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Tomas Plekanec

#14 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Oct 31, 1982 in Kladno, CZE · 5'11", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 71st overall in 2001 by MTL (round 3)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ray Whitney PHX · 57 P in 75 GP Patrice Bergeron BOS · 57 P in 80 GP Paul Stastny COL · 57 P in 74 GP Justin Williams LAK · 57 P in 73 GP Dustin Brown LAK · 57 P in 82 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.

02040602003-04: 0 points003-042005-06: 29 points292006-07: 47 points4706-072007-08: 69 points692008-09: 39 points3908-092009-10: 70 points702010-11: 57 points5710-112011-12: 52 points522012-13: 33 points3312-132013-14: 43 points432014-15: 60 points6014-152015-16: 54 points542016-17: 28 points2816-172017-18: 26 points262018-19: 1 points118-19

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 MTL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2005-06 MTL 67 9 20 29 4 32 99 37 0.43 $450K
2006-07 MTL 81 20 27 47 10 36 150 26 0.58 $450K
2007-08 MTL 81 29 40 69 15 42 186 32 0.85 $1.6M
2008-09 MTL 80 20 19 39 -9 54 202 53 0.49 $1.6M
2009-10 MTL 82 25 45 70 5 50 216 51 0.85 $2.75M
2010-11 MTL 77 22 35 57 8 60 227 53 0.74 $5M
2011-12 MTL 81 17 35 52 -15 56 220 67 0.64 $5M
2012-13 MTL 47 14 19 33 3 24 133 26 0.70 $5M
2013-14 MTL 81 20 23 43 11 38 199 44 0.53 $5M
2014-15 MTL 82 26 34 60 8 46 248 47 0.73 $5M
2015-16 MTL 82 14 40 54 4 36 189 60 0.66 $5M
2016-17 MTL 78 10 18 28 10 24 139 57 0.36 $6M
2017-18 MTL 60 6 18 24 3 39 125 38 0.40 $6M
2017-18 TOR 17 0 2 2 -2 6 19 23 0.12
2018-19 MTL 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 0.33 $2.25M
15 seasons Career 1001 233 375 608 55 543 2360 616 0.61

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 MTL 6 0 4 4 2 6 11 1 0.67
2007-08 MTL 12 4 5 9 -1 2 40 10 0.75
2008-09 MTL 3 0 0 0 -5 4 1 4 0.00
2009-10 MTL 19 4 7 11 -4 20 39 12 0.58
2010-11 MTL 7 2 3 5 -1 2 24 10 0.71
2012-13 MTL 5 0 4 4 -5 2 15 3 0.80
2013-14 MTL 17 4 5 9 -7 8 42 12 0.53
2014-15 MTL 12 1 3 4 3 6 37 17 0.33
2016-17 MTL 6 1 2 3 -4 0 15 8 0.50
2017-18 TOR 7 2 2 4 1 2 6 6 0.57
10 seasons Playoffs 94 18 35 53 -21 52 230 83 0.56

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 22 35 57 8 60 227 53 0.74 9.7 20:15

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$88KCap dollars per point57 points in 77 games
$847KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.9 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2MValueworth 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 2015-16, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $5M
2011-12 $5M
2012-13 $5M
2013-14 $5M
2014-15 $5M
2015-16 $5M

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
2018-19 to 2018-19 $2.25M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $5M
2010-11 to 2015-16 $5M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $2.75M
2007-08 to 2008-09 $1.6M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $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

+5.9Goals above replacement163rd of 672 skaters, 133rd of 439 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.6Goals 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+2.0 71st percentileEven-strength defence-0.5 36th percentilePower play+0.6 82nd percentilePenalty kill+0.2 76th percentilePenalties-0.7 17th 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.

02462010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

52.0Corsi for %1046 attempts for, 964 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Expected goals for %41.5 expected for, 40.0 against
-0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.9Goals for %45 for, 37 against
100.9PDO8.0% shooting + 92.9% saves
279Attempts 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
Michael Cammalleri · Tomas Plekanec · Andrei Kostitsyn34294:3852.249.711-6
Jeff Halpern · Michael Cammalleri · Tomas Plekanec17141:0442.042.37-4
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Andrei Kostitsyn18112:4552.256.65-2
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Max Pacioretty17106:0862.162.04-4

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.

