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Anton Babchuk

#33 · Defence · Calgary Flames

Born May 6, 1984 in Kiev, UKR · 6'5", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 21st overall in 2002 by CHI (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

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

David Savard CBJ · 10 P in 31 GP Aaron Rome VAN · 10 P in 43 GP Andy Sutton EDM · 10 P in 53 GP Ron Hainsey WPG · 10 P in 56 GP Adam McQuaid BOS · 10 P in 72 GP

Career

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

01020302003-04: 2 points203-042005-06: 10 points1005-062006-07: 14 points1406-072008-09: 35 points3508-092010-11: 35 points3510-112011-12: 10 points1011-122012-13: 1 points112-13

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2003-04 CHI 5 0 2 2 -1 2 11 2 0.40
2005-06 CHI 17 2 3 5 -5 16 24 18 0.29
2005-06 CAR 22 3 2 5 -2 6 32 15 0.23
2006-07 CAR 52 2 12 14 -6 30 63 29 0.27
2008-09 CAR 72 16 19 35 13 16 127 22 0.49
2010-11 CAR 17 3 5 8 -4 12 45 2 0.47
2010-11 CGY 65 8 19 27 18 20 87 17 0.42
2011-12 CGY 32 2 8 10 2 6 48 17 0.31
2012-13 CGY 7 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0.14
7 seasons Career 289 36 71 107 14 108 442 123 0.37

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CAR 13 0 1 1 -5 10 21 7 0.08
1 season Playoffs 13 0 1 1 -5 10 21 7 0.08

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
32 2 8 10 2 6 48 17 0.31 4.2 14:29

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+1.6Goals above replacement382nd of 680 skaters, 118th of 235 defencemen
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals 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-0.6 56th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 74th percentilePower play-0.1 56th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 41st percentilePenalties-0.3 58th 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. 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.

-1012342010-112011-122012-13Goals 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

46.8Corsi for %310 attempts for, 353 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.9Expected goals for %10.8 expected for, 12.8 against
-3.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.1Goals for %13 for, 9 against
103.3PDO8.4% shooting + 94.9% saves
75Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Scott Hannan · Anton Babchuk18101:1337.036.65-3
Anton Babchuk · Derek Smith1184:1452.156.04-5
Anton Babchuk · Clay Wilson549:4851.949.01-0
Jay Bouwmeester · Anton Babchuk2335:2253.146.10-0

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
1.8Expected goalsfrom 73 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes73rd
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt16th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected65thOne 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.

00.511.52Game 20Goals 2Expected 1.8

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 7, 2012 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 15:24
Apr 5, 2012 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:12
Mar 31, 2012 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:18
Mar 30, 2012 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:48
Mar 28, 2012 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:07
Mar 26, 2012 vs DAL W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:03
Mar 24, 2012 @ DAL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 17:51
Mar 22, 2012 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:13
Mar 20, 2012 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 14:27
Mar 18, 2012 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:56
Mar 16, 2012 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:58
Mar 15, 2012 vs PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:05
Mar 13, 2012 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:13
Mar 11, 2012 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:59
Mar 4, 2012 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:19
Jan 17, 2012 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:18
Jan 14, 2012 vs LAK L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:41
Jan 12, 2012 vs ANA W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:45
Jan 10, 2012 vs NJD W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:58
Jan 7, 2012 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 16:03
Jan 5, 2012 @ BOS L 0-9 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:21
Jan 3, 2012 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:24
Jan 1, 2012 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:56
Dec 30, 2011 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 17:54
Nov 8, 2011 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:34
Nov 6, 2011 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:47
Nov 4, 2011 @ BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:27
Nov 3, 2011 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 12:27
Oct 28, 2011 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:14
Oct 26, 2011 vs COL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 09:36
Oct 15, 2011 @ TOR L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:35
Oct 8, 2011 vs PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:46