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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Pardy BUF · 4 P in 17 GP Alexander Sulzer BUF · 4 P in 17 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 4 P in 12 GP Stefan Elliott COL · 4 P in 18 GP Brian Strait NYI · 4 P in 19 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
15 2 2 4 3 27 10 18 0.27 20.0 13:17

Contract

$525KCap hitends in 2013
$131KCap dollars per point4 points in 15 games
$1.743MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.3 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 Pittsburgh Penguins on Aug 30, 2012, as a new contract: 1 year and $525K, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2012-13, so this is its last season. His next contract is already signed: a new contract with the Utah Hockey Club, 1 year and $775K at $775K a season, beginning in 2024-25.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $525K $525K $0 $525K

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 not begun 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence-0.2Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-0.4

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. 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.

-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

48.8Corsi for %163 attempts for, 171 against
+1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.5Expected goals for %6.6 expected for, 7.6 against
-1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.8Goals for %10 for, 7 against
103.5PDO11.5% shooting + 92.0% saves
24Attempts 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
Deryk Engelland · Robert Bortuzzo1597:0247.743.75-3
Robert Bortuzzo · Simon Despres733:0837.737.72-1
Brooks Orpik · Robert Bortuzzo814:2264.071.41-1
Matt Niskanen · Robert Bortuzzo714:2150.030.01-0

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. 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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.6Expected goalsfrom 18 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.17 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 3.2% chance per attempt60th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected80thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 0.6

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 22, 2013 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 13:10
Apr 9, 2013 @ CAR W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 13:50
Apr 5, 2013 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:30
Apr 3, 2013 @ NYR L 1-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:41
Feb 28, 2013 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 12:51
Feb 26, 2013 @ FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:13
Feb 20, 2013 vs PHI L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:59
Feb 17, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:49
Feb 10, 2013 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 14:12
Feb 9, 2013 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:05
Feb 7, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 16:59
Feb 5, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:57
Feb 3, 2013 @ WSH W 6-3 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 11:28
Feb 2, 2013 vs NJD W 5-1 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 12:27
Jan 31, 2013 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:11