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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 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Warren Peters MIN · 5 P in 58 GP Krys Barch FLA · 5 P in 51 GP Mike Rupp NYR · 5 P in 60 GP Marco Sturm FLA · 5 P in 48 GP Jay Beagle WSH · 5 P in 41 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

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 3 2 5 -4 193 34 54 0.09 8.8 7:51

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-3.7Goals above replacement666th of 680 skaters, 440th of 445 forwards
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-3.0 13th percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 47th percentilePower play+0.1 71st percentilePenalty kill-0.3 15th percentilePenalties-1.9 3rd 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

46.9Corsi for %305 attempts for, 346 against
-6.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.7Expected goals for %9.8 expected for, 14.3 against
-9.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.0Goals for %8 for, 12 against
98.4PDO4.9% shooting + 93.5% saves
50Attempts 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 lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Zenon Konopka · Jesse Winchester · Bobby Butler1351:1246.940.34-2
Zenon Konopka · Erik Condra · Zack Smith1333:3753.152.81-1
Zenon Konopka · Kaspars Daugavins · Bobby Butler1233:3439.730.80-1
Chris Neil · Zenon Konopka · Kaspars Daugavins719:2451.532.10-1

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 45 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.35 expected goals per 60 minutes3rd
Shot quality 5.6% chance per attempt8th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected62ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Goals 3Expected 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. 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
Mar 23, 2012 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 19 1 2 05:16
Mar 20, 2012 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:05
Mar 6, 2012 @ TBL W 7-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:51
Mar 4, 2012 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:51
Mar 2, 2012 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:00
Feb 28, 2012 @ BOS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:40
Feb 7, 2012 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 07:06
Feb 4, 2012 vs TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 11:02
Feb 3, 2012 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10:37
Jan 31, 2012 @ BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 07:59
Jan 24, 2012 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 06:47
Jan 23, 2012 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 5 0 4 05:48
Jan 21, 2012 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 06:45
Jan 19, 2012 @ SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:27
Jan 17, 2012 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 05:33
Jan 16, 2012 vs WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:05
Jan 14, 2012 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 07:25
Jan 12, 2012 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 06:16
Jan 10, 2012 @ PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:45
Jan 8, 2012 vs PHI W 6-4 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 05:23
Jan 7, 2012 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:17
Jan 5, 2012 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:51
Jan 2, 2012 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:54
Dec 31, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 20 2 1 07:29
Dec 30, 2011 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 11:14
Dec 27, 2011 vs MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:11
Dec 23, 2011 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:48
Dec 22, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:31
Dec 20, 2011 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:03
Dec 16, 2011 vs PIT W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 08:24
Dec 14, 2011 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10:38
Dec 13, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 06:38
Dec 8, 2011 @ NJD L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 17 2 1 07:41
Dec 7, 2011 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:41
Dec 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:25
Dec 3, 2011 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:43
Dec 1, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:09
Nov 29, 2011 @ WPG W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 07:41
Nov 27, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 06:23
Nov 25, 2011 @ PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 05:04
Nov 20, 2011 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:44
Nov 17, 2011 @ EDM W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 11:05
Nov 15, 2011 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 07:43
Nov 12, 2011 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 06:12
Nov 11, 2011 @ BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 08:41
Nov 9, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 05:53
Nov 1, 2011 @ BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 05:40
Oct 29, 2011 @ NYR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 03:19
Oct 27, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:07
Oct 25, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 09:11
Oct 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:52
Oct 18, 2011 vs PHI L 2-7 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 06:20
Oct 15, 2011 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:54
Oct 11, 2011 vs MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 17 0 2 06:54
Oct 8, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 06:28