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Evgenii Dadonov

#33 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the New Jersey Devils

Born Mar 12, 1989 in Chelyabinsk, RUS · 5'11", 188 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 71st overall in 2007 by FLA (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sebastian Aho CAR · 65 P in 78 GP Clayton Keller ARI · 65 P in 82 GP Sean Monahan CGY · 64 P in 74 GP David Perron VGK · 66 P in 70 GP Vladimir Tarasenko STL · 66 P in 80 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.

02040602009-10: 0 points009-102010-11: 17 points1710-112011-12: 3 points311-122017-18: 65 points6517-182018-19: 70 points7018-192019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 20 points2020-212021-22: 43 points4321-222022-23: 33 points3322-232023-24: 23 points2323-242024-25: 40 points4024-252025-26: 1 points125-26

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 FLA 4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 0.00 $654K
2010-11 FLA 36 8 9 17 0 14 60 45 0.47 $654K
2011-12 FLA 15 2 1 3 -4 2 21 13 0.20 $654K
2017-18 FLA 74 28 37 65 10 8 188 27 0.88 $4M
2018-19 FLA 82 28 42 70 -6 8 195 33 0.85 $4M
2019-20 FLA 69 25 22 47 -7 10 167 29 0.68 $4M
2020-21 OTT 55 13 7 20 -9 4 89 38 0.36 $5M
2021-22 VGK 78 20 23 43 4 18 177 65 0.55 $5M
2022-23 MTL 50 4 14 18 -10 16 72 19 0.36 $5M
2022-23 DAL 23 3 12 15 2 2 38 14 0.65
2023-24 DAL 51 12 11 23 -6 8 67 35 0.45 $2.25M
2024-25 DAL 80 20 20 40 1 10 123 44 0.50 $2.25M
2025-26 NJD 24 1 0 1 -6 2 21 7 0.04 $1M
12 seasons Career 641 164 198 362 -32 102 1222 372 0.56

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 FLA 4 0 1 1 1 2 7 3 0.25
2022-23 DAL 16 4 6 10 5 2 29 18 0.63
2023-24 DAL 19 3 4 7 0 2 26 21 0.37
2024-25 DAL 16 1 3 4 -3 2 16 19 0.25
4 seasons Playoffs 55 8 14 22 3 8 78 61 0.40

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 28 37 65 10 8 188 27 0.88 14.9 18:42

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$62KCap dollars per point65 points in 74 games
$268KCap dollars per goal above replacement14.9 goals above replacement
$10.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.1MValueworth 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

Signed by the Florida Panthers on Jul 1, 2017, as a new contract: 3 years and $12M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2019-20, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $4M $650K $4M $4.65M NMC
2018-19 $4M $2.75M $1M $3.75M NMC
2019-20 $4M $2.6M $1M $3.6M M-NTC, NMC

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
Jul 1, 2025 New Jersey Devils New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1M $1M
Jun 27, 2023 Dallas Stars Extension 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $4.5M $2.25M
Oct 15, 2020 Ottawa Senators New contract 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $15M $5M
Jul 1, 2017 Florida Panthers New contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $12M $4M
Jul 10, 2009 Florida Panthers Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $1.963M $654K

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

Rating

+14.9Goals above replacement13th of 691 skaters, 12th of 451 forwards
+2.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+11.1Goals 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+8.6 99th percentileEven-strength defence+1.5 78th percentilePower play-0.2 35th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 49th percentilePenalties+1.1 77th 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.

-50510152010-112017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

53.3Corsi for %1121 attempts for, 984 against
+5.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Expected goals for %49.3 expected for, 41.0 against
+8.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.2Goals for %64 for, 46 against
101.5PDO9.8% shooting + 91.7% saves
268Attempts 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
Evgenii Dadonov · Nick Bjugstad · Aleksander Barkov35375:2955.758.628-17
Evgenii Dadonov · Jonathan Huberdeau · Aleksander Barkov39366:1054.953.919-16
Evgenii Dadonov · Vincent Trocheck · Denis Malgin1457:3141.435.63-2
Colton Sceviour · Evgenii Dadonov · Aleksander Barkov1645:1451.155.54-1

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
23.6Expected goalsfrom 287 unblocked attempts
+4.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.03 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt71st
Finishing +4.4 goals above expected85thOne 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.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 28Expected 23.6

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. 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 8, 2018 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 18:40
Apr 7, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:03
Apr 5, 2018 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 5 2 18:09
Apr 3, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:32
Apr 2, 2018 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 17:24
Mar 31, 2018 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:56
Mar 29, 2018 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:08
Mar 28, 2018 @ TOR L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 19:00
Mar 26, 2018 @ NYI W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 17:32
Mar 24, 2018 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:50
Mar 22, 2018 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:28
Mar 20, 2018 @ OTT W 7-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 14:36
Mar 19, 2018 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17:12
Mar 17, 2018 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 22:08
Mar 15, 2018 vs BOS W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 16:41
Mar 12, 2018 vs OTT L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 18:03
Mar 10, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:29
Mar 8, 2018 vs MTL W 5-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 14:07
Mar 6, 2018 @ TBL L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 23:49
Mar 4, 2018 vs PHI W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 19:28
Mar 2, 2018 vs BUF W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 18:12
Mar 1, 2018 vs NJD W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 16:25
Feb 27, 2018 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:37
Feb 24, 2018 vs PIT W 6-5 3 0 3 2 0 3 0 20:16
Feb 22, 2018 vs WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18:57
Feb 20, 2018 @ TOR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:49
Feb 18, 2018 @ WPG L 2-7 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 21:08
Feb 17, 2018 @ CGY W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:28
Feb 14, 2018 @ VAN W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:27
Feb 12, 2018 @ EDM W 7-5 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 20:34
Feb 9, 2018 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:03
Feb 6, 2018 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 19:47
Feb 3, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:47
Feb 1, 2018 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:05
Jan 30, 2018 @ NYI W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:16
Jan 25, 2018 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 19:20
Jan 23, 2018 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 15:30
Jan 20, 2018 @ NSH L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 21:50
Jan 19, 2018 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:05
Jan 12, 2018 vs CGY L 2-4 2 0 2 -1 0 8 0 20:37
Jan 9, 2018 @ STL W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:12
Jan 7, 2018 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 22:42
Jan 5, 2018 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:00
Jan 2, 2018 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:01
Dec 30, 2017 vs MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:32
Dec 28, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:52
Dec 23, 2017 vs OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:20
Dec 22, 2017 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 17:05
Dec 19, 2017 @ ARI W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 16:26
Dec 17, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 15:58
Dec 14, 2017 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:08
Dec 12, 2017 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:38
Nov 25, 2017 vs CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:57
Nov 22, 2017 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:58
Nov 19, 2017 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:43
Nov 18, 2017 @ LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 22:36
Nov 16, 2017 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:31
Nov 14, 2017 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23:46
Nov 11, 2017 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:03
Nov 10, 2017 @ BUF W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 19:17
Nov 7, 2017 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 20:29
Nov 4, 2017 vs NYR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 18:21
Nov 2, 2017 vs CBJ L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:17
Oct 30, 2017 vs TBL L 5-8 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 22:13
Oct 28, 2017 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 7 3 21:02
Oct 26, 2017 vs ANA W 8-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 18:18
Oct 24, 2017 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:20
Oct 21, 2017 @ WSH W 4-1 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 20:36
Oct 20, 2017 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 21:58
Oct 17, 2017 @ PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:22
Oct 14, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 18:36
Oct 12, 2017 vs STL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:04
Oct 7, 2017 vs TBL W 5-4 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 18:21
Oct 6, 2017 @ TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 18:33