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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)

Compare with a similar player

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

Justin Williams LAK · 43 P in 82 GP Olli Jokinen WPG · 43 P in 82 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 43 P in 82 GP Tyler Ennis BUF · 43 P in 80 GP Adam Henrique NJD · 43 P in 77 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 20 23 43 11 38 199 44 0.53 10.1 19:47

Contract

$5MCap hit2013-14
$116KCap dollars per point43 points in 81 games
$12.136MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.4 goals above replacement
$774KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.2MValueworth 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 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
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 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

+0.4Goals above replacement462nd of 672 skaters, 310th of 438 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.0Goals 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-2.3 19th percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 17th percentilePower play-0.1 39th percentilePenalty kill0.0 40th percentilePenalties-0.1 31st 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

45.4Corsi for %955 attempts for, 1147 against
-2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.4Expected goals for %37.4 expected for, 45.1 against
-3.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.2Goals for %35 for, 32 against
101.7PDO7.1% shooting + 94.6% saves
272Attempts 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
Daniel Brière · Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec24181:0746.849.011-2
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Michael Bournival31172:4945.942.05-6
Brian Gionta · Tomas Plekanec · Alex Galchenyuk25135:1547.151.64-6
Tomas Plekanec · Brendan Gallagher · Alex Galchenyuk13103:3343.450.25-4

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.5Expected goalsfrom 288 unblocked attempts
+1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.65 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 6.1% chance per attempt13th
Finishing +1.5 goals above expected70thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 19Expected 17.5

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 12, 2014 vs NYR W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:33
Apr 10, 2014 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:00
Apr 9, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 19:50
Apr 5, 2014 vs DET W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 20:35
Apr 4, 2014 @ OTT W 7-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 19:18
Apr 1, 2014 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:39
Mar 27, 2014 @ DET W 5-4 2 0 2 -1 2 4 1 19:03
Mar 25, 2014 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:10
Mar 24, 2014 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 23:42
Mar 22, 2014 @ TOR W 4-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 20:59
Mar 20, 2014 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 20:21
Mar 18, 2014 vs COL W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:14
Mar 16, 2014 @ BUF W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:18
Mar 15, 2014 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:16
Mar 12, 2014 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:07
Mar 8, 2014 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:05
Mar 6, 2014 @ PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 17:48
Mar 5, 2014 @ ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:47
Mar 3, 2014 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:29
Mar 1, 2014 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:10
Feb 27, 2014 @ PIT W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 22:02
Feb 26, 2014 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:12
Feb 8, 2014 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:29
Feb 6, 2014 vs VAN W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 19:56
Feb 4, 2014 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 16:16
Feb 2, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20:47
Feb 1, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22:51
Jan 30, 2014 @ BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 19:18
Jan 28, 2014 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:50
Jan 25, 2014 vs WSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 24:21
Jan 24, 2014 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 23:00
Jan 22, 2014 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:22
Jan 18, 2014 @ TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:38
Jan 16, 2014 @ OTT W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 21:15
Jan 14, 2014 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 21:37
Jan 11, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 11 0 19:36
Jan 8, 2014 @ PHI L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 22:37
Jan 6, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:02
Jan 4, 2014 vs OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 19:23
Jan 2, 2014 @ DAL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 20:09
Dec 31, 2013 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 23:13
Dec 29, 2013 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:46
Dec 28, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:24
Dec 21, 2013 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:26
Dec 19, 2013 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:11
Dec 17, 2013 vs PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:59
Dec 15, 2013 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:57
Dec 14, 2013 @ NYI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:38
Dec 12, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:42
Dec 10, 2013 vs LAK L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 17:27
Dec 7, 2013 vs BUF W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 21:08
Dec 5, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:42
Dec 4, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 20:38
Dec 2, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:16
Nov 30, 2013 vs TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 23:09
Nov 29, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 20:53
Nov 27, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:54
Nov 23, 2013 vs PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:08
Nov 22, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:12
Nov 19, 2013 vs MIN W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:53
Nov 16, 2013 vs NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:55
Nov 15, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:10
Nov 12, 2013 vs TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:07
Nov 10, 2013 vs NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17:19
Nov 7, 2013 @ OTT L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 18:09
Nov 5, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 22:05
Nov 2, 2013 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:37
Nov 1, 2013 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:29
Oct 29, 2013 vs DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:00
Oct 28, 2013 @ NYR W 2-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:38
Oct 26, 2013 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:17
Oct 24, 2013 vs ANA W 4-1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 18:12
Oct 22, 2013 vs EDM L 3-4 1 1 2 -1 0 5 1 18:03
Oct 19, 2013 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:36
Oct 17, 2013 vs CBJ W 5-3 2 0 2 2 0 7 0 17:50
Oct 15, 2013 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:26
Oct 12, 2013 @ VAN W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 18:49
Oct 10, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:24
Oct 9, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:52
Oct 5, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:02
Oct 1, 2013 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 18:06