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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matty Beniers SEA · 37 P in 77 GP Rickard Rakell PIT · 37 P in 70 GP Vladislav Namestnikov WPG · 37 P in 78 GP Anders Lee NYI · 37 P in 81 GP Stefan Noesen CAR · 37 P in 81 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 17 20 37 -29 57 146 192 0.50 11.6 17:46

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2024, then extended to 2026
$108KCap dollars per point37 points in 74 games
$3.726MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.1 goals above replacement
$1.6MWorth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Jun 27, 2023, as an extension (35+) of the contract he was on: 1 year and $4M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension (35+) with the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan 12, 2024, 2 years and $9M at $4.5M a season, beginning in 2024-25.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $4M $2M $2M $4M

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+) not begun 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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacement419th of 721 skaters, 296th of 469 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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 15th percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 52nd percentilePower play+0.1 71st percentilePenalty kill+0.2 78th percentilePenalties-0.6 18th 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.

-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

44.3Corsi for %818 attempts for, 1030 against
+0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.7Expected goals for %33.0 expected for, 46.1 against
+1.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.2Goals for %34 for, 55 against
98.1PDO8.6% shooting + 89.5% saves
162Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Nick Foligno · Philipp Kurashev · Connor Bedard45313:4641.137.714-23
Nick Foligno · Tyler Johnson · Taylor Raddysh15115:3244.138.90-1
Nick Foligno · Jason Dickinson · Joey Anderson17113:5452.146.98-4
Nick Foligno · Taylor Raddysh · Philipp Kurashev757:0653.648.91-3

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.3Expected goalsfrom 188 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt77th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected47thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 16.3Goals 16

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 18, 2024 @ LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:32
Apr 16, 2024 @ VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 14:48
Apr 14, 2024 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:36
Apr 12, 2024 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 19:19
Apr 7, 2024 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:19
Apr 6, 2024 vs DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 18:27
Apr 2, 2024 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:04
Mar 30, 2024 @ PHI W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 18:39
Mar 28, 2024 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 18:53
Mar 26, 2024 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:25
Mar 23, 2024 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 18:37
Mar 21, 2024 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 19:43
Mar 19, 2024 @ LAK L 2-6 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 17:55
Mar 17, 2024 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 15:42
Mar 15, 2024 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:28
Mar 12, 2024 vs ANA W 7-2 0 4 4 1 2 4 0 18:15
Mar 10, 2024 vs ARI W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:06
Mar 9, 2024 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:37
Mar 5, 2024 @ ARI W 5-2 1 1 2 -2 2 3 1 16:19
Mar 4, 2024 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 6 3 17:25
Mar 2, 2024 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 17:52
Feb 29, 2024 vs COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:18
Feb 25, 2024 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 17:43
Feb 23, 2024 vs WPG L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 3 4 17:19
Feb 21, 2024 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:43
Feb 19, 2024 @ CAR L 3-6 1 1 2 -1 0 1 3 18:37
Feb 17, 2024 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:06
Feb 15, 2024 vs PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 19:35
Feb 13, 2024 vs VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 20:33
Feb 9, 2024 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 20:13
Feb 7, 2024 vs MIN L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 18:10
Jan 27, 2024 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:44
Jan 25, 2024 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 16:13
Jan 24, 2024 @ SEA L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 15:12
Jan 22, 2024 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 19:29
Jan 5, 2024 @ NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 07:26
Jan 4, 2024 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:50
Jan 2, 2024 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 7 1 4 16:50
Dec 31, 2023 @ DAL L 1-8 0 0 0 -2 2 3 5 17:02
Dec 29, 2023 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 21:46
Dec 27, 2023 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 20:26
Dec 23, 2023 @ STL L 5-7 2 0 2 -1 0 2 4 19:13
Dec 22, 2023 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:52
Dec 19, 2023 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 23:03
Dec 17, 2023 vs VAN L 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 20:19
Dec 14, 2023 @ SEA L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 5 15:15
Dec 12, 2023 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:07
Dec 10, 2023 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 16:17
Dec 9, 2023 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 17:54
Dec 7, 2023 vs ANA W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:53
Dec 5, 2023 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 2 1 3 3 0 3 2 19:52
Dec 3, 2023 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 16:34
Dec 2, 2023 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 17:33
Nov 30, 2023 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:07
Nov 28, 2023 vs SEA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 15:18
Nov 26, 2023 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 5 18:15
Nov 24, 2023 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 16:59
Nov 22, 2023 @ CBJ L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:08
Nov 19, 2023 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 14:40
Nov 18, 2023 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 18:09
Nov 16, 2023 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 17:14
Nov 12, 2023 @ FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 19:45
Nov 9, 2023 @ TBL W 5-3 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 19:29
Nov 5, 2023 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 17:16
Nov 4, 2023 vs FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 17:34
Oct 30, 2023 @ ARI L 1-8 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 17:05
Oct 27, 2023 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 20:28
Oct 24, 2023 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:29
Oct 21, 2023 vs VGK L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 14:50
Oct 19, 2023 @ COL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:06
Oct 16, 2023 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 18:26
Oct 14, 2023 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 18:53
Oct 11, 2023 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:24
Oct 10, 2023 @ PIT W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 14:52