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Dennis Seidenberg

#4 · Defence · New York Islanders

Born Jul 18, 1981 in Schwenningen, DEU · 6'0", 199 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 172nd overall in 2001 by PHI (round 6)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sami Salo TBL · 17 P in 46 GP Sheldon Souray ANA · 17 P in 44 GP Joe Corvo CAR · 17 P in 40 GP Jake Muzzin LAK · 16 P in 45 GP Jason Garrison VAN · 16 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.

01020302002-03: 13 points1302-032003-04: 0 points02005-06: 18 points1805-062006-07: 8 points82007-08: 15 points1507-082008-09: 30 points302009-10: 32 points3209-102010-11: 32 points322011-12: 23 points2311-122012-13: 17 points172013-14: 10 points1013-142014-15: 14 points142015-16: 12 points1215-162016-17: 22 points222017-18: 5 points517-18

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 PHI 58 4 9 13 8 20 123 16 0.22
2003-04 PHI 5 0 0 0 -4 2 14 6 0.00
2005-06 PHI 29 2 5 7 -4 4 34 23 0.24
2005-06 PHX 34 1 10 11 -9 14 49 71 0.32
2006-07 PHX 32 1 1 2 -4 16 36 67 0.06 $800K
2006-07 CAR 20 1 5 6 -12 2 47 38 0.30
2007-08 CAR 47 0 15 15 6 18 80 110 0.32 $800K
2008-09 CAR 70 5 25 30 -9 37 129 146 0.43 $1.2M
2009-10 FLA 62 2 21 23 -3 33 116 133 0.37 $2.25M
2009-10 BOS 17 2 7 9 9 6 37 33 0.53
2010-11 BOS 81 7 25 32 3 41 166 161 0.40 $3.25M
2011-12 BOS 80 5 18 23 15 39 174 154 0.29 $3.25M
2012-13 BOS 46 4 13 17 18 10 83 115 0.37 $3.25M
2013-14 BOS 34 1 9 10 11 10 53 61 0.29 $3.25M
2014-15 BOS 82 3 11 14 -1 34 103 212 0.17 $4M
2015-16 BOS 61 1 11 12 -1 24 66 127 0.20 $4M
2016-17 NYI 73 5 17 22 25 32 89 154 0.30 $1M
2017-18 NYI 28 0 5 5 -9 17 31 65 0.18 $1.25M
15 seasons Career 859 44 207 251 39 359 1430 1692 0.29

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2003-04 PHI 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.00
2008-09 CAR 16 1 5 6 -5 16 18 59 0.38
2010-11 BOS 25 1 10 11 12 31 63 57 0.44
2011-12 BOS 7 1 2 3 1 2 17 29 0.43
2012-13 BOS 18 0 1 1 1 4 30 51 0.06
5 seasons Playoffs 70 3 18 21 10 53 130 198 0.30

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 4 13 17 18 10 83 115 0.37 4.8 23:48

Contract

$3.25MCap hit2012-13
$191KCap dollars per point17 points in 46 games
$1.012MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.2 goals above replacement
$3.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$54KValueworth 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
2017-18 to 2017-18 $1.25M
2016-17 to 2016-17 $1M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $4M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $3.25M
2010-11 to 2013-14 $3.25M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $2.25M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $1.2M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $800K

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

+3.2Goals above replacement168th of 605 skaters, 43rd of 208 defencemen
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 ranked defencemen: 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-0.9 40th percentileEven-strength defence+0.2 57th percentilePower play-0.3 29th percentilePenalty kill+0.8 97th percentilePenalties-0.3 59th 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 defencemen. 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.

-6-4-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

53.5Corsi for %859 attempts for, 748 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Expected goals for %34.3 expected for, 30.7 against
-0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.7Goals for %37 for, 24 against
101.5PDO7.9% shooting + 93.6% saves
150Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dennis Seidenberg · Dougie Hamilton31262:4252.544.87-9
Zdeno Chara · Dennis Seidenberg43146:4856.758.38-3
Andrew Ference · Dennis Seidenberg34139:5250.258.89-4
Dennis Seidenberg · Johnny Boychuk34103:2548.346.34-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 116 unblocked attempts
+1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.14 expected goals per 60 minutes32nd
Shot quality 2.2% chance per attempt8th
Finishing +1.5 goals above expected80thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Goals 4Expected 2.5

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 28, 2013 vs OTT L 2-4 1 1 2 -1 0 1 4 23:07
Apr 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 29:06
Apr 25, 2013 vs TBL W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 24:34
Apr 23, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:27
Apr 21, 2013 vs FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 20:48
Apr 20, 2013 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 26:05
Apr 17, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 27:18
Apr 13, 2013 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 21:36
Apr 11, 2013 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 20:37
Apr 10, 2013 @ NJD W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 24:22
Apr 8, 2013 vs CAR W 6-2 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 20:52
Apr 6, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 21:34
Apr 4, 2013 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 22:52
Apr 2, 2013 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:25
Mar 31, 2013 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 28:00
Mar 30, 2013 @ PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 25:21
Mar 27, 2013 vs MTL L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 27:55
Mar 25, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 27:45
Mar 23, 2013 @ TOR L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 24:40
Mar 21, 2013 @ OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 22:28
Mar 19, 2013 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 27:57
Mar 17, 2013 @ PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 22:39
Mar 16, 2013 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 23:24
Mar 14, 2013 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22:33
Mar 12, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 25:48
Mar 11, 2013 @ OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:34
Mar 9, 2013 vs PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 20:36
Mar 7, 2013 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:26
Mar 5, 2013 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 24:21
Mar 3, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 27:11
Mar 2, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 21:02
Feb 28, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 24:05
Feb 26, 2013 @ NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 22:40
Feb 24, 2013 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 22:17
Feb 21, 2013 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26:12
Feb 17, 2013 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:05
Feb 15, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:23
Feb 12, 2013 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 4 2 26:52
Feb 10, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 22:28
Feb 6, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25:11
Feb 2, 2013 @ TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 24:22
Jan 31, 2013 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 19:40
Jan 29, 2013 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 23:03
Jan 28, 2013 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21:34
Jan 25, 2013 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 18:14
Jan 19, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:59