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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Colin White OTT · 18 P in 45 GP Owen Tippett FLA · 18 P in 45 GP J.T. Compher COL · 18 P in 48 GP Tanner Pearson VAN · 18 P in 51 GP Jason Zucker PIT · 18 P in 38 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

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
45 7 11 18 7 6 90 18 0.40 7.8 13:57

Contract

$7.538MCap hit2020-21
$419KCap dollars per point18 points in 45 games
$2.307MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.3 goals above replacement
$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.5MValueworth less cap hit

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 633 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
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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.3Goals above replacement215th of 643 skaters, 154th of 430 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 430 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+1.2 70th percentileEven-strength defence-0.5 32nd percentilePower play-0.7 8th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 76th percentilePenalties+1.4 91st 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

44.2Corsi for %411 attempts for, 518 against
-3.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %21.6 expected for, 19.4 against
+0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.9Goals for %29 for, 22 against
104.3PDO12.4% shooting + 91.8% saves
96Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 579 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
Zach Parise · Nick Bonino · Nico Sturm1089:3536.049.27-4
Zach Parise · Marcus Foligno · Ryan Hartman660:5438.947.14-0
Zach Parise · Nick Bjugstad · Kirill Kaprizov1034:2750.953.33-1
Zach Parise · Nick Bjugstad · Kevin Fiala734:1450.974.23-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.3Expected goalsfrom 113 unblocked attempts
-3.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.99 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 9.1% chance per attempt79th
Finishing -3.3 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 411 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 10.3Goals 7

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
May 13, 2021 @ STL L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:32
May 5, 2021 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:14
May 3, 2021 vs VGK W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 08:33
May 1, 2021 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 08:00
Apr 29, 2021 vs STL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 07:36
Apr 28, 2021 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:01
Apr 24, 2021 @ SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:53
Apr 23, 2021 @ LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:18
Apr 21, 2021 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 09:42
Apr 19, 2021 @ ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:34
Apr 17, 2021 vs SJS W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 14:32
Apr 16, 2021 vs SJS W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 10:41
Apr 14, 2021 vs ARI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 11:31
Apr 10, 2021 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11:38
Apr 9, 2021 @ STL L 1-9 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 12:53
Apr 7, 2021 vs COL W 8-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 10:56
Mar 22, 2021 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:24
Mar 20, 2021 @ COL L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:26
Mar 18, 2021 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 12:20
Mar 16, 2021 vs ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10:56
Mar 14, 2021 vs ARI W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 12:31
Mar 12, 2021 vs ARI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:44
Mar 10, 2021 vs VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:52
Mar 8, 2021 vs VGK W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15:48
Mar 6, 2021 @ ARI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:41
Mar 5, 2021 @ ARI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:10
Mar 1, 2021 @ VGK L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13:44
Feb 27, 2021 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:12
Feb 26, 2021 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:42
Feb 24, 2021 @ COL W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 14:44
Feb 22, 2021 @ SJS W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 15:36
Feb 20, 2021 @ ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:10
Feb 18, 2021 @ ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:06
Feb 16, 2021 @ LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 15:19
Feb 2, 2021 @ COL L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:48
Jan 31, 2021 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:37
Jan 30, 2021 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:05
Jan 28, 2021 vs LAK W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 16:22
Jan 26, 2021 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20:46
Jan 24, 2021 vs SJS L 3-5 1 1 2 -2 0 5 1 18:46
Jan 22, 2021 vs SJS W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:32
Jan 20, 2021 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:35
Jan 18, 2021 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:05
Jan 16, 2021 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 15:50
Jan 14, 2021 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:11