21Goalsnot counting empty-netters
20.4Expected goalsfrom 304 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.78 expected goals per 60 minutes61st
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt33rd
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected59thOne 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 20.4

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 @ TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:43
Apr 7, 2011 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:17
Apr 5, 2011 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:21
Apr 2, 2011 @ NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 18:25
Mar 30, 2011 @ CAR L 2-6 0 2 2 -2 0 4 0 20:10
Mar 29, 2011 vs ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:44
Mar 26, 2011 vs WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:51
Mar 24, 2011 @ BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -4 4 1 1 16:25
Mar 15, 2011 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 11:03
Mar 12, 2011 @ PIT W 3-0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 17:51
Mar 10, 2011 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 18:21
Mar 8, 2011 vs BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 20:05
Mar 5, 2011 @ TBL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 21:50
Mar 3, 2011 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 16:05
Mar 1, 2011 @ ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 6 1 0 17:14
Feb 26, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 22:07
Feb 24, 2011 vs TOR L 4-5 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 22:35
Feb 22, 2011 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 23:55
Feb 20, 2011 @ CGY L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 8 2 20:01
Feb 17, 2011 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 18:34
Feb 15, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 21:43
Feb 12, 2011 vs TOR W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:33
Feb 10, 2011 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 22:31
Feb 9, 2011 @ BOS L 6-8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24:29
Feb 6, 2011 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 20:07
Feb 5, 2011 vs NYR W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:53
Feb 2, 2011 vs FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 21:00
Feb 1, 2011 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 22:47
Jan 25, 2011 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:59
Jan 22, 2011 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 22:11
Jan 21, 2011 @ OTT W 7-1 2 1 3 3 0 6 1 17:33
Jan 18, 2011 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22:17
Jan 17, 2011 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:22
Jan 15, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 23:51
Jan 12, 2011 vs PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:42
Jan 11, 2011 @ NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 23:07
Jan 8, 2011 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 20:06
Jan 6, 2011 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:06
Jan 2, 2011 vs ATL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 22:21
Dec 31, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 21:21
Dec 30, 2010 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 20:35
Dec 28, 2010 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 6 1 0 21:23
Dec 26, 2010 @ NYI L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:24
Dec 23, 2010 @ CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 21:21
Dec 21, 2010 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 19:14
Dec 19, 2010 @ COL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 21:20
Dec 16, 2010 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 23:17
Dec 15, 2010 vs PHI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 21:47
Dec 11, 2010 @ TOR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 21:53
Dec 10, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 21:20
Dec 7, 2010 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 20:15
Dec 4, 2010 vs SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 15:17
Dec 2, 2010 @ NJD W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:18
Dec 1, 2010 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:45
Nov 27, 2010 vs BUF W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 19:16
Nov 26, 2010 @ ATL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 15:38
Nov 24, 2010 vs LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 18:59
Nov 22, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 20:57
Nov 20, 2010 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20:04
Nov 18, 2010 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 20:43
Nov 16, 2010 vs PHI W 3-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:58
Nov 13, 2010 vs CAR W 7-2 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 20:23
Nov 11, 2010 @ BOS W 3-1 0 2 2 -1 2 3 0 19:37
Nov 9, 2010 vs VAN W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 19:31
Nov 6, 2010 vs OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 20:02
Nov 2, 2010 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 21:08
Oct 30, 2010 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:03
Oct 29, 2010 @ NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 19:09
Oct 27, 2010 vs NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 20:49
Oct 25, 2010 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 20:27
Oct 23, 2010 @ OTT W 3-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 17:40
Oct 21, 2010 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 17:25
Oct 16, 2010 vs OTT W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 23:20
Oct 15, 2010 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:32
Oct 13, 2010 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 22:00
Oct 9, 2010 @ PIT W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:54
Oct 7, 2010 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 18:49