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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Devante Smith-Pelly NJD · 25 P in 64 GP Brett Connolly BOS · 25 P in 71 GP Tomas Fleischmann CHI · 25 P in 76 GP Riley Sheahan DET · 25 P in 81 GP Mark Letestu EDM · 25 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.

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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
58 9 16 25 3 33 83 28 0.43 10.8 14:06

Contract

$5MCap hit2015-16
$200KCap dollars per point25 points in 58 games
$1.616MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.5MValueworth 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 668 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
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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+3.1Goals above replacement298th of 675 skaters, 208th of 445 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals 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 71st percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 32nd percentilePower play-0.2 34th percentilePenalty kill0.0 37th percentilePenalties+0.2 48th 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

49.6Corsi for %698 attempts for, 708 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %32.5 expected for, 30.8 against
+2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.5Goals for %31 for, 28 against
101.1PDO8.6% shooting + 92.5% saves
135Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Mikhail Grabovski · John Tavares · Ryan Strome16160:1956.856.910-5
Steve Bernier · Mikhail Grabovski · Nikolay Kulemin16117:1349.147.13-3
Mikhail Grabovski · Nikolay Kulemin · Ryan Strome1792:4751.753.13-4
Mikhail Grabovski · Brock Nelson · Ryan Strome1474:0341.341.03-6

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.0Expected goalsfrom 124 unblocked attempts
-2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.80 expected goals per 60 minutes72nd
Shot quality 8.8% chance per attempt87th
Finishing -2.0 goals above expected31stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 11.0Goals 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
Mar 15, 2016 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:01
Feb 19, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:50
Feb 18, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:40
Feb 15, 2016 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:03
Feb 13, 2016 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:59
Feb 11, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:28
Feb 9, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:02
Feb 7, 2016 vs EDM W 8-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:27
Feb 6, 2016 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:51
Feb 4, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 16:22
Feb 2, 2016 vs MIN W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:56
Jan 25, 2016 vs DET L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:51
Jan 22, 2016 @ OTT W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 16:04
Jan 17, 2016 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 06:15
Jan 14, 2016 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:42
Jan 12, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 4 4 1 16:01
Jan 9, 2016 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 15:21
Jan 7, 2016 vs WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:39
Jan 3, 2016 vs DAL W 6-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 11:39
Jan 2, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:55
Dec 31, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:01
Dec 29, 2015 @ TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 12:06
Dec 27, 2015 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:28
Dec 21, 2015 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:01
Dec 19, 2015 @ ARI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:52
Dec 17, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 15:16
Dec 15, 2015 vs FLA L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:55
Dec 13, 2015 vs NJD W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 16:15
Dec 12, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:37
Dec 8, 2015 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:51
Dec 5, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 13:28
Dec 4, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:46
Dec 2, 2015 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 12:40
Nov 30, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 12:29
Nov 28, 2015 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:36
Nov 27, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 14:09
Nov 25, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:03
Nov 22, 2015 @ MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:32
Nov 20, 2015 vs MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:34
Nov 16, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:45
Nov 13, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 14:34
Nov 12, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:00
Nov 10, 2015 @ SJS W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:30
Nov 8, 2015 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:29
Nov 5, 2015 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:44
Nov 3, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:21
Nov 1, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:48
Oct 31, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:19
Oct 29, 2015 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:40
Oct 26, 2015 vs CGY W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:43
Oct 24, 2015 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 16:24
Oct 23, 2015 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:52
Oct 20, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:36
Oct 17, 2015 vs SJS W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:53
Oct 15, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 13:12
Oct 12, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:47
Oct 10, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:16
Oct 9, 2015 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:21