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Milan Michalek

#18 · Left wing · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Dec 7, 1984 in Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE · 6'2", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 6th overall in 2003 by SJS (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sean Couturier PHI · 39 P in 82 GP Artem Anisimov CBJ · 39 P in 81 GP Andrew Shaw CHI · 39 P in 80 GP Chris Higgins VAN · 39 P in 78 GP Matt Cullen NSH · 39 P in 77 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: 1 points103-042005-06: 35 points3505-062006-07: 66 points6606-072007-08: 55 points5507-082008-09: 57 points5708-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 33 points3310-112011-12: 60 points6011-122012-13: 14 points1412-132013-14: 39 points3913-142014-15: 34 points3414-152015-16: 16 points1615-162016-17: 2 points216-17

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 SJS 2 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0.50
2005-06 SJS 81 17 18 35 1 45 159 38 0.43
2006-07 SJS 78 26 40 66 17 36 191 28 0.85
2007-08 SJS 79 24 31 55 19 47 233 70 0.70
2008-09 SJS 77 23 34 57 11 52 179 92 0.74 $4.333M
2009-10 OTT 66 22 12 34 -12 18 163 77 0.52 $4.333M
2010-11 OTT 66 18 15 33 -12 49 167 49 0.50 $4.333M
2011-12 OTT 77 35 25 60 4 32 212 36 0.78 $4.333M
2012-13 OTT 23 4 10 14 8 17 58 6 0.61 $4.333M
2013-14 OTT 82 17 22 39 -25 41 169 86 0.48 $4.333M
2014-15 OTT 66 13 21 34 3 33 130 64 0.52 $4M
2015-16 OTT 32 6 4 10 1 12 56 23 0.31 $4M
2015-16 TOR 13 1 5 6 -1 6 8 19 0.46
2016-17 TOR 5 1 1 2 -2 2 6 7 0.40 $4M
13 seasons Career 747 208 238 446 13 394 1732 595 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
2005-06 SJS 9 1 4 5 4 8 23 8 0.56
2006-07 SJS 11 4 2 6 3 4 27 11 0.55
2007-08 SJS 13 4 0 4 5 4 23 25 0.31
2008-09 SJS 6 1 0 1 -3 2 20 8 0.17
2009-10 OTT 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.00
2011-12 OTT 7 1 1 2 3 4 19 15 0.29
2012-13 OTT 10 3 2 5 3 2 29 14 0.50
2014-15 OTT 6 1 0 1 -2 4 14 4 0.17
8 seasons Playoffs 63 15 9 24 13 28 158 88 0.38

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 17 22 39 -25 41 169 86 0.48 10.1 17:35

Contract

$4.333MCap hit2013-14
$111KCap dollars per point39 points in 82 games
$7.572MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.6 goals above replacement
$866KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.5MValueworth 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 641 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
2014-15 to 2016-17 $4M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $4.333M
2008-09 to 2013-14 $4.333M

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacement450th of 672 skaters, 302nd of 438 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.4Goals 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-0.2 48th percentileEven-strength defence-3.4 4th percentilePower play-0.2 29th percentilePenalty kill+1.0 99th percentilePenalties-0.6 18th 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.

024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

51.8Corsi for %1106 attempts for, 1028 against
-0.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Expected goals for %41.5 expected for, 46.1 against
-2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
41.9Goals for %49 for, 68 against
97.4PDO8.3% shooting + 89.0% saves
227Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Milan Michalek18198:5954.452.113-12
Jason Spezza · Milan Michalek · Mika Zibanejad25154:3353.843.58-17
Jason Spezza · Milan Michalek · Cory Conacher25132:2449.849.27-7
Milan Michalek · Cory Conacher · Mika Zibanejad20130:0252.556.35-3

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.9Expected goalsfrom 233 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes59th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt60th
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected44thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 17.9Goals 17

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:35
Apr 12, 2014 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:09
Apr 10, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 16:03
Apr 8, 2014 @ NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:16
Apr 5, 2014 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:45
Apr 4, 2014 vs MTL L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:02
Apr 2, 2014 vs NYI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 17:10
Mar 31, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:38
Mar 30, 2014 vs CGY W 6-3 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 18:44
Mar 28, 2014 vs CHI W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 18:20
Mar 25, 2014 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 19:22
Mar 24, 2014 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 19:25
Mar 22, 2014 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 16:48
Mar 20, 2014 vs TBL L 4-5 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 17:48
Mar 18, 2014 vs NYR L 4-8 1 0 1 -3 0 3 2 17:44
Mar 16, 2014 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:25
Mar 15, 2014 @ MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 7 1 2 16:46
Mar 10, 2014 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 19:12
Mar 8, 2014 @ WPG W 5-3 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 17:48
Mar 5, 2014 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:04
Mar 4, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:01
Mar 2, 2014 @ VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:41
Feb 27, 2014 vs DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:25
Feb 8, 2014 @ BOS L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 20:10
Feb 6, 2014 vs BUF W 3-2 2 0 2 1 2 6 3 15:49
Feb 4, 2014 @ STL W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 17:09
Feb 3, 2014 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:02
Feb 1, 2014 @ TOR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:35
Jan 30, 2014 vs TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:07
Jan 28, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:09
Jan 25, 2014 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:49
Jan 23, 2014 @ TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:05
Jan 21, 2014 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:34
Jan 18, 2014 vs NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:36
Jan 16, 2014 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:18
Jan 14, 2014 @ MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:44
Jan 11, 2014 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:29
Jan 8, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:12
Jan 4, 2014 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:45
Jan 2, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 5 1 15:22
Dec 30, 2013 vs WSH W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:14
Dec 28, 2013 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:17
Dec 27, 2013 @ BOS L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 16:45
Dec 23, 2013 vs PIT W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 15:25
Dec 21, 2013 vs PHX L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 18:23
Dec 19, 2013 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 18:39
Dec 18, 2013 @ NJD L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 15:18
Dec 16, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:52
Dec 14, 2013 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:37
Dec 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:37
Dec 10, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:56
Dec 9, 2013 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:01
Dec 7, 2013 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:52
Dec 5, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16:07
Dec 3, 2013 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:44
Dec 1, 2013 vs DET L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 3 2 18:26
Nov 28, 2013 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:53
Nov 27, 2013 @ WSH W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:54
Nov 24, 2013 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 15:52
Nov 23, 2013 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:59
Nov 20, 2013 vs MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 -2 0 4 2 17:50
Nov 19, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 16:55
Nov 17, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:25
Nov 15, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:06
Nov 12, 2013 vs PHI L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 13:51
Nov 9, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:28
Nov 7, 2013 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:52
Nov 5, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:32
Nov 3, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:35
Nov 1, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 17:55
Oct 29, 2013 @ CHI L 5-6 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 17:51
Oct 27, 2013 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:21
Oct 25, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 21:05
Oct 23, 2013 @ DET W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:53
Oct 19, 2013 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 20:09
Oct 17, 2013 vs NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:50
Oct 15, 2013 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:40
Oct 13, 2013 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:12
Oct 12, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:23
Oct 9, 2013 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 14:17
Oct 5, 2013 @ TOR L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 19:37
Oct 4, 2013 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:27