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Patrice Bergeron

#37 · Centre · Boston Bruins

Born Jul 24, 1985 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, CAN · 6'1", 196 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 45th overall in 2003 by BOS (round 2)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2020-21
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

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

Blake Wheeler WPG · 64 P in 80 GP Patrick Marleau SJS · 64 P in 82 GP Teddy Purcell TBL · 65 P in 81 GP Logan Couture SJS · 65 P in 80 GP Max Pacioretty MTL · 65 P in 79 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: 39 points3903-042005-06: 73 points732006-07: 70 points7006-072007-08: 7 points72008-09: 39 points3908-092009-10: 52 points522010-11: 57 points5710-112011-12: 64 points642012-13: 32 points3212-132013-14: 62 points622014-15: 55 points5514-152015-16: 68 points682016-17: 53 points5316-172017-18: 63 points632018-19: 79 points7918-192019-20: 56 points562020-21: 48 points4820-212021-22: 65 points652022-23: 58 points5822-23

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 BOS 71 16 23 39 5 22 133 60 0.55
2005-06 BOS 81 31 42 73 3 22 310 76 0.90
2006-07 BOS 77 22 48 70 -28 26 224 65 0.91 $4.75M
2007-08 BOS 10 3 4 7 2 2 24 6 0.70 $4.75M
2008-09 BOS 64 8 31 39 2 16 155 58 0.61 $4.75M
2009-10 BOS 73 19 33 52 6 28 184 51 0.71 $4.75M
2010-11 BOS 80 22 35 57 20 26 211 45 0.71 $4.75M
2011-12 BOS 81 22 42 64 36 20 191 73 0.79 $5M
2012-13 BOS 42 10 22 32 24 18 125 28 0.76 $5M
2013-14 BOS 80 30 32 62 38 43 243 52 0.78 $5M
2014-15 BOS 81 23 32 55 2 44 234 57 0.68 $6.875M
2015-16 BOS 80 32 36 68 12 49 282 77 0.85 $6.875M
2016-17 BOS 79 21 32 53 12 24 302 54 0.67 $6.875M
2017-18 BOS 64 30 33 63 21 26 224 48 0.98 $6.875M
2018-19 BOS 65 32 47 79 23 30 205 43 1.22 $6.875M
2019-20 BOS 61 31 25 56 23 28 203 46 0.92 $6.875M
2020-21 BOS 54 23 25 48 27 16 182 49 0.89 $6.875M
2021-22 BOS 73 25 40 65 26 32 293 78 0.89 $6.875M
2022-23 BOS 78 27 31 58 35 22 249 66 0.74 $2.5M
19 seasons Career 1294 427 613 1040 289 494 3974 1032 0.80

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2003-04 BOS 7 1 3 4 5 0 20 16 0.57
2008-09 BOS 11 0 5 5 3 11 22 13 0.45
2009-10 BOS 13 4 7 11 4 2 37 19 0.85
2010-11 BOS 23 6 14 20 15 28 67 48 0.87
2011-12 BOS 7 0 2 2 0 8 18 18 0.29
2012-13 BOS 22 9 6 15 2 13 71 31 0.68
2013-14 BOS 12 3 6 9 1 4 40 17 0.75
2016-17 BOS 6 2 2 4 2 2 19 15 0.67
2017-18 BOS 11 6 10 16 6 2 46 13 1.45
2018-19 BOS 24 9 8 17 4 12 87 33 0.71
2019-20 BOS 10 2 5 7 3 6 35 12 0.70
2020-21 BOS 11 4 5 9 1 4 44 19 0.82
2021-22 BOS 7 3 4 7 3 4 34 15 1.00
2022-23 BOS 3 1 0 1 -6 0 12 7 0.33
14 seasons Playoffs 167 50 77 127 43 96 552 276 0.76

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 22 42 64 36 20 191 73 0.79 11.5 18:35

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$78KCap dollars per point64 points in 81 games
$236KCap dollars per goal above replacement21.2 goals above replacement
$10.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.1MValueworth 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 367 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 2013-14, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $5M
2012-13 $5M
2013-14 $5M

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
2022-23 to 2022-23 $2.5M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $6.875M
2018-19 to 2021-22 $6.875M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6.875M
2014-15 to 2021-22 $6.875M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $5M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $5M
2006-07 to 2010-11 $4.75M

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+21.2Goals above replacement3rd of 680 skaters, 3rd of 445 forwards
+3.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+17.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+8.1 96th percentileEven-strength defence+5.9 99th percentilePower play+0.7 84th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 81st percentilePenalties+2.2 93rd 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.

