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Nick Foligno

#71 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born Oct 31, 1987 in Buffalo, New York, USA (age 38) · 6'0", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 28th overall in 2006 by OTT (round 1)

Trophy case

King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2016-17
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2016-17

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.

Frans Nielsen NYI · 47 P in 82 GP Matt Read PHI · 47 P in 79 GP Kyle Wellwood WPG · 47 P in 77 GP Sam Gagner EDM · 47 P in 75 GP Tyler Bozak TOR · 47 P in 73 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: 9 points907-082008-09: 32 points322009-10: 26 points2609-102010-11: 34 points342011-12: 47 points4711-122012-13: 19 points192013-14: 39 points3913-142014-15: 73 points732015-16: 37 points3715-162016-17: 51 points512017-18: 33 points3317-182018-19: 35 points352019-20: 31 points3119-202020-21: 20 points202021-22: 13 points1321-222022-23: 26 points262023-24: 37 points3723-242024-25: 35 points352025-26: 15 points1525-262026-27: 1 points1

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 OTT 45 6 3 9 0 20 44 51 0.20 $677K
2008-09 OTT 81 17 15 32 -10 59 145 97 0.40 $677K
2009-10 OTT 61 9 17 26 6 53 83 78 0.43 $677K
2010-11 OTT 82 14 20 34 -19 43 149 119 0.41 $1.2M
2011-12 OTT 82 15 32 47 2 124 153 196 0.57 $1.2M
2012-13 CBJ 45 6 13 19 6 28 69 99 0.42 $3.083M
2013-14 CBJ 70 18 21 39 5 96 111 210 0.56 $3.083M
2014-15 CBJ 79 31 42 73 16 50 182 193 0.92 $3.083M
2015-16 CBJ 72 12 25 37 -14 53 149 152 0.51 $5.5M
2016-17 CBJ 79 26 25 51 -4 55 185 157 0.65 $5.5M
2017-18 CBJ 72 15 18 33 1 50 137 182 0.46 $5.5M
2018-19 CBJ 73 17 18 35 12 44 141 175 0.48 $5.5M
2019-20 CBJ 67 10 21 31 -3 62 131 212 0.46 $5.5M
2020-21 CBJ 42 7 9 16 -3 28 73 109 0.38 $5.5M
2020-21 TOR 7 0 4 4 5 4 8 24 0.57
2021-22 BOS 64 2 11 13 -13 61 99 164 0.20 $3.8M
2022-23 BOS 60 10 16 26 18 45 71 147 0.43 $3.8M
2023-24 CHI 74 17 20 37 -29 57 146 192 0.50 $4M
2024-25 CHI 78 15 20 35 -17 48 104 200 0.45 $4.5M
2025-26 CHI 37 3 8 11 2 27 30 87 0.30 $4.5M
2025-26 MIN 17 1 3 4 0 17 19 41 0.24
2026-27 MIN 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.33 $900K
20 seasons Career 1290 252 361 613 -37 1024 2232 2885 0.48

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 OTT 4 1 0 1 0 2 6 14 0.25
2009-10 OTT 6 0 1 1 -1 2 11 16 0.17
2011-12 OTT 7 1 3 4 -1 8 17 20 0.57
2013-14 CBJ 4 2 0 2 0 4 3 20 0.50
2016-17 CBJ 4 0 2 2 -3 6 12 14 0.50
2017-18 CBJ 6 2 1 3 -4 4 8 18 0.50
2018-19 CBJ 10 1 2 3 2 4 16 48 0.30
2019-20 CBJ 10 2 4 6 1 10 19 39 0.60
2020-21 TOR 4 0 1 1 2 5 7 7 0.25
2021-22 BOS 7 0 1 1 2 4 6 16 0.14
2022-23 BOS 6 1 2 3 0 18 7 21 0.50
2025-26 MIN 11 2 1 3 2 6 10 37 0.27
12 seasons Playoffs 79 12 18 30 0 73 122 270 0.38

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 15 32 47 2 124 153 196 0.57 9.8 14:39

Contract

$1.2MCap hitends in 2012
$26KCap dollars per point47 points in 82 games
$176KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.8 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.4MValueworth 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 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Ottawa Senators on Jul 21, 2010, as a new contract: 2 years and $2.4M, beginning in 2010-11. It runs through 2011-12, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2010-11 $1.2M $850K $0 $850K
2011-12 $1.2M $1.55M $0 $1.55M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 2, 2026 Minnesota Wild New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $900K $900K
Jan 12, 2024 Chicago Blackhawks Extension (35+) 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $9M $4.5M
Jun 27, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks Extension (35+) 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $4M $4M
Jul 28, 2021 Boston Bruins New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $7.6M $3.8M
Dec 31, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension 2015-16 to 2020-21 6 $33M $5.5M
Jul 6, 2012 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $9.25M $3.083M
Jul 21, 2010 Ottawa Senators New contract 2010-11 to 2011-12 2 $2.4M $1.2M
Mar 21, 2007 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 3 $2.55M $677K

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

+6.8Goals above replacement132nd of 680 skaters, 101st of 445 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.5Goals 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+2.9 79th percentileEven-strength defence+1.7 84th percentilePower play-0.8 5th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 74th percentilePenalties-0.4 24th 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.

