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Ales Hemsky

#83 · Right wing · Montréal Canadiens

Born Aug 13, 1983 in Pardubice, CZE · 6'0", 177 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 2001 by EDM (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Taylor Hall EDM · 42 P in 65 GP Sam Gagner EDM · 42 P in 68 GP Tim Connolly BUF · 42 P in 68 GP Tomas Kopecky CHI · 42 P in 81 GP David Legwand NSH · 41 P in 64 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.

02040602002-03: 30 points3002-032003-04: 34 points342005-06: 77 points7705-062006-07: 53 points532007-08: 71 points7107-082008-09: 66 points662009-10: 22 points2209-102010-11: 42 points422011-12: 36 points3611-122012-13: 20 points202013-14: 43 points4313-142014-15: 32 points322015-16: 39 points3915-162016-17: 7 points72017-18: 0 points017-18

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 EDM 59 6 24 30 5 14 50 7 0.51
2003-04 EDM 71 12 22 34 -7 14 87 25 0.48
2005-06 EDM 81 19 58 77 -5 64 178 37 0.95 $902K
2006-07 EDM 64 13 40 53 -7 40 122 23 0.83 $4.1M
2007-08 EDM 74 20 51 71 -9 34 184 24 0.96 $4.1M
2008-09 EDM 72 23 43 66 1 32 185 16 0.92 $4.1M
2009-10 EDM 22 7 15 22 7 8 57 5 1.00 $4.1M
2010-11 EDM 47 14 28 42 3 18 100 29 0.89 $4.1M
2011-12 EDM 69 10 26 36 -13 43 137 22 0.52 $4.1M
2012-13 EDM 38 9 11 20 -6 16 82 11 0.53 $5M
2013-14 EDM 55 9 17 26 -13 20 94 26 0.47 $5M
2013-14 OTT 20 4 13 17 -2 4 44 11 0.85
2014-15 DAL 76 11 21 32 -8 16 140 22 0.42 $4M
2015-16 DAL 75 13 26 39 3 20 155 25 0.52 $4M
2016-17 DAL 15 4 3 7 -1 0 30 1 0.47 $4M
2017-18 MTL 7 0 0 0 -1 10 5 0 0.00 $1M
15 seasons Career 845 174 398 572 -53 353 1650 284 0.68

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 EDM 6 0 0 0 -5 0 7 3 0.00
2005-06 EDM 24 6 11 17 -3 14 47 12 0.71
2015-16 DAL 13 1 3 4 -1 2 41 5 0.31
3 seasons Playoffs 43 7 14 21 -9 16 95 20 0.49

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 14 28 42 3 18 100 29 0.89 14.0 18:17

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$98KCap dollars per point42 points in 47 games
$997KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$2.2MWorth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $4.1M
2011-12 $4.1M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2017-18 to 2017-18 $1M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $4M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $5M
2006-07 to 2011-12 $4.1M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $902K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement242nd of 672 skaters, 184th of 439 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.7Goals 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+3.2 79th percentileEven-strength defence-1.8 15th percentilePower play-0.1 36th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 9th percentilePenalties+0.9 68th 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.

-2024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

46.7Corsi for %551 attempts for, 629 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.8Expected goals for %24.5 expected for, 30.2 against
+3.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.2Goals for %30 for, 31 against
101.1PDO10.1% shooting + 91.0% saves
129Attempts 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
Ales Hemsky · Dustin Penner · Sam Gagner20135:1150.455.27-6
Shawn Horcoff · Ales Hemsky · Dustin Penner14117:1246.138.95-4
Ales Hemsky · Dustin Penner · Taylor Hall854:5149.644.93-3
Ales Hemsky · Sam Gagner · Taylor Hall1754:4443.046.12-4

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.8Expected goalsfrom 134 unblocked attempts
+2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt49th
Finishing +2.2 goals above expected76thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Goals 12Expected 9.8

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
Mar 1, 2011 vs NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:12
Feb 27, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:11
Feb 25, 2011 vs STL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 16:04
Feb 23, 2011 @ COL W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 18:12
Feb 22, 2011 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:16
Feb 19, 2011 vs ATL W 5-3 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 18:29
Feb 17, 2011 vs MTL W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 18:03
Feb 15, 2011 vs DAL W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 18:39
Feb 13, 2011 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 15:19
Feb 12, 2011 vs OTT L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 16:35
Feb 9, 2011 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:24
Feb 7, 2011 @ NSH W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:29
Feb 5, 2011 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 20:14
Feb 4, 2011 @ STL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:22
Feb 2, 2011 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:04
Jan 18, 2011 vs MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 06:56
Jan 16, 2011 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:27
Jan 15, 2011 @ LAK L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 18:33
Jan 13, 2011 @ SJS W 5-2 0 4 4 4 2 2 1 16:24
Jan 11, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23:28
Jan 7, 2011 @ VAN L 1-6 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 18:13
Jan 6, 2011 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:26
Jan 4, 2011 vs DET L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:42
Jan 1, 2011 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:04
Dec 30, 2010 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 21:52
Dec 28, 2010 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 21:00
Dec 1, 2010 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 18:28
Nov 23, 2010 @ PHX L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:29
Nov 21, 2010 @ ANA W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:35
Nov 19, 2010 vs PHX L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 20:52
Nov 17, 2010 vs CHI L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 10:51
Nov 14, 2010 @ NYR L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:54
Nov 12, 2010 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 23:11
Nov 11, 2010 @ DET L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:32
Nov 9, 2010 @ CAR L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:29
Nov 7, 2010 @ CHI W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 19:59
Nov 5, 2010 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:00
Nov 2, 2010 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:11
Oct 29, 2010 @ CHI W 7-4 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 17:09
Oct 28, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 20:42
Oct 26, 2010 @ CGY L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:30
Oct 23, 2010 vs SJS L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:50
Oct 21, 2010 vs MIN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 19:40
Oct 16, 2010 @ CGY L 3-5 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 19:52
Oct 14, 2010 @ MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:41
Oct 10, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 18:37
Oct 7, 2010 vs CGY W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:06