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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)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Martin Erat ARI · 32 P in 79 GP Derek Roy EDM · 32 P in 72 GP Jonathan Drouin TBL · 32 P in 70 GP Steve Bernier NJD · 32 P in 67 GP Matt Beleskey ANA · 32 P in 65 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 11 21 32 -8 16 140 22 0.42 7.9 13:38

Contract

$4MCap hit2014-15
$125KCap dollars per point32 points in 76 games
$4.23MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth 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 649 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
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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement435th of 665 skaters, 296th of 432 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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-1.5 29th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 32nd percentilePower play-1.1 4th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 51st percentilePenalties+1.3 81st 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

52.0Corsi for %900 attempts for, 831 against
-0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.1Expected goals for %35.8 expected for, 34.3 against
-2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.4Goals for %37 for, 41 against
98.8PDO8.2% shooting + 90.6% saves
214Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Erik Cole · Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky28186:1549.651.012-7
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Antoine Roussel2473:3852.153.72-3
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Patrick Eaves1270:3858.769.14-4
Ales Hemsky · Vernon Fiddler · Curtis McKenzie1164:3349.246.11-4

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.6Expected goalsfrom 179 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.61 expected goals per 60 minutes36th
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt9th
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected59thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 10.6

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 11, 2015 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:13
Apr 8, 2015 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:57
Apr 6, 2015 @ SJS W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:57
Apr 4, 2015 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:28
Apr 3, 2015 vs STL L 5-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:26
Mar 30, 2015 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 14:50
Mar 28, 2015 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:37
Mar 27, 2015 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:15
Mar 25, 2015 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 15:36
Mar 23, 2015 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:58
Mar 21, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12:25
Mar 19, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:49
Mar 15, 2015 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:34
Mar 13, 2015 @ WSH W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 10:28
Mar 12, 2015 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:15
Mar 10, 2015 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 12:46
Mar 7, 2015 @ TBL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:53
Mar 5, 2015 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:48
Mar 3, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13:52
Mar 1, 2015 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 17:49
Feb 27, 2015 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:07
Feb 24, 2015 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:45
Feb 22, 2015 @ MIN L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:54
Feb 21, 2015 vs DET L 6-7 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 13:01
Feb 13, 2015 vs FLA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:10
Feb 10, 2015 @ BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:35
Feb 8, 2015 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 12:44
Feb 7, 2015 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 08:48
Feb 5, 2015 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:47
Feb 3, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:59
Jan 31, 2015 @ WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 12:24
Jan 29, 2015 @ OTT W 6-3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 14:41
Jan 27, 2015 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:09
Jan 20, 2015 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:56
Jan 18, 2015 @ CHI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:35
Jan 17, 2015 vs WSH W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 14:09
Jan 15, 2015 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:13
Jan 13, 2015 vs OTT W 5-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 15:06
Jan 10, 2015 @ COL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:21
Jan 8, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12:51
Jan 6, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 15:42
Jan 4, 2015 @ CHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 10:25
Jan 3, 2015 vs MIN W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:45
Dec 31, 2014 vs ARI W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:29
Dec 29, 2014 vs NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:09
Dec 27, 2014 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:24
Dec 23, 2014 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:37
Dec 21, 2014 @ EDM W 6-5 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 16:57
Dec 19, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:18
Dec 17, 2014 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:54
Dec 13, 2014 vs NJD W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 16:48
Dec 4, 2014 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:13
Dec 2, 2014 @ TOR L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 14:32
Nov 29, 2014 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:36
Nov 28, 2014 vs MIN L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 13:32
Nov 25, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:53
Nov 22, 2014 vs LAK W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 13:24
Nov 20, 2014 vs ARI W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 13:35
Nov 18, 2014 vs CAR L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 15:24
Nov 16, 2014 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:58
Nov 15, 2014 vs MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:52
Nov 11, 2014 @ ARI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:13
Nov 8, 2014 vs SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 13:50
Nov 6, 2014 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:34
Nov 4, 2014 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:52
Nov 1, 2014 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:26
Oct 31, 2014 vs ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:20
Oct 28, 2014 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:58
Oct 25, 2014 @ NYI L 5-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:22
Oct 24, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 16:53
Oct 21, 2014 vs VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:58
Oct 18, 2014 vs PHI L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:29
Oct 16, 2014 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:30
Oct 14, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:55
Oct 11, 2014 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:45
Oct 9, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 15:58