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Zach Parise

#9 · Left wing · Colorado Avalanche

Born Jul 28, 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · 5'11", 195 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 17th overall in 2003 by NJD (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Ladd WPG · 62 P in 81 GP Sean Monahan CGY · 62 P in 81 GP Jason Spezza DAL · 62 P in 82 GP Jeff Carter LAK · 62 P in 82 GP Mike Ribeiro NSH · 62 P in 82 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.

0204060802005-06: 32 points3205-062006-07: 62 points622007-08: 65 points6507-082008-09: 94 points942009-10: 82 points8209-102010-11: 6 points62011-12: 69 points6911-122012-13: 38 points382013-14: 56 points5613-142014-15: 62 points622015-16: 53 points5315-162016-17: 42 points422017-18: 24 points2417-182018-19: 61 points612019-20: 46 points4619-202020-21: 18 points182021-22: 35 points3521-222022-23: 34 points342023-24: 10 points1023-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 NJD 81 14 18 32 -1 28 133 11 0.40
2006-07 NJD 82 31 31 62 -3 30 247 37 0.76
2007-08 NJD 81 32 33 65 13 25 266 76 0.80 $3.125M
2008-09 NJD 82 45 49 94 30 24 364 65 1.15 $3.125M
2009-10 NJD 81 38 44 82 24 32 347 108 1.01 $3.125M
2010-11 NJD 13 3 3 6 -1 6 49 13 0.46 $3.125M
2011-12 NJD 82 31 38 69 -5 32 293 65 0.84 $6M
2012-13 MIN 48 18 20 38 2 16 182 59 0.79 $7.538M
2013-14 MIN 67 29 27 56 10 30 245 70 0.84 $7.538M
2014-15 MIN 74 33 29 62 21 41 259 86 0.84 $7.538M
2015-16 MIN 70 25 28 53 -3 36 234 71 0.76 $7.538M
2016-17 MIN 69 19 23 42 -3 30 194 46 0.61 $7.538M
2017-18 MIN 42 15 9 24 0 14 119 26 0.57 $7.538M
2018-19 MIN 74 28 33 61 -2 26 229 49 0.82 $7.538M
2019-20 MIN 69 25 21 46 -11 8 155 27 0.67 $7.538M
2020-21 MIN 45 7 11 18 7 6 90 18 0.40 $7.538M
2021-22 NYI 82 15 20 35 -2 28 138 60 0.43 $750K
2022-23 NYI 82 21 13 34 7 24 182 89 0.41 $750K
2023-24 COL 30 5 5 10 -7 8 50 20 0.33 $820K
19 seasons Career 1254 434 455 889 76 444 3776 996 0.71

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 NJD 9 1 2 3 0 2 21 6 0.33
2006-07 NJD 11 7 3 10 4 8 45 18 0.91
2007-08 NJD 5 1 4 5 -5 2 20 11 1.00
2008-09 NJD 7 3 3 6 2 2 29 17 0.86
2009-10 NJD 5 1 3 4 0 0 20 4 0.80
2011-12 NJD 24 8 7 15 -8 4 87 56 0.63
2012-13 MIN 5 1 0 1 -7 2 17 12 0.20
2013-14 MIN 13 4 10 14 -3 6 49 20 1.08
2014-15 MIN 10 4 6 10 0 4 20 22 1.00
2016-17 MIN 5 2 1 3 -4 8 19 5 0.60
2017-18 MIN 3 3 0 3 0 2 5 1 1.00
2019-20 MIN 4 0 3 3 2 2 6 8 0.75
2020-21 MIN 4 2 1 3 -3 0 5 7 0.75
2022-23 NYI 6 0 0 0 -2 2 11 11 0.00
2023-24 COL 11 2 1 3 -1 0 19 30 0.27
15 seasons Playoffs 122 39 44 83 -25 44 373 228 0.68

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 33 29 62 21 41 259 86 0.84 12.7 19:11

Contract

$7.538MCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$122KCap dollars per point62 points in 74 games
$484KCap dollars per goal above replacement15.6 goals above replacement
$9.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.4MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2024-25, with 10 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2014-15 $7.538M
2015-16 $7.538M
2016-17 $7.538M
2017-18 $7.538M
2018-19 $7.538M
2019-20 $7.538M
2020-21 $7.538M
2021-22 $7.538M
2022-23 $7.538M
2023-24 $7.538M
2024-25 $7.538M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2023-24 to 2023-24 $820K
2022-23 to 2022-23 $750K
2021-22 to 2021-22 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $7.538M
2018-19 to 2024-25 $7.538M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $7.538M
2012-13 to 2024-25 $7.538M
2011-12 to 2011-12 $6M
2007-08 to 2010-11 $3.125M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+15.6Goals above replacement6th of 665 skaters, 6th of 432 forwards
+2.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+11.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+8.0 97th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 78th percentilePower play+0.8 86th percentilePenalty kill0.0 31st percentilePenalties+1.5 85th 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.

