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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brad Richards NYR · 34 P in 46 GP Cody Hodgson BUF · 34 P in 48 GP David Krejci BOS · 33 P in 47 GP Tomas Plekanec MTL · 33 P in 47 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 33 P in 47 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 14 20 34 1 8 118 21 0.72 11.9 20:11

Contract

$5.3MCap hit2012-13
$156KCap dollars per point34 points in 47 games
$2.219MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$2.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.7MValueworth 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 558 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
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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement238th of 605 skaters, 166th of 397 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+1.7 76th percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 5th percentilePower play+0.1 71st percentilePenalty kill-1.2 1st percentilePenalties+1.3 91st 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

47.5Corsi for %600 attempts for, 662 against
+0.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.3Expected goals for %24.9 expected for, 28.9 against
-1.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.2Goals for %35 for, 32 against
102.0PDO10.9% shooting + 91.0% saves
142Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek · Cody HodgsonBUF27298:4251.251.320-13
Steve Ott · Jason Pominville · Cody HodgsonBUF1583:5042.941.75-2
Mikko Koivu · Jason Pominville · Zach PariseMIN768:5350.953.31-3
Jason Pominville · Pierre-Marc Bouchard · Kyle BrodziakMIN757:2559.657.45-2

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.1Expected goalsfrom 167 unblocked attempts
+3.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.58 expected goals per 60 minutes28th
Shot quality 5.5% chance per attempt5th
Finishing +3.9 goals above expected89thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Goals 13Expected 9.1

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 23, 2013 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:26
Apr 21, 2013 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:51
Apr 18, 2013 @ SJS L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 13:55
Apr 16, 2013 @ EDM W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 17:51
Apr 15, 2013 @ CGY W 4-3 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 17:19
Apr 13, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 23:26
Apr 11, 2013 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:19
Apr 9, 2013 vs CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:35
Apr 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-0 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 16:46
Apr 4, 2013 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:46
Apr 2, 2013 @ PIT W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 18:38
Mar 31, 2013 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 22:19
Mar 30, 2013 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:39
Mar 28, 2013 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:29
Mar 26, 2013 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:50
Mar 23, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:38
Mar 21, 2013 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 24:06
Mar 19, 2013 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:18
Mar 17, 2013 @ WSH L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:32
Mar 16, 2013 vs OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 18:11
Mar 12, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23:53
Mar 10, 2013 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:54
Mar 7, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:08
Mar 5, 2013 @ CAR L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 16:32
Mar 3, 2013 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24:29
Mar 2, 2013 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 2 6 0 23:53
Feb 28, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:52
Feb 26, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 20:04
Feb 23, 2013 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:53
Feb 21, 2013 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 21:34
Feb 19, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 22:19
Feb 17, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 19:47
Feb 15, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:55
Feb 12, 2013 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:57
Feb 10, 2013 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:57
Feb 9, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:51
Feb 7, 2013 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:30
Feb 5, 2013 @ OTT L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 21:22
Feb 3, 2013 vs FLA L 3-4 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 18:44
Feb 2, 2013 @ MTL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 20:32
Jan 31, 2013 @ BOS W 7-4 1 2 3 2 0 5 1 23:08
Jan 29, 2013 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 23:55
Jan 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:03
Jan 25, 2013 vs CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 20:57
Jan 24, 2013 @ CAR L 3-6 2 0 2 -1 0 7 0 20:07
Jan 21, 2013 @ TOR W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 22:02
Jan 20, 2013 vs PHI W 5-2 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 19:15