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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Galchenyuk MTL · 51 P in 82 GP Craig Smith NSH · 51 P in 79 GP Kyle Turris NSH · 51 P in 76 GP Alex DeBrincat CHI · 52 P in 82 GP Nico Hischier NJD · 52 P in 82 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 16 35 51 -9 56 198 79 0.62 8.1 16:35

Contract

$4.5MCap hit2017-18
$88KCap dollars per point51 points in 82 games
$1.032MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.1MValueworth 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 691 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacement229th of 691 skaters, 161st of 451 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+1.6 72nd percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 36th percentilePower play+0.3 77th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 51st percentilePenalties-1.0 8th 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

55.7Corsi for %1264 attempts for, 1007 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Expected goals for %51.1 expected for, 45.4 against
+0.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.0Goals for %47 for, 53 against
98.3PDO7.7% shooting + 90.6% saves
290Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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 · Victor Rask · Brock McGinn39207:0950.647.53-10
Justin Williams · Jordan Staal · Brock McGinn27167:3957.460.18-5
Justin Williams · Jeff Skinner · Derek Ryan42152:4657.855.77-8
Justin Williams · Brock McGinn · Derek Ryan29136:0658.457.83-4

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.7Expected goalsfrom 271 unblocked attempts
-4.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes68th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt32nd
Finishing -4.7 goals above expected8thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.7Goals 14

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 7, 2018 vs TBL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 17:20
Apr 5, 2018 @ PHI L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 15:02
Apr 2, 2018 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:01
Mar 31, 2018 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16:16
Mar 30, 2018 @ WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:04
Mar 27, 2018 @ NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13:26
Mar 26, 2018 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:59
Mar 24, 2018 @ OTT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:23
Mar 22, 2018 vs ARI W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:50
Mar 20, 2018 vs EDM L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 13:52
Mar 18, 2018 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 15:33
Mar 17, 2018 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 17:15
Mar 13, 2018 vs BOS L 4-6 1 0 1 -2 0 1 3 16:27
Mar 12, 2018 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 6 2 19:40
Mar 8, 2018 @ CHI W 3-2 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 18:04
Mar 6, 2018 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 14:44
Mar 4, 2018 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20:19
Mar 2, 2018 vs NJD W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 18:08
Mar 1, 2018 @ PHI W 4-1 2 1 3 3 0 2 0 15:54
Feb 27, 2018 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:26
Feb 24, 2018 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:48
Feb 23, 2018 vs PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 17:59
Feb 18, 2018 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:43
Feb 16, 2018 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:49
Feb 15, 2018 @ NJD L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 14:22
Feb 13, 2018 vs LAK W 7-3 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 15:55
Feb 10, 2018 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:10
Feb 9, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 15:07
Feb 6, 2018 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:16
Feb 4, 2018 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:09
Feb 2, 2018 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:41
Feb 1, 2018 vs MTL W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:49
Jan 30, 2018 vs OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:39
Jan 25, 2018 @ MTL W 6-5 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 16:22
Jan 23, 2018 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:18
Jan 21, 2018 vs VGK L 1-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 15:49
Jan 20, 2018 @ DET W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:48
Jan 14, 2018 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 17 4 0 09:04
Jan 12, 2018 vs WSH L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:49
Jan 11, 2018 @ WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 16:20
Jan 9, 2018 @ TBL L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:24
Jan 6, 2018 @ BOS L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 14:47
Jan 4, 2018 @ PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:18
Jan 2, 2018 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:23
Dec 30, 2017 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:25
Dec 29, 2017 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 17:27
Dec 27, 2017 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:06
Dec 23, 2017 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:17
Dec 21, 2017 @ NSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:52
Dec 19, 2017 @ TOR L 1-8 0 0 0 -1 5 2 0 18:32
Dec 16, 2017 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 16:49
Dec 15, 2017 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 18:47
Dec 12, 2017 @ VGK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:10
Dec 11, 2017 @ ANA L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:42
Dec 9, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:23
Dec 7, 2017 @ SJS L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 16:51
Dec 5, 2017 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:16
Dec 2, 2017 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:31
Dec 1, 2017 @ NYR L 1-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:39
Nov 28, 2017 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:00
Nov 26, 2017 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -2 2 7 2 16:28
Nov 24, 2017 vs TOR L 4-5 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 18:31
Nov 22, 2017 vs NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:36
Nov 19, 2017 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 14:04
Nov 18, 2017 @ BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 16:18
Nov 16, 2017 @ NYI L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:35
Nov 13, 2017 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:42
Nov 11, 2017 vs CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:39
Nov 10, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:03
Nov 7, 2017 vs FLA W 3-1 1 1 2 3 0 6 1 17:08
Nov 4, 2017 @ ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:13
Nov 2, 2017 @ COL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 17:53
Oct 29, 2017 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 18:36
Oct 27, 2017 vs STL L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 20:03
Oct 26, 2017 @ TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 16:44
Oct 24, 2017 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 4 3 1 18:30
Oct 21, 2017 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:03
Oct 19, 2017 @ CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 16:25
Oct 17, 2017 @ EDM W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 12:37
Oct 14, 2017 @ WPG L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 17:36
Oct 10, 2017 vs CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:14
Oct 7, 2017 vs MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:56