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Nick Bonino

#12 · Centre · New York Rangers

Born Apr 20, 1988 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA · 6'1", 198 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 173rd overall in 2007 by SJS (round 6)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Reese Johnson CHI · 5 P in 42 GP Jake Lucchini MIN · 5 P in 40 GP Brendan Lemieux CAR · 5 P in 32 GP Matthew Phillips WSH · 5 P in 31 GP Axel Jonsson-Fjallby WPG · 5 P in 26 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.

0102030402009-10: 2 points209-102010-11: 0 points02011-12: 18 points1811-122012-13: 13 points132013-14: 49 points4913-142014-15: 39 points392015-16: 29 points2915-162016-17: 37 points372017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 35 points352019-20: 35 points3519-202020-21: 26 points262021-22: 26 points2621-222022-23: 19 points192023-24: 5 points523-24

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 ANA 9 1 1 2 0 6 14 4 0.22
2010-11 ANA 26 0 0 0 -3 4 23 18 0.00
2011-12 ANA 50 5 13 18 1 8 63 18 0.36 $693K
2012-13 ANA 28 5 8 13 -3 8 37 11 0.46 $700K
2013-14 ANA 77 22 27 49 14 22 159 28 0.64 $700K
2014-15 VAN 75 15 24 39 7 22 149 31 0.52 $1.9M
2015-16 PIT 63 9 20 29 13 31 97 22 0.46 $1.9M
2016-17 PIT 80 18 19 37 -5 16 142 60 0.46 $1.9M
2017-18 NSH 71 12 13 25 4 20 83 18 0.35 $4.1M
2018-19 NSH 81 17 18 35 27 18 118 24 0.43 $4.1M
2019-20 NSH 67 18 17 35 17 16 104 17 0.52 $4.1M
2020-21 MIN 55 10 16 26 0 26 66 11 0.47 $4.1M
2021-22 SJS 80 16 10 26 -25 18 137 34 0.33 $2.05M
2022-23 SJS 59 10 9 19 -6 28 88 17 0.32 $2.05M
2022-23 PIT 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0.00
2023-24 NYR 45 1 4 5 -12 8 31 10 0.11 $800K
15 seasons Career 869 159 199 358 30 251 1314 325 0.41

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 ANA 4 0 0 0 -1 2 7 4 0.00
2012-13 ANA 7 3 1 4 2 4 16 8 0.57
2013-14 ANA 13 4 4 8 3 8 22 14 0.62
2014-15 VAN 6 1 2 3 -2 4 13 2 0.50
2015-16 PIT 24 4 14 18 9 12 41 16 0.75
2016-17 PIT 21 4 3 7 4 2 33 17 0.33
2017-18 NSH 13 2 3 5 -1 9 26 9 0.38
2018-19 NSH 6 0 2 2 -3 2 7 1 0.33
2019-20 NSH 4 1 0 1 -2 2 7 2 0.25
2020-21 MIN 7 0 0 0 -3 0 5 7 0.00
10 seasons Playoffs 105 19 29 48 6 45 177 80 0.46

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
45 1 4 5 -12 8 31 10 0.11 3.2 12:15

Contract

$800KCap hitends in 2024
$160KCap dollars per point5 points in 45 games
$506KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$294KValueworth 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 718 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 2023-24, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit
2023-24 $800K

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
2023-24 to 2023-24 $800K
2021-22 to 2022-23 $2.05M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $4.1M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $4.1M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $4.1M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $1.9M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $700K
2011-12 to 2011-12 $693K

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacement549th of 721 skaters, 372nd of 469 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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-4.4 4th percentileEven-strength defence+1.9 81st percentilePower play0.0 64th percentilePenalty kill+0.6 93rd percentilePenalties0.0 39th 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.

-202468102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

38.6Corsi for %336 attempts for, 534 against
-14.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.3Expected goals for %12.3 expected for, 19.8 against
-15.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
28.6Goals for %8 for, 20 against
95.7PDO4.6% shooting + 91.0% saves
61Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Nick Bonino · Barclay Goodrow · Jimmy Vesey2393:3832.229.31-1
Nick Bonino · Jonny Brodzinski · Will Cuylle1486:3449.452.42-2
Nick Bonino · Kaapo Kakko · Will Cuylle967:4045.043.22-3
Blake Wheeler · Nick Bonino · Will Cuylle1340:2939.032.31-3

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.8Expected goalsfrom 48 unblocked attempts
-1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.31 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt4th
Finishing -1.8 goals above expected30thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012Game 20Game 40Expected 2.8Goals 1

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
Jan 23, 2024 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:01
Jan 21, 2024 @ ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:59
Jan 18, 2024 @ VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:35
Jan 16, 2024 vs SEA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:24
Jan 14, 2024 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:37
Jan 13, 2024 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:53
Jan 11, 2024 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 08:02
Jan 8, 2024 vs VAN L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:33
Jan 6, 2024 @ MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:32
Jan 4, 2024 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:21
Jan 2, 2024 vs CAR L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:24
Dec 30, 2023 @ TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:28
Dec 29, 2023 @ FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:06
Dec 27, 2023 vs WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:53
Dec 23, 2023 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 10:03
Dec 22, 2023 vs EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:12
Dec 19, 2023 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:34
Dec 16, 2023 @ BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:55
Dec 12, 2023 vs TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:22
Dec 10, 2023 vs LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:17
Dec 9, 2023 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:02
Dec 5, 2023 @ OTT L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:00
Dec 3, 2023 vs SJS W 6-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:54
Dec 2, 2023 @ NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:30
Nov 29, 2023 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:12
Nov 27, 2023 vs BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:19
Nov 25, 2023 vs BOS W 7-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 11:54
Nov 24, 2023 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:25
Nov 22, 2023 @ PIT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:10
Nov 20, 2023 @ DAL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:14
Nov 18, 2023 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:58
Nov 12, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:44
Nov 9, 2023 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:33
Nov 7, 2023 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:24
Nov 4, 2023 @ MIN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:46
Nov 2, 2023 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:04
Oct 30, 2023 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:58
Oct 28, 2023 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:43
Oct 26, 2023 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:36
Oct 24, 2023 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:07
Oct 21, 2023 @ SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:27
Oct 19, 2023 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:53
Oct 16, 2023 vs ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:45
Oct 14, 2023 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:56
Oct 12, 2023 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:41