051015202010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

53.1Corsi for %1107 attempts for, 976 against
+4.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.8Expected goals for %47.1 expected for, 34.4 against
+5.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.2Goals for %51 for, 31 against
101.8PDO8.5% shooting + 93.3% saves
292Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 Pominville · Zach Parise · Mikael Granlund50496:0155.460.325-10
Mikko Koivu · Jason Pominville · Zach Parise31216:4453.755.89-8
Thomas Vanek · Zach Parise · Mikael Granlund15137:2745.952.06-5
Zach Parise · Mikael Granlund · Justin Fontaine1137:5176.780.45-1

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.

29Goalsnot counting empty-netters
33.9Expected goalsfrom 337 unblocked attempts
-4.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.43 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 10.1% chance per attempt97th
Finishing -4.9 goals above expected6thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 33.9Goals 29

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 11, 2015 @ STL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:18
Apr 7, 2015 @ CHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 17:31
Apr 6, 2015 vs WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 19:58
Apr 4, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 21:55
Apr 2, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 17:37
Mar 28, 2015 vs LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:03
Mar 27, 2015 vs CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 18:29
Mar 24, 2015 @ NYI W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 20:50
Mar 23, 2015 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:53
Mar 21, 2015 vs STL W 6-3 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 18:01
Mar 19, 2015 vs WSH L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 19:06
Mar 17, 2015 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:47
Mar 14, 2015 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 17:27
Mar 13, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 17:47
Mar 10, 2015 vs NJD W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 18:03
Mar 8, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:02
Mar 6, 2015 @ CAR W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 17:24
Mar 5, 2015 @ WSH W 2-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 18:11
Mar 3, 2015 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 18:42
Feb 28, 2015 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:19
Feb 26, 2015 @ NSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:02
Feb 24, 2015 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 4 3 2 22:32
Feb 22, 2015 vs DAL W 6-2 2 0 2 3 0 5 2 18:15
Feb 20, 2015 @ EDM W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:56
Feb 18, 2015 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 20:45
Feb 16, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:08
Feb 14, 2015 vs CAR W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 18:18
Feb 12, 2015 vs FLA W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:19
Feb 10, 2015 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 18:44
Feb 9, 2015 vs VAN W 5-3 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 19:50
Feb 7, 2015 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:44
Feb 3, 2015 vs CHI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:46
Feb 1, 2015 @ VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 17:38
Jan 29, 2015 @ CGY W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:33
Jan 27, 2015 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:55
Jan 20, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 8 2 22:00
Jan 19, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 20:56
Jan 17, 2015 vs ARI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 22:05
Jan 15, 2015 @ BUF W 7-0 1 1 2 2 0 6 2 17:40
Jan 13, 2015 @ PIT L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:39
Jan 11, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 17:26
Jan 10, 2015 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 23:08
Jan 3, 2015 @ DAL L 1-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:46
Jan 2, 2015 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:26
Dec 31, 2014 @ CBJ L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 18:43
Dec 29, 2014 @ WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 20:42
Dec 27, 2014 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 20:47
Dec 23, 2014 vs PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 20:56
Dec 20, 2014 vs NSH L 5-6 (OT) 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 20:18
Dec 17, 2014 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 20:07
Dec 16, 2014 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:40
Dec 13, 2014 @ ARI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -2 0 8 2 23:00
Dec 11, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:42
Dec 9, 2014 vs NYI W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:21
Dec 5, 2014 vs ANA L 4-5 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 18:22
Dec 3, 2014 vs MTL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 22:42
Nov 29, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 9 3 22:42
Nov 28, 2014 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 3 3 2 0 2 4 19:52
Nov 26, 2014 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 19:20
Nov 24, 2014 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 19:41
Nov 22, 2014 @ TBL L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 17:44
Nov 20, 2014 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:23
Nov 16, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 4 4 20:00
Nov 4, 2014 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:50
Nov 1, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 16:50
Oct 30, 2014 vs SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:48
Oct 28, 2014 @ BOS W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:44
Oct 27, 2014 @ NYR L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:24
Oct 25, 2014 vs TBL W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 15:25
Oct 23, 2014 vs ARI W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 20:22
Oct 19, 2014 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 22:40
Oct 17, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 15 2 3 19:22
Oct 11, 2014 @ COL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 10 2 20:27
Oct 9, 2014 vs COL W 5-0 1 2 3 4 0 9 0 15:09