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

Mark Jankowski CGY · 25 P in 72 GP Michael Frolik CGY · 25 P in 70 GP Pavel Zacha NJD · 25 P in 69 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.

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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 12 13 25 4 20 83 18 0.35 14.5 15:38

Contract

$4.1MCap hit2017-18
$164KCap dollars per point25 points in 71 games
$1.147MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.6 goals above replacement
$2.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.2MValueworth 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
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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.6Goals above replacement274th of 691 skaters, 192nd of 451 forwards
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals 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-2.7 14th percentileEven-strength defence+3.8 98th percentilePower play-0.6 15th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 8th percentilePenalties+0.4 55th 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.

-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

47.7Corsi for %779 attempts for, 853 against
-5.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Expected goals for %30.4 expected for, 33.0 against
-4.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.5Goals for %34 for, 32 against
101.0PDO8.1% shooting + 92.9% saves
123Attempts 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
Scott Hartnell · Nick Bonino · Calle Jarnkrok24152:2056.665.411-6
Nick Bonino · Colton Sissons · Ryan Hartman961:1546.751.52-2
Nick Bonino · Calle Jarnkrok · Kevin Fiala1455:5157.555.53-0
Nick Bonino · Calle Jarnkrok · Colton Sissons1647:3258.253.42-2

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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.1Expected goalsfrom 119 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.49 expected goals per 60 minutes10th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt58th
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected62ndOne 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.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 10Expected 9.1

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
Apr 7, 2018 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:47
Apr 5, 2018 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:23
Apr 3, 2018 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:15
Apr 1, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:31
Mar 31, 2018 vs BUF L 4-7 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 17:43
Mar 29, 2018 vs SJS W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 17:56
Mar 27, 2018 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:56
Mar 25, 2018 @ WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:59
Mar 24, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:37
Mar 22, 2018 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:17
Mar 19, 2018 @ BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:07
Mar 16, 2018 @ COL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:59
Mar 15, 2018 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:48
Mar 13, 2018 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:11
Mar 10, 2018 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:18
Mar 8, 2018 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:19
Mar 6, 2018 vs DAL W 2-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 12:49
Mar 4, 2018 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:04
Mar 2, 2018 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:30
Mar 1, 2018 @ EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:40
Feb 27, 2018 @ WPG W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:22
Feb 25, 2018 vs STL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:04
Feb 22, 2018 vs SJS W 7-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 14:56
Feb 20, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:00
Feb 19, 2018 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:31
Feb 17, 2018 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:30
Feb 15, 2018 vs CGY L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:37
Feb 13, 2018 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:32
Feb 10, 2018 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:32
Feb 8, 2018 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:25
Feb 7, 2018 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:23
Feb 5, 2018 @ NYI W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14:54
Feb 3, 2018 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:39
Feb 1, 2018 vs LAK W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13:08
Jan 30, 2018 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:22
Jan 25, 2018 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:37
Jan 23, 2018 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:50
Jan 20, 2018 vs FLA W 4-3 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 14:57
Jan 18, 2018 vs ARI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:40
Jan 16, 2018 vs VGK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:30
Jan 9, 2018 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:51
Jan 6, 2018 @ LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:46
Jan 4, 2018 @ ARI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:27
Jan 2, 2018 @ VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:34
Dec 30, 2017 vs MIN W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:24
Dec 29, 2017 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 10:05
Dec 27, 2017 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:50
Dec 23, 2017 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:10
Dec 21, 2017 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 14:12
Dec 19, 2017 vs WPG L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:12
Dec 16, 2017 @ CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:29
Dec 14, 2017 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:52
Dec 13, 2017 @ VAN W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:36
Dec 8, 2017 vs VGK L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:01
Dec 5, 2017 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:43
Dec 4, 2017 vs BOS W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:46
Dec 2, 2017 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:09
Nov 30, 2017 vs VAN L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 11:20
Nov 28, 2017 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:04
Nov 26, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:02
Nov 24, 2017 @ STL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:50
Nov 22, 2017 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:51
Nov 20, 2017 vs WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:23
Nov 18, 2017 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:14
Nov 16, 2017 @ MIN L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 10:45
Nov 14, 2017 vs WSH W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 12:13
Oct 14, 2017 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:50
Oct 12, 2017 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:37
Oct 10, 2017 vs PHI W 6-5 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 19:56
Oct 7, 2017 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:14
Oct 5, 2017 @ BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:04