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David Schlemko

#21 · Defence · Montréal Canadiens

Born May 7, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'1", 191 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Olli Maatta PIT · 19 P in 67 GP Nathan Beaulieu MTL · 19 P in 64 GP Jay Bouwmeester STL · 19 P in 72 GP Kris Russell DAL · 19 P in 62 GP John Moore NJD · 19 P in 73 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.

0510152008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 5 points509-102010-11: 14 points1410-112011-12: 11 points1111-122012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 9 points913-142014-15: 4 points414-152015-16: 19 points1915-162016-17: 18 points1816-172017-18: 5 points517-182018-19: 2 points218-19

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 PHX 3 0 1 1 -2 0 3 6 0.33
2009-10 PHX 17 1 4 5 1 8 19 10 0.29
2010-11 PHX 43 4 10 14 8 24 47 56 0.33 $550K
2011-12 PHX 46 1 10 11 7 10 58 52 0.24 $550K
2012-13 PHX 30 1 5 6 8 12 35 38 0.20 $550K
2013-14 PHX 48 1 8 9 2 18 61 61 0.19 $1.188M
2014-15 ARI 20 1 3 4 -5 4 24 29 0.20 $1.188M
2014-15 DAL 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0.00
2014-15 CGY 19 0 0 0 6 8 15 9 0.00
2015-16 NJD 67 6 13 19 -22 16 104 47 0.28 $625K
2016-17 SJS 62 2 16 18 4 14 118 35 0.29 $2.1M
2017-18 MTL 37 1 4 5 3 6 38 33 0.14 $2.1M
2018-19 MTL 18 0 2 2 -1 4 29 29 0.11 $2.1M
11 seasons Career 415 18 76 94 9 124 557 412 0.23

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 PHX 4 1 0 1 -3 4 4 5 0.25
2011-12 PHX 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0.00
2014-15 CGY 11 0 1 1 1 2 15 12 0.09
2016-17 SJS 6 2 1 3 2 2 9 5 0.50
4 seasons Playoffs 26 3 2 5 0 8 34 26 0.19

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 6 13 19 -22 16 104 47 0.28 5.8 18:39

Contract

$625KCap hit2015-16
$33KCap dollars per point19 points in 67 games
$89KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.0 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.4MValueworth 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. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2019-20 $2.1M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $2.1M
2015-16 to 2015-16 $625K
2013-14 to 2014-15 $1.188M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $550K
2010-11 to 2012-13 $550K

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

+7.0Goals above replacement141st of 675 skaters, 41st of 230 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: 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+0.1 63rd percentileEven-strength defence+1.5 76th percentilePower play+0.7 94th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 84th percentilePenalties+0.2 81st 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 defencemen. 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

48.6Corsi for %705 attempts for, 747 against
+2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.8Expected goals for %31.4 expected for, 31.7 against
+2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.8Goals for %26 for, 41 against
96.8PDO6.7% shooting + 90.1% saves
125Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
David Schlemko · John Moore47218:2244.344.84-13
David Schlemko · Eric Gelinas25216:4851.852.76-9
David Schlemko · Jon Merrill30179:5345.949.94-6
David Schlemko · Damon Severson47136:1147.846.06-7

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.3Expected goalsfrom 138 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.25 expected goals per 60 minutes77th
Shot quality 3.8% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 6Expected 5.3

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 9, 2016 vs TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:09
Apr 7, 2016 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:24
Apr 5, 2016 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:46
Apr 2, 2016 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 19:57
Mar 17, 2016 vs MIN W 7-4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 19:58
Mar 14, 2016 @ ANA L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 21:51
Mar 12, 2016 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:01
Mar 10, 2016 @ SJS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:23
Mar 6, 2016 vs PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:49
Mar 4, 2016 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 23:22
Mar 3, 2016 @ NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20:15
Mar 1, 2016 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:34
Feb 26, 2016 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:12
Feb 25, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:50
Feb 23, 2016 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:05
Feb 20, 2016 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:02
Feb 19, 2016 vs NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:50
Feb 16, 2016 vs PHI L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 20:40
Feb 14, 2016 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:36
Feb 13, 2016 @ PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:56
Feb 9, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:09
Feb 8, 2016 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 18:42
Feb 6, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 25:37
Feb 4, 2016 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 22:02
Feb 2, 2016 vs NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 21:36
Jan 26, 2016 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 21:43
Jan 23, 2016 @ WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 20:46
Jan 21, 2016 vs OTT W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20:52
Jan 19, 2016 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 18:43
Jan 16, 2016 @ ARI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:13
Jan 14, 2016 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:20
Jan 12, 2016 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:22
Jan 10, 2016 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:21
Jan 4, 2016 vs DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:38
Jan 2, 2016 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 17:20
Dec 30, 2015 @ OTT W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:46
Dec 29, 2015 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 20:36
Dec 26, 2015 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:28
Dec 22, 2015 @ DET W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 17:50
Dec 20, 2015 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:51
Dec 19, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:36
Dec 17, 2015 vs FLA L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 17:12
Dec 15, 2015 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:08
Dec 13, 2015 @ NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 18:55
Dec 11, 2015 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:28
Dec 8, 2015 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:23
Dec 6, 2015 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:17
Dec 4, 2015 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:00
Nov 20, 2015 @ EDM L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 17:52
Nov 17, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:35
Nov 14, 2015 vs PIT W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:31
Nov 12, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15:08
Nov 10, 2015 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 16:38
Nov 8, 2015 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:20
Nov 6, 2015 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:26
Nov 3, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:09
Oct 31, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:58
Oct 29, 2015 @ PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:19
Oct 27, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:09
Oct 24, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 14:51
Oct 22, 2015 @ OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:03
Oct 20, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:58
Oct 18, 2015 @ NYR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:28
Oct 16, 2015 vs SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:39
Oct 13, 2015 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:06
Oct 10, 2015 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:43
Oct 9, 2015 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:02