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Brandon Dubinsky

#17 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Apr 29, 1986 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA · 6'2", 208 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 60th overall in 2004 by NYR (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Max Talbot PHI · 34 P in 81 GP Shawn Horcoff EDM · 34 P in 81 GP Jason Arnott STL · 34 P in 72 GP Tuomo Ruutu CAR · 34 P in 72 GP Martin Hanzal PHX · 34 P in 64 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.

020402006-07: 0 points006-072007-08: 40 points4007-082008-09: 41 points4108-092009-10: 44 points4409-102010-11: 54 points5410-112011-12: 34 points3411-122012-13: 20 points2012-132013-14: 50 points5013-142014-15: 36 points3614-152015-16: 48 points4815-162016-17: 41 points4116-172017-18: 16 points1617-182018-19: 14 points1418-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 NYR 6 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 0.00
2007-08 NYR 82 14 26 40 8 79 157 196 0.49
2008-09 NYR 82 13 28 41 -6 112 188 251 0.50
2009-10 NYR 69 20 24 44 9 54 165 129 0.64 $1.85M
2010-11 NYR 77 24 30 54 -3 100 202 141 0.70 $1.85M
2011-12 NYR 77 10 24 34 16 110 140 207 0.44 $4.2M
2012-13 CBJ 29 2 18 20 2 76 50 64 0.69 $4.2M
2013-14 CBJ 76 16 34 50 5 98 189 234 0.66 $4.2M
2014-15 CBJ 47 13 23 36 11 43 100 152 0.77 $4.2M
2015-16 CBJ 75 17 31 48 -16 71 158 235 0.64 $5.85M
2016-17 CBJ 80 12 29 41 16 91 115 248 0.51 $5.85M
2017-18 CBJ 62 6 10 16 -2 33 89 145 0.26 $5.85M
2018-19 CBJ 61 6 8 14 -16 36 63 147 0.23 $5.85M
13 seasons Career 823 153 285 438 24 905 1625 2158 0.53

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 10 4 4 8 2 12 26 26 0.80
2008-09 NYR 7 1 3 4 1 18 9 23 0.57
2010-11 NYR 5 2 1 3 -3 2 7 20 0.60
2011-12 NYR 9 0 2 2 2 14 14 15 0.22
2013-14 CBJ 6 1 5 6 -1 6 23 40 1.00
2016-17 CBJ 5 1 1 2 -2 6 8 29 0.40
2017-18 CBJ 6 0 0 0 1 6 4 10 0.00
2018-19 CBJ 10 1 0 1 0 6 11 33 0.10
8 seasons Playoffs 58 10 16 26 0 70 102 196 0.45

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 10 24 34 16 110 140 207 0.44 7.1 16:16

Contract

$4.2MCap hitends in 2015, then UFA
$124KCap dollars per point34 points in 77 games
$662KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.3 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$829KValueworth 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 367 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 2014-15, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $4.2M
2012-13 $4.2M
2013-14 $4.2M
2014-15 $4.2M

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
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5.85M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.85M
2015-16 to 2020-21 $5.85M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $4.2M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $4.2M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.85M

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.3Goals above replacement150th of 680 skaters, 114th of 445 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.9Goals 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+2.6 76th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 85th percentilePower play-1.1 1st percentilePenalty kill-0.1 27th percentilePenalties-0.3 27th 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.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

50.4Corsi for %867 attempts for, 853 against
+3.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.2Expected goals for %45.8 expected for, 35.7 against
+6.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.0Goals for %33 for, 27 against
100.8PDO7.0% shooting + 93.7% saves
210Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Brad Richards · Brandon Dubinsky · Ryan Callahan41203:5150.154.18-7
Brian Boyle · Brandon Dubinsky · Brandon Prust25117:3751.350.42-1
Brandon Dubinsky · Ryan Callahan · Derek Stepan1581:5048.546.70-1
Brian Boyle · John Mitchell · Brandon Dubinsky960:1557.055.12-2

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
17.9Expected goalsfrom 198 unblocked attempts
-7.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.86 expected goals per 60 minutes76th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt90th
Finishing -7.9 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 17.9Goals 10

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 7, 2012 vs WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13:59
Apr 5, 2012 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 17:22
Apr 3, 2012 @ PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:41
Apr 1, 2012 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:17
Mar 30, 2012 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 15:25
Mar 28, 2012 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 18:15
Mar 27, 2012 @ MIN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:55
Mar 24, 2012 @ TOR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 07:51
Mar 23, 2012 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 24:07
Mar 21, 2012 vs DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:46
Mar 19, 2012 vs NJD W 4-2 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 17:57
Mar 17, 2012 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:20
Mar 15, 2012 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13:10
Mar 13, 2012 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:10
Mar 11, 2012 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:22
Mar 6, 2012 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 00:42
Mar 4, 2012 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 16:16
Mar 2, 2012 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 11:55
Mar 1, 2012 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:25
Feb 27, 2012 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 14:02
Feb 25, 2012 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 16:28
Feb 24, 2012 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:51
Feb 21, 2012 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 16:21
Feb 19, 2012 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:12
Feb 16, 2012 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 4 3 2 14:19
Feb 14, 2012 @ BOS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 16:21
Feb 12, 2012 vs WSH W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 18:56
Feb 11, 2012 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 16:22
Feb 9, 2012 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 18:42
Feb 7, 2012 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14:53
Feb 5, 2012 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 7 1 1 15:42
Feb 1, 2012 @ BUF W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:37
Jan 31, 2012 @ NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:32
Jan 24, 2012 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 18:34
Jan 21, 2012 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 14:17
Jan 19, 2012 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 15:18
Jan 17, 2012 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:06
Jan 10, 2012 vs PHX W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:09
Jan 6, 2012 @ PIT W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 4 18:40
Jan 5, 2012 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 21:13
Jan 2, 2012 @ PHI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 10 18:30
Dec 30, 2011 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:02
Dec 28, 2011 @ WSH L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:50
Dec 26, 2011 vs NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 18:17
Dec 23, 2011 vs PHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 5 2 17:33
Dec 22, 2011 vs NYI W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 4 16:53
Dec 20, 2011 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 17:28
Dec 17, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:48
Dec 15, 2011 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 14:14
Dec 13, 2011 vs DAL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 14:36
Dec 11, 2011 vs FLA W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 17:15
Dec 10, 2011 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 15:06
Dec 8, 2011 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 4 3 2 15:39
Dec 5, 2011 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 14:23
Dec 3, 2011 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 09:45
Dec 1, 2011 @ CAR W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:31
Nov 29, 2011 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:40
Nov 26, 2011 vs PHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:09
Nov 25, 2011 @ WSH W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:48
Nov 23, 2011 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 21:36
Nov 19, 2011 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 18:05
Nov 15, 2011 @ NYI W 4-2 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 19:26
Nov 11, 2011 vs CAR W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 15:25
Nov 9, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 17:35
Nov 6, 2011 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:15
Nov 5, 2011 vs MTL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 22:16
Nov 3, 2011 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 23:02
Oct 31, 2011 vs SJS W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 18:12
Oct 29, 2011 vs OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 21:21
Oct 27, 2011 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 18:51
Oct 24, 2011 @ WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:08
Oct 22, 2011 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 19:08
Oct 20, 2011 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18:23
Oct 18, 2011 @ VAN W 4-0 0 1 1 1 17 0 4 17:42
Oct 15, 2011 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 21:46
Oct 8, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 18:56
Oct 7, 2011 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 10 2 1 18:57