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Andrej Sekera

#5 · Defence · Dallas Stars

Born Jun 8, 1986 in Bojnice, SVK · 6'0", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 71st overall in 2004 by BUF (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

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

Colton Parayko STL · 35 P in 81 GP Nick Holden NYR · 34 P in 80 GP Alex Goligoski ARI · 36 P in 82 GP Nikita Zaitsev TOR · 36 P in 82 GP TJ Brodie CGY · 36 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.

0102030402006-07: 0 points006-072007-08: 8 points82008-09: 19 points1908-092009-10: 11 points112010-11: 29 points2910-112011-12: 13 points132012-13: 12 points1212-132013-14: 44 points442014-15: 23 points2314-152015-16: 30 points302016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 8 points82018-19: 4 points418-192019-20: 8 points82020-21: 5 points520-212021-22: 4 points4

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 BUF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.00
2007-08 BUF 37 2 6 8 5 16 28 19 0.22
2008-09 BUF 69 3 16 19 -11 22 84 64 0.28
2009-10 BUF 49 4 7 11 -1 6 59 43 0.22 $1M
2010-11 BUF 76 3 26 29 11 34 88 61 0.38 $1M
2011-12 BUF 69 3 10 13 3 18 88 56 0.19 $2.75M
2012-13 BUF 37 2 10 12 -2 4 33 30 0.32 $2.75M
2013-14 CAR 74 11 33 44 4 20 142 54 0.59 $2.75M
2014-15 CAR 57 2 17 19 -7 8 77 46 0.33 $2.75M
2014-15 LAK 16 1 3 4 4 6 23 13 0.25
2015-16 EDM 81 6 24 30 -15 12 155 60 0.37 $5.5M
2016-17 EDM 80 8 27 35 14 18 128 55 0.44 $5.5M
2017-18 EDM 36 0 8 8 -15 6 36 27 0.22 $5.5M
2018-19 EDM 24 0 4 4 3 6 28 17 0.17 $5.5M
2019-20 DAL 57 2 6 8 9 14 63 34 0.14 $1.5M
2020-21 DAL 46 3 2 5 12 4 33 47 0.11 $1.5M
2021-22 DAL 32 1 3 4 -3 16 26 15 0.13 $1.5M
16 seasons Career 842 51 202 253 12 212 1091 641 0.30

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 BUF 6 0 0 0 2 7 4 3 0.00
2010-11 BUF 2 1 0 1 -1 4 4 1 0.50
2016-17 EDM 11 1 2 3 -1 2 18 13 0.27
2019-20 DAL 24 0 1 1 1 0 13 35 0.04
4 seasons Playoffs 43 2 3 5 1 13 39 52 0.12

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 8 27 35 14 18 128 55 0.44 6.3 21:29

Contract

$5.5MCap hit2016-17
$157KCap dollars per point35 points in 80 games
$799KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.9 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$541KValueworth 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 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
2021-22 to 2022-23 $1.5M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $1.5M
2019-20 to 2019-20 $1.5M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5.5M
2015-16 to 2017-18 $5.5M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $2.75M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $2.75M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1M

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.9Goals above replacement128th of 664 skaters, 37th of 229 defencemen
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 ranked defencemen: 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+1.8 88th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 75th percentilePower play-0.7 17th percentilePenalty kill-1.0 3rd percentilePenalties-0.5 57th 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 defencemen. 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.

-4-2024682010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

49.3Corsi for %1191 attempts for, 1224 against
-0.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Expected goals for %55.5 expected for, 52.3 against
+1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.5Goals for %50 for, 37 against
101.8PDO7.9% shooting + 93.9% saves
213Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andrej Sekera · Kris Russell64833:3345.749.430-18
Andrej Sekera · Matt Benning41304:0154.857.912-12
Andrej Sekera · Adam Larsson5770:4757.356.93-3
Andrej Sekera · Jordan Oesterle223:4067.354.40-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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
7.7Expected goalsfrom 189 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes81st
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected64thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 8Expected 7.7

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 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:44
Apr 8, 2017 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:15
Apr 6, 2017 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:26
Apr 4, 2017 @ LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 23:52
Apr 1, 2017 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:22
Mar 30, 2017 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:12
Mar 28, 2017 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:18
Mar 25, 2017 vs COL W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 19:42
Mar 23, 2017 @ COL W 7-4 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 20:13
Mar 22, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:54
Mar 20, 2017 vs LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:12
Mar 18, 2017 vs VAN W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:09
Mar 16, 2017 vs BOS W 7-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 21:27
Mar 14, 2017 vs DAL W 7-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:24
Mar 12, 2017 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:48
Mar 10, 2017 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 24:32
Mar 7, 2017 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:04
Mar 4, 2017 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:19
Feb 28, 2017 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:11
Feb 26, 2017 @ NSH L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 25:11
Feb 24, 2017 @ WSH L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:43
Feb 22, 2017 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:12
Feb 21, 2017 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 20:51
Feb 18, 2017 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:56
Feb 16, 2017 vs PHI W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:07
Feb 14, 2017 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:46
Feb 11, 2017 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:51
Feb 5, 2017 @ MTL W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:53
Feb 3, 2017 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:07
Feb 2, 2017 @ NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 23:12
Jan 31, 2017 vs MIN L 2-5 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 20:02
Jan 26, 2017 @ SJS W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 23:40
Jan 25, 2017 @ ANA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:55
Jan 21, 2017 @ CGY W 7-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 22:51
Jan 20, 2017 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:07
Jan 18, 2017 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 23:22
Jan 16, 2017 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 21:59
Jan 14, 2017 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25:28
Jan 12, 2017 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 24:26
Jan 10, 2017 vs SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:53
Jan 8, 2017 @ OTT L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 20:06
Jan 7, 2017 @ NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:09
Jan 5, 2017 @ BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:31
Jan 3, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:41
Dec 23, 2016 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:07
Dec 21, 2016 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:15
Dec 19, 2016 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 23:59
Dec 17, 2016 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 23:29
Dec 13, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 24:36
Dec 11, 2016 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24:45
Dec 9, 2016 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29:09
Dec 8, 2016 @ PHI L 5-6 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 26:42
Dec 6, 2016 @ BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 26:03
Dec 4, 2016 vs MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:57
Dec 3, 2016 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24:57
Dec 1, 2016 @ WPG W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 24:59
Nov 29, 2016 vs TOR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:04
Nov 27, 2016 vs ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:39
Nov 25, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:50
Nov 23, 2016 @ COL W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 19:04
Nov 21, 2016 vs CHI W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:47
Nov 19, 2016 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:36
Nov 17, 2016 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:53
Nov 15, 2016 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:31
Nov 13, 2016 vs NYR L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 21:43
Nov 11, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:44
Nov 8, 2016 @ PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:25
Nov 6, 2016 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:46
Nov 5, 2016 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:06
Nov 3, 2016 @ NYR L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:32
Nov 1, 2016 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:10
Oct 30, 2016 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:16
Oct 28, 2016 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:36
Oct 26, 2016 vs WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 23:04
Oct 23, 2016 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 22:04
Oct 20, 2016 vs STL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 22:36
Oct 18, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:06
Oct 16, 2016 vs BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:56
Oct 14, 2016 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:26
Oct 12, 2016 vs CGY W 7-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 20:43