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Mikhail Grabovski

#84 · Centre · New York Islanders

Born Jan 31, 1984 in Potsdam, DEU · 5'11", 186 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 150th overall in 2004 by MTL (round 5)

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.

Adam Henrique NJD · 51 P in 74 GP Mike Fisher NSH · 51 P in 72 GP Derek Stepan NYR · 51 P in 82 GP Shane Doan PHX · 50 P in 79 GP Alexandre Burrows VAN · 52 P in 80 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: 9 points907-082008-09: 48 points4808-092009-10: 35 points3509-102010-11: 58 points5810-112011-12: 51 points5111-122012-13: 16 points1612-132013-14: 35 points3513-142014-15: 19 points1914-152015-16: 25 points2515-16

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 MTL 3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0.00
2007-08 MTL 24 3 6 9 -4 8 23 7 0.38
2008-09 TOR 78 20 28 48 -8 92 120 47 0.62 $850K
2009-10 TOR 59 10 25 35 3 10 126 26 0.59 $2.9M
2010-11 TOR 81 29 29 58 14 60 239 44 0.72 $2.9M
2011-12 TOR 74 23 28 51 0 51 163 56 0.69 $2.9M
2012-13 TOR 48 9 7 16 -10 24 80 34 0.33 $5.5M
2013-14 WSH 58 13 22 35 6 26 81 19 0.60 $3M
2014-15 NYI 51 9 10 19 3 8 81 11 0.37 $5M
2015-16 NYI 58 9 16 25 3 33 83 28 0.43 $5M
10 seasons Career 534 125 171 296 5 312 1001 272 0.55

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 TOR 7 0 2 2 -10 2 16 18 0.29
2014-15 NYI 3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 10 0 2 2 -11 2 21 22 0.20

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 23 28 51 0 51 163 56 0.69 14.1 17:36

Contract

$2.9MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$57KCap dollars per point51 points in 74 games
$261KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.1 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.6MValueworth 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 2011-12, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $2.9M

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
2014-15 to 2015-16 $5M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $3M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $5.5M
2009-10 to 2011-12 $2.9M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $850K

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

Rating

+11.1Goals above replacement48th of 680 skaters, 40th of 445 forwards
+1.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.5Goals 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+5.1 88th percentileEven-strength defence+1.5 80th percentilePower play+0.7 85th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 8th percentilePenalties+0.7 68th 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.

-50510152010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

53.7Corsi for %1126 attempts for, 969 against
+6.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %44.8 expected for, 40.3 against
+5.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.2Goals for %50 for, 44 against
100.9PDO9.3% shooting + 91.5% saves
271Attempts 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
Clarke MacArthur · Mikhail Grabovski · Nikolay Kulemin47401:4454.754.419-14
Mikhail Grabovski · Nikolay Kulemin · Matt Frattin20128:4351.856.33-4
Joey Crabb · Mikhail Grabovski · Nikolay Kulemin18100:2645.244.56-3
Clarke MacArthur · Mikhail Grabovski · Matt Frattin2068:2062.757.05-5

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.

22Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.9Expected goalsfrom 231 unblocked attempts
+4.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes73rd
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt63rd
Finishing +4.1 goals above expected84thOne 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.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 22Expected 17.9

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. 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 @ MTL L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:28
Mar 31, 2012 vs BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:41
Mar 29, 2012 vs PHI L 1-7 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 18:59
Mar 27, 2012 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 5 3 18:10
Mar 24, 2012 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 18:50
Mar 23, 2012 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 20:06
Mar 20, 2012 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 14:57
Mar 19, 2012 @ BOS L 0-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:09
Mar 17, 2012 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 09:58
Mar 15, 2012 @ TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 16:59
Mar 13, 2012 @ FLA L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 16:37
Mar 11, 2012 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:40
Mar 10, 2012 vs PHI L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:07
Mar 7, 2012 @ PIT L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 23:03
Mar 6, 2012 vs BOS L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:44
Mar 3, 2012 @ MTL W 3-1 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 19:28
Feb 29, 2012 @ CHI L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 18:06
Feb 28, 2012 vs FLA L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:58
Feb 25, 2012 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:43
Feb 23, 2012 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 20:12
Feb 21, 2012 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 17:40
Feb 18, 2012 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:01
Feb 15, 2012 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:00
Feb 14, 2012 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 18:52
Feb 11, 2012 vs MTL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:24
Feb 9, 2012 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 17:16
Feb 7, 2012 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:55
Feb 6, 2012 vs EDM W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 16:36
Feb 4, 2012 @ OTT W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:45
Feb 1, 2012 vs PIT W 1-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 21:27
Jan 31, 2012 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 2 1 3 1 0 7 1 20:28
Jan 24, 2012 @ NYI W 4-3 (OT) 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 19:59
Jan 23, 2012 vs NYI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 19:32
Jan 21, 2012 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:42
Jan 19, 2012 vs MIN W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 16:01
Jan 17, 2012 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:46
Jan 14, 2012 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:31
Jan 13, 2012 @ BUF L 2-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 19:26
Jan 10, 2012 vs BUF W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 17:01
Jan 7, 2012 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 15:33
Jan 5, 2012 vs WPG W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 14:23
Jan 3, 2012 vs TBL W 7-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 15:59
Dec 31, 2011 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:23
Dec 29, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:27
Dec 27, 2011 @ FLA L 3-5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 19:42
Dec 23, 2011 @ NYI W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:09
Dec 22, 2011 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:00
Dec 19, 2011 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:43
Dec 17, 2011 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:14
Dec 16, 2011 @ BUF L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:16
Dec 13, 2011 vs CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:42
Dec 9, 2011 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:10
Dec 6, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:19
Dec 3, 2011 @ BOS L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:25
Nov 30, 2011 vs BOS L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 12:17
Nov 27, 2011 @ ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:50
Nov 15, 2011 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:32
Nov 12, 2011 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 19:57
Nov 10, 2011 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:48
Nov 8, 2011 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 21:11
Nov 5, 2011 vs BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:51
Nov 3, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 15:19
Nov 2, 2011 @ NJD W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 15:31
Oct 30, 2011 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:41
Oct 29, 2011 vs PIT W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 17:18
Oct 27, 2011 @ NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:23
Oct 24, 2011 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 17:43
Oct 22, 2011 @ MTL W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 18:50
Oct 20, 2011 @ BOS L 2-6 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 17:51
Oct 19, 2011 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:19
Oct 17, 2011 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:54
Oct 15, 2011 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:19
Oct 8, 2011 vs OTT W 6-5 1 0 1 -1 2 6 0 17:53
Oct 6, 2011 vs MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:49