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

David Krejci BOS · 33 P in 47 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 33 P in 47 GP Evander Kane WPG · 33 P in 48 GP Jeff Carter LAK · 33 P in 48 GP Justin Williams LAK · 33 P in 48 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 14 19 33 3 24 133 26 0.70 10.5 19:13

Contract

$5MCap hit2012-13
$152KCap dollars per point33 points in 47 games
$2.755MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.8 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth 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
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 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

+1.8Goals above replacement298th of 605 skaters, 207th of 397 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals 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+0.8 67th percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 11th percentilePower play+0.4 80th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 13th percentilePenalties-0.2 25th 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

52.2Corsi for %579 attempts for, 531 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %23.7 expected for, 21.3 against
-3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.1Goals for %23 for, 18 against
101.1PDO7.4% shooting + 93.7% saves
166Attempts 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 lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Rene Bourque23222:2253.558.47-6
Brian Gionta · Michael Ryder · Tomas Plekanec21183:1852.853.66-4
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Brandon Prust1055:5460.266.13-3
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Max Pacioretty727:3953.348.72-1

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.7Expected goalsfrom 174 unblocked attempts
+2.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.78 expected goals per 60 minutes66th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt27th
Finishing +2.3 goals above expected79thOne 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 14Expected 11.7

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 27, 2013 @ TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:54
Apr 25, 2013 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:14
Apr 23, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:24
Apr 20, 2013 vs WSH L 1-5 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 19:51
Apr 18, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 24:40
Apr 17, 2013 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 0 5 3 18:10
Apr 15, 2013 vs PHI L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 4 2 0 16:38
Apr 13, 2013 @ TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:09
Apr 11, 2013 @ BUF W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:46
Apr 9, 2013 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:33
Apr 6, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:29
Apr 3, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:41
Apr 1, 2013 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21:33
Mar 30, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:25
Mar 27, 2013 @ BOS W 6-5 (SO) 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 23:16
Mar 26, 2013 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 19:38
Mar 23, 2013 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 20:45
Mar 21, 2013 @ NYI W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 17:38
Mar 19, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:12
Mar 16, 2013 @ NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:58
Mar 13, 2013 vs OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:17
Mar 10, 2013 @ FLA W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 16:16
Mar 9, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 16:15
Mar 7, 2013 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 20:28
Mar 5, 2013 @ NYI L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 16:58
Mar 3, 2013 @ BOS W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 18:18
Mar 2, 2013 vs PIT L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 16:33
Feb 27, 2013 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 17:11
Feb 25, 2013 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16:44
Feb 23, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:01
Feb 21, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 19:11
Feb 19, 2013 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 19:32
Feb 18, 2013 vs CAR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 21:23
Feb 16, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 18:09
Feb 14, 2013 @ FLA W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:10
Feb 12, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 21:30
Feb 9, 2013 vs TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 18:48
Feb 7, 2013 @ BUF L 4-5 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 5 1 23:11
Feb 6, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 18:33
Feb 3, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:18
Feb 2, 2013 vs BUF W 6-1 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 20:15
Jan 30, 2013 @ OTT L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 19:36
Jan 29, 2013 vs WPG W 4-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 23:20
Jan 27, 2013 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:05
Jan 24, 2013 @ WSH W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:26
Jan 22, 2013 vs FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:21
Jan 19, 2013 vs TOR L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 19:12