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Jason Pominville

#29 · Right wing · Buffalo Sabres

Born Nov 30, 1982 in Repentigny, Quebec, CAN · 5'11", 180 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 55th overall in 2001 by BUF (round 2)

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.

Jussi Jokinen CAR · 52 P in 70 GP Michael Grabner NYI · 52 P in 76 GP Patrik Berglund STL · 52 P in 81 GP Erik Cole CAR · 52 P in 82 GP Drew Stafford BUF · 52 P in 62 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.

0204060802003-04: 0 points003-042005-06: 30 points302006-07: 68 points6806-072007-08: 80 points802008-09: 66 points6608-092009-10: 62 points622010-11: 52 points5210-112011-12: 73 points732012-13: 34 points3412-132013-14: 60 points602014-15: 54 points5414-152015-16: 36 points362016-17: 47 points4716-172017-18: 34 points342018-19: 31 points3118-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 BUF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
2005-06 BUF 57 18 12 30 -4 22 124 29 0.53 $450K
2006-07 BUF 82 34 34 68 25 30 212 45 0.83 $1.033M
2007-08 BUF 82 27 53 80 16 20 232 30 0.98 $1.033M
2008-09 BUF 82 20 46 66 -4 18 239 44 0.80 $1.033M
2009-10 BUF 82 24 38 62 13 22 252 45 0.76 $5.3M
2010-11 BUF 73 22 30 52 1 15 215 35 0.71 $5.3M
2011-12 BUF 82 30 43 73 -7 12 235 30 0.89 $5.3M
2012-13 BUF 37 10 15 25 1 8 94 17 0.68 $5.3M
2012-13 MIN 10 4 5 9 0 0 24 4 0.90
2013-14 MIN 82 30 30 60 3 16 226 23 0.73 $5.3M
2014-15 MIN 82 18 36 54 9 8 252 44 0.66 $5.6M
2015-16 MIN 75 11 25 36 10 12 187 31 0.48 $5.6M
2016-17 MIN 78 13 34 47 2 4 176 44 0.60 $5.6M
2017-18 BUF 82 16 18 34 -17 8 168 39 0.41 $5.6M
2018-19 BUF 73 16 15 31 -4 4 134 18 0.42 $5.6M
15 seasons Career 1060 293 434 727 44 199 2773 478 0.69

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 BUF 18 5 5 10 0 8 22 15 0.56
2006-07 BUF 16 4 6 10 2 0 40 16 0.63
2009-10 BUF 6 2 2 4 -1 2 18 15 0.67
2010-11 BUF 5 1 3 4 0 2 9 3 0.80
2012-13 MIN 2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0.00
2013-14 MIN 13 2 7 9 -3 0 32 12 0.69
2014-15 MIN 10 3 3 6 -1 0 33 10 0.60
2015-16 MIN 6 4 3 7 0 6 16 5 1.17
2016-17 MIN 5 0 1 1 1 0 11 2 0.20
9 seasons Playoffs 81 21 30 51 -3 18 185 80 0.63

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
73 22 30 52 1 15 215 35 0.71 10.2 18:09

Contract

$5.3MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$102KCap dollars per point52 points in 73 games
$461KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.5 goals above replacement
$5.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$57KValueworth 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 2013-14, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $5.3M
2011-12 $5.3M
2012-13 $5.3M
2013-14 $5.3M

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
2014-15 to 2018-19 $5.6M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $5.3M
2009-10 to 2013-14 $5.3M
2006-07 to 2008-09 $1.033M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $450K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+11.5Goals above replacement42nd of 672 skaters, 36th of 439 forwards
+1.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.8Goals 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+4.5 89th percentileEven-strength defence-0.6 34th percentilePower play+1.0 88th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 85th percentilePenalties+2.8 95th 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

52.8Corsi for %970 attempts for, 866 against
+4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Expected goals for %39.7 expected for, 35.6 against
+1.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %42 for, 35 against
100.1PDO7.7% shooting + 92.4% saves
234Attempts 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
Tim Connolly · Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek30243:0652.857.011-8
Jochen Hecht · Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek23150:0657.558.210-5
Jochen Hecht · Tim Connolly · Jason Pominville1392:3161.858.23-5
Jochen Hecht · Jason Pominville · Drew Stafford642:5264.060.12-1

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.

21Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.0Expected goalsfrom 272 unblocked attempts
+3.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.81 expected goals per 60 minutes65th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +3.0 goals above expected81stOne 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.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 21Expected 18.0

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, 2011 @ CBJ W 5-4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 17:17
Apr 8, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:31
Apr 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 17:42
Apr 3, 2011 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:55
Apr 2, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 19:29
Mar 30, 2011 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:34
Mar 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 21:37
Mar 26, 2011 vs NJD W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:44
Mar 25, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 16:16
Mar 22, 2011 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:16
Mar 20, 2011 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:53
Mar 19, 2011 vs ATL W 8-2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 17:35
Mar 15, 2011 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21:40
Mar 13, 2011 vs OTT W 6-4 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 16:40
Mar 12, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:33
Mar 10, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:13
Mar 8, 2011 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 19:33
Mar 6, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 17:34
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHI W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20:06
Mar 3, 2011 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:18
Mar 1, 2011 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:13
Feb 26, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:50
Feb 25, 2011 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:55
Feb 23, 2011 vs ATL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 15:52
Feb 20, 2011 vs WSH L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:54
Feb 18, 2011 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:02
Feb 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:31
Feb 15, 2011 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 17:19
Feb 13, 2011 vs NYI L 6-7 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:17
Feb 10, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 18:44
Feb 8, 2011 @ TBL W 7-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 16:54
Feb 5, 2011 vs TOR W 6-2 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 18:42
Feb 4, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:31
Jan 25, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:11
Jan 23, 2011 @ NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 20:00
Jan 21, 2011 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:24
Jan 20, 2011 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:56
Jan 18, 2011 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 21:06
Jan 15, 2011 @ NYI L 3-5 0 3 3 -1 0 2 2 17:40
Jan 13, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:45
Jan 11, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:51
Jan 8, 2011 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:33
Jan 6, 2011 @ SJS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:18
Jan 4, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 22:06
Jan 1, 2011 vs BOS W 7-6 (SO) 2 2 4 2 0 4 0 21:42
Dec 28, 2010 @ EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:35
Dec 27, 2010 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 18:55
Dec 23, 2010 vs FLA L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 20:50
Dec 21, 2010 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:05
Dec 18, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 18:41
Dec 17, 2010 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 16:40
Dec 15, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 15:57
Dec 11, 2010 vs PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 5 4 1 17:01
Dec 9, 2010 vs SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:57
Dec 7, 2010 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:09
Dec 4, 2010 @ OTT W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:26
Dec 3, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:55
Nov 27, 2010 @ MTL L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 20:10
Nov 26, 2010 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 20:06
Nov 24, 2010 vs PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:55
Nov 20, 2010 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:16
Nov 19, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 17:22
Nov 17, 2010 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 1 19:07
Nov 15, 2010 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:44
Nov 13, 2010 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:55
Nov 11, 2010 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:35
Nov 10, 2010 @ NJD W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 17:05
Nov 6, 2010 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 18:57
Nov 5, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:39
Nov 3, 2010 vs BOS L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 18:36
Oct 11, 2010 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:42
Oct 9, 2010 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 14:41
Oct 8, 2010 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:26