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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Troy Brouwer CGY · 25 P in 74 GP Brian Boyle TOR · 25 P in 75 GP Micheal Ferland CGY · 25 P in 76 GP Jordan Martinook ARI · 25 P in 77 GP Lars Eller WSH · 25 P in 81 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 12 13 25 15 49 82 25 0.35 14.6 12:55

Contract

$2.25MCap hit2016-17
$90KCap dollars per point25 points in 72 games
$441KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.1 goals above replacement
$3.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.6MValueworth 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 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
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 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

+5.1Goals above replacement186th of 664 skaters, 132nd of 435 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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-1.1 37th percentileEven-strength defence+1.9 84th percentilePower play0.0 55th percentilePenalty kill+0.8 97th percentilePenalties+0.9 71st 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

50.2Corsi for %595 attempts for, 590 against
-2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Expected goals for %23.8 expected for, 24.3 against
-2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.9Goals for %26 for, 16 against
103.0PDO8.3% shooting + 94.7% saves
109Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Daniel Winnik · Jay Beagle · Tom Wilson60462:4850.254.219-11
Daniel Winnik · Lars Eller · Brett Connolly730:0960.763.41-0
Daniel Winnik · Lars Eller · Tom Wilson1824:5151.934.30-1
Daniel Winnik · Jay Beagle · Zachary Sanford424:0745.948.01-0

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.9Expected goalsfrom 112 unblocked attempts
+3.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.51 expected goals per 60 minutes14th
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt32nd
Finishing +3.1 goals above expected82ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 7.9

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2017 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:46
Apr 8, 2017 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:36
Apr 5, 2017 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:36
Apr 4, 2017 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:08
Apr 2, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:15
Mar 31, 2017 @ ARI L 3-6 1 0 1 1 2 6 1 12:40
Mar 29, 2017 @ COL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:25
Mar 28, 2017 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:45
Mar 25, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 13:31
Mar 23, 2017 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:28
Mar 21, 2017 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:31
Mar 18, 2017 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:47
Mar 16, 2017 vs NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:48
Mar 14, 2017 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:06
Mar 12, 2017 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 10 1 0 14:36
Mar 11, 2017 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:41
Mar 9, 2017 @ SJS L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 12:17
Mar 6, 2017 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:36
Mar 4, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:02
Mar 2, 2017 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:25
Feb 28, 2017 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 14:04
Feb 25, 2017 @ NSH L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 10:42
Feb 24, 2017 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:44
Feb 22, 2017 @ PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:48
Feb 19, 2017 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:31
Feb 18, 2017 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:09
Feb 11, 2017 vs ANA W 6-4 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 14:34
Feb 9, 2017 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:54
Feb 7, 2017 vs CAR W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:30
Feb 5, 2017 vs LAK W 5-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:00
Feb 4, 2017 @ MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11:55
Feb 1, 2017 vs BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:18
Jan 31, 2017 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:34
Jan 26, 2017 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:44
Jan 24, 2017 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:58
Jan 23, 2017 vs CAR W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:58
Jan 21, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 7 1 0 13:29
Jan 19, 2017 @ STL W 7-3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 13:46
Jan 16, 2017 @ PIT L 7-8 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11:33
Jan 15, 2017 vs PHI W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:18
Jan 13, 2017 vs CHI W 6-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 13:52
Jan 11, 2017 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:31
Jan 9, 2017 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:31
Jan 7, 2017 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:22
Jan 5, 2017 vs CBJ W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:12
Jan 3, 2017 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:27
Jan 1, 2017 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:07
Dec 31, 2016 @ NJD W 6-2 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 13:28
Dec 29, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 12:36
Dec 21, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 10:44
Dec 17, 2016 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:16
Dec 16, 2016 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:35
Dec 13, 2016 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:43
Dec 11, 2016 vs VAN W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:18
Dec 9, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12:52
Dec 7, 2016 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 12:39
Dec 5, 2016 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:49
Dec 1, 2016 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:20
Nov 26, 2016 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:29
Nov 25, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:19
Nov 23, 2016 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:46
Nov 20, 2016 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:37
Nov 15, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:21
Nov 11, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 08:06
Nov 8, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:24
Nov 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:35
Oct 26, 2016 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:33
Oct 22, 2016 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:18
Oct 20, 2016 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:12
Oct 18, 2016 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:49
Oct 15, 2016 vs NYI W 2-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 2 12:02
Oct 13, 2016 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:32