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Patrik Berglund

#10 · Centre · Buffalo Sabres

Born Jun 2, 1988 in Västerås, SWE · 6'4", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 25th overall in 2006 by STL (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

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

Tom Kuhnhackl PIT · 15 P in 42 GP Linden Vey VAN · 15 P in 41 GP Colin Greening TOR · 15 P in 31 GP Emerson Etem VAN · 15 P in 58 GP Shawn Horcoff ANA · 15 P in 59 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.

020402008-09: 47 points4708-092009-10: 26 points2609-102010-11: 52 points5210-112011-12: 38 points3811-122012-13: 25 points2512-132013-14: 32 points3213-142014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 15 points1515-162016-17: 34 points3416-172017-18: 26 points2617-182018-19: 4 points418-19

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 STL 76 21 26 47 19 16 143 58 0.62
2009-10 STL 71 13 13 26 -5 16 129 70 0.37
2010-11 STL 81 22 30 52 -3 26 175 116 0.64
2011-12 STL 82 19 19 38 4 30 188 97 0.46 $2.25M
2012-13 STL 48 17 8 25 -2 12 74 53 0.52 $2.25M
2013-14 STL 78 14 18 32 10 38 144 88 0.41 $3.25M
2014-15 STL 77 12 15 27 -2 26 145 93 0.35 $3.7M
2015-16 STL 42 10 5 15 1 16 80 48 0.36 $3.7M
2016-17 STL 82 23 11 34 -7 32 153 155 0.41 $3.7M
2017-18 STL 57 17 9 26 -5 30 112 111 0.46 $3.85M
2018-19 BUF 23 2 2 4 -5 6 25 25 0.17 $3.85M
11 seasons Career 717 170 156 326 5 248 1368 914 0.45

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 STL 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0.00
2011-12 STL 9 3 4 7 2 6 24 16 0.78
2012-13 STL 6 1 1 2 -3 2 11 16 0.33
2013-14 STL 4 0 0 0 -7 0 9 10 0.00
2014-15 STL 6 2 2 4 4 0 11 16 0.67
2015-16 STL 20 4 5 9 4 4 37 31 0.45
2016-17 STL 11 0 4 4 -1 10 14 22 0.36
7 seasons Playoffs 60 10 16 26 -1 24 109 115 0.43

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
42 10 5 15 1 16 80 48 0.36 12.5 15:29

Contract

$3.7MCap hit2015-16
$247KCap dollars per point15 points in 42 games
$1.714MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.2 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.8MValueworth 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
2018-19 to 2021-22 $3.85M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $3.85M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $3.7M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $3.25M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.25M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $2.25M

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

+2.2Goals above replacement359th of 675 skaters, 247th of 445 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.4Goals 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+0.2 56th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 57th percentilePower play+0.6 81st percentilePenalty kill-0.2 17th percentilePenalties-0.6 17th 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.

-2024682010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

51.8Corsi for %494 attempts for, 459 against
+0.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Expected goals for %23.7 expected for, 19.7 against
+3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.8Goals for %20 for, 14 against
101.4PDO7.2% shooting + 94.2% saves
107Attempts 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
David Backes · Patrik Berglund · Dmitrij Jaskin1389:5459.662.44-1
Alexander Steen · David Backes · Patrik Berglund1283:5749.354.24-4
David Backes · Patrik Berglund · Magnus Paajarvi1163:4956.764.01-2
David Backes · Patrik Berglund · Ty Rattie644:5939.052.52-1

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
8.6Expected goalsfrom 106 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes70th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt70th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected71stOne 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.

0246810Game 20Game 40Goals 10Expected 8.6

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 14:53
Apr 7, 2016 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:22
Apr 4, 2016 vs ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 15:59
Apr 3, 2016 @ COL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:26
Apr 1, 2016 vs BOS L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 14:03
Mar 29, 2016 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:36
Mar 26, 2016 @ WSH W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:51
Mar 25, 2016 vs VAN W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:05
Mar 22, 2016 @ SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:42
Mar 19, 2016 @ VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:40
Mar 16, 2016 @ EDM L 4-6 1 0 1 2 0 5 1 13:42
Mar 14, 2016 @ CGY L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 13:44
Mar 12, 2016 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 16:05
Mar 11, 2016 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:54
Mar 9, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:21
Mar 6, 2016 @ MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 15:24
Mar 1, 2016 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 14:38
Feb 28, 2016 @ CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 12:00
Feb 27, 2016 @ NSH L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:40
Feb 25, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 18:06
Feb 22, 2016 vs SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:12
Feb 20, 2016 @ ARI W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:11
Feb 18, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:27
Feb 16, 2016 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:10
Feb 14, 2016 @ TBL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 14:08
Feb 12, 2016 @ FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 15:43
Feb 9, 2016 vs WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:03
Feb 6, 2016 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:55
Feb 4, 2016 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:50
Feb 2, 2016 @ NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:55
Jan 24, 2016 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:55
Jan 22, 2016 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:30
Jan 20, 2016 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:21
Jan 18, 2016 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:09
Jan 16, 2016 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 13:38
Jan 14, 2016 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:46
Jan 12, 2016 vs NJD W 5-2 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 16:21
Jan 9, 2016 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:14
Jan 8, 2016 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:11
Jan 6, 2016 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 15:28
Jan 4, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:37
Jan 2, 2016 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 13:37