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Marek Zidlicky

#28 · Defence · New York Islanders

Born Feb 3, 1977 in Most, CZE · 5'11", 190 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 176th overall in 2001 by NYR (round 6)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Faulk CAR · 22 P in 66 GP Tom Gilbert MIN · 22 P in 67 GP Stephane Robidas DAL · 22 P in 75 GP Luke Schenn TOR · 22 P in 79 GP Francois Beauchemin ANA · 22 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.

020402003-04: 53 points5303-042005-06: 49 points4905-062006-07: 30 points3006-072007-08: 43 points4307-082008-09: 42 points4208-092009-10: 43 points4309-102010-11: 24 points2410-112011-12: 22 points2211-122012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 42 points4213-142014-15: 34 points3414-152015-16: 16 points1615-16

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 NSH 82 14 39 53 -16 82 143 76 0.65
2005-06 NSH 67 12 37 49 8 82 113 76 0.73 $570K
2006-07 NSH 79 4 26 30 8 72 114 81 0.38 $3.35M
2007-08 NSH 79 5 38 43 -5 63 122 83 0.54 $3.35M
2008-09 MIN 76 12 30 42 -12 76 147 74 0.55 $3.35M
2009-10 MIN 78 6 37 43 -16 67 116 80 0.55 $3.35M
2010-11 MIN 46 7 17 24 -6 30 53 66 0.52 $4M
2011-12 MIN 41 0 14 14 -6 24 50 34 0.34 $4M
2011-12 NJD 22 2 6 8 0 10 20 28 0.36
2012-13 NJD 48 4 15 19 -12 38 101 52 0.40 $4M
2013-14 NJD 81 12 30 42 -3 60 128 124 0.52 $3M
2014-15 NJD 63 4 19 23 -7 42 103 76 0.37 $3M
2014-15 DET 21 3 8 11 -2 14 27 19 0.52
2015-16 NYI 53 4 12 16 5 20 48 39 0.30 $1.5M
12 seasons Career 836 89 328 417 -64 680 1285 908 0.50

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 NSH 2 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 0.50
2006-07 NSH 5 0 2 2 -1 4 8 4 0.40
2007-08 NSH 6 0 3 3 -2 8 11 5 0.50
2011-12 NJD 24 1 8 9 -2 22 43 52 0.38
2014-15 DET 6 0 0 0 0 4 8 9 0.00
2015-16 NYI 5 0 1 1 2 4 4 7 0.20
6 seasons Playoffs 48 1 15 16 -3 44 81 78 0.33

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 2 20 22 -6 34 70 62 0.35 2.9 21:20

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$182KCap dollars per point22 points in 63 games
$981KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$2.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.7MValueworth 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 367 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 2012-13, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $4M
2012-13 $4M

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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.5M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $3M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $4M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $4M
2006-07 to 2009-10 $3.35M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $570K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement239th of 680 skaters, 69th of 235 defencemen
+0.7Wins 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 235 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+0.8 82nd percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 75th percentilePower play-1.2 4th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 65th percentilePenalties-1.2 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 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.

-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

50.5Corsi for %870 attempts for, 854 against
+4.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.9Expected goals for %40.7 expected for, 34.9 against
+7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.3Goals for %34 for, 35 against
99.6PDO7.0% shooting + 92.6% saves
100Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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 pairTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Nick Schultz · Marek ZidlickyMIN32246:4541.143.96-8
Bryce Salvador · Marek ZidlickyNJD21231:4651.052.68-7
Greg Zanon · Marek ZidlickyMIN20218:1250.955.15-4
Anton Volchenkov · Marek ZidlickyNJD1886:1461.566.63-3

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.0Expected goalsfrom 97 unblocked attempts
-2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.18 expected goals per 60 minutes51st
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt89th
Finishing -2.0 goals above expected14thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 4.0Goals 2

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 7, 2012 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25:20
Apr 5, 2012 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24:30
Apr 3, 2012 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 26:08
Mar 31, 2012 @ CAR W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:35
Mar 29, 2012 vs TBL W 6-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 21:09
Mar 27, 2012 vs CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 29:15
Mar 25, 2012 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25:06
Mar 23, 2012 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:17
Mar 20, 2012 @ OTT W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 21:37
Mar 19, 2012 @ NYR L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 21:33
Mar 17, 2012 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:21
Mar 15, 2012 vs COL W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:09
Mar 13, 2012 @ PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 21:24
Mar 11, 2012 vs PHI W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 24:05
Mar 10, 2012 @ NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 22:06
Mar 8, 2012 vs NYI W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 20:13
Mar 6, 2012 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 23:25
Mar 4, 2012 @ NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:37
Mar 2, 2012 @ WSH W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:32
Mar 1, 2012 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:56
Feb 27, 2012 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:47
Feb 26, 2012 vs TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:33
Feb 23, 2012 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 21:11
Feb 19, 2012 vs BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:04
Feb 14, 2012 vs ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:57
Feb 11, 2012 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 21:07
Feb 9, 2012 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 21:35
Feb 7, 2012 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 20:13
Feb 4, 2012 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:28
Jan 19, 2012 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 17:35
Jan 17, 2012 @ PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 16:55
Jan 14, 2012 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:53
Jan 12, 2012 @ CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:42
Jan 10, 2012 vs SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:13
Jan 7, 2012 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:43
Jan 4, 2012 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 22:10
Dec 31, 2011 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 21:02
Dec 29, 2011 vs EDM W 4-3 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 19:05
Dec 28, 2011 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:27
Dec 26, 2011 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:52
Dec 22, 2011 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:57
Dec 20, 2011 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 20:43
Dec 19, 2011 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:37
Dec 17, 2011 vs NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:04
Dec 14, 2011 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 17:17
Nov 15, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 03:23
Nov 13, 2011 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:33
Nov 12, 2011 @ LAK L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 22:05
Nov 10, 2011 @ SJS L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22:50
Nov 8, 2011 @ CGY W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 18:24
Nov 5, 2011 vs STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 18:44
Nov 3, 2011 vs VAN W 5-1 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 19:41
Nov 1, 2011 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21:12
Oct 29, 2011 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:37
Oct 27, 2011 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:48
Oct 22, 2011 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 24:22
Oct 20, 2011 @ EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:47
Oct 18, 2011 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:32
Oct 15, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21:56
Oct 13, 2011 vs EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 28:05
Oct 11, 2011 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 22:03
Oct 10, 2011 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23:29
Oct 8, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 20:51