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

Nick Bonino NSH · 25 P in 71 GP Pavel Zacha NJD · 25 P in 69 GP Mark Jankowski CGY · 25 P in 72 GP Martin Frk DET · 25 P in 68 GP Alex Iafallo LAK · 25 P in 75 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 10 15 25 -19 26 167 48 0.36 6.0 16:55

Contract

$4.3MCap hit2017-18
$172KCap dollars per point25 points in 70 games
$3.314MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.3 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth 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 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
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 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

+1.3Goals above replacement432nd of 691 skaters, 294th of 451 forwards
+0.2Wins 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 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-1.2 33rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.9 65th percentilePower play-0.7 14th percentilePenalty kill-0.7 3rd percentilePenalties-0.2 30th 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

56.9Corsi for %1115 attempts for, 846 against
+4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %42.5 expected for, 36.0 against
+0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
39.0Goals for %30 for, 47 against
94.9PDO5.0% shooting + 89.9% saves
240Attempts 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
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Matthew Tkachuk56619:0659.257.522-25
Troy Brouwer · Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund14100:3054.056.12-5
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Sam Bennett2242:3851.138.70-3
Michael Frolik · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan2920:1375.473.72-0

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.8Expected goalsfrom 226 unblocked attempts
-3.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.65 expected goals per 60 minutes36th
Shot quality 5.7% chance per attempt4th
Finishing -3.8 goals above expected15thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.8Goals 9

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 vs VGK W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:29
Apr 5, 2018 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 11:03
Apr 3, 2018 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 15:19
Mar 31, 2018 vs EDM W 3-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 18:51
Mar 29, 2018 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:24
Mar 26, 2018 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:37
Mar 24, 2018 @ SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:52
Mar 21, 2018 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:17
Mar 19, 2018 @ ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:13
Mar 18, 2018 @ VGK L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:50
Mar 16, 2018 vs SJS L 4-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:56
Mar 13, 2018 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:45
Mar 11, 2018 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:29
Mar 9, 2018 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:29
Mar 7, 2018 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:04
Mar 5, 2018 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:30
Mar 2, 2018 vs NYR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 16:05
Feb 28, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 15:50
Feb 27, 2018 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:56
Feb 24, 2018 vs COL W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:05
Feb 22, 2018 @ ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:34
Feb 21, 2018 @ VGK L 3-7 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:42
Feb 19, 2018 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:19
Feb 17, 2018 vs FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 17:08
Feb 15, 2018 @ NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:01
Feb 13, 2018 @ BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 4 2 0 13:04
Feb 11, 2018 @ NYI W 3-2 0 2 2 2 2 3 1 17:54
Feb 9, 2018 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 17:21
Feb 8, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:49
Feb 6, 2018 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:36
Feb 3, 2018 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:06
Feb 1, 2018 vs TBL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 15:56
Jan 30, 2018 vs VGK L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:11
Dec 28, 2017 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:43
Dec 22, 2017 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:25
Dec 20, 2017 vs STL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 14:37
Dec 17, 2017 @ VAN W 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16:08
Dec 16, 2017 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:34
Dec 14, 2017 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 16:39
Dec 12, 2017 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:55
Dec 9, 2017 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 7 1 19:14
Dec 7, 2017 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:42
Dec 6, 2017 @ TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:47
Dec 4, 2017 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 14:54
Dec 2, 2017 vs EDM L 5-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 16:20
Nov 30, 2017 vs ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:33
Nov 28, 2017 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:32
Nov 25, 2017 @ COL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:18
Nov 24, 2017 @ DAL L 4-6 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 15:51
Nov 22, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:40
Nov 20, 2017 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:50
Nov 18, 2017 @ PHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 17:07
Nov 15, 2017 @ DET L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:57
Nov 13, 2017 vs STL W 7-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:22
Nov 9, 2017 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:35
Nov 7, 2017 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 15:15
Nov 5, 2017 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 20:06
Nov 2, 2017 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:40
Oct 29, 2017 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:48
Oct 27, 2017 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:42
Oct 25, 2017 @ STL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 19:04
Oct 24, 2017 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:34
Oct 21, 2017 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:11
Oct 19, 2017 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:13
Oct 14, 2017 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:51
Oct 13, 2017 vs OTT L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:46
Oct 11, 2017 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 16:30
Oct 9, 2017 @ ANA W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:07
Oct 7, 2017 vs WPG W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:26
Oct 4, 2017 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:54