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Michael Frolik

#67 · Right wing · Montréal Canadiens

Born Feb 17, 1988 in Kladno, CZE · 6'1", 186 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 10th overall in 2006 by FLA (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2012-13

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.

Josh Bailey NYI · 32 P in 81 GP Andrew Cogliano ANA · 32 P in 82 GP Matt Cullen PIT · 32 P in 82 GP Marian Hossa CHI · 33 P in 64 GP Valtteri Filppula TBL · 31 P in 76 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.

0102030402008-09: 45 points4508-092009-10: 43 points4309-102010-11: 38 points3810-112011-12: 15 points1511-122012-13: 10 points1012-132013-14: 42 points4213-142014-15: 42 points4214-152015-16: 32 points3215-162016-17: 44 points4416-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 34 points3418-192019-20: 14 points1419-202020-21: 0 points020-21

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 FLA 79 21 24 45 10 22 158 46 0.57
2009-10 FLA 82 21 22 43 -4 43 219 72 0.52
2010-11 FLA 52 8 21 29 2 16 158 31 0.56
2010-11 CHI 28 3 6 9 0 14 93 21 0.32
2011-12 CHI 63 5 10 15 -10 22 117 56 0.24 $2.333M
2012-13 CHI 45 3 7 10 5 8 98 32 0.22 $2.333M
2013-14 WPG 81 15 27 42 8 12 189 41 0.52 $2.333M
2014-15 WPG 82 19 23 42 4 18 206 63 0.51 $3.3M
2015-16 CGY 64 15 17 32 1 24 155 49 0.50 $4.3M
2016-17 CGY 82 17 27 44 13 58 202 60 0.54 $4.3M
2017-18 CGY 70 10 15 25 -19 26 167 48 0.36 $4.3M
2018-19 CGY 65 16 18 34 24 26 132 57 0.52 $4.3M
2019-20 CGY 38 5 5 10 -10 24 44 19 0.26 $4.3M
2019-20 BUF 19 1 3 4 -2 4 26 13 0.21
2020-21 MTL 8 0 0 0 -3 0 14 9 0.00 $750K
13 seasons Career 858 159 225 384 19 317 1978 617 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
2010-11 CHI 7 2 3 5 3 2 18 12 0.71
2011-12 CHI 4 2 1 3 1 0 13 3 0.75
2012-13 CHI 23 3 7 10 1 6 46 31 0.43
2014-15 WPG 4 0 0 0 -2 2 6 6 0.00
2016-17 CGY 4 0 1 1 -2 0 7 3 0.25
2018-19 CGY 5 0 0 0 -1 2 7 6 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 47 7 12 19 0 12 97 61 0.40

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 15 17 32 1 24 155 49 0.50 9.7 15:49

Contract

$4.3MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$134KCap dollars per point32 points in 64 games
$900KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.8 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$716KValueworth 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. It runs through 2019-20, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $4.3M
2016-17 $4.3M
2017-18 $4.3M
2018-19 $4.3M
2019-20 $4.3M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2020-21 $750K
2018-19 to 2019-20 $4.3M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $4.3M
2015-16 to 2019-20 $4.3M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $3.3M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.333M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $2.333M

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

Rating

+4.8Goals above replacement209th of 675 skaters, 147th of 445 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.0Goals 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+2.1 77th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 55th percentilePower play-0.1 39th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 10th percentilePenalties+0.1 46th 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.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

51.4Corsi for %860 attempts for, 813 against
+4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Expected goals for %35.0 expected for, 32.8 against
+3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.9Goals for %35 for, 38 against
98.2PDO7.8% shooting + 90.3% saves
242Attempts 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
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Sam Bennett32259:4351.650.311-9
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Joe Colborne18104:2852.545.65-3
Mason Raymond · Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund1258:1950.054.14-3
Michael Frolik · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan3053:5240.239.12-5

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.5Expected goalsfrom 191 unblocked attempts
+1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes60th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt24th
Finishing +1.5 goals above expected72ndOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 14Expected 12.5

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
Mar 28, 2016 @ ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:41
Mar 26, 2016 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:56
Mar 24, 2016 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 17:31
Mar 21, 2016 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 15:55
Mar 20, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:25
Mar 18, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 19:52
Mar 16, 2016 vs WPG W 4-1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 17:59
Mar 14, 2016 vs STL W 7-4 3 0 3 2 0 7 2 16:34
Mar 11, 2016 vs ARI L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:52
Mar 9, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:33
Mar 7, 2016 vs SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:25
Mar 5, 2016 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:01
Mar 3, 2016 @ BUF L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:42
Mar 1, 2016 @ BOS L 1-2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 13:09
Feb 29, 2016 @ PHI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 13:47
Feb 27, 2016 vs OTT L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:13
Feb 25, 2016 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:27
Feb 23, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:31
Feb 21, 2016 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:56
Feb 19, 2016 vs VAN W 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 5 1 14:33
Feb 17, 2016 vs MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 12:02
Feb 15, 2016 vs ANA L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:57
Feb 12, 2016 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:03
Feb 11, 2016 @ SJS W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 16:40
Feb 9, 2016 vs TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:10
Feb 6, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 16:10
Feb 5, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 12:53
Feb 3, 2016 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:07
Jan 27, 2016 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:20
Jan 25, 2016 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 14:30
Jan 24, 2016 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 19:56
Jan 21, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 19:08
Jan 19, 2016 @ NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:03
Jan 16, 2016 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 15:37
Dec 15, 2015 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:36
Dec 12, 2015 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:05
Dec 10, 2015 vs BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:22
Dec 8, 2015 vs SJS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 10:41
Dec 4, 2015 vs BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:44
Dec 1, 2015 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 12:28
Nov 28, 2015 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 16:29
Nov 27, 2015 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:51
Nov 24, 2015 @ ANA L 3-5 2 0 2 3 0 4 0 18:34
Nov 20, 2015 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 14:38
Nov 17, 2015 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:20
Nov 15, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:14
Nov 13, 2015 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:42
Nov 12, 2015 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:19
Nov 10, 2015 @ FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:37
Nov 7, 2015 vs PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 14:16
Nov 5, 2015 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:41
Nov 3, 2015 @ COL L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:37
Oct 31, 2015 @ EDM W 5-4 3 0 3 3 0 7 3 14:16
Oct 30, 2015 vs MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:41
Oct 28, 2015 @ OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 18:04
Oct 26, 2015 @ NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:35
Oct 25, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:43
Oct 23, 2015 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:34
Oct 20, 2015 vs WSH L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:53
Oct 17, 2015 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:39
Oct 16, 2015 @ WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:23
Oct 13, 2015 vs STL L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 16:39
Oct 10, 2015 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 17:03
Oct 7, 2015 vs VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:24