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Milan Lucic

#17 · Left wing · Boston Bruins

Born Jun 7, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN · 6'3", 236 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 50th overall in 2006 by BOS (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brandon Saad CHI · 27 P in 46 GP Mark Letestu CBJ · 27 P in 46 GP Jannik Hansen VAN · 27 P in 47 GP Marian Gaborik CBJ · 27 P in 47 GP Saku Koivu ANA · 27 P in 47 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: 27 points2707-082008-09: 42 points422009-10: 20 points2009-102010-11: 62 points622011-12: 61 points6111-122012-13: 27 points272013-14: 59 points5913-142014-15: 44 points442015-16: 55 points5515-162016-17: 50 points502017-18: 34 points3417-182018-19: 20 points202019-20: 20 points2019-202020-21: 23 points232021-22: 21 points2121-222022-23: 19 points192023-24: 2 points223-24

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 BOS 77 8 19 27 -2 89 88 181 0.35
2008-09 BOS 72 17 25 42 17 136 97 262 0.58
2009-10 BOS 50 9 11 20 -7 44 72 141 0.40
2010-11 BOS 79 30 32 62 28 121 173 167 0.78 $4.083M
2011-12 BOS 81 26 35 61 7 135 149 201 0.75 $4.083M
2012-13 BOS 46 7 20 27 8 75 79 139 0.59 $4.083M
2013-14 BOS 80 24 35 59 30 91 153 240 0.74 $6M
2014-15 BOS 81 18 26 44 13 81 141 259 0.54 $6M
2015-16 LAK 81 20 35 55 26 79 124 244 0.68 $6M
2016-17 EDM 82 23 27 50 -3 50 175 202 0.61 $6M
2017-18 EDM 82 10 24 34 -12 80 147 254 0.41 $6M
2018-19 EDM 79 6 14 20 -9 91 74 259 0.25 $6M
2019-20 CGY 68 8 12 20 -6 54 83 198 0.29 $6M
2020-21 CGY 56 10 13 23 -8 46 74 139 0.41 $6M
2021-22 CGY 82 10 11 21 -9 84 95 209 0.26 $6M
2022-23 CGY 77 7 12 19 -13 43 73 168 0.25 $6M
2023-24 BOS 4 0 2 2 -1 2 1 12 0.50
17 seasons Career 1177 233 353 586 59 1301 1798 3275 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 BOS 7 2 0 2 -1 4 12 35 0.29
2008-09 BOS 10 3 6 9 12 43 20 37 0.90
2009-10 BOS 13 5 4 9 1 19 24 42 0.69
2010-11 BOS 25 5 7 12 11 63 56 71 0.48
2011-12 BOS 7 0 3 3 2 8 12 30 0.43
2012-13 BOS 22 7 12 19 12 14 42 102 0.86
2013-14 BOS 12 4 3 7 3 4 26 56 0.58
2015-16 LAK 5 0 3 3 -2 4 6 24 0.60
2016-17 EDM 13 2 4 6 -5 20 17 35 0.46
2019-20 CGY 10 1 5 6 2 17 14 30 0.60
2021-22 CGY 12 0 1 1 -3 33 4 25 0.08
11 seasons Playoffs 136 29 48 77 32 229 233 487 0.57

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 7 20 27 8 75 79 139 0.59 8.9 16:55

Contract

$4.083MCap hit2012-13
$151KCap dollars per point27 points in 46 games
$1.746MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.3 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.5MValueworth 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 558 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
2020-21 to 2022-23 $6M
2018-19 to 2022-23 $6M
2015-16 to 2017-18 $6M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $6M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $6M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $4.083M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $4.083M

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.3Goals above replacement245th of 605 skaters, 171st of 397 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+2.3 80th percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 39th percentilePower play-0.6 8th percentilePenalty kill0.0 33rd percentilePenalties-1.2 3rd 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.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

57.3Corsi for %756 attempts for, 564 against
+4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Expected goals for %29.7 expected for, 23.7 against
+3.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.3Goals for %35 for, 24 against
101.0PDO8.8% shooting + 92.2% saves
151Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Nathan Horton · David Krejci · Milan Lucic37434:0958.358.223-16
David Krejci · Rich Peverley · Milan Lucic1243:4156.451.52-1
David Krejci · Milan Lucic · Tyler Seguin1528:4963.271.74-2
Jaromir Jagr · Gregory Campbell · Milan Lucic428:4246.232.92-0

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.0Expected goalsfrom 123 unblocked attempts
-2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.61 expected goals per 60 minutes36th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt21st
Finishing -2.0 goals above expected23rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 8.0Goals 6

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 28, 2013 vs OTT L 2-4 0 1 1 0 5 1 3 17:00
Apr 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 16:28
Apr 25, 2013 vs TBL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 12:43
Apr 23, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:51
Apr 21, 2013 vs FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 12:54
Apr 17, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:53
Apr 13, 2013 @ CAR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 18:13
Apr 11, 2013 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:48
Apr 10, 2013 @ NJD W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:20
Apr 8, 2013 vs CAR W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 16:35
Apr 6, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 18:41
Apr 4, 2013 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:22
Apr 2, 2013 vs OTT W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 18:35
Mar 31, 2013 @ BUF W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 16:14
Mar 30, 2013 @ PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 20:51
Mar 27, 2013 vs MTL L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:44
Mar 25, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 16:14
Mar 23, 2013 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:22
Mar 21, 2013 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 17:24
Mar 19, 2013 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:31
Mar 17, 2013 @ PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 18:13
Mar 16, 2013 vs WSH W 4-1 0 3 3 1 0 3 4 16:30
Mar 14, 2013 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:07
Mar 12, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:21
Mar 11, 2013 @ OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 17:59
Mar 9, 2013 vs PHI W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 15:48
Mar 7, 2013 vs TOR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 16:54
Mar 5, 2013 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 15:59
Mar 3, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 7 4 1 16:01
Mar 2, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 14:54
Feb 28, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 7 17:42
Feb 26, 2013 @ NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 16:39
Feb 24, 2013 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 14 1 1 10:05
Feb 21, 2013 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 16:29
Feb 15, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 15:06
Feb 12, 2013 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 2 1 6 19:22
Feb 10, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 20:55
Feb 6, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 1 1 2 4 0 6 18:24
Feb 2, 2013 @ TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19:01
Jan 31, 2013 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 21:38
Jan 29, 2013 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:15
Jan 28, 2013 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 2 5 1 6 17:09
Jan 25, 2013 vs NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 5 1 4 18:15
Jan 23, 2013 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:17
Jan 21, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 18:49
Jan 19, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 1 0 1 1 12 3 4 14:22