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Dustin Byfuglien

#33 · Defence · Winnipeg Jets

Born Mar 27, 1985 in Roseau, Minnesota, USA · 6'5", 260 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 245th overall in 2003 by CHI (round 8)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2009-10

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dion Phaneuf TOR · 28 P in 48 GP Shea Weber NSH · 28 P in 48 GP Cody Franson TOR · 29 P in 45 GP Kimmo Timonen PHI · 29 P in 45 GP Sergei Gonchar OTT · 27 P in 45 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.

020402005-06: 5 points505-062006-07: 3 points306-072007-08: 36 points3607-082008-09: 31 points3108-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 53 points5310-112011-12: 53 points5311-122012-13: 28 points2812-132013-14: 56 points5613-142014-15: 45 points4514-152015-16: 53 points5315-162016-17: 52 points5216-172017-18: 45 points4517-182018-19: 31 points3118-19

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 CHI 25 3 2 5 -6 24 45 40 0.20
2006-07 CHI 9 1 2 3 -2 10 18 13 0.33
2007-08 CHI 67 19 17 36 -7 59 163 137 0.54
2008-09 CHI 77 15 16 31 7 81 202 169 0.40 $3M
2009-10 CHI 82 17 17 34 -7 94 211 215 0.41 $3M
2010-11 ATL 81 20 33 53 -2 93 347 140 0.65 $3M
2011-12 WPG 66 12 41 53 -8 72 223 112 0.80 $5.2M
2012-13 WPG 43 8 20 28 -1 34 142 80 0.65 $5.2M
2013-14 WPG 78 20 36 56 -20 86 256 213 0.72 $5.2M
2014-15 WPG 69 18 27 45 5 124 209 203 0.65 $5.2M
2015-16 WPG 81 19 34 53 4 119 247 222 0.65 $5.2M
2016-17 WPG 80 13 39 52 10 117 241 183 0.65 $7.6M
2017-18 WPG 69 8 37 45 15 112 193 147 0.65 $7.6M
2018-19 WPG 42 4 27 31 4 69 115 77 0.74 $7.6M
14 seasons Career 869 177 348 525 -8 1094 2612 1951 0.60

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 CHI 17 3 6 9 -2 26 40 78 0.53
2009-10 CHI 22 11 5 16 -4 20 45 99 0.73
2014-15 WPG 4 0 1 1 -4 4 12 17 0.25
2017-18 WPG 17 5 11 16 2 20 55 60 0.94
2018-19 WPG 6 2 6 8 4 4 12 16 1.33
5 seasons Playoffs 66 21 29 50 -4 74 164 270 0.76

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
43 8 20 28 -1 34 142 80 0.65 5.6 24:24

Contract

$5.2MCap hit2012-13
$186KCap dollars per point28 points in 43 games
$1.684MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$3.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2MValueworth 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 558 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
2018-19 to 2020-21 $7.6M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $7.6M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $5.2M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $5.2M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $3M

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+3.1Goals above replacement179th of 605 skaters, 47th of 208 defencemen
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 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+2.9 98th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 15th percentilePower play+0.2 89th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 35th percentilePenalties-1.8 5th 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.

05101520252010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

50.2Corsi for %791 attempts for, 784 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Expected goals for %36.2 expected for, 36.0 against
+2.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.3Goals for %35 for, 39 against
99.5PDO8.4% shooting + 91.1% saves
178Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Dustin Byfuglien · Grant Clitsome30342:0751.250.520-15
Toby Enstrom · Dustin Byfuglien17231:0152.550.57-9
Ron Hainsey · Dustin Byfuglien3189:0844.544.43-7
Derek Meech · Dustin Byfuglien1153:4450.555.01-1

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 197 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.51 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 4.5% chance per attempt94th
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected24thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 8.9Goals 8

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 25, 2013 vs MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 24:07
Apr 23, 2013 @ WSH L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 26:50
Apr 22, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 6 2 24:03
Apr 20, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 6 3 4 24:24
Apr 18, 2013 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 7 24:04
Apr 16, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 26:43
Apr 11, 2013 vs FLA W 7-2 1 1 2 4 0 5 2 24:08
Apr 9, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22:04
Apr 6, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 17:48
Apr 4, 2013 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:55
Apr 2, 2013 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 21:56
Apr 1, 2013 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 2 29:17
Mar 30, 2013 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 3 2 23:40
Mar 28, 2013 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 23:24
Mar 26, 2013 @ CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 22:01
Mar 24, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 24:49
Mar 22, 2013 vs WSH L 1-6 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 23:31
Mar 21, 2013 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 5 1 25:44
Mar 19, 2013 vs BOS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 24:29
Mar 17, 2013 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 24:46
Mar 16, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 31:18
Mar 14, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 21:55
Mar 12, 2013 vs TOR W 5-2 0 3 3 1 2 5 4 25:38
Mar 10, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 27:46
Mar 8, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 7 2 27:26
Mar 7, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 23:57
Mar 5, 2013 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:01
Mar 2, 2013 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 25:30
Feb 28, 2013 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 19:59
Feb 26, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 24:43
Feb 24, 2013 @ NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 19:18
Feb 23, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 0 2 2 1 2 5 2 25:39
Feb 21, 2013 @ CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:31
Feb 19, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:25
Feb 17, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:19
Feb 15, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 25:55
Feb 12, 2013 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:24
Jan 29, 2013 @ MTL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 28:26
Jan 27, 2013 vs NYI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 4 3 25:55
Jan 25, 2013 vs PIT W 4-2 1 1 2 -1 0 5 2 26:03
Jan 22, 2013 @ WSH W 4-2 0 2 2 1 4 3 3 26:18
Jan 21, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 30:27
Jan 19, 2013 vs OTT L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 2 24:44