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Jiri Hudler

#22 · Right wing · Dallas Stars

Born Jan 4, 1984 in Olomouc, CZE · 5'10", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 58th overall in 2002 by DET (round 2)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2014-15

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.

Matt Cullen MIN · 27 P in 42 GP Alex Tanguay CGY · 27 P in 40 GP Alexander Steen STL · 27 P in 40 GP Brandon Saad CHI · 27 P in 46 GP Mark Letestu CBJ · 27 P in 46 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.

02040602003-04: 3 points303-042005-06: 0 points005-062006-07: 25 points2506-072007-08: 42 points4207-082008-09: 57 points5708-092010-11: 37 points3710-112011-12: 50 points5011-122012-13: 27 points2712-132013-14: 54 points5413-142014-15: 76 points7614-152015-16: 46 points4615-162016-17: 11 points1116-17

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 DET 12 1 2 3 -1 10 8 8 0.25
2005-06 DET 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0.00
2006-07 DET 76 15 10 25 16 36 107 23 0.33 $525K
2007-08 DET 81 13 29 42 11 26 131 25 0.52 $1.015M
2008-09 DET 82 23 34 57 7 16 155 22 0.70 $1.015M
2010-11 DET 73 10 27 37 -7 28 105 35 0.51 $2.875M
2011-12 DET 81 25 25 50 10 42 127 48 0.62 $2.875M
2012-13 CGY 42 10 17 27 -13 22 56 16 0.64 $4M
2013-14 CGY 75 17 37 54 4 16 109 35 0.72 $4M
2014-15 CGY 78 31 45 76 17 14 158 27 0.97 $4M
2015-16 CGY 53 10 25 35 -1 17 80 14 0.66 $4M
2015-16 FLA 19 6 5 11 0 10 29 14 0.58
2016-17 DAL 32 3 8 11 -3 4 27 9 0.34 $2M
12 seasons Career 708 164 264 428 40 243 1095 281 0.60

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 DET 6 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 0.33
2007-08 DET 22 5 9 14 -1 14 46 8 0.64
2008-09 DET 23 4 8 12 4 6 36 12 0.52
2010-11 DET 10 1 2 3 -1 6 12 13 0.30
2011-12 DET 5 2 0 2 -3 4 6 3 0.40
2014-15 CGY 11 4 4 8 -2 2 15 5 0.73
2015-16 FLA 6 0 1 1 -2 4 5 7 0.17
7 seasons Playoffs 83 16 26 42 -3 40 126 54 0.51

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
42 10 17 27 -13 22 56 16 0.64 17.9 17:10

Contract

$4MCap hit2012-13
$148KCap dollars per point27 points in 42 games
$5.775MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement
$1.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth 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 558 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
2016-17 to 2016-17 $2M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $2.875M
2007-08 to 2008-09 $1.015M
2006-07 to 2006-07 $525K

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+0.7Goals above replacement393rd of 605 skaters, 269th of 397 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.3Goals 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-0.4 41st percentileEven-strength defence-1.1 16th percentilePower play+0.2 75th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 84th percentilePenalties-0.2 23rd 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.

-202468102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

47.2Corsi for %465 attempts for, 520 against
-0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.6Expected goals for %19.1 expected for, 22.8 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %24 for, 32 against
98.5PDO10.1% shooting + 88.4% saves
67Attempts 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
Jiri Hudler · Mikael Backlund · Roman Cervenka1071:3650.454.93-4
Jarome Iginla · Jiri Hudler · Roman Cervenka656:3647.342.12-2
Matt Stajan · Jiri Hudler · Roman Cervenka1055:5053.861.53-2
Jiri Hudler · Blake Comeau · Mikael Backlund638:5646.339.32-2

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.4Expected goalsfrom 75 unblocked attempts
+2.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.53 expected goals per 60 minutes20th
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt84th
Finishing +2.6 goals above expected82ndOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 9Expected 6.4

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 25, 2013 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:41
Apr 23, 2013 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:13
Apr 21, 2013 @ MIN W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 13:28
Apr 19, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:51
Apr 17, 2013 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:46
Apr 15, 2013 vs MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:45
Apr 13, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17:53
Apr 12, 2013 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 19:37
Apr 6, 2013 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:29
Apr 5, 2013 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:51
Apr 3, 2013 vs EDM L 2-8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 15:15
Apr 1, 2013 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:11
Mar 29, 2013 vs CBJ L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 17:20
Mar 27, 2013 vs COL W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 14:45
Mar 26, 2013 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16:13
Mar 24, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 15:36
Mar 22, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:20
Mar 21, 2013 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:39
Mar 18, 2013 @ DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 15:55
Mar 15, 2013 vs NSH W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 17:09
Mar 13, 2013 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:15
Mar 11, 2013 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 22:33
Mar 9, 2013 @ LAK L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:02
Mar 8, 2013 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:55
Mar 6, 2013 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 16:26
Mar 3, 2013 vs VAN W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16:41
Feb 28, 2013 @ COL L 4-5 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 17:10
Feb 26, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:17
Feb 24, 2013 vs PHX W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:14
Feb 23, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:07
Feb 20, 2013 vs LAK L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:12
Feb 18, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 16:33
Feb 17, 2013 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:38
Feb 15, 2013 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:56
Feb 13, 2013 vs DAL W 7-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 16:41
Feb 11, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 21:42
Feb 9, 2013 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:40
Feb 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:18
Feb 5, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:46
Feb 2, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 21:19
Jan 31, 2013 vs COL L 3-6 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 15:43
Jan 26, 2013 vs EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 17:36