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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patrick Sharp DAL · 55 P in 76 GP Henrik Sedin VAN · 55 P in 74 GP Jakub Voracek PHI · 55 P in 73 GP Bobby Ryan OTT · 56 P in 81 GP Jack Eichel BUF · 56 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: 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 20 35 55 26 79 124 244 0.68 16.1 17:14

Contract

$6MCap hit2015-16
$109KCap dollars per point55 points in 81 games
$817KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.3 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$791KValueworth 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.3Goals above replacement126th of 675 skaters, 90th of 445 forwards
+1.2Wins 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+5.6 94th percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 41st percentilePower play-0.4 20th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 71st percentilePenalties-1.5 4th 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

59.4Corsi for %1340 attempts for, 917 against
+4.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.0Expected goals for %53.0 expected for, 38.4 against
+4.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.4Goals for %62 for, 39 against
101.4PDO9.3% shooting + 92.1% saves
217Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Jeff Carter · Milan Lucic · Tyler Toffoli49416:1260.858.019-12
Anze Kopitar · Milan Lucic · Tyler Toffoli39216:1860.860.916-8
Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar · Milan Lucic28126:0957.755.75-3
Marian Gaborik · Anze Kopitar · Milan Lucic2290:5456.351.22-8

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.9Expected goalsfrom 207 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.77 expected goals per 60 minutes66th
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt84th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 19Expected 17.9

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 9, 2016 vs WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:36
Apr 7, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 16:57
Apr 5, 2016 @ CGY W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 19:04
Apr 4, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:05
Apr 2, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 18:57
Mar 31, 2016 vs CGY W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:22
Mar 28, 2016 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 18:45
Mar 26, 2016 vs EDM W 6-4 0 3 3 2 5 2 3 12:55
Mar 24, 2016 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 17:54
Mar 22, 2016 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 20:00
Mar 21, 2016 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:20
Mar 19, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:07
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 17:30
Mar 15, 2016 @ DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 18:16
Mar 14, 2016 @ CHI W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 17:05
Mar 12, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:25
Mar 9, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 19:46
Mar 7, 2016 vs VAN W 5-1 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 15:30
Mar 5, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 5 4 21:42
Mar 3, 2016 vs MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 6 19:22
Feb 28, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:10
Feb 27, 2016 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:22
Feb 25, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 18:40
Feb 23, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:38
Feb 20, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 15:37
Feb 18, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 18:57
Feb 16, 2016 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 17:45
Feb 14, 2016 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:38
Feb 12, 2016 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 3 0 1 6 23:43
Feb 11, 2016 @ NYI L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 17:20
Feb 9, 2016 @ BOS W 9-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 4 17:54
Feb 4, 2016 vs ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 8 2 6 16:20
Feb 2, 2016 @ ARI W 6-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 6 18:08
Jan 27, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 15:32
Jan 23, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 12 1 4 12:23
Jan 21, 2016 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 16:48
Jan 19, 2016 vs DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 19:12
Jan 17, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 18:13
Jan 16, 2016 vs OTT L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 17:44
Jan 11, 2016 vs DET W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 17:21
Jan 9, 2016 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 17:41
Jan 7, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 15:13
Jan 4, 2016 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:54
Jan 2, 2016 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:29
Dec 31, 2015 @ CGY W 4-1 1 0 1 0 7 1 1 14:52
Dec 29, 2015 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 5 3 2 15:44
Dec 28, 2015 @ VAN W 5-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 14:56
Dec 26, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 18:05
Dec 22, 2015 vs SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 19:30
Dec 19, 2015 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -4 0 2 3 18:17
Dec 17, 2015 @ MTL W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 5 19:22
Dec 14, 2015 @ OTT L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 20:02
Dec 12, 2015 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 19:19
Dec 11, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 17:41
Dec 8, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 20:48
Dec 6, 2015 vs TBL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 15:22
Dec 5, 2015 vs PIT W 5-3 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 15:47
Dec 1, 2015 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 14:53
Nov 28, 2015 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 19:05
Nov 25, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 17:23
Nov 23, 2015 @ FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 18:13
Nov 22, 2015 @ CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 17:59
Nov 20, 2015 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:47
Nov 17, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 15:26
Nov 14, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 14:41
Nov 12, 2015 vs NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 12:57
Nov 10, 2015 vs ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 15:48
Nov 7, 2015 vs FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 8 16:04
Nov 5, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 16:07
Nov 3, 2015 @ STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 18:41
Nov 2, 2015 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 17:40
Oct 31, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15:44
Oct 27, 2015 @ WPG W 4-1 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 16:15
Oct 25, 2015 @ EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 17:43
Oct 23, 2015 vs CAR W 3-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 17:08
Oct 22, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 13:50
Oct 18, 2015 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 15:32
Oct 16, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 15:20
Oct 13, 2015 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:08
Oct 9, 2015 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:08
Oct 7, 2015 vs SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 10 1 5 16:35