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Daniel Winnik

#26 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born Mar 6, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 265th overall in 2004 by PHX (round 9)

Compare with a similar player

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

Lance Bouma CGY · 34 P in 78 GP Joel Ward WSH · 34 P in 82 GP Teddy Purcell EDM · 34 P in 82 GP Patrick Maroon ANA · 34 P in 71 GP Patrik Elias NJD · 34 P in 69 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.

01020302007-08: 26 points2607-082008-09: 7 points708-092009-10: 19 points1909-102010-11: 26 points2610-112011-12: 23 points2311-122012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 30 points3013-142014-15: 34 points3414-152015-16: 19 points1915-162016-17: 25 points2516-172017-18: 23 points2317-18

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 PHX 79 11 15 26 -3 25 122 75 0.33
2008-09 PHX 49 3 4 7 1 63 66 81 0.14
2009-10 PHX 74 4 15 19 1 12 83 104 0.26 $600K
2010-11 COL 80 11 15 26 -2 35 167 54 0.33 $950K
2011-12 COL 63 5 13 18 -11 42 155 63 0.29 $950K
2011-12 SJS 21 3 2 5 0 10 29 32 0.24
2012-13 ANA 48 6 13 19 13 16 95 63 0.40 $1.8M
2013-14 ANA 76 6 24 30 6 23 115 61 0.39 $1.8M
2014-15 TOR 58 7 18 25 15 19 70 99 0.43 $1.3M
2014-15 PIT 21 2 7 9 8 8 27 25 0.43
2015-16 TOR 56 4 10 14 -3 16 85 41 0.25 $2.25M
2015-16 WSH 20 2 3 5 7 22 16 12 0.25
2016-17 WSH 72 12 13 25 15 49 82 25 0.35 $2.25M
2017-18 MIN 81 6 17 23 5 27 82 27 0.28 $660K
11 seasons Career 798 82 169 251 52 367 1194 762 0.31

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 PHX 7 0 0 0 -2 0 6 5 0.00
2011-12 SJS 5 0 1 1 1 6 3 5 0.20
2012-13 ANA 7 0 1 1 -4 7 22 4 0.14
2013-14 ANA 9 0 1 1 1 2 11 11 0.11
2014-15 PIT 5 0 0 0 -6 2 2 6 0.00
2015-16 WSH 12 0 0 0 0 4 12 13 0.00
2016-17 WSH 13 0 0 0 -4 0 11 11 0.00
2017-18 MIN 5 0 1 1 0 5 6 4 0.20
8 seasons Playoffs 63 0 4 4 -14 26 73 59 0.06

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 9 25 34 23 27 97 124 0.43 9.3 16:39

Contract

$1.3MCap hit2014-15
$38KCap dollars per point34 points in 79 games
$134KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.7 goals above replacement
$6.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.1MValueworth 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
2017-18 to 2017-18 $660K
2015-16 to 2016-17 $2.25M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $1.3M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1.8M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $1.8M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $950K
2009-10 to 2009-10 $600K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.7Goals above replacement66th of 665 skaters, 50th of 432 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.1Goals 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+0.4 56th percentileEven-strength defence+3.8 97th percentilePower play-0.1 43rd percentilePenalty kill-0.2 19th percentilePenalties+2.1 92nd 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.

-505102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

50.7Corsi for %940 attempts for, 915 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Expected goals for %36.7 expected for, 38.3 against
+2.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
64.1Goals for %41 for, 23 against
103.2PDO8.0% shooting + 95.1% saves
157Attempts 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mike Santorelli · Daniel Winnik · Nazem KadriTOR23164:0850.347.97-6
Joffrey Lupul · Daniel Winnik · Nazem KadriTOR1292:1660.750.93-2
David Clarkson · Daniel Winnik · Peter HollandTOR1470:1752.533.84-1
Daniel Winnik · Sidney Crosby · Patric HornqvistPIT769:0357.469.86-1

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 139 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.40 expected goals per 60 minutes6th
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt19th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected59thOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 9Expected 8.8

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 11, 2015 @ BUF W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 16:07
Apr 10, 2015 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:25
Apr 7, 2015 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:34
Apr 5, 2015 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:49
Apr 4, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:44
Apr 1, 2015 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:02
Mar 29, 2015 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:31
Mar 28, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:52
Mar 26, 2015 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:31
Mar 24, 2015 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 19:26
Mar 21, 2015 @ ARI W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:49
Mar 19, 2015 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:21
Mar 17, 2015 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 4 3 1 15:53
Mar 15, 2015 vs DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:46
Mar 14, 2015 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:28
Mar 12, 2015 vs EDM W 6-4 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 14:35
Mar 9, 2015 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:35
Mar 7, 2015 @ LAK W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:49
Mar 6, 2015 @ ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:50
Mar 4, 2015 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:41
Mar 1, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:29
Feb 21, 2015 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 5 1 0 15:14
Feb 20, 2015 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:56
Feb 17, 2015 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:53
Feb 14, 2015 @ MTL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 20:38
Feb 12, 2015 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:37
Feb 10, 2015 vs NYR L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 2 5 19:05
Feb 7, 2015 vs EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:08
Feb 6, 2015 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:00
Feb 3, 2015 @ NSH L 3-4 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 15:06
Jan 31, 2015 @ PHI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 17:14
Jan 29, 2015 vs ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:11
Jan 28, 2015 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:28
Jan 21, 2015 @ OTT L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 19:36
Jan 19, 2015 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:06
Jan 17, 2015 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:18
Jan 15, 2015 @ SJS L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 18:40
Jan 14, 2015 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 18:32
Jan 12, 2015 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 20:31
Jan 9, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-2 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 17:36
Jan 7, 2015 vs WSH L 2-6 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 16:59
Jan 3, 2015 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:05
Jan 2, 2015 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 17:09
Dec 31, 2014 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:57
Dec 29, 2014 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:40
Dec 28, 2014 @ FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:10
Dec 23, 2014 @ DAL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:07
Dec 21, 2014 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:25
Dec 20, 2014 vs PHI L 4-7 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 17:10
Dec 18, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15:09
Dec 16, 2014 vs ANA W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:01
Dec 14, 2014 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 18:39
Dec 13, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 15:55
Dec 10, 2014 @ DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:47
Dec 9, 2014 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:25
Dec 6, 2014 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:18
Dec 4, 2014 vs NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:29
Dec 2, 2014 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:35
Nov 29, 2014 vs WSH W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:47
Nov 26, 2014 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:03
Nov 22, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 16:11
Nov 20, 2014 vs TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:08
Nov 18, 2014 vs NSH L 2-9 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:12
Nov 15, 2014 @ BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 12:53
Nov 14, 2014 vs PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:43
Nov 12, 2014 vs BOS W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:59
Nov 6, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:14
Nov 4, 2014 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:04
Nov 1, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 19:51
Oct 31, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-1 1 2 3 3 0 3 2 18:03
Oct 28, 2014 vs BUF W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:07
Oct 25, 2014 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:59
Oct 21, 2014 @ NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:48
Oct 18, 2014 @ DET L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:36
Oct 17, 2014 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:11
Oct 14, 2014 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 18:23
Oct 12, 2014 @ NYR W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20:14
Oct 11, 2014 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12:31
Oct 8, 2014 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:39