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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Carl Hagelin PIT · 39 P in 80 GP Elias Lindholm CAR · 39 P in 82 GP Jakob Silfverberg ANA · 39 P in 82 GP Troy Brouwer STL · 39 P in 82 GP Eric Staal NYR · 39 P in 83 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 13 26 39 3 20 155 25 0.52 8.4 13:06

Contract

$4MCap hit2015-16
$103KCap dollars per point39 points in 75 games
$965KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$3.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$815KValueworth 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement236th of 675 skaters, 164th of 445 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+3.7 87th percentileEven-strength defence-1.3 21st percentilePower play-1.1 3rd percentilePenalty kill0.0 38th percentilePenalties+0.1 45th 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

54.2Corsi for %889 attempts for, 751 against
+2.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %39.1 expected for, 33.1 against
+1.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.4Goals for %38 for, 36 against
98.9PDO8.4% shooting + 90.5% saves
220Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 · Antoine Roussel · Radek Faksa15123:5855.559.26-2
Ales Hemsky · Antoine Roussel · Cody Eakin19108:1055.658.84-2
Ales Hemsky · Vernon Fiddler · Colton Sceviour18106:1452.458.94-4
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Mattias Janmark2387:5861.761.54-8

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
12.4Expected goalsfrom 193 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.76 expected goals per 60 minutes63rd
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected53rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.4Goals 12

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 9, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:19
Apr 7, 2016 vs COL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 13:30
Apr 3, 2016 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:50
Apr 2, 2016 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:43
Mar 31, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 13:25
Mar 29, 2016 vs NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:59
Mar 26, 2016 @ SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:29
Mar 24, 2016 @ ARI L 1-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 13:36
Mar 22, 2016 @ CHI W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:33
Mar 19, 2016 vs NYI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 14:55
Mar 17, 2016 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:55
Mar 15, 2016 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:41
Mar 12, 2016 vs STL L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 14:33
Mar 11, 2016 vs CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 12:42
Mar 8, 2016 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 15:24
Mar 6, 2016 @ OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:58
Mar 4, 2016 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:50
Mar 1, 2016 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:59
Feb 29, 2016 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 15:02
Feb 27, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:13
Feb 25, 2016 vs WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 -4 2 3 0 18:33
Feb 23, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:44
Feb 20, 2016 vs BOS L 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 13:22
Feb 18, 2016 @ ARI L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:33
Feb 16, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:28
Feb 15, 2016 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:24
Feb 13, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 12:25
Feb 11, 2016 @ CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:01
Feb 9, 2016 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:06
Feb 6, 2016 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:26
Feb 4, 2016 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 15:10
Feb 2, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:49
Jan 25, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:16
Jan 23, 2016 vs COL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:35
Jan 21, 2016 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:43
Jan 19, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15:05
Jan 16, 2016 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:19
Jan 15, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 13:48
Dec 29, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 07:38
Dec 27, 2015 vs STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 16:19
Dec 26, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:10
Dec 22, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:59
Dec 21, 2015 @ MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 14:27
Dec 19, 2015 vs MTL W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 14:22
Dec 17, 2015 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13:37
Dec 15, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 11:44
Dec 12, 2015 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:27
Dec 11, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:12
Dec 8, 2015 vs CAR W 6-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 11:19
Dec 4, 2015 @ EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:49
Dec 3, 2015 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:17
Dec 1, 2015 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:14
Nov 28, 2015 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:14
Nov 27, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:52
Nov 24, 2015 vs OTT L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:28
Nov 21, 2015 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:23
Nov 19, 2015 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:45
Nov 17, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:56
Nov 14, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:43
Nov 12, 2015 vs WPG W 6-3 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 10:47
Nov 10, 2015 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:17
Nov 8, 2015 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:17
Nov 6, 2015 @ CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:59
Nov 2, 2015 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:41
Oct 31, 2015 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:21
Oct 29, 2015 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 09:49
Oct 27, 2015 vs ANA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:18
Oct 24, 2015 vs FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 11:08
Oct 22, 2015 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:44
Oct 20, 2015 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:02
Oct 17, 2015 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:09
Oct 15, 2015 @ TBL W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 12:54
Oct 13, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 15:01
Oct 10, 2015 @ COL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 13:37
Oct 8, 2015 vs PIT W 3-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 13:27