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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)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Wayne Simmonds PHI · 60 P in 82 GP T.J. Oshie STL · 60 P in 79 GP Max Pacioretty MTL · 60 P in 73 GP Marian Hossa CHI · 60 P in 72 GP Paul Stastny COL · 60 P in 71 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 30 30 60 3 16 226 23 0.73 13.3 18:35

Contract

$5.3MCap hit2013-14
$88KCap dollars per point60 points in 82 games
$429KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.4 goals above replacement
$7.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.3MValueworth 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 641 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.4Goals above replacement29th of 672 skaters, 24th of 438 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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 88th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 76th percentilePower play-0.1 36th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 25th percentilePenalties+2.7 96th 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

53.1Corsi for %1026 attempts for, 907 against
+6.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Expected goals for %41.0 expected for, 34.1 against
+6.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.8Goals for %47 for, 29 against
102.1PDO8.4% shooting + 93.7% saves
254Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Jason Pominville · Zach Parise · Mikael Granlund23222:4159.461.88-4
Jason Pominville · Mikael Granlund · Nino Niederreiter26217:2349.656.312-5
Mikko Koivu · Jason Pominville · Zach Parise39198:5658.767.15-1
Dany Heatley · Jason Pominville · Mikael Granlund29157:3247.743.33-4

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
20.3Expected goalsfrom 307 unblocked attempts
+7.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.80 expected goals per 60 minutes68th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt26th
Finishing +7.7 goals above expected96thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 28Expected 20.3

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 13, 2014 vs NSH L 3-7 1 2 3 -1 0 2 0 14:50
Apr 10, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:27
Apr 8, 2014 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 2 1 3 2 0 5 1 15:31
Apr 7, 2014 @ WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:08
Apr 5, 2014 vs PIT W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 15:03
Apr 3, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:45
Mar 31, 2014 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:42
Mar 29, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:17
Mar 27, 2014 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 19:39
Mar 26, 2014 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:24
Mar 23, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:21
Mar 22, 2014 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:38
Mar 20, 2014 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:39
Mar 18, 2014 @ NYI W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:28
Mar 17, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:16
Mar 15, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:56
Mar 13, 2014 vs NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 16:29
Mar 11, 2014 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 20:30
Mar 9, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 19:57
Mar 8, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:09
Mar 3, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:30
Feb 28, 2014 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 21:37
Feb 27, 2014 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:58
Feb 6, 2014 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 0 21:00
Feb 4, 2014 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:41
Feb 1, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:25
Jan 30, 2014 @ COL L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 22:35
Jan 28, 2014 @ ANA W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 19:06
Jan 25, 2014 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 19:51
Jan 23, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:27
Jan 21, 2014 @ DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:16
Jan 18, 2014 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 20:19
Jan 16, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 17:34
Jan 14, 2014 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:51
Jan 12, 2014 @ NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:20
Jan 11, 2014 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 18:22
Jan 9, 2014 @ PHX W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:37
Jan 7, 2014 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 23:21
Jan 4, 2014 vs WSH W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:16
Jan 2, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:39
Dec 31, 2013 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:55
Dec 29, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:09
Dec 27, 2013 @ WPG L 4-6 0 2 2 -2 2 3 0 18:58
Dec 23, 2013 @ PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:24
Dec 22, 2013 @ NYR L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:45
Dec 19, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:46
Dec 17, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:00
Dec 14, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:19
Dec 12, 2013 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:14
Dec 11, 2013 @ ANA L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:20
Dec 8, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:20
Dec 6, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:03
Dec 5, 2013 vs CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:28
Dec 2, 2013 vs PHI W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 19:51
Nov 30, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:36
Nov 29, 2013 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:39
Nov 27, 2013 vs PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:37
Nov 25, 2013 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:22
Nov 23, 2013 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:35
Nov 20, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 18:07
Nov 19, 2013 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:33
Nov 17, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:20
Nov 15, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:24
Nov 13, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:56
Nov 9, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:28
Nov 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 19:55
Nov 5, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 16:57
Nov 3, 2013 vs NJD W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 15:21
Nov 1, 2013 vs MTL W 4-3 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 15:00
Oct 28, 2013 vs CHI L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 13:17
Oct 26, 2013 @ CHI W 5-3 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 14:37
Oct 24, 2013 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:31
Oct 22, 2013 vs NSH W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:40
Oct 19, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:39
Oct 17, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 16:51
Oct 15, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 2 19:38
Oct 14, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 15:51
Oct 12, 2013 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:24
Oct 10, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:59
Oct 8, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:04
Oct 5, 2013 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:20
Oct 3, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:16