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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

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nick Holden COL · 14 P in 78 GP Andrew Ference EDM · 14 P in 70 GP Mark Stuart WPG · 14 P in 70 GP Alexei Emelin MTL · 14 P in 68 GP Nicklas Grossmann PHI · 14 P in 68 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 3 11 14 -1 34 103 212 0.17 2.9 22:06

Contract

$4MCap hit2014-15
$286KCap dollars per point14 points in 82 games
-$1.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.1MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

-2.7Goals above replacement625th of 665 skaters, 213th of 233 defencemen
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-8.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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-5.7 1st percentileEven-strength defence-1.9 18th percentilePower play-0.3 30th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 73rd percentilePenalties-1.1 33rd 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

48.4Corsi for %1305 attempts for, 1392 against
-5.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Expected goals for %46.6 expected for, 52.8 against
-6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.8Goals for %49 for, 58 against
99.5PDO7.1% shooting + 92.4% saves
190Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 · Adam McQuaid57351:1648.451.19-11
Dennis Seidenberg · Matt Bartkowski38327:1845.141.18-14
Dennis Seidenberg · Dougie Hamilton55300:1653.851.413-16
Dennis Seidenberg · Torey Krug60291:3550.445.110-7

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.6Expected goalsfrom 136 unblocked attempts
-0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes20th
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt25th
Finishing -0.6 goals above expected37thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 3.6Goals 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 11, 2015 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 19:58
Apr 9, 2015 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 21:47
Apr 8, 2015 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 24:39
Apr 4, 2015 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22:37
Apr 2, 2015 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 24:37
Mar 31, 2015 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 21:53
Mar 29, 2015 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 22:18
Mar 28, 2015 vs NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 22:51
Mar 26, 2015 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 26:32
Mar 22, 2015 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:57
Mar 21, 2015 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 0 5 25:09
Mar 19, 2015 @ OTT L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 18:58
Mar 17, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:41
Mar 15, 2015 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 20:06
Mar 14, 2015 @ PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 22:53
Mar 12, 2015 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:21
Mar 10, 2015 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 25:02
Mar 8, 2015 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 23:13
Mar 7, 2015 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21:12
Mar 5, 2015 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:31
Feb 28, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:23
Feb 27, 2015 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 21:25
Feb 24, 2015 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:14
Feb 22, 2015 @ CHI W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 26:45
Feb 20, 2015 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 20:47
Feb 18, 2015 @ EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 21:05
Feb 16, 2015 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 24:34
Feb 13, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 19:40
Feb 10, 2015 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:04
Feb 8, 2015 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:37
Feb 7, 2015 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 21:28
Feb 4, 2015 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:16
Jan 31, 2015 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 20:58
Jan 29, 2015 @ NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 21:52
Jan 21, 2015 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 21:53
Jan 20, 2015 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:32
Jan 17, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 23:12
Jan 15, 2015 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:37
Jan 13, 2015 vs TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:51
Jan 10, 2015 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 25:54
Jan 8, 2015 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 24:20
Jan 7, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:02
Jan 4, 2015 @ CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:08
Jan 3, 2015 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 21:15
Dec 31, 2014 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21:51
Dec 29, 2014 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:36
Dec 27, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:38
Dec 23, 2014 vs NSH W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 21:05
Dec 21, 2014 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 21:19
Dec 19, 2014 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:39
Dec 17, 2014 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:26
Dec 16, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 20:52
Dec 13, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:36
Dec 11, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 22:36
Dec 6, 2014 @ ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 26:12
Dec 4, 2014 @ SJS L 4-7 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 20:35
Dec 2, 2014 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:59
Dec 1, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22:01
Nov 28, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 23:15
Nov 24, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 20:25
Nov 22, 2014 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 20:09
Nov 21, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 24:48
Nov 18, 2014 vs STL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 25:23
Nov 15, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 23:07
Nov 13, 2014 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 20:30
Nov 12, 2014 @ TOR L 1-6 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 21:17
Nov 10, 2014 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:05
Nov 6, 2014 vs EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 25:47
Nov 4, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25:29
Nov 1, 2014 vs OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 22:18
Oct 30, 2014 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 22:19
Oct 28, 2014 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 24:00
Oct 25, 2014 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 25:59
Oct 23, 2014 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:12
Oct 21, 2014 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 19:41
Oct 18, 2014 @ BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 22:22
Oct 16, 2014 @ MTL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 20:27
Oct 15, 2014 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:26
Oct 13, 2014 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 22:34
Oct 11, 2014 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 17:56
Oct 9, 2014 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:05
Oct 8, 2014 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 21:10