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Sergei Kostitsyn

#74 · Left wing · Nashville Predators

Born Mar 20, 1987 in Novopolotsk, BLR · 6'0", 196 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 200th overall in 2005 by MTL (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patric Hornqvist NSH · 43 P in 76 GP Clarke MacArthur TOR · 43 P in 73 GP Chris Higgins VAN · 43 P in 71 GP Viktor Stalberg CHI · 43 P in 79 GP Mike Richards LAK · 44 P in 74 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.

010203040502007-08: 27 points2707-082008-09: 23 points2308-092009-10: 18 points1809-102010-11: 50 points5010-112011-12: 43 points4311-122012-13: 15 points1512-13

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 MTL 52 9 18 27 9 51 49 54 0.52
2008-09 MTL 56 8 15 23 -3 64 74 49 0.41
2009-10 MTL 47 7 11 18 4 8 59 26 0.38
2010-11 NSH 77 23 27 50 10 20 93 41 0.65
2011-12 NSH 75 17 26 43 8 34 97 44 0.57
2012-13 NSH 46 3 12 15 -5 11 42 27 0.33 $3M
6 seasons Career 353 67 109 176 23 188 414 241 0.50

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 MTL 12 3 5 8 5 14 22 18 0.67
2008-09 MTL 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0.00
2009-10 MTL 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0.00
2010-11 NSH 12 0 5 5 0 2 10 8 0.42
2011-12 NSH 10 1 1 2 -3 4 7 7 0.20
5 seasons Playoffs 40 4 11 15 2 22 45 39 0.38

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 17 26 43 8 34 97 44 0.57 17.5 16:28

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2012-13 $3M

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacement420th of 680 skaters, 291st of 445 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.3Goals 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-1.3 32nd percentileEven-strength defence-0.1 42nd percentilePower play-0.1 45th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 82nd percentilePenalties-1.0 12th 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.

00.511.522010-112011-122012-13Goals 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

46.1Corsi for %805 attempts for, 940 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.9Expected goals for %32.6 expected for, 35.5 against
-3.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.1Goals for %43 for, 35 against
102.7PDO9.8% shooting + 92.9% saves
156Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Mike Fisher · Martin Erat · Sergei Kostitsyn51515:4445.949.524-12
Mike Fisher · Sergei Kostitsyn · Patric Hornqvist30163:1349.248.03-5
Mike Fisher · Sergei Kostitsyn · Craig Smith1226:4955.864.62-0
David Legwand · Sergei Kostitsyn · Colin Wilson626:3261.270.22-1

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.3Expected goalsfrom 134 unblocked attempts
+6.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.41 expected goals per 60 minutes7th
Shot quality 6.2% chance per attempt20th
Finishing +6.7 goals above expected93rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 15Expected 8.3

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 5, 2012 vs DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:21
Apr 3, 2012 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:23
Mar 31, 2012 vs CHI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:55
Mar 30, 2012 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:47
Mar 27, 2012 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:25
Mar 25, 2012 @ CHI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 17:45
Mar 24, 2012 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:01
Mar 22, 2012 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 16:27
Mar 20, 2012 vs EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:26
Mar 18, 2012 @ ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:28
Mar 17, 2012 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:59
Mar 15, 2012 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:28
Mar 12, 2012 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 18:30
Mar 10, 2012 vs DET W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 17:42
Mar 8, 2012 vs COL W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:22
Mar 6, 2012 vs LAK L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 14:10
Mar 3, 2012 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 17:38
Feb 28, 2012 @ CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:22
Feb 27, 2012 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:35
Feb 25, 2012 vs SJS W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:57
Feb 23, 2012 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:53
Feb 21, 2012 vs VAN W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:24
Feb 19, 2012 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:10
Feb 17, 2012 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:41
Feb 14, 2012 vs CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:45
Feb 11, 2012 @ BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 19:01
Feb 9, 2012 @ OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:39
Feb 7, 2012 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 17:27
Feb 4, 2012 vs STL W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 17:20
Feb 2, 2012 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:21
Jan 31, 2012 @ MIN W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 14:23
Jan 24, 2012 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:55
Jan 23, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:06
Jan 21, 2012 vs CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 15:02
Jan 19, 2012 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 16:37
Jan 17, 2012 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:07
Jan 16, 2012 @ NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 19:15
Jan 14, 2012 vs PHI W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:44
Jan 12, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 14:20
Jan 10, 2012 @ COL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:20
Jan 7, 2012 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:31
Jan 5, 2012 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:17
Jan 1, 2012 vs CGY W 5-3 3 0 3 1 0 3 0 16:03
Dec 30, 2011 @ STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:25
Dec 28, 2011 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:20
Dec 26, 2011 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:01
Dec 23, 2011 @ DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:21
Dec 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-5 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 17:25
Dec 20, 2011 @ WSH L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:28
Dec 17, 2011 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 17:19
Dec 15, 2011 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:52
Dec 13, 2011 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:14
Dec 10, 2011 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:37
Dec 8, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 15:19
Dec 6, 2011 vs PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 11:15
Nov 29, 2011 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:59
Nov 28, 2011 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 17:26
Nov 26, 2011 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:16
Nov 23, 2011 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:28
Nov 22, 2011 vs EDM L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:57
Nov 19, 2011 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:23
Nov 17, 2011 vs TOR W 4-1 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 19:50
Nov 15, 2011 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 14:03
Nov 12, 2011 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:31
Nov 9, 2011 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:41
Nov 3, 2011 @ PHX W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:30
Oct 27, 2011 vs TBL W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 09:33
Oct 25, 2011 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:57
Oct 22, 2011 @ CGY W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:16
Oct 20, 2011 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:54
Oct 17, 2011 @ EDM L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 18:22
Oct 15, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 19:53
Oct 13, 2011 vs PHX L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:37
Oct 8, 2011 @ STL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:29
Oct 7, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 15:25