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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Shea Weber NSH · 56 P in 79 GP Victor Hedman TBL · 55 P in 75 GP Keith Yandle PHX · 53 P in 82 GP P.K. Subban MTL · 53 P in 82 GP Duncan Keith CHI · 61 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.

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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 20 36 56 -20 86 256 213 0.72 7.8 23:05

Contract

$5.2MCap hit2013-14
$93KCap dollars per point56 points in 78 games
$489KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.6 goals above replacement
$6.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.4MValueworth 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 641 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+10.6Goals above replacement50th of 672 skaters, 9th of 234 defencemen
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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+6.5 99th percentileEven-strength defence-1.4 27th percentilePower play+1.6 98th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 44th percentilePenalties-2.0 9th 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

50.5Corsi for %1254 attempts for, 1227 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Expected goals for %53.0 expected for, 53.9 against
-1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
41.0Goals for %50 for, 72 against
96.0PDO7.1% shooting + 88.9% saves
289Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Toby Enstrom · Dustin Byfuglien43313:1353.550.810-11
Dustin Byfuglien · Grant Clitsome25287:0854.051.013-19
Dustin Byfuglien · Keaton Ellerby1690:3840.437.34-5
Dustin Byfuglien · Adam Pardy1357:4058.257.62-4

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.

20Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.9Expected goalsfrom 365 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 5.5% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected55thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 20Expected 19.9

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 5, 2014 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:04
Apr 3, 2014 vs PIT L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 19:07
Apr 1, 2014 @ PHX W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20:17
Mar 31, 2014 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 4 19:31
Mar 29, 2014 @ LAK L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 19:22
Mar 27, 2014 @ SJS W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 20:59
Mar 24, 2014 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 21:10
Mar 22, 2014 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 6 19:32
Mar 17, 2014 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 14 1 6 18:49
Mar 16, 2014 vs DAL W 7-2 2 1 3 3 0 7 1 16:00
Mar 14, 2014 vs NYR L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 20:22
Mar 12, 2014 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 21:54
Mar 10, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 2 0 2 0 2 3 2 18:31
Mar 8, 2014 vs OTT L 3-5 1 1 2 -1 0 6 3 22:26
Mar 6, 2014 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 18:13
Mar 4, 2014 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:27
Mar 1, 2014 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 17:52
Feb 27, 2014 vs PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:32
Feb 8, 2014 @ STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 7 2 18:57
Feb 6, 2014 @ WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 6 6 17:23
Feb 4, 2014 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 14:13
Feb 2, 2014 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 17:26
Jan 31, 2014 vs VAN W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 16:49
Jan 28, 2014 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 17:46
Jan 26, 2014 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 19:30
Jan 25, 2014 vs TOR W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 5 18:49
Jan 23, 2014 @ SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:47
Jan 21, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 17:53
Jan 18, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 22:04
Jan 16, 2014 @ CGY W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 19:55
Jan 13, 2014 vs PHX W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 6 2 20:11
Jan 11, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 17:31
Jan 7, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 1 1 2 -2 4 2 3 21:44
Jan 5, 2014 @ PIT L 5-6 0 0 0 -3 4 2 4 21:44
Jan 4, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 24:22
Jan 2, 2014 @ OTT L 3-4 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 21:01
Dec 31, 2013 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 21:39
Dec 29, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 24:44
Dec 27, 2013 vs MIN W 6-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 25:24
Dec 23, 2013 @ EDM L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 23:25
Dec 22, 2013 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:38
Dec 20, 2013 vs FLA W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 25:34
Dec 17, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:41
Dec 16, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 6 0 27:31
Dec 14, 2013 vs DAL L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 27:49
Dec 12, 2013 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 29:29
Dec 10, 2013 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 28:49
Dec 7, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 26:14
Dec 5, 2013 @ FLA L 2-5 0 0 0 -4 0 4 1 24:09
Dec 2, 2013 @ NYR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28:38
Nov 29, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 5 27:24
Nov 27, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 25:42
Nov 25, 2013 @ NJD W 3-1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 24:18
Nov 23, 2013 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 26:46
Nov 21, 2013 vs CHI L 3-6 1 1 2 -1 2 6 2 28:20
Nov 18, 2013 vs CGY L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 0 6 6 0 28:53
Nov 17, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 27:13
Nov 15, 2013 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 0 3 1 31:29
Nov 12, 2013 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 26:07
Nov 10, 2013 vs SJS W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 26:58
Nov 8, 2013 vs NSH W 5-0 0 1 1 1 4 3 2 24:27
Nov 6, 2013 @ CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -3 0 4 4 26:20
Nov 4, 2013 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 26:41
Nov 2, 2013 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 24:31
Oct 29, 2013 @ STL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 26:35
Oct 27, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 25:44
Oct 26, 2013 @ DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 28:52
Oct 24, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 3 30:19
Oct 22, 2013 vs WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 26:20
Oct 20, 2013 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 7 3 27:18
Oct 18, 2013 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 31:37
Oct 15, 2013 vs MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 28:03
Oct 13, 2013 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:36
Oct 11, 2013 vs DAL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 7 3 24:41
Oct 10, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 23:46
Oct 6, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:44
Oct 4, 2013 vs LAK W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 23:52
Oct 1, 2013 @ EDM W 5-4 0 3 3 1 6 2 5 24:09