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Drew Miller

#20 · Left wing · Detroit Red Wings

Born Feb 17, 1984 in Dover, New Jersey, USA · 6'2", 183 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 186th overall in 2003 by ANA (round 6)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2006-07

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tom Kostopoulos CGY · 18 P in 76 GP Jordin Tootoo NSH · 18 P in 54 GP Patrick Dwyer CAR · 18 P in 80 GP Adam Hall TBL · 18 P in 82 GP David Clarkson NJD · 18 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.

05101520252007-08: 5 points507-082008-09: 10 points1008-092009-10: 19 points1909-102010-11: 18 points1810-112011-12: 25 points2511-122012-13: 8 points812-132013-14: 15 points1513-142014-15: 13 points1314-152015-16: 2 points215-162016-17: 7 points716-17

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 ANA 26 2 3 5 -1 6 30 12 0.19
2008-09 ANA 27 4 6 10 0 17 45 15 0.37 $525K
2009-10 TBL 14 0 0 0 -3 2 10 7 0.00 $525K
2009-10 DET 66 10 9 19 5 10 93 97 0.29
2010-11 DET 67 10 8 18 -2 13 85 84 0.27 $650K
2011-12 DET 80 14 11 25 6 20 131 79 0.31 $838K
2012-13 DET 44 4 4 8 -8 2 54 81 0.18 $838K
2013-14 DET 82 7 8 15 -11 21 117 122 0.18 $1.35M
2014-15 DET 82 5 8 13 -3 25 98 119 0.16 $1.35M
2015-16 DET 28 1 1 2 -5 2 27 39 0.07 $1.35M
2016-17 DET 55 5 2 7 -12 18 43 71 0.13 $1.025M
10 seasons Career 571 62 60 122 -34 136 733 726 0.21

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 ANA 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0.00
2008-09 ANA 13 2 1 3 1 2 23 9 0.23
2009-10 DET 12 1 1 2 2 4 13 18 0.17
2010-11 DET 9 1 1 2 3 4 12 15 0.22
2011-12 DET 5 0 1 1 0 2 9 2 0.20
2012-13 DET 6 1 1 2 1 2 4 13 0.33
2013-14 DET 5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 17 0.20
2014-15 DET 7 1 1 2 -1 2 8 11 0.29
8 seasons Playoffs 60 6 7 13 5 18 74 86 0.22

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 10 8 18 -2 13 85 84 0.27 11.8 11:45

Contract

$650KCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$36KCap dollars per point18 points in 67 games
$89KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.3 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.9MValueworth 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 315 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 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $650K

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
2016-17 to 2016-17 $1.025M
2013-14 to 2015-16 $1.35M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $838K
2011-12 to 2012-13 $838K
2010-11 to 2010-11 $650K
2008-09 to 2009-10 $525K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.3Goals above replacement121st of 672 skaters, 99th of 439 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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+0.3 51st percentileEven-strength defence+2.9 94th percentilePower play-0.1 40th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 82nd percentilePenalties+1.8 86th 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.

-2024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

52.4Corsi for %589 attempts for, 534 against
-0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %24.8 expected for, 20.3 against
+3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.1Goals for %24 for, 27 against
97.3PDO7.3% shooting + 90.1% saves
141Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Patrick Eaves · Drew Miller · Darren Helm25152:2956.155.54-6
Kris Draper · Drew Miller · Darren Helm1484:4747.851.16-5
Drew Miller · Justin Abdelkader · Jan Mursak1275:3060.965.31-1
Tomas Holmstrom · Drew Miller · Justin Abdelkader1652:0250.559.51-2

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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.2Expected goalsfrom 122 unblocked attempts
+0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt56th
Finishing +0.8 goals above expected61stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 10Expected 9.2

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 10, 2011 @ CHI W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 14:07
Apr 8, 2011 vs CHI L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 11:52
Apr 3, 2011 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 11:01
Mar 30, 2011 vs STL L 3-10 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 14:33
Mar 26, 2011 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:45
Mar 23, 2011 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:27
Mar 21, 2011 vs PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:38
Mar 19, 2011 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:40
Mar 17, 2011 @ CBJ W 2-0 1 0 1 1 5 3 0 10:29
Mar 11, 2011 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 4 08:22
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHX L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 11:34
Mar 2, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:02
Feb 28, 2011 @ LAK W 7-4 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 14:28
Feb 24, 2011 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:09
Feb 22, 2011 vs SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:08
Feb 20, 2011 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:00
Feb 18, 2011 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 10:10
Feb 17, 2011 @ TBL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:03
Feb 13, 2011 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:19
Feb 11, 2011 @ BOS W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:41
Feb 9, 2011 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:27
Feb 7, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:54
Feb 5, 2011 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:42
Feb 4, 2011 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:30
Feb 2, 2011 @ OTT W 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:17
Jan 26, 2011 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 15:00
Jan 22, 2011 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:51
Jan 20, 2011 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:25
Jan 18, 2011 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:09
Jan 15, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-5 (OT) 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 17:53
Jan 14, 2011 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 12:28
Jan 10, 2011 @ COL L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:58
Jan 8, 2011 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:13
Jan 7, 2011 @ CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:47
Jan 4, 2011 @ EDM W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 12:28
Jan 2, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:24
Dec 31, 2010 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 10:29
Dec 29, 2010 @ DAL W 7-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 12:28
Dec 27, 2010 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:32
Dec 26, 2010 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:40
Dec 23, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:55
Dec 22, 2010 vs VAN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:00
Dec 19, 2010 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:34
Dec 17, 2010 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 09:43
Dec 13, 2010 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 10:17
Dec 11, 2010 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:09
Dec 10, 2010 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:20
Dec 6, 2010 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:12
Dec 4, 2010 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 07:59
Dec 3, 2010 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 11:08
Nov 30, 2010 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:25
Nov 28, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 09:47
Nov 24, 2010 @ ATL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:29
Nov 21, 2010 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:59
Nov 17, 2010 vs STL W 7-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 10:39
Nov 11, 2010 vs EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:48
Nov 6, 2010 @ VAN L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:11
Nov 3, 2010 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:49
Oct 30, 2010 vs NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 12:20
Oct 28, 2010 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:24
Oct 23, 2010 vs ANA W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:30
Oct 21, 2010 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:04
Oct 16, 2010 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 14:19
Oct 14, 2010 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:35
Oct 12, 2010 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:15
Oct 9, 2010 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:47
Oct 8, 2010 vs ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:19