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Nick Johnson

#32 · Right wing · Boston Bruins

Born Dec 24, 1985 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 67th overall in 2004 by PIT (round 3)

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.

Raffi Torres PHX · 26 P in 79 GP Zack Smith OTT · 26 P in 81 GP Andrew Cogliano ANA · 26 P in 82 GP Brian Boyle NYR · 26 P in 82 GP Marcus Kruger CHI · 26 P in 71 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

010202009-10: 2 points209-102010-11: 3 points310-112011-12: 26 points2611-122012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 0 points013-14

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 PIT 6 1 1 2 -2 2 7 5 0.33
2010-11 PIT 4 1 2 3 1 5 10 4 0.75
2011-12 MIN 77 8 18 26 -6 45 146 59 0.34
2012-13 PHX 17 4 2 6 3 0 23 13 0.35
2013-14 BOS 9 0 0 0 -4 0 10 3 0.00
5 seasons Career 113 14 23 37 -8 52 196 84 0.33

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 8 18 26 -6 45 146 59 0.34 5.5 14:27

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+3.7Goals above replacement255th of 680 skaters, 181st of 445 forwards
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.6Goals 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+1.5 69th percentileEven-strength defence-0.6 32nd percentilePower play-0.1 38th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties-0.2 32nd 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.

012342010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

43.9Corsi for %833 attempts for, 1065 against
-0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.7Expected goals for %36.9 expected for, 40.5 against
+2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.6Goals for %34 for, 39 against
99.9PDO7.3% shooting + 92.6% saves
212Attempts 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
Kyle Brodziak · Nick Johnson · Darroll Powe51292:1643.546.69-9
Dany Heatley · Kyle Brodziak · Nick Johnson35167:5850.356.67-7
Kyle Brodziak · Nick Johnson · Cal Clutterbuck1893:4343.845.71-3
Dany Heatley · Mikko Koivu · Nick Johnson2448:1938.534.81-2

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.9Expected goalsfrom 182 unblocked attempts
-4.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes53rd
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt44th
Finishing -4.9 goals above expected8thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.9Goals 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 7, 2012 vs PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 05:41
Apr 5, 2012 vs CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:24
Apr 3, 2012 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:27
Apr 1, 2012 @ CHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 10:45
Mar 31, 2012 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 13:48
Mar 29, 2012 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:49
Mar 27, 2012 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:14
Mar 25, 2012 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:12
Mar 24, 2012 @ BUF L 1-3 0 1 1 0 7 3 1 13:48
Mar 22, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 10:30
Mar 19, 2012 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 12:40
Mar 17, 2012 vs CAR L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:14
Mar 11, 2012 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:05
Mar 8, 2012 @ PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:10
Mar 6, 2012 @ COL L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 19:31
Mar 4, 2012 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:23
Mar 2, 2012 @ DET L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 14:06
Mar 1, 2012 @ MTL L 4-5 (SO) 0 3 3 2 0 4 2 12:44
Feb 28, 2012 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 07:59
Feb 26, 2012 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:08
Feb 24, 2012 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:02
Feb 23, 2012 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:09
Feb 19, 2012 vs BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 17:18
Feb 18, 2012 @ STL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:54
Feb 16, 2012 vs WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:02
Feb 14, 2012 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:54
Feb 11, 2012 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:54
Feb 9, 2012 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 14:04
Feb 7, 2012 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:55
Feb 4, 2012 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:07
Feb 2, 2012 @ COL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 21:38
Jan 31, 2012 vs NSH L 4-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 16:56
Jan 24, 2012 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 15:30
Jan 21, 2012 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:34
Jan 19, 2012 @ TOR L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:17
Jan 17, 2012 @ PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 5 16:17
Jan 14, 2012 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:22
Jan 12, 2012 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 17:16
Jan 10, 2012 vs SJS W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 21:31
Jan 7, 2012 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:17
Jan 4, 2012 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 13:02
Dec 31, 2011 vs PHX L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:37
Dec 29, 2011 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 16:18
Dec 28, 2011 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 14:47
Dec 26, 2011 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 10:22
Dec 22, 2011 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:35
Dec 20, 2011 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:48
Dec 19, 2011 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:12
Dec 17, 2011 vs NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:18
Dec 14, 2011 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:18
Dec 13, 2011 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:29
Dec 10, 2011 @ PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:48
Dec 8, 2011 @ LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 12:14
Dec 6, 2011 @ SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:42
Dec 4, 2011 @ ANA W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:11
Dec 2, 2011 vs NJD W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16:12
Nov 30, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 17:53
Nov 28, 2011 vs TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:53
Nov 27, 2011 vs CGY L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 12:56
Nov 25, 2011 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:59
Nov 23, 2011 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 12:59
Nov 19, 2011 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:40
Nov 17, 2011 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:40
Nov 15, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 15:22
Nov 13, 2011 @ ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:19
Nov 12, 2011 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:41
Nov 10, 2011 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 15:01
Nov 8, 2011 @ CGY W 3-0 0 1 1 1 15 1 0 08:18
Nov 5, 2011 vs STL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 12:47
Nov 3, 2011 vs VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11:37
Nov 1, 2011 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:22
Oct 29, 2011 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:59
Oct 27, 2011 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:18
Oct 22, 2011 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 15:00
Oct 11, 2011 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 07:45
Oct 10, 2011 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:48
Oct 8, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:52