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Niclas Bergfors

#18 · Right wing · Nashville Predators

Born Mar 7, 1987 in Sodertalje, SWE · 5'10", 194 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 23rd overall in 2005 by NJD (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Troy Brouwer CHI · 36 P in 79 GP Mike Fisher NSH · 36 P in 82 GP Jiri Hudler DET · 37 P in 73 GP Tomas Holmstrom DET · 37 P in 73 GP Antti Miettinen MIN · 35 P in 73 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0102030402007-08: 0 points007-082008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 44 points4409-102010-11: 36 points3610-112011-12: 2 points211-12

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 NJD 1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0.00
2008-09 NJD 8 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 0.13
2009-10 NJD 54 13 14 27 -7 10 134 14 0.50
2009-10 ATL 27 8 9 17 -3 0 83 4 0.63
2010-11 ATL 52 11 18 29 -11 6 99 4 0.56
2010-11 FLA 20 1 6 7 2 2 53 8 0.35
2011-12 NSH 11 1 1 2 -2 2 11 0 0.18
5 seasons Career 173 35 48 83 -23 20 389 30 0.48

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 12 24 36 -9 8 152 12 0.50 7.9 14:45

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+2.1Goals above replacement350th of 672 skaters, 252nd of 439 forwards
+0.4Wins 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 439 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+0.9 59th percentileEven-strength defence-1.8 14th percentilePower play-0.2 27th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties+0.3 47th 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.

-0.500.511.522.52010-112011-12Goals 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

52.2Corsi for %933 attempts for, 853 against
+5.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.1Expected goals for %35.3 expected for, 39.7 against
-1.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.2Goals for %36 for, 42 against
98.2PDO6.9% shooting + 91.3% saves
202Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Andrew Ladd · Rich Peverley · Niclas BergforsATL37259:1850.844.75-13
Sergei Samsonov · Stephen Weiss · Niclas BergforsFLA13149:1952.852.37-4
Andrew Ladd · Niclas Bergfors · Bryan LittleATL20101:4648.043.19-7
Stephen Weiss · David Booth · Niclas BergforsFLA715:5258.362.71-0

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.8Expected goalsfrom 199 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.67 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt10th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected54thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 11.8

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 9, 2011 vs WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:32
Apr 8, 2011 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:15
Apr 6, 2011 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:51
Apr 2, 2011 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:57
Mar 31, 2011 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:19
Mar 29, 2011 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 19:57
Mar 27, 2011 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:23
Mar 25, 2011 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:17
Mar 23, 2011 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:19
Mar 22, 2011 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:19
Mar 19, 2011 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 20:12
Mar 17, 2011 vs TOR W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:37
Mar 15, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 17:54
Mar 12, 2011 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 19:05
Mar 10, 2011 vs OTT L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:04
Mar 8, 2011 vs CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:10
Mar 6, 2011 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 18:24
Mar 5, 2011 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:26
Mar 3, 2011 vs MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:30
Mar 1, 2011 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:46
Feb 27, 2011 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 10:32
Feb 25, 2011 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:52
Feb 23, 2011 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:57
Feb 19, 2011 @ EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:39
Feb 17, 2011 @ PHX L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:40
Feb 13, 2011 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:33
Feb 11, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:48
Feb 7, 2011 @ TOR L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 13:58
Feb 5, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 11:46
Feb 3, 2011 vs CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:04
Feb 1, 2011 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 17:45
Jan 26, 2011 vs WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:53
Jan 23, 2011 @ TBL L 1-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:29
Jan 22, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:32
Jan 20, 2011 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 14:18
Jan 17, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:13
Jan 15, 2011 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 12:25
Jan 14, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 16:39
Jan 9, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 17:42
Jan 7, 2011 vs TOR L 3-9 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 13:38
Jan 5, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 14:19
Jan 2, 2011 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:25
Dec 31, 2010 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:24
Dec 30, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 09:20
Dec 26, 2010 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:36
Dec 16, 2010 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:40
Dec 10, 2010 vs COL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:36
Dec 6, 2010 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:57
Dec 4, 2010 @ WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:22
Dec 2, 2010 @ PIT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:28
Nov 30, 2010 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:31
Nov 28, 2010 vs BOS W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 13:39
Nov 26, 2010 vs MTL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:19
Nov 24, 2010 vs DET W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:08
Nov 21, 2010 vs NYI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:18
Nov 19, 2010 vs WSH W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:08
Nov 17, 2010 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:39
Nov 14, 2010 @ WSH L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:26
Nov 13, 2010 vs PIT L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 14:39
Nov 11, 2010 vs MIN W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:26
Nov 9, 2010 @ OTT L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 16:41
Nov 6, 2010 vs CHI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 16:26
Nov 4, 2010 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:26
Nov 3, 2010 @ FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:41
Oct 30, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:28
Oct 29, 2010 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:37
Oct 27, 2010 @ NYR W 6-4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 15:05
Oct 23, 2010 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:14
Oct 16, 2010 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:43
Oct 12, 2010 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:57
Oct 9, 2010 @ TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:30
Oct 8, 2010 vs WSH W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:25