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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

John Scott BUF · 0 P in 34 GP Darroll Powe NYR · 0 P in 42 GP Brandon Bollig CHI · 0 P in 25 GP Krys Barch NJD · 0 P in 22 GP Jay Pandolfo BOS · 0 P in 18 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
37 0 0 0 -4 117 18 23 0.00 0.0 8:26

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-3.5Goals above replacement598th of 605 skaters, 394th of 397 forwards
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-3.4 1st percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 55th percentilePower play0.0 57th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 63rd percentilePenalties-1.3 2nd 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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

41.9Corsi for %188 attempts for, 261 against
-8.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.1Expected goals for %6.7 expected for, 8.9 against
-11.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %4 for, 8 against
97.9PDO4.1% shooting + 93.8% saves
28Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mike Rupp · Zenon Konopka · Torrey Mitchell18111:2346.257.21-4
Zenon Konopka · Torrey Mitchell · Darroll Powe839:0740.442.20-1
Zenon Konopka · Torrey Mitchell · Jason Zucker521:5326.322.40-0
Mike Rupp · Zenon Konopka · Pierre-Marc Bouchard312:5833.316.60-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.2Expected goalsfrom 23 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 5.4% chance per attempt4th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected37thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Game 20Expected 1.2Goals 0

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 27, 2013 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:47
Apr 26, 2013 vs EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 17 2 0 07:23
Apr 23, 2013 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:09
Apr 11, 2013 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:20
Apr 9, 2013 vs CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:22
Apr 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:01
Apr 4, 2013 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:30
Apr 3, 2013 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:55
Apr 1, 2013 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12:12
Mar 30, 2013 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:55
Mar 29, 2013 @ DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 08:55
Mar 27, 2013 vs PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 07:09
Mar 25, 2013 @ DAL W 7-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 09:38
Mar 23, 2013 vs SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 07:44
Mar 20, 2013 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:53
Mar 18, 2013 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:04
Mar 16, 2013 @ COL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:38
Mar 14, 2013 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 06:59
Mar 12, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 08:22
Mar 10, 2013 vs VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 10:57
Mar 9, 2013 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:39
Mar 1, 2013 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 08:30
Feb 23, 2013 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 08:02
Feb 14, 2013 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 05:18
Feb 12, 2013 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:48
Feb 11, 2013 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:58
Feb 9, 2013 vs NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 09:19
Feb 7, 2013 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 32 1 0 04:35
Feb 4, 2013 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:25
Feb 1, 2013 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10:50
Jan 30, 2013 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 07:30
Jan 29, 2013 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 09:31
Jan 27, 2013 @ STL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:25
Jan 25, 2013 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:02
Jan 22, 2013 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 04:28
Jan 20, 2013 vs DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:36
Jan 19, 2013 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 05:19