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Lauri Korpikoski

#29 · Left wing · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Jul 28, 1986 in Turku, FIN · 6'1", 193 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 19th overall in 2004 by NYR (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cal Clutterbuck NYI · 20 P in 66 GP Oscar Lindberg NYR · 20 P in 65 GP Blake Comeau COL · 20 P in 77 GP Kevin Labanc SJS · 20 P in 55 GP Jannik Hansen SJS · 20 P in 43 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.

0102030402008-09: 14 points1408-092009-10: 11 points1109-102010-11: 40 points4010-112011-12: 37 points3711-122012-13: 11 points1112-132013-14: 25 points2513-142014-15: 21 points2114-152015-16: 22 points2215-162016-17: 20 points2016-17

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 NYR 68 6 8 14 -10 14 63 96 0.21
2009-10 PHX 71 5 6 11 -10 16 68 92 0.15 $700K
2010-11 PHX 79 19 21 40 17 20 103 87 0.51 $700K
2011-12 PHX 82 17 20 37 3 14 146 91 0.45 $1.8M
2012-13 PHX 36 6 5 11 -3 12 83 71 0.31 $1.8M
2013-14 PHX 64 9 16 25 -7 24 109 136 0.39 $2.5M
2014-15 ARI 69 6 15 21 -27 12 82 141 0.30 $2.5M
2015-16 EDM 71 10 12 22 -17 10 88 100 0.31 $2.5M
2016-17 DAL 60 8 12 20 5 10 104 34 0.33 $1M
2016-17 CBJ 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
9 seasons Career 609 86 115 201 -49 132 850 851 0.33

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 NYR 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1.00
2008-09 NYR 7 0 2 2 0 0 5 4 0.29
2009-10 PHX 7 1 0 1 -4 2 4 9 0.14
2010-11 PHX 4 0 1 1 -6 2 3 11 0.25
2011-12 PHX 11 0 0 0 -3 2 13 15 0.00
5 seasons Playoffs 30 2 3 5 -12 6 27 41 0.17

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 8 12 20 5 10 108 37 0.29 7.4 12:24

Contract

$1MCap hit2016-17
$50KCap dollars per point20 points in 69 games
$175KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$825KValueworth 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 664 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
2016-17 to 2016-17 $1M
2013-14 to 2015-16 $2.5M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.8M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $1.8M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $700K

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

-0.6Goals above replacement536th of 664 skaters, 363rd of 435 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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-0.7 43rd percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 17th percentilePower play-0.3 29th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 12th percentilePenalties-0.1 37th 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.

-3-2-101232010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

45.7Corsi for %654 attempts for, 777 against
-5.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.5Expected goals for %26.2 expected for, 32.7 against
-5.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.0Goals for %28 for, 22 against
102.4PDO8.1% shooting + 94.3% saves
162Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Lauri Korpikoski · Adam Cracknell · Brett Ritchie949:0447.446.84-1
Lauri Korpikoski · Jamie Benn · Radek Faksa748:1436.935.13-1
Patrick Sharp · Lauri Korpikoski · Devin Shore640:0145.748.91-2
Patrick Eaves · Lauri Korpikoski · Devin Shore838:5348.663.72-1

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.7Expected goalsfrom 139 unblocked attempts
-1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes46th
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt30th
Finishing -1.7 goals above expected35thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 9.7Goals 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 9, 2017 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:16
Apr 2, 2017 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 07:27
Mar 13, 2017 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 07:18
Mar 11, 2017 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:58
Mar 10, 2017 vs BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:56
Mar 7, 2017 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:47
Mar 5, 2017 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:31
Mar 4, 2017 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:30
Mar 2, 2017 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:29
Feb 28, 2017 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:45
Feb 26, 2017 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 15:51
Feb 24, 2017 vs ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 12:19
Feb 18, 2017 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:54
Feb 14, 2017 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:52
Feb 12, 2017 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:55
Feb 11, 2017 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:13
Feb 9, 2017 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:38
Feb 7, 2017 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 08:08
Feb 4, 2017 vs CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:54
Feb 2, 2017 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:40
Jan 31, 2017 vs TOR W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 11:41
Jan 26, 2017 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:55
Jan 24, 2017 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 14:57
Jan 19, 2017 @ NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:35
Jan 17, 2017 @ NYR W 7-6 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 11:36
Jan 16, 2017 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:33
Jan 14, 2017 vs MIN L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:47
Jan 12, 2017 vs DET W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:09
Jan 10, 2017 @ ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:42
Jan 9, 2017 @ LAK W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:31
Jan 7, 2017 @ STL L 3-4 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 13:30
Jan 4, 2017 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:38
Dec 31, 2016 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:09
Dec 29, 2016 vs COL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:20
Dec 27, 2016 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:04
Dec 23, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 11:37
Dec 20, 2016 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:18
Dec 17, 2016 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:11
Dec 15, 2016 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:33
Dec 13, 2016 vs ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:22
Dec 10, 2016 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 12:49
Dec 8, 2016 vs NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:40
Dec 6, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:33
Dec 3, 2016 @ COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:26
Dec 1, 2016 @ PIT L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11:03
Nov 29, 2016 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:24
Nov 28, 2016 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:36
Nov 25, 2016 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:56
Nov 23, 2016 @ NSH L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 09:47
Nov 21, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 09:32
Nov 19, 2016 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:15
Nov 17, 2016 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:32
Nov 15, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:41
Nov 13, 2016 @ VAN L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 18:55
Nov 11, 2016 @ EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 18:54
Nov 10, 2016 @ CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20:08
Nov 8, 2016 @ WPG L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:05
Nov 6, 2016 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:40
Nov 5, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:49
Nov 3, 2016 vs STL W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:30
Nov 1, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15:25
Oct 29, 2016 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:47
Oct 27, 2016 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 11:47
Oct 25, 2016 vs WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:32
Oct 22, 2016 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:31
Oct 20, 2016 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:37
Oct 18, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 10:57
Oct 15, 2016 @ COL L 5-6 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 12:41
Oct 13, 2016 vs ANA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:03