Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Bryan Little

Bryan Little

#18 · Centre · Winnipeg Jets

Born Nov 12, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'0", 191 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 12th overall in 2006 by ATL (round 1)

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.

Jason Pominville MIN · 47 P in 78 GP Jason Zucker MIN · 47 P in 79 GP Sam Reinhart BUF · 47 P in 80 GP Thomas Vanek FLA · 48 P in 68 GP Gustav Nyquist DET · 48 P in 76 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.

02040602007-08: 16 points1607-082008-09: 51 points5108-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 48 points4810-112011-12: 46 points4611-122012-13: 32 points3212-132013-14: 64 points6413-142014-15: 52 points5214-152015-16: 42 points4215-162016-17: 47 points4716-172017-18: 43 points4317-182018-19: 41 points4118-192019-20: 5 points519-20

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 ATL 48 6 10 16 -2 18 76 15 0.33
2008-09 ATL 79 31 20 51 -5 24 172 40 0.65
2009-10 ATL 79 13 21 34 -6 20 165 45 0.43
2010-11 ATL 76 18 30 48 11 33 158 41 0.63 $2.383M
2011-12 WPG 74 24 22 46 -11 26 162 44 0.62 $2.383M
2012-13 WPG 48 7 25 32 8 4 84 32 0.67 $2.383M
2013-14 WPG 82 23 41 64 8 58 170 84 0.78 $4.7M
2014-15 WPG 70 24 28 52 8 24 148 56 0.74 $4.7M
2015-16 WPG 57 17 25 42 -13 12 127 48 0.74 $4.7M
2016-17 WPG 59 21 26 47 -7 18 119 35 0.80 $4.7M
2017-18 WPG 82 16 27 43 2 28 129 50 0.52 $4.7M
2018-19 WPG 82 15 26 41 -12 26 126 62 0.50 $5.292M
2019-20 WPG 7 2 3 5 4 2 13 3 0.71 $5.292M
13 seasons Career 843 217 304 521 -15 293 1649 555 0.62

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WPG 4 2 1 3 -3 0 10 5 0.75
2017-18 WPG 17 1 5 6 5 2 26 14 0.35
2018-19 WPG 6 1 2 3 1 0 6 8 0.50
3 seasons Playoffs 27 4 8 12 3 2 42 27 0.44

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
59 21 26 47 -7 18 119 35 0.80 17.6 17:33

Contract

$4.7MCap hit2016-17
$100KCap dollars per point47 points in 59 games
$925KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.1 goals above replacement
$3.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$890KValueworth 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
2018-19 to 2023-24 $5.292M
2013-14 to 2017-18 $4.7M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.383M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $2.383M

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

Rating

+5.1Goals above replacement190th of 664 skaters, 135th of 435 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.2Goals 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+2.4 77th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 18th percentilePower play+1.3 89th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 69th percentilePenalties+0.0 41st 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

51.0Corsi for %736 attempts for, 706 against
+2.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Expected goals for %33.6 expected for, 32.0 against
+0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.4Goals for %38 for, 39 against
99.2PDO9.0% shooting + 90.2% saves
143Attempts 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
Bryan Little · Nikolaj Ehlers · Patrik Laine25203:5545.445.79-6
Blake Wheeler · Bryan Little · Mathieu Perreault25161:1360.564.212-12
Bryan Little · Mathieu Perreault · Patrik Laine17117:5355.045.96-10
Blake Wheeler · Bryan Little · Nikolaj Ehlers20109:3750.651.14-4

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.

20Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.1Expected goalsfrom 157 unblocked attempts
+5.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes71st
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt87th
Finishing +5.9 goals above expected93rdOne 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.

05101520Game 20Game 40Goals 20Expected 14.1

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 8, 2017 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:50
Apr 6, 2017 @ CBJ W 5-4 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 15:16
Apr 4, 2017 @ STL W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 14:05
Apr 1, 2017 vs OTT W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 15:26
Mar 30, 2017 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 19:37
Mar 28, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 14:57
Mar 26, 2017 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:24
Mar 24, 2017 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:56
Mar 23, 2017 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 18:23
Mar 21, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 19:12
Mar 19, 2017 vs MIN W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:10
Mar 16, 2017 @ NYI W 4-2 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 18:21
Mar 13, 2017 @ NSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 17:30
Mar 11, 2017 vs CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:21
Mar 8, 2017 vs PIT L 4-7 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:12
Mar 6, 2017 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:57
Mar 4, 2017 vs COL W 6-1 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 13:50
Mar 3, 2017 vs STL W 3-0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 19:48
Feb 28, 2017 vs MIN L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:44
Feb 21, 2017 @ TOR L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:52
Feb 19, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:17
Feb 18, 2017 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 16:51
Feb 16, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:07
Feb 14, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:57
Feb 11, 2017 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:30
Feb 10, 2017 vs CHI L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 17:22
Feb 7, 2017 vs MIN L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 4 1 18:02
Feb 4, 2017 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:04
Feb 2, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 16:25
Jan 31, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 17:48
Jan 26, 2017 @ CHI W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 17:52
Jan 24, 2017 vs SJS L 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 19:37
Jan 23, 2017 vs ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 25:10
Jan 21, 2017 vs STL W 5-3 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 18:30
Jan 18, 2017 vs ARI W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:30
Jan 16, 2017 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:26
Jan 14, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:45
Jan 13, 2017 @ ARI L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:45
Jan 11, 2017 vs MTL L 4-7 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 20:37
Jan 9, 2017 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:28
Jan 7, 2017 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 16:38
Jan 4, 2017 @ FLA W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 16:50
Jan 3, 2017 @ TBL W 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:01
Dec 31, 2016 vs NYI L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:24
Dec 29, 2016 vs CBJ L 3-5 1 0 1 -3 0 3 0 18:16
Dec 27, 2016 @ CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:24
Dec 22, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 17:15
Dec 20, 2016 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 17:28
Dec 18, 2016 vs COL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 17:46
Dec 15, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 20:23
Dec 11, 2016 @ EDM L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 17:01
Dec 10, 2016 @ CGY L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:04
Dec 8, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:14
Dec 6, 2016 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:05
Dec 4, 2016 @ CHI W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:42
Dec 3, 2016 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 16:17
Dec 1, 2016 vs EDM L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:13
Nov 29, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:09
Oct 13, 2016 vs CAR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 02:48