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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 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Austin Watson NSH · 14 P in 53 GP Riley Nash CBJ · 14 P in 64 GP Casey Cizikas NYI · 14 P in 48 GP Leo Komarov NYI · 14 P in 48 GP Andrew Cogliano DAL · 14 P in 68 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

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
57 6 8 14 -12 28 70 32 0.25 8.6 12:26

Contract

$4.3MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$307KCap dollars per point14 points in 57 games
-$725KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Rating

-1.7Goals above replacement597th of 670 skaters, 407th of 439 forwards
-0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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 13th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 66th percentilePower play+0.0 59th percentilePenalty kill-0.9 2nd percentilePenalties-0.9 8th 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

49.3Corsi for %539 attempts for, 555 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.8Expected goals for %20.8 expected for, 24.6 against
-2.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %12 for, 24 against
96.3PDO4.2% shooting + 92.1% saves
118Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Matthew TkachukCGY19122:3957.950.25-7
Michael Frolik · Tobias Rieder · Mark JankowskiCGY17104:2154.559.72-5
Michael Frolik · Marcus Johansson · Conor ShearyBUF966:3239.537.20-4
Michael Frolik · Tobias Rieder · Sam BennettCGY329:4451.762.10-0

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.4Expected goalsfrom 96 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.46 expected goals per 60 minutes7th
Shot quality 5.7% chance per attempt2nd
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected48thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

024Game 20Game 40Expected 5.4Goals 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. 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
Mar 7, 2020 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:31
Feb 26, 2020 @ COL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:48
Feb 23, 2020 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:40
Feb 22, 2020 @ PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 14:35
Feb 13, 2020 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:07
Feb 11, 2020 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:22
Feb 9, 2020 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:55
Feb 7, 2020 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:19
Feb 6, 2020 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:20
Feb 4, 2020 vs COL L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 17:18
Feb 1, 2020 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:27
Jan 30, 2020 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:57
Jan 28, 2020 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:55
Jan 18, 2020 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:56
Jan 16, 2020 @ DAL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 15:12
Jan 14, 2020 vs VGK W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:10
Jan 12, 2020 @ DET W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:22
Jan 11, 2020 vs VAN L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:06
Jan 9, 2020 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:44
Dec 31, 2019 vs CHI L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:10
Dec 29, 2019 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 08:29
Dec 27, 2019 @ EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:22
Dec 19, 2019 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:36
Dec 17, 2019 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:09
Dec 14, 2019 vs CAR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:16
Dec 12, 2019 vs TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 09:13
Dec 10, 2019 @ ARI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 13:09
Dec 9, 2019 @ COL W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 09:50
Dec 7, 2019 vs LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:16
Dec 5, 2019 vs BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 09:41
Nov 30, 2019 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:31
Nov 27, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12:05
Nov 25, 2019 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:58
Nov 23, 2019 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:06
Nov 21, 2019 @ STL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:47
Nov 19, 2019 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:02
Nov 17, 2019 @ VGK L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 11:32
Nov 16, 2019 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:41
Nov 13, 2019 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:00
Nov 5, 2019 vs ARI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 09:09
Nov 3, 2019 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:38
Nov 2, 2019 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:20
Oct 31, 2019 @ NSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:48
Oct 29, 2019 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:50
Oct 26, 2019 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:33
Oct 24, 2019 vs FLA W 6-5 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 2 1 0 11:56
Oct 22, 2019 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:03
Oct 20, 2019 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:58
Oct 19, 2019 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 13:30
Oct 17, 2019 vs DET W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:13
Oct 15, 2019 vs PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 18:08
Oct 13, 2019 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:39
Oct 12, 2019 @ VGK L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:10
Oct 10, 2019 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:49
Oct 8, 2019 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 08:02
Oct 5, 2019 vs VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:32
Oct 3, 2019 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 15:05