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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)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

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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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 13 23 36 11 43 100 152 0.77 13.0 18:04

Contract

$4.2MCap hit2014-15
$117KCap dollars per point36 points in 47 games
$1.746MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.2MValueworth 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 649 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 $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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement346th of 665 skaters, 238th of 432 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+2.0 73rd percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 28th percentilePower play-0.3 26th percentilePenalty kill-0.9 1st percentilePenalties+0.2 44th 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

52.2Corsi for %558 attempts for, 511 against
+4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Expected goals for %23.2 expected for, 23.5 against
+2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.7Goals for %30 for, 22 against
101.9PDO9.8% shooting + 92.1% saves
117Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Brandon Dubinsky · Matt Calvert · Cam Atkinson21185:4750.343.46-7
Brandon Dubinsky · Nick Foligno · Artem Anisimov1096:0154.254.76-6
Scott Hartnell · Brandon Dubinsky · Josh Anderson540:0155.630.12-2
Brandon Dubinsky · Nick Foligno · Corey Tropp530:5447.953.03-1

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.0Expected goalsfrom 128 unblocked attempts
+3.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes53rd
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt66th
Finishing +3.0 goals above expected81stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Goals 13Expected 10.0

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 11, 2015 @ NYI W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 15:22
Apr 10, 2015 vs BUF W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 16:44
Apr 8, 2015 vs TOR W 5-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 17:27
Apr 6, 2015 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 18:08
Apr 4, 2015 vs PIT W 5-3 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 15:30
Apr 2, 2015 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 19:55
Mar 31, 2015 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 17:43
Mar 28, 2015 @ STL W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 18:52
Mar 27, 2015 @ CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 16:51
Mar 15, 2015 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 17:35
Mar 10, 2015 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 19:57
Mar 7, 2015 vs COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 18:37
Mar 6, 2015 @ NJD W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 16:50
Feb 26, 2015 vs MTL L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 00:50
Feb 24, 2015 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 20:44
Feb 22, 2015 @ NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20:40
Feb 21, 2015 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 19:16
Feb 19, 2015 @ PIT W 2-1 1 0 1 2 5 5 4 19:28
Feb 17, 2015 @ PHI W 5-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 7 16:57
Feb 14, 2015 @ NYI L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 21:39
Feb 13, 2015 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 4 18:20
Feb 9, 2015 vs LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:26
Feb 7, 2015 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:34
Feb 6, 2015 vs STL W 7-1 0 2 2 3 2 2 4 16:37
Feb 3, 2015 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 5 1 6 17:12
Jan 31, 2015 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 18:30
Jan 29, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 17:30
Jan 27, 2015 vs WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 18:03
Jan 21, 2015 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 16:15
Jan 19, 2015 @ MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 16:14
Jan 17, 2015 @ BOS W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 18:52
Jan 16, 2015 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 14:33
Jan 14, 2015 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 20:51
Jan 10, 2015 vs NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 2 4 3 18:35
Jan 9, 2015 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 19:48
Jan 6, 2015 @ DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:22
Jan 4, 2015 @ COL W 4-3 2 0 2 2 0 5 2 20:25
Jan 3, 2015 @ ARI L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 14:17
Dec 31, 2014 vs MIN W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 19:55
Dec 27, 2014 vs BOS W 6-2 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 19:30
Dec 22, 2014 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 17:03
Dec 20, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 20:52
Dec 18, 2014 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:59
Dec 16, 2014 @ DET W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 20:51
Dec 13, 2014 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 7 4 1 18:34
Dec 11, 2014 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 19:31
Dec 9, 2014 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 19:09