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Zenon Konopka

#24 · Centre · Buffalo Sabres

Born Jan 2, 1981 in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 213 lb · Shoots left

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.

Jordan Caron BOS · 3 P in 35 GP Stephane Veilleux MIN · 3 P in 34 GP Carter Ashton TOR · 3 P in 32 GP Jacob Josefson NJD · 3 P in 27 GP Jordan Szwarz PHX · 3 P in 26 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

024682005-06: 7 points705-062006-07: 0 points006-072007-08: 0 points007-082008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 5 points509-102010-11: 9 points910-112011-12: 5 points511-122012-13: 0 points012-132013-14: 3 points313-14

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 ANA 23 4 3 7 -4 48 18 23 0.30
2006-07 CBJ 6 0 0 0 -2 20 2 10 0.00
2007-08 CBJ 3 0 0 0 0 15 4 5 0.00
2008-09 TBL 7 0 1 1 -1 29 6 6 0.14
2009-10 TBL 74 2 3 5 -11 265 41 109 0.07
2010-11 NYI 82 2 7 9 -14 307 56 110 0.11
2011-12 OTT 55 3 2 5 -4 193 34 54 0.09
2012-13 MIN 37 0 0 0 -4 117 18 23 0.00
2013-14 MIN 36 1 1 2 -5 55 15 21 0.06
2013-14 BUF 23 0 1 1 -4 33 6 25 0.04
9 seasons Career 346 12 18 30 -49 1082 200 386 0.09

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 OTT 6 0 2 2 2 2 2 5 0.33
2012-13 MIN 2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 8 0 2 2 0 2 4 9 0.25

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
59 1 2 3 -9 88 21 46 0.05 4.8 7:54

2013-14 analytics

Rating

-2.5Goals above replacement631st of 672 skaters, 413th of 438 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.8Goals 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-4.0 4th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 88th percentilePower play0.0 61st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 62nd percentilePenalties-1.6 5th 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.

-8-6-4-202010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

42.9Corsi for %252 attempts for, 336 against
-4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.3Expected goals for %7.4 expected for, 11.4 against
-9.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
32.0Goals for %8 for, 17 against
96.7PDO6.5% shooting + 90.2% saves
35Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Zenon Konopka · Matt Ellis · John ScottBUF1665:3236.437.42-4
Stephane Veilleux · Zenon Konopka · Torrey MitchellMIN1261:5045.635.61-3
Dany Heatley · Zenon Konopka · Torrey MitchellMIN1449:4242.545.71-5
Dany Heatley · Zenon Konopka · Justin FontaineMIN616:1220.09.71-1

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.4Expected goalsfrom 31 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.18 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 4.4% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected50thOne 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.

00.51Game 20Game 40Expected 1.4Goals 1

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 08:58
Mar 23, 2014 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:03
Mar 20, 2014 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 05:55
Mar 16, 2014 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:22
Mar 15, 2014 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:59
Mar 13, 2014 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:55
Mar 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 06:58
Mar 9, 2014 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:33
Mar 7, 2014 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:10
Feb 28, 2014 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:16
Feb 6, 2014 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 07:38
Feb 1, 2014 @ COL L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0 06:56
Jan 30, 2014 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:50
Jan 28, 2014 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 08:04
Jan 27, 2014 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:19
Jan 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 08:44
Jan 23, 2014 vs CAR L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 10:13
Jan 18, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:20
Jan 15, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10:20
Jan 14, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 12:05
Jan 12, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11:55
Jan 9, 2014 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 09:59
Jan 4, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:37
Dec 27, 2013 @ WPG L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:47
Dec 23, 2013 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:55
Dec 19, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 05:39
Dec 17, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 06:24
Dec 14, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:41
Dec 12, 2013 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 04:25
Dec 11, 2013 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:21
Dec 8, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:50
Dec 2, 2013 vs PHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:07
Nov 29, 2013 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:23
Nov 27, 2013 vs PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:55
Nov 25, 2013 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 05:24
Nov 23, 2013 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:53
Nov 20, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:02
Nov 19, 2013 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 5 0 1 04:27
Nov 17, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:53
Nov 15, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:41
Nov 13, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:31
Nov 9, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:25
Nov 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:27
Nov 5, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 10:20
Nov 3, 2013 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:04
Nov 1, 2013 vs MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:30
Oct 28, 2013 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:55
Oct 26, 2013 @ CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 08:27
Oct 24, 2013 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00
Oct 22, 2013 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 09:07
Oct 19, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10:31
Oct 17, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 09:25
Oct 15, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 06:45
Oct 14, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:24
Oct 12, 2013 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:17
Oct 10, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:13
Oct 8, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 07:58
Oct 5, 2013 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 09:10
Oct 3, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 05:45