR 20 8 3 11 2 6 60 20 0.55 $700K
19 seasons Career 1264 320 477 797 110 766 3308 728 0.63

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 PHI 5 0 0 0 -3 4 15 7 0.00
2002-03 PHI 12 1 5 6 2 8 21 9 0.50
2005-06 CAR 25 7 11 18 12 34 71 23 0.72
2009-10 LAK 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 6 0.33
2010-11 LAK 6 3 1 4 0 2 16 1 0.67
2011-12 LAK 20 4 11 15 8 12 58 10 0.75
2012-13 LAK 18 6 3 9 0 8 57 21 0.50
2013-14 LAK 26 9 16 25 13 35 67 31 0.96
2015-16 WSH 12 3 4 7 -3 14 30 12 0.58
2016-17 WSH 13 3 6 9 0 6 29 14 0.69
2018-19 CAR 15 4 3 7 1 18 43 17 0.47
2019-20 CAR 7 1 0 1 0 9 18 7 0.14
12 seasons Playoffs 162 41 61 102 30 152 429 158 0.63

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 24 24 48 14 50 167 28 0.60 14.4 15:29

Contract

$3.25MCap hit2016-17
$68KCap dollars per point48 points in 80 games
$469KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.9 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.7MValueworth 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 664 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
2019-20 to 2019-20 $700K
2017-18 to 2018-19 $4.5M
2015-16 to 2016-17 $3.25M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.825M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $3.65M
2006-07 to 2010-11 $3.5M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $1.225M

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.9Goals above replacement126th of 664 skaters, 90th of 435 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+3.8 86th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 72nd percentilePower play-0.4 21st percentilePenalty kill+0.4 89th percentilePenalties-1.4 5th 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.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

53.9Corsi for %979 attempts for, 839 against
+2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %43.2 expected for, 36.6 against
+4.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.7Goals for %51 for, 33 against
101.9PDO9.2% shooting + 92.7% saves
230Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Justin Williams · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov60513:1053.856.129-12
Justin Williams · Alex Ovechkin · Evgeny Kuznetsov36116:2053.151.98-7
Justin Williams · Alex Ovechkin · Nicklas Backstrom3164:0147.643.63-2
Justin Williams · Nicklas Backstrom · Marcus Johansson1561:5259.864.42-1

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.

24Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.6Expected goalsfrom 235 unblocked attempts
+5.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.90 expected goals per 60 minutes81st
Shot quality 7.9% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +5.4 goals above expected92ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 24Expected 18.6

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 8, 2017 @ BOS W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 15:37
Apr 5, 2017 vs NYR W 2-0 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 17:01
Apr 4, 2017 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:40
Apr 2, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:14
Mar 31, 2017 @ ARI L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 17:32
Mar 29, 2017 @ COL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13:56
Mar 28, 2017 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:37
Mar 25, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 14:35
Mar 23, 2017 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:47
Mar 21, 2017 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:53
Mar 18, 2017 @ TBL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 12:29
Mar 16, 2017 vs NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:32
Mar 14, 2017 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 14:52
Mar 12, 2017 @ ANA L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:56
Mar 11, 2017 @ LAK L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 12:55
Mar 9, 2017 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:34
Mar 6, 2017 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:41
Mar 4, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 14:20
Mar 2, 2017 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:52
Feb 28, 2017 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:14
Feb 25, 2017 @ NSH L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 19:56
Feb 24, 2017 vs EDM W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:26
Feb 22, 2017 @ PHI W 4-1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 14:07
Feb 19, 2017 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:36
Feb 18, 2017 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:55
Feb 11, 2017 vs ANA W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:24
Feb 9, 2017 vs DET W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:58
Feb 7, 2017 vs CAR W 5-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 13:28
Feb 5, 2017 vs LAK W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 13:11
Feb 4, 2017 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 13:13
Jan 31, 2017 @ NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:17
Jan 26, 2017 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:45
Jan 24, 2017 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:05
Jan 23, 2017 vs CAR W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14:47
Jan 21, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 11:56
Jan 19, 2017 @ STL W 7-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:11
Jan 16, 2017 @ PIT L 7-8 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:59
Jan 15, 2017 vs PHI W 5-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 12:52
Jan 13, 2017 vs CHI W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:56
Jan 11, 2017 vs PIT W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 14:09
Jan 9, 2017 @ MTL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:32
Jan 7, 2017 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:38
Jan 5, 2017 vs CBJ W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 13:52
Jan 3, 2017 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 12:56
Jan 1, 2017 vs OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:13
Dec 31, 2016 @ NJD W 6-2 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 13:18
Dec 29, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:16
Dec 27, 2016 @ NYI L 3-4 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 18:07
Dec 23, 2016 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 14:05
Dec 21, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:51
Dec 17, 2016 vs MTL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 16:55
Dec 16, 2016 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 13:11
Dec 13, 2016 @ NYI W 4-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 15:01
Dec 11, 2016 vs VAN W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:44
Dec 9, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:49
Dec 7, 2016 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 18:54
Dec 5, 2016 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 13:59
Dec 3, 2016 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:05
Dec 1, 2016 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 19:03
Nov 26, 2016 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:33
Nov 25, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 16:54
Nov 23, 2016 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:14
Nov 20, 2016 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:37
Nov 18, 2016 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 21:33
Nov 16, 2016 vs PIT W 7-1 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 13:43
Nov 15, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:13
Nov 12, 2016 @ CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 09:38
Nov 11, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 15:41
Nov 8, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:51
Nov 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:40
Nov 3, 2016 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:17
Nov 1, 2016 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:27
Oct 30, 2016 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 15:45
Oct 29, 2016 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:29
Oct 26, 2016 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:30
Oct 22, 2016 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:47
Oct 20, 2016 @ FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 12:56
Oct 18, 2016 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:18
Oct 15, 2016 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:50
Oct 13, 2016 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:15