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Robert Bortuzzo

#41 · Defence · Free agent, last with the Utah Mammoth

Born Mar 18, 1989 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 206 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 78th overall in 2007 by PIT (round 3)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dylan McIlrath WSH · 2 P in 17 GP Kevin Korchinski CHI · 2 P in 16 GP Mike Reilly NYI · 2 P in 18 GP Grant Hutton NYI · 2 P in 13 GP Ben Hutton VGK · 2 P in 11 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.

05102011-12: 0 points011-122012-13: 4 points412-132013-14: 10 points1013-142014-15: 8 points814-152015-16: 3 points315-162016-17: 4 points416-172017-18: 13 points1317-182018-19: 10 points1018-192019-20: 6 points619-202020-21: 5 points520-212021-22: 6 points621-222022-23: 5 points522-232023-24: 0 points023-242024-25: 2 points224-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 PIT 6 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 0.00 $535K
2012-13 PIT 15 2 2 4 3 27 10 18 0.27 $525K
2013-14 PIT 54 0 10 10 -3 74 50 137 0.19 $600K
2014-15 PIT 38 2 4 6 -6 68 37 116 0.16 $600K
2014-15 STL 13 1 1 2 -3 25 19 41 0.15
2015-16 STL 40 2 1 3 2 52 47 93 0.08 $1.05M
2016-17 STL 38 1 3 4 11 15 45 77 0.11 $1.05M
2017-18 STL 72 4 9 13 11 41 76 121 0.18 $1.15M
2018-19 STL 59 2 8 10 9 47 75 95 0.17 $1.15M
2019-20 STL 42 2 4 6 12 21 36 66 0.14 $1.375M
2020-21 STL 40 1 4 5 -3 47 31 85 0.13 $1.375M
2021-22 STL 73 1 5 6 -4 36 47 135 0.08 $1.375M
2022-23 STL 43 2 3 5 9 29 30 64 0.12 $950K
2023-24 STL 4 0 0 0 2 7 1 5 0.00 $950K
2023-24 NYI 23 0 0 0 -2 20 10 33 0.00
2024-25 UTA 17 0 2 2 -2 22 8 21 0.12 $775K
14 seasons Career 577 20 56 76 37 533 525 1116 0.13

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 PIT 8 0 1 1 1 4 13 10 0.13
2015-16 STL 5 0 1 1 1 2 5 12 0.20
2016-17 STL 10 0 0 0 -1 4 5 17 0.00
2018-19 STL 17 2 0 2 3 30 12 27 0.12
2019-20 STL 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0.00
2020-21 STL 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00
2021-22 STL 10 0 0 0 -1 6 2 20 0.00
2023-24 NYI 5 0 1 1 -3 14 0 6 0.20
8 seasons Playoffs 59 2 3 5 0 60 38 101 0.08

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
17 0 2 2 -2 22 8 21 0.12 0.0 10:57

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$388KCap dollars per point2 points in 17 games
$394KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.0 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Utah Hockey Club, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $775K $775K $0 $775K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Utah Hockey Club New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Feb 8, 2022 St. Louis Blues Extension 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $1.9M $950K
Dec 15, 2018 St. Louis Blues Extension 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $4.125M $1.375M
Dec 29, 2016 St. Louis Blues Extension 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $2.3M $1.15M
Jul 2, 2015 St. Louis Blues New contract 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $2.1M $1.05M
Jul 24, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $1.2M $600K
Aug 30, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2012-13 to 2012-13 1 $525K $525K
Mar 23, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $1.605M $535K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+2.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.1Even-strength defence+1.4Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.2Penalties-0.5

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

-202462011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-24Goals 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

52.3Corsi for %149 attempts for, 136 against
+0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
64.1Expected goals for %7.7 expected for, 4.3 against
+14.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
37.5Goals for %3 for, 5 against
95.8PDO4.2% shooting + 91.5% saves
18Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Robert Bortuzzo · Juuso Välimäki1063:2048.666.02-0
Robert Bortuzzo · Vladislav Kolyachonok538:1555.867.00-3
Robert Bortuzzo · Michael Kesselring925:1148.142.00-1
Robert Bortuzzo · Olli Maatta715:1250.074.70-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.5Expected goalsfrom 13 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.17 expected goals per 60 minutes52nd
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt86th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected39thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.5Goals 0

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 15, 2025 @ STL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:01
Jan 2, 2025 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:25
Dec 10, 2024 vs MIN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:57
Dec 8, 2024 @ PHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 10:30
Dec 7, 2024 @ BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:50
Dec 2, 2024 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:15
Nov 30, 2024 @ VGK W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:55
Nov 29, 2024 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 12:16
Nov 26, 2024 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 04:51
Nov 23, 2024 @ PIT W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:07
Nov 21, 2024 @ BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 07:02
Nov 5, 2024 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:06
Oct 28, 2024 vs SJS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:55
Oct 26, 2024 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:09
Oct 22, 2024 vs OTT L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15:05
Oct 19, 2024 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:46
Oct 16, 2024 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 10:02