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Jan Hejda

#8 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Jun 18, 1978 in Prague, CZE · 6'4", 230 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 106th overall in 2003 by BUF (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

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

Brendan Smith DET · 13 P in 76 GP Erik Gudbranson FLA · 13 P in 76 GP Andrej Sustr TBL · 13 P in 72 GP Jay Bouwmeester STL · 13 P in 72 GP Robyn Regehr LAK · 13 P in 67 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.

051015202006-07: 9 points906-072007-08: 13 points1307-082008-09: 21 points2108-092009-10: 13 points1309-102010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 19 points1911-122012-13: 10 points1012-132013-14: 17 points1713-142014-15: 13 points1314-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 EDM 39 1 8 9 -6 20 33 61 0.23
2007-08 CBJ 81 0 13 13 20 61 71 148 0.16
2008-09 CBJ 82 3 18 21 23 38 66 168 0.26
2009-10 CBJ 62 3 10 13 -14 36 63 111 0.21
2010-11 CBJ 77 5 15 20 -6 28 79 152 0.26
2011-12 COL 81 5 14 19 -17 24 78 142 0.23
2012-13 COL 46 1 9 10 -3 28 50 96 0.22 $3.25M
2013-14 COL 78 6 11 17 8 40 75 170 0.22 $3.25M
2014-15 COL 81 1 12 13 -12 42 84 170 0.16 $3.25M
9 seasons Career 627 25 110 135 -7 317 599 1218 0.22

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 CBJ 3 0 0 0 -5 2 1 6 0.00
2013-14 COL 7 0 0 0 -6 6 6 15 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 10 0 0 0 -11 8 7 21 0.00

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 1 12 13 -12 42 84 170 0.16 1.2 20:39

Contract

$3.25MCap hit2014-15
$250KCap dollars per point13 points in 81 games
-$271KWorth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.25M

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

Rating

-1.4Goals above replacement578th of 665 skaters, 196th of 233 defencemen
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-6.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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-2.7 13th percentileEven-strength defence-1.7 21st percentilePower play-0.2 38th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 72nd percentilePenalties-2.6 2nd 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. 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.

-2-1012342010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

43.5Corsi for %1141 attempts for, 1480 against
+0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.0Expected goals for %44.1 expected for, 60.9 against
-0.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.0Goals for %48 for, 61 against
99.2PDO7.3% shooting + 91.8% saves
166Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jan Hejda · Erik Johnson46628:4846.240.521-24
Jan Hejda · Zach Redmond47381:2345.048.115-16
Jan Hejda · Tyson Barrie63159:5742.944.76-7
Brad Stuart · Jan Hejda4769:3837.051.44-3

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.9Expected goalsfrom 118 unblocked attempts
-1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.10 expected goals per 60 minutes13th
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt14th
Finishing -1.9 goals above expected12thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 2.9Goals 1

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 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 20:24
Apr 9, 2015 vs WPG W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 26:44
Apr 7, 2015 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 17:22
Apr 4, 2015 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:55
Apr 3, 2015 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 17:16
Apr 1, 2015 @ SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 18:36
Mar 30, 2015 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:21
Mar 28, 2015 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 23:22
Mar 26, 2015 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 18:03
Mar 25, 2015 @ EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:12
Mar 23, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 18:09
Mar 20, 2015 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:44
Mar 19, 2015 @ ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 20:06
Mar 14, 2015 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 18:43
Mar 12, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 19:11
Mar 10, 2015 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:14
Mar 8, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:30
Mar 7, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:11
Mar 4, 2015 vs PIT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 16:44
Feb 28, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:52
Feb 27, 2015 @ DAL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:42
Feb 24, 2015 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:47
Feb 20, 2015 @ CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:43
Feb 18, 2015 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 16:12
Feb 16, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 21:44
Feb 14, 2015 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:24
Feb 12, 2015 vs NYR L 3-6 1 0 1 -3 0 1 1 20:21
Feb 8, 2015 @ WPG L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:33
Feb 7, 2015 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 19:52
Feb 5, 2015 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 21:20
Feb 3, 2015 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:14
Jan 30, 2015 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 19:16
Jan 27, 2015 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 20:22
Jan 21, 2015 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:38
Jan 19, 2015 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:21
Jan 17, 2015 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 20:19
Jan 15, 2015 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 20:25
Jan 13, 2015 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:28
Jan 12, 2015 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:48
Jan 10, 2015 vs DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 21:55
Jan 8, 2015 vs OTT W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 21:46
Jan 6, 2015 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 24:37
Jan 4, 2015 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 22:22
Jan 2, 2015 vs EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25:27
Dec 31, 2014 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:05
Dec 29, 2014 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:41
Dec 27, 2014 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:59
Dec 23, 2014 vs STL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 20:03
Dec 21, 2014 @ DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23:23
Dec 20, 2014 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:15
Dec 18, 2014 @ PIT L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:50
Dec 13, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 19:38
Dec 11, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 22:18
Dec 9, 2014 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:24
Dec 5, 2014 @ WPG L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 19:14
Dec 4, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25:31
Dec 1, 2014 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:34
Nov 29, 2014 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:00
Nov 26, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:35
Nov 25, 2014 @ ARI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 24:04
Nov 22, 2014 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 20:48
Nov 20, 2014 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 21:31
Nov 15, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 24:34
Nov 13, 2014 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 26:32
Nov 11, 2014 @ NYI L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 19:59
Nov 8, 2014 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:39
Nov 6, 2014 vs TOR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23:40
Nov 4, 2014 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:14
Nov 2, 2014 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 21:30
Nov 1, 2014 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23:50
Oct 30, 2014 vs NYI W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 20:19
Oct 28, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 24:27
Oct 26, 2014 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 4 22:34
Oct 24, 2014 vs VAN W 7-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 16:55
Oct 21, 2014 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:33
Oct 18, 2014 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:13
Oct 16, 2014 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 17:01
Oct 14, 2014 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 17:51
Oct 13, 2014 @ BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 22:00
Oct 11, 2014 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:49
Oct 9, 2014 @ MIN L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:09