05101520252010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

59.4Corsi for %1234 attempts for, 843 against
+7.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.5Expected goals for %48.8 expected for, 30.5 against
+10.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %58 for, 29 against
102.3PDO8.7% shooting + 93.6% saves
271Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Patrice Bergeron · Brad Marchand · Tyler Seguin62617:0161.161.238-23
Patrice Bergeron · Rich Peverley · Brad Marchand1997:2960.365.43-3
Patrice Bergeron · Benoit Pouliot · Tyler Seguin1979:5763.068.26-0
Brian Rolston · Patrice Bergeron · Brad Marchand1052:5666.768.90-0

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.

21Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.8Expected goalsfrom 274 unblocked attempts
-0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.87 expected goals per 60 minutes78th
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt69th
Finishing -0.8 goals above expected45thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 21.8Goals 21

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 7, 2012 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 19:18
Apr 3, 2012 vs PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 16:55
Apr 1, 2012 @ NYR W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:09
Mar 31, 2012 @ NYI W 6-3 1 1 2 3 0 5 1 17:38
Mar 29, 2012 vs WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:19
Mar 27, 2012 vs TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 19:04
Mar 25, 2012 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:21
Mar 24, 2012 @ LAK W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 18:14
Mar 22, 2012 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:00
Mar 19, 2012 vs TOR W 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:23
Mar 17, 2012 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 21:02
Mar 15, 2012 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:50
Mar 13, 2012 @ TBL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:26
Mar 11, 2012 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:19
Mar 10, 2012 vs WSH L 3-4 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 18:00
Mar 8, 2012 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:15
Mar 6, 2012 @ TOR W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 16:52
Mar 4, 2012 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:00
Mar 3, 2012 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:16
Mar 1, 2012 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:15
Feb 28, 2012 vs OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:23
Feb 25, 2012 @ OTT W 5-3 2 1 3 2 0 9 0 19:29
Feb 24, 2012 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:32
Feb 22, 2012 @ STL W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 20:04
Feb 19, 2012 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:32
Feb 17, 2012 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:27
Feb 15, 2012 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 23:23
Feb 14, 2012 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:18
Feb 11, 2012 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:17
Feb 8, 2012 @ BUF L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 18:01
Feb 5, 2012 @ WSH W 4-1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 18:42
Feb 4, 2012 vs PIT L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20:22
Feb 2, 2012 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:38
Jan 31, 2012 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:00
Jan 24, 2012 @ WSH L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 19:25
Jan 22, 2012 @ PHI W 6-5 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 22:59
Jan 21, 2012 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:54
Jan 19, 2012 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:00
Jan 17, 2012 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:18
Jan 16, 2012 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 2 0 2 1 2 6 0 19:05
Jan 14, 2012 @ CAR L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 17:52
Jan 12, 2012 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:40
Jan 10, 2012 vs WPG W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:15
Jan 7, 2012 vs VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 19:47
Jan 5, 2012 vs CGY W 9-0 2 1 3 3 2 2 0 15:56
Jan 4, 2012 @ NJD W 6-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 15:58
Dec 31, 2011 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:05
Dec 28, 2011 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:38
Dec 23, 2011 vs FLA W 8-0 1 2 3 2 2 5 0 16:01
Dec 19, 2011 vs MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:13
Dec 17, 2011 @ PHI W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 17:23
Dec 14, 2011 @ OTT W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 15:16
Dec 13, 2011 vs LAK W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 16:02
Dec 10, 2011 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17:44
Dec 8, 2011 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:36
Dec 6, 2011 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 18:58
Dec 5, 2011 @ PIT W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:37
Dec 3, 2011 vs TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:23
Nov 30, 2011 @ TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:48
Nov 26, 2011 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:42
Nov 25, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:27
Nov 23, 2011 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 19:10
Nov 21, 2011 @ MTL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:26
Nov 19, 2011 @ NYI W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:46
Nov 17, 2011 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:12
Nov 15, 2011 vs NJD W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 19:53
Nov 12, 2011 vs BUF W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 19:46
Nov 10, 2011 vs EDM W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:38
Nov 7, 2011 vs NYI W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:27
Nov 5, 2011 @ TOR W 7-0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 15:23
Nov 1, 2011 vs OTT W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 22:04
Oct 29, 2011 @ MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 18:18
Oct 27, 2011 vs MTL L 1-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 20:18
Oct 22, 2011 vs SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 20:02
Oct 20, 2011 vs TOR W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 9 1 18:45
Oct 18, 2011 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:46
Oct 15, 2011 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 21:05
Oct 12, 2011 @ CAR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 20:30
Oct 10, 2011 vs COL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 18:21
Oct 8, 2011 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 18:11
Oct 6, 2011 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:20