-5051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

53.4Corsi for %1016 attempts for, 886 against
+1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Expected goals for %40.2 expected for, 37.6 against
+3.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.8Goals for %44 for, 48 against
98.0PDO7.9% shooting + 90.1% saves
219Attempts 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
Daniel Alfredsson · Nick Foligno · Kyle Turris28138:4162.057.79-3
Chris Neil · Nick Foligno · Jim O'Brien18138:1252.157.26-5
Chris Neil · Nick Foligno · Zack Smith2488:3346.541.82-7
Daniel Alfredsson · Nick Foligno · Stephane Da Costa1367:0848.042.81-5

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.8Expected goalsfrom 190 unblocked attempts
-3.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes60th
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt64th
Finishing -3.8 goals above expected15thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 14.8Goals 11

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, 2012 @ NJD L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 15:49
Apr 5, 2012 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 13:37
Apr 3, 2012 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 16:15
Apr 1, 2012 @ NYI W 5-1 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 13:51
Mar 31, 2012 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 15:57
Mar 26, 2012 @ WPG W 6-4 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 17:41
Mar 24, 2012 vs PIT W 8-4 0 3 3 3 2 1 2 14:27
Mar 23, 2012 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 12 2 1 08:00
Mar 20, 2012 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 15:21
Mar 17, 2012 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 12:49
Mar 16, 2012 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 11:52
Mar 14, 2012 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 18:03
Mar 10, 2012 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 15:04
Mar 8, 2012 vs NYR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 10:32
Mar 6, 2012 @ TBL W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:42
Mar 4, 2012 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 12:40
Mar 2, 2012 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:20
Feb 28, 2012 @ BOS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 14:01
Feb 26, 2012 vs NYI W 5-2 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 12:47
Feb 25, 2012 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 14:12
Feb 22, 2012 vs WSH W 5-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 13:43
Feb 20, 2012 @ NYI W 6-0 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 15:45
Feb 15, 2012 @ FLA W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 13:56
Feb 14, 2012 @ TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:01
Feb 11, 2012 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 16:32
Feb 9, 2012 vs NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 13:03
Feb 7, 2012 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 14:10
Feb 4, 2012 vs TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:02
Feb 3, 2012 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:32
Jan 31, 2012 @ BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 16:47
Jan 24, 2012 @ PHX L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 19:04
Jan 23, 2012 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 3 3 16:02
Jan 21, 2012 @ ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:01
Jan 19, 2012 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:41
Jan 17, 2012 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 14:12
Jan 16, 2012 vs WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:44
Jan 14, 2012 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:39
Jan 12, 2012 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:38
Jan 10, 2012 @ PIT W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14:10
Jan 8, 2012 vs PHI W 6-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 15:11
Jan 7, 2012 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 4 0 2 12:52
Jan 5, 2012 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 11:58
Jan 2, 2012 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:19
Dec 31, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12:06
Dec 30, 2011 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 11:33
Dec 27, 2011 vs MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 16:43
Dec 23, 2011 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 15:33
Dec 22, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 15 1 1 05:56
Dec 20, 2011 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 15:21
Dec 16, 2011 vs PIT W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 15:12
Dec 14, 2011 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 20:05
Dec 13, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 18:30
Dec 10, 2011 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 17 1 2 08:07
Dec 8, 2011 @ NJD L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 16:41
Dec 7, 2011 vs WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 13:42
Dec 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 14:44
Dec 3, 2011 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 15:16
Dec 1, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 6 17:21
Nov 29, 2011 @ WPG W 6-4 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 15:09
Nov 27, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 13:02
Nov 25, 2011 @ PIT L 3-6 0 2 2 -1 2 1 4 13:37
Nov 20, 2011 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:26
Nov 17, 2011 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:18
Nov 15, 2011 @ CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 15:36
Nov 12, 2011 @ TOR W 5-2 2 0 2 -1 0 2 8 13:33
Nov 11, 2011 @ BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 15:10
Nov 9, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 16:03
Nov 5, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:26
Nov 4, 2011 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:11
Nov 1, 2011 @ BOS L 3-5 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 12:37
Oct 30, 2011 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:45
Oct 29, 2011 @ NYR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:17
Oct 27, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 15:40
Oct 25, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:17
Oct 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:11
Oct 20, 2011 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:08
Oct 18, 2011 vs PHI L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18:37
Oct 15, 2011 @ WSH L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 14:50
Oct 13, 2011 vs COL L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:19
Oct 11, 2011 vs MIN W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 16:32
Oct 8, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 12:34
Oct 7, 2011 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 15:43