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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 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zachary Sanford WPG · 21 P in 80 GP Adam Lowry WPG · 21 P in 79 GP Ryan McLeod EDM · 21 P in 71 GP Mason Appleton WPG · 21 P in 68 GP Philipp Kurashev CHI · 21 P in 67 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

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 10 11 21 -9 84 95 209 0.26 10.5 12:15

Contract

$6MCap hit2021-22
$286KCap dollars per point21 points in 82 games
-$2.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$8.4MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-4.3Goals above replacement708th of 723 skaters, 476th of 481 forwards
-0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-7.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 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-5.4 3rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 47th percentilePower play-0.5 23rd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 68th percentilePenalties-1.3 5th 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

53.4Corsi for %913 attempts for, 797 against
-2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Expected goals for %35.2 expected for, 34.5 against
-6.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.6Goals for %26 for, 35 against
97.4PDO5.4% shooting + 92.0% saves
151Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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
Trevor Lewis · Milan Lucic · Sean Monahan26116:0848.545.32-7
Milan Lucic · Sean Monahan · Dillon Dube16116:0558.361.42-6
Trevor Lewis · Milan Lucic · Adam Ruzicka1295:0648.645.85-2
Brad Richardson · Trevor Lewis · Milan Lucic967:0040.230.33-3

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. 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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.6Expected goalsfrom 136 unblocked attempts
-1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt58th
Finishing -1.6 goals above expected37thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 11.6Goals 10

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 29, 2022 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:19
Apr 28, 2022 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:15
Apr 26, 2022 @ NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 7 1 3 10:37
Apr 23, 2022 vs VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:09
Apr 21, 2022 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:06
Apr 19, 2022 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 09:07
Apr 18, 2022 @ CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11:22
Apr 16, 2022 vs ARI W 9-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:04
Apr 14, 2022 vs VGK L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 4 1 2 10:43
Apr 12, 2022 vs SEA W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 07:48
Apr 9, 2022 @ SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 09:05
Apr 7, 2022 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:40
Apr 6, 2022 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:44
Apr 4, 2022 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:11
Apr 2, 2022 vs STL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 11:41
Mar 31, 2022 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 12:11
Mar 29, 2022 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 08:20
Mar 26, 2022 vs EDM W 9-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:24
Mar 25, 2022 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:05
Mar 22, 2022 vs SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 09:51
Mar 19, 2022 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 15:22
Mar 18, 2022 vs BUF L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:28
Mar 16, 2022 vs NJD W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 12:22
Mar 13, 2022 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:18
Mar 12, 2022 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 10:30
Mar 10, 2022 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:27
Mar 8, 2022 vs WSH L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 08:58
Mar 7, 2022 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13:27
Mar 5, 2022 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 12:22
Mar 3, 2022 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:54
Mar 1, 2022 @ MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:42
Feb 26, 2022 vs MIN W 7-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 15:10
Feb 24, 2022 @ VAN L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 12 0 2 12:18
Feb 21, 2022 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:08
Feb 19, 2022 vs SEA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:02
Feb 16, 2022 vs ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 10:14
Feb 15, 2022 vs CBJ W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12:27
Feb 12, 2022 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 12:52
Feb 10, 2022 vs TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:51
Feb 9, 2022 vs VGK W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:00
Feb 2, 2022 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:18
Feb 1, 2022 @ DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 12:18
Jan 29, 2022 vs VAN W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:40
Jan 27, 2022 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 13:28
Jan 26, 2022 @ CBJ W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:38
Jan 24, 2022 vs STL W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:43
Jan 22, 2022 @ EDM L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 13:23
Jan 18, 2022 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:08
Jan 13, 2022 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 13:11
Jan 7, 2022 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:57
Jan 6, 2022 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:29
Jan 4, 2022 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:19
Jan 2, 2022 @ CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 12:59
Dec 30, 2021 @ SEA W 6-4 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 14:15
Dec 11, 2021 vs BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 11:51
Dec 9, 2021 vs CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:54
Dec 7, 2021 @ SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 17:49
Dec 5, 2021 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14:26
Dec 3, 2021 @ ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15:10
Dec 2, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 1 0 1 -2 0 3 2 11:55
Nov 29, 2021 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:53
Nov 27, 2021 vs WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 15 0 2 07:29
Nov 23, 2021 vs CHI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 12:49
Nov 21, 2021 @ BOS W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 16:16
Nov 20, 2021 @ NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10:10
Nov 18, 2021 @ BUF W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:53
Nov 16, 2021 @ PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:38
Nov 14, 2021 @ OTT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:57
Nov 12, 2021 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13:04
Nov 11, 2021 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 09:10
Nov 9, 2021 vs SJS L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 12:36
Nov 6, 2021 vs NYR W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 14:19
Nov 4, 2021 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 11:36
Nov 2, 2021 vs NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:04
Oct 30, 2021 vs PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:07
Oct 28, 2021 @ PIT W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 12:55
Oct 26, 2021 @ NJD W 5-3 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 11:20
Oct 25, 2021 @ NYR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:21
Oct 23, 2021 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 5 13:17
Oct 21, 2021 @ DET W 3-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 11:51
Oct 18, 2021 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 10:34
Oct 16, 2021 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 12:18