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Justin Abdelkader

#8 · Left wing · Detroit Red Wings

Born Feb 25, 1987 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA · 6'2", 213 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 42nd overall in 2005 by DET (round 2)

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

Rob Niedermayer BUF · 19 P in 71 GP J-P Dumont NSH · 19 P in 70 GP Brad Richardson LAK · 19 P in 68 GP Chris Thorburn ATL · 19 P in 82 GP Jack Skille FLA · 19 P in 62 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.

0102030402007-08: 0 points007-082008-09: 0 points008-092009-10: 6 points609-102010-11: 19 points1910-112011-12: 22 points2211-122012-13: 13 points1312-132013-14: 28 points2813-142014-15: 44 points4414-152015-16: 42 points4215-162016-17: 21 points2116-172017-18: 35 points3517-182018-19: 19 points1918-192019-20: 3 points319-20

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 DET 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 0.00
2008-09 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.00
2009-10 DET 50 3 3 6 -11 35 79 152 0.12
2010-11 DET 74 7 12 19 15 61 129 188 0.26 $788K
2011-12 DET 81 8 14 22 4 62 121 148 0.27 $788K
2012-13 DET 48 10 3 13 6 34 96 120 0.27 $1.8M
2013-14 DET 70 10 18 28 2 31 147 172 0.40 $1.8M
2014-15 DET 71 23 21 44 3 72 154 153 0.62 $1.8M
2015-16 DET 82 19 23 42 -16 120 155 207 0.51 $1.8M
2016-17 DET 64 7 14 21 -20 50 104 144 0.33 $4.25M
2017-18 DET 75 13 22 35 -11 78 110 174 0.47 $4.25M
2018-19 DET 71 6 13 19 -14 38 95 185 0.27 $4.25M
2019-20 DET 49 0 3 3 -14 25 40 103 0.06 $4.25M
13 seasons Career 739 106 146 252 -56 608 1238 1754 0.34

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 DET 10 2 1 3 2 0 11 32 0.30
2009-10 DET 11 1 1 2 1 36 12 31 0.18
2010-11 DET 11 0 0 0 -4 22 17 28 0.00
2011-12 DET 5 0 0 0 -5 2 7 9 0.00
2012-13 DET 12 2 1 3 4 33 33 61 0.25
2013-14 DET 5 0 2 2 1 6 7 21 0.40
2014-15 DET 5 0 2 2 -1 6 6 29 0.40
2015-16 DET 5 1 0 1 -3 35 9 18 0.20
8 seasons Playoffs 64 6 7 13 -5 140 102 229 0.20

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 7 12 19 15 61 129 188 0.26 5.4 12:18

Contract

$788KCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$41KCap dollars per point19 points in 74 games
$135KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.8 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 315 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, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $788K
2011-12 $788K

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
2018-19 to 2022-23 $4.25M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $4.25M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $1.8M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $788K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.8Goals above replacement167th of 672 skaters, 136th of 439 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.3Goals 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+0.3 50th percentileEven-strength defence+3.0 95th percentilePower play-0.2 31st percentilePenalty kill+0.2 79th percentilePenalties0.0 34th 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.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

54.8Corsi for %747 attempts for, 615 against
+2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.2Expected goals for %30.4 expected for, 23.7 against
+5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.3Goals for %33 for, 20 against
101.9PDO8.1% shooting + 93.8% saves
210Attempts 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 lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Drew Miller · Justin Abdelkader · Jan Mursak1275:3060.965.31-1
Tomas Holmstrom · Drew Miller · Justin Abdelkader1652:0250.559.51-2
Daniel Cleary · Jiri Hudler · Justin Abdelkader841:1350.048.10-1
Mike Modano · Tomas Holmstrom · Justin Abdelkader940:4657.850.83-2

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.8Expected goalsfrom 187 unblocked attempts
-3.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.71 expected goals per 60 minutes49th
Shot quality 5.8% chance per attempt7th
Finishing -3.8 goals above expected10thOne 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 60Expected 10.8Goals 7

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 10, 2011 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:18
Apr 8, 2011 vs CHI L 2-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 13:11
Apr 6, 2011 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 14:40
Apr 3, 2011 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:31
Apr 2, 2011 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 2 4 5 16:57
Mar 30, 2011 vs STL L 3-10 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 14:33
Mar 28, 2011 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 14:18
Mar 26, 2011 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 5 1 6 12:17
Mar 23, 2011 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 17:07
Mar 21, 2011 vs PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12:12
Mar 19, 2011 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:48
Mar 17, 2011 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:52
Mar 16, 2011 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 14:58
Mar 12, 2011 @ STL W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 11:30
Mar 11, 2011 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:47
Mar 9, 2011 vs LAK L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 11:29
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHX L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:32
Mar 3, 2011 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 13:00
Mar 2, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:15
Feb 28, 2011 @ LAK W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 14:25
Feb 26, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:55
Feb 24, 2011 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:37
Feb 22, 2011 vs SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10:38
Feb 20, 2011 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:46
Feb 18, 2011 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 10:25
Feb 17, 2011 @ TBL W 6-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 11:53
Feb 13, 2011 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:05
Feb 11, 2011 @ BOS W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:56
Feb 9, 2011 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 12:26
Feb 7, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 4 3 2 16:16
Feb 5, 2011 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 15:08
Feb 4, 2011 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 10:17
Feb 2, 2011 @ OTT W 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:10
Jan 26, 2011 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:02
Jan 22, 2011 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 14:37
Jan 20, 2011 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:56
Jan 18, 2011 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:44
Jan 15, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 11:37
Jan 14, 2011 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:15
Jan 10, 2011 @ COL L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 13:47
Jan 8, 2011 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 15:19
Jan 7, 2011 @ CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:59
Jan 4, 2011 @ EDM W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10:35
Jan 2, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:31
Dec 31, 2010 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:36
Dec 29, 2010 @ DAL W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13:01
Dec 27, 2010 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 12:27
Dec 26, 2010 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 11:05
Dec 23, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 10:31
Dec 22, 2010 vs VAN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:59
Dec 19, 2010 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 5 1 4 11:56
Dec 17, 2010 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10:16
Dec 15, 2010 vs STL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:12
Dec 13, 2010 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 09:08
Dec 11, 2010 @ NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 09:38
Dec 10, 2010 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11:25
Dec 8, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:46
Dec 6, 2010 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10:41
Dec 4, 2010 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 12:29
Dec 3, 2010 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10:14
Nov 30, 2010 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:27
Nov 28, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 08:56
Nov 26, 2010 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 10:10
Nov 24, 2010 @ ATL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:30
Nov 21, 2010 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 10:53
Nov 19, 2010 vs MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 1 6 13:56
Nov 17, 2010 vs STL W 7-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 4 12:32
Nov 13, 2010 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:02
Nov 11, 2010 vs EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 11:35
Nov 8, 2010 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 12:39
Nov 6, 2010 @ VAN L 4-6 0 1 1 0 5 1 5 13:05
Nov 5, 2010 @ EDM W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 13:14
Nov 3, 2010 @ CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 07:47
Oct 30, 2010 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 11:29