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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyler Bozak TOR · 43 P in 81 GP Alexander Kerfoot COL · 43 P in 79 GP Patrick Maroon NJD · 43 P in 74 GP Pavel Buchnevich NYR · 43 P in 74 GP Jake DeBrusk BOS · 43 P in 70 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 16 27 43 2 28 129 50 0.52 12.4 16:56

Contract

$4.7MCap hit2017-18
$109KCap dollars per point43 points in 82 games
$1.564MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.0 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth 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 691 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.0Goals above replacement299th of 691 skaters, 206th of 451 forwards
+0.5Wins 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 451 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-1.7 25th percentileEven-strength defence+1.0 67th percentilePower play-1.3 4th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 28th percentilePenalties+1.3 82nd 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

51.2Corsi for %1036 attempts for, 988 against
-0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.1Expected goals for %39.2 expected for, 36.0 against
-0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.8Goals for %39 for, 41 against
99.6PDO7.4% shooting + 92.3% saves
170Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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 Laine41337:0950.152.913-16
Bryan Little · Mathieu Perreault · Nikolaj Ehlers24201:0361.363.58-4
Bryan Little · Mathieu Perreault · Jack Roslovic15110:2143.346.16-1
Bryan Little · Mathieu Perreault · Joel Armia2080:5755.251.02-4

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.3Expected goalsfrom 168 unblocked attempts
+1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.62 expected goals per 60 minutes31st
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +1.7 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 16Expected 14.3

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 7, 2018 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:38
Apr 5, 2018 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:03
Apr 3, 2018 @ MTL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:36
Apr 2, 2018 @ OTT W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:48
Mar 31, 2018 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:38
Mar 29, 2018 @ CHI L 2-6 1 0 1 -3 0 3 1 12:12
Mar 27, 2018 vs BOS W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:31
Mar 25, 2018 vs NSH W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 13:00
Mar 23, 2018 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:11
Mar 20, 2018 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:59
Mar 18, 2018 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:41
Mar 15, 2018 vs CHI W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 19:48
Mar 13, 2018 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 17:33
Mar 12, 2018 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 22:33
Mar 10, 2018 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:43
Mar 8, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:10
Mar 6, 2018 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:25
Mar 4, 2018 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:16
Mar 2, 2018 vs DET W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:10
Feb 27, 2018 vs NSH L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 16:15
Feb 24, 2018 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:41
Feb 23, 2018 @ STL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:13
Feb 20, 2018 vs LAK L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:32
Feb 18, 2018 vs FLA W 7-2 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 16:55
Feb 16, 2018 vs COL W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:51
Feb 13, 2018 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:36
Feb 11, 2018 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:51
Feb 9, 2018 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 17:02
Feb 6, 2018 vs ARI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 20:01
Feb 3, 2018 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 20:24
Feb 1, 2018 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:40
Jan 30, 2018 vs TBL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:05
Jan 25, 2018 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:09
Jan 23, 2018 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 2 1 3 1 0 4 1 19:34
Jan 21, 2018 vs VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:38
Jan 20, 2018 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:33
Jan 13, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:55
Jan 12, 2018 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:09
Jan 9, 2018 @ BUF W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 18:42
Jan 7, 2018 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:54
Jan 5, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 17:53
Jan 2, 2018 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:16
Dec 31, 2017 @ EDM W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 16:55
Dec 29, 2017 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:10
Dec 27, 2017 vs EDM W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 21:33
Dec 23, 2017 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:42
Dec 21, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 17:09
Dec 19, 2017 @ NSH W 6-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13:28
Dec 17, 2017 vs STL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:14
Dec 16, 2017 @ STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 17:24
Dec 14, 2017 vs CHI L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 14:49
Dec 11, 2017 vs VAN W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:42
Dec 9, 2017 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:32
Dec 7, 2017 @ FLA L 4-6 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 12:54
Dec 5, 2017 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:08
Dec 3, 2017 vs OTT W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 14:21
Dec 1, 2017 vs VGK W 7-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 11:32
Nov 29, 2017 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:35
Nov 27, 2017 vs MIN W 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15:22
Nov 25, 2017 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:45
Nov 24, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 12:08
Nov 22, 2017 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:07
Nov 20, 2017 @ NSH L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:27
Nov 18, 2017 vs NJD W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:31
Nov 16, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 16:43
Nov 14, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 12:50
Nov 11, 2017 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:31
Nov 10, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:41
Nov 6, 2017 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:29
Nov 4, 2017 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:16
Nov 2, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:07
Oct 31, 2017 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:19
Oct 29, 2017 vs PIT W 7-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:18
Oct 27, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 20:59
Oct 26, 2017 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:53
Oct 20, 2017 vs MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:00
Oct 17, 2017 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:38
Oct 14, 2017 vs CAR W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:12
Oct 12, 2017 @ VAN W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 16:29
Oct 9, 2017 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:43
Oct 7, 2017 @ CGY L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:35
Oct 4, 2017 vs TOR L 2-7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:39