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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Daniel Sedin VAN · 44 P in 82 GP Richard Panik CHI · 44 P in 82 GP Tanner Pearson LAK · 44 P in 80 GP Patric Hornqvist PIT · 44 P in 70 GP Alex Galchenyuk MTL · 44 P in 61 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 17 27 44 13 58 202 60 0.54 8.4 17:05

Contract

$4.3MCap hit2016-17
$98KCap dollars per point44 points in 82 games
$855KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.0 goals above replacement
$3.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$522KValueworth 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 664 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 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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.0Goals above replacement192nd of 664 skaters, 137th of 435 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+2.6 78th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 54th percentilePower play+0.2 74th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 89th percentilePenalties-2.4 1st 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

55.6Corsi for %1116 attempts for, 890 against
+7.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.4Expected goals for %47.0 expected for, 40.9 against
+6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.4Goals for %44 for, 40 against
98.6PDO7.3% shooting + 91.3% saves
289Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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 · Matthew Tkachuk71742:2157.656.035-21
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Lance Bouma1248:3744.053.32-2
Michael Frolik · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan2437:1560.350.01-2
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Micheal Ferland1636:1449.237.80-4

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.7Expected goalsfrom 271 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes52nd
Shot quality 6.2% chance per attempt11th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected58thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 17Expected 16.7

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 8, 2017 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:55
Apr 6, 2017 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:42
Apr 4, 2017 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 1 12 3 1 17:03
Apr 2, 2017 vs ANA L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 17:30
Mar 31, 2017 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:58
Mar 29, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:57
Mar 27, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:52
Mar 25, 2017 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 20:03
Mar 23, 2017 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:37
Mar 21, 2017 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 19:22
Mar 19, 2017 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 16:02
Mar 17, 2017 vs DAL W 3-1 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 18:03
Mar 15, 2017 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 19:40
Mar 13, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 18:51
Mar 11, 2017 @ WPG W 3-0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 19:40
Mar 9, 2017 vs MTL W 5-0 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 17:00
Mar 5, 2017 vs NYI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:10
Mar 3, 2017 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:27
Feb 28, 2017 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:38
Feb 26, 2017 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:28
Feb 24, 2017 @ FLA W 4-2 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 18:19
Feb 23, 2017 @ TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:36
Feb 21, 2017 @ NSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:11
Feb 18, 2017 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 16:36
Feb 15, 2017 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 17:28
Feb 13, 2017 vs ARI L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:33
Feb 7, 2017 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 20:03
Feb 5, 2017 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 17:27
Feb 3, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:21
Feb 1, 2017 vs MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:21
Jan 26, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 17:52
Jan 24, 2017 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 15:04
Jan 23, 2017 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 17:09
Jan 21, 2017 vs EDM L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 2 5 1 17:06
Jan 19, 2017 vs NSH L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 17:51
Jan 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 2 2 1 14:35
Jan 14, 2017 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:39
Jan 13, 2017 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 18:22
Jan 11, 2017 vs SJS W 3-2 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 16:15
Jan 9, 2017 @ WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:05
Jan 7, 2017 vs VAN W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 18:39
Jan 6, 2017 @ VAN L 2-4 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 18:38
Jan 4, 2017 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:13
Dec 31, 2016 vs ARI W 4-2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 15:24
Dec 29, 2016 vs ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:11
Dec 27, 2016 @ COL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 16:06
Dec 23, 2016 vs VAN W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 18:07
Dec 20, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 13:48
Dec 19, 2016 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 15:09
Dec 16, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:31
Dec 14, 2016 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 15:19
Dec 10, 2016 vs WPG W 6-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:11
Dec 8, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 16:20
Dec 6, 2016 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:20
Dec 4, 2016 vs ANA W 8-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:24
Dec 2, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:40
Nov 30, 2016 vs TOR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:44
Nov 28, 2016 @ NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:06
Nov 27, 2016 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:21
Nov 25, 2016 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 17:58
Nov 23, 2016 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:03
Nov 21, 2016 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:46
Nov 20, 2016 @ DET W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:05
Nov 18, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:55
Nov 16, 2016 vs ARI W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 17:55
Nov 15, 2016 @ MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 18:10
Nov 12, 2016 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:11
Nov 10, 2016 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:06
Nov 6, 2016 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:35
Nov 5, 2016 @ LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 15:46
Nov 3, 2016 @ SJS W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 16:40
Nov 1, 2016 @ CHI L 1-5 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 13:20
Oct 30, 2016 vs WSH L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:53
Oct 28, 2016 vs OTT W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:41
Oct 25, 2016 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:51
Oct 24, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 14:31
Oct 22, 2016 vs STL L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 18:35
Oct 20, 2016 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:45
Oct 18, 2016 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:10
Oct 15, 2016 @ VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:26
Oct 14, 2016 vs EDM L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 14:28
Oct 12, 2016 @ EDM L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 13:52