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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brian Gibbons NJD · 26 P in 59 GP Brandon Sutter VAN · 26 P in 61 GP Travis Zajac NJD · 26 P in 63 GP Trevor Lewis LAK · 26 P in 68 GP Matt Nieto COL · 26 P in 74 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
57 17 9 26 -5 30 112 111 0.46 15.2 16:09

Contract

$3.85MCap hit2017-18
$148KCap dollars per point26 points in 57 games
$4.581MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.8 goals above replacement
$1.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.7MValueworth less cap hit

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 691 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+0.8Goals above replacement462nd of 691 skaters, 310th of 451 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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-1.8 24th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 60th percentilePower play-0.1 41st percentilePenalty kill+0.6 96th percentilePenalties-1.1 7th 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

52.4Corsi for %703 attempts for, 639 against
+0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Expected goals for %24.6 expected for, 26.5 against
-3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.4Goals for %24 for, 30 against
97.4PDO6.3% shooting + 91.1% saves
141Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Alexander Steen · Kyle Brodziak · Patrik Berglund24206:3152.555.310-7
Vladimir Sobotka · Patrik Berglund · Tage Thompson2070:2948.132.01-4
Patrik Berglund · Brayden Schenn · Jaden Schwartz1064:5662.568.73-1
Kyle Brodziak · Vladimir Sobotka · Patrik Berglund1243:3453.541.21-1

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.4Expected goalsfrom 148 unblocked attempts
+5.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes43rd
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt36th
Finishing +5.6 goals above expected90thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 16Expected 10.4

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 7, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 18:30
Apr 6, 2018 @ CHI W 4-1 3 0 3 3 0 5 5 14:55
Apr 4, 2018 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:09
Apr 2, 2018 vs WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:45
Mar 31, 2018 @ ARI L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 14:30
Mar 30, 2018 @ VGK L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 17:07
Mar 27, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:56
Mar 24, 2018 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 20:37
Mar 23, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 18:05
Mar 21, 2018 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:34
Mar 18, 2018 @ CHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 19:58
Mar 17, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 16:46
Mar 15, 2018 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 16:41
Mar 12, 2018 @ ANA W 4-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 14:04
Mar 10, 2018 @ LAK W 7-2 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 19:01
Mar 8, 2018 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 16:28
Mar 3, 2018 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:24
Feb 27, 2018 @ MIN L 3-8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 12:42
Feb 25, 2018 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:09
Feb 23, 2018 vs WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:36
Feb 20, 2018 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 17:02
Feb 16, 2018 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:43
Feb 13, 2018 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:27
Feb 11, 2018 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:12
Feb 9, 2018 @ WPG W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:51
Feb 8, 2018 vs COL W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 15:23
Feb 6, 2018 vs MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 17:30
Feb 3, 2018 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 15:34
Feb 1, 2018 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:53
Jan 30, 2018 vs MTL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 13:32
Jan 25, 2018 vs COL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 14:29
Jan 23, 2018 vs OTT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:57
Jan 20, 2018 vs ARI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 14:05
Jan 18, 2018 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 14:47
Jan 16, 2018 @ TOR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:27
Jan 9, 2018 vs FLA L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:56
Jan 7, 2018 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 14:33
Jan 6, 2018 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 16:23
Jan 4, 2018 vs VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:47
Jan 2, 2018 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 19:43
Dec 30, 2017 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:54
Dec 29, 2017 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:33
Dec 27, 2017 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 16:50
Dec 23, 2017 @ VAN W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16:19
Dec 21, 2017 @ EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 15:34
Dec 20, 2017 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:40
Dec 17, 2017 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:44
Dec 16, 2017 vs WPG W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:06
Dec 14, 2017 vs ANA L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:22
Dec 12, 2017 vs TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 13:39
Dec 10, 2017 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:17
Dec 9, 2017 @ DET W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16:40
Dec 7, 2017 vs DAL W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:49
Dec 5, 2017 @ MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:48
Dec 2, 2017 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 7 2 17:40
Dec 1, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 6 15:19
Nov 29, 2017 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 14:28