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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)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

JT Brown TBL · 22 P in 78 GP Riley Nash CAR · 22 P in 64 GP Alexandre Burrows VAN · 22 P in 79 GP Nikolay Kulemin NYI · 22 P in 81 GP Vernon Fiddler DAL · 22 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.

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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 10 12 22 -17 10 88 100 0.31 11.4 13:56

Contract

$2.5MCap hit2015-16
$114KCap dollars per point22 points in 71 games
-$944KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.4MValueworth 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. 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

-2.4Goals above replacement633rd of 675 skaters, 419th of 445 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-3.8 5th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 26th percentilePower play+0.4 79th percentilePenalty kill-0.8 3rd percentilePenalties+0.1 45th 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

43.2Corsi for %599 attempts for, 787 against
-7.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.9Expected goals for %22.3 expected for, 33.6 against
-11.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %17 for, 34 against
97.3PDO5.7% shooting + 91.6% saves
123Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Matt Hendricks · Lauri Korpikoski · Mark Letestu25215:0245.944.65-6
Lauri Korpikoski · Teddy Purcell · Anton Lander762:3233.036.52-2
Lauri Korpikoski · Mark Letestu · Iiro Pakarinen1252:4438.319.70-2
Matt Hendricks · Lauri Korpikoski · Iiro Pakarinen847:0841.337.81-0

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.5Expected goalsfrom 116 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.58 expected goals per 60 minutes29th
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt72nd
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected51stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 9.5Goals 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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 @ VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:39
Apr 6, 2016 vs VAN W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:47
Apr 2, 2016 vs CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:19
Mar 28, 2016 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:12
Mar 26, 2016 @ LAK L 4-6 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 14:45
Mar 24, 2016 @ SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 17:58
Mar 22, 2016 @ ARI L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:41
Mar 20, 2016 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:00
Mar 18, 2016 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:48
Mar 16, 2016 vs STL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:18
Mar 14, 2016 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:46
Mar 12, 2016 vs ARI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 16:33
Mar 10, 2016 @ MIN W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:33
Mar 8, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:27
Mar 6, 2016 @ WPG W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 14:27
Mar 4, 2016 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 13:14
Mar 3, 2016 @ PHI W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 14:02
Mar 1, 2016 @ BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:31
Feb 28, 2016 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:11
Feb 26, 2016 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:49
Feb 25, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 10:46
Feb 23, 2016 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:14
Feb 20, 2016 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:06
Feb 18, 2016 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 11:10
Feb 16, 2016 vs ANA L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 3 12:02
Feb 13, 2016 vs WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:41
Feb 11, 2016 vs TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 11:36
Feb 9, 2016 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:03
Feb 7, 2016 @ NYI L 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:08
Feb 6, 2016 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:05
Feb 4, 2016 @ OTT W 7-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 14:14
Feb 2, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:35
Jan 23, 2016 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:32
Jan 16, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:25
Jan 14, 2016 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 08:02
Jan 12, 2016 @ ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:25
Jan 10, 2016 vs FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:00
Jan 8, 2016 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:57
Jan 4, 2016 vs CAR W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:33
Jan 2, 2016 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:30
Dec 31, 2015 vs ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:57
Dec 29, 2015 vs LAK L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 14:32
Dec 27, 2015 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:16
Dec 26, 2015 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:13
Dec 21, 2015 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:50
Dec 19, 2015 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:52
Dec 17, 2015 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:18
Dec 15, 2015 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:24
Dec 14, 2015 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:02
Dec 11, 2015 vs NYR W 7-5 3 0 3 2 0 6 1 15:08
Dec 9, 2015 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:39
Dec 6, 2015 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:13
Dec 4, 2015 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:31
Dec 2, 2015 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 15:33
Nov 30, 2015 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:31
Nov 28, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 15:07
Nov 27, 2015 @ DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:10
Nov 25, 2015 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:10
Nov 23, 2015 @ WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 08:36
Nov 20, 2015 vs NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:38
Nov 18, 2015 vs CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:07
Oct 27, 2015 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:51
Oct 25, 2015 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 13:25
Oct 23, 2015 vs WSH L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:56
Oct 21, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 15:42
Oct 18, 2015 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 15:02
Oct 17, 2015 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:35
Oct 15, 2015 vs STL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 16:12
Oct 13, 2015 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:22
Oct 10, 2015 @ NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 18:11
Oct 8, 2015 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:56