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Jakub Voracek

#93 · Right wing · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Aug 15, 1989 in Kladno, CZE · 6'2", 216 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2007 by CBJ (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Timo Meier SJS · 66 P in 78 GP Kyle Connor WPG · 66 P in 82 GP Elias Pettersson VAN · 66 P in 71 GP Sam Reinhart BUF · 65 P in 82 GP Vladimir Tarasenko STL · 68 P in 76 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.

0204060802008-09: 38 points3808-092009-10: 50 points502010-11: 46 points4610-112011-12: 49 points492012-13: 46 points4612-132013-14: 62 points622014-15: 81 points8114-152015-16: 55 points552016-17: 61 points6116-172017-18: 85 points852018-19: 66 points6618-192019-20: 56 points562020-21: 43 points4320-212021-22: 62 points622022-23: 6 points622-23

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 CBJ 80 9 29 38 11 44 101 32 0.48
2009-10 CBJ 81 16 34 50 -7 26 154 63 0.62
2010-11 CBJ 80 14 32 46 -3 26 183 55 0.58
2011-12 PHI 78 18 31 49 11 32 190 44 0.63 $2.25M
2012-13 PHI 48 22 24 46 -7 35 129 20 0.96 $4.25M
2013-14 PHI 82 23 39 62 11 22 235 19 0.76 $4.25M
2014-15 PHI 82 22 59 81 1 78 221 55 0.99 $4.25M
2015-16 PHI 73 11 44 55 -5 38 213 51 0.75 $4.25M
2016-17 PHI 82 20 41 61 -24 56 253 30 0.74 $8.25M
2017-18 PHI 82 20 65 85 10 50 228 23 1.04 $8.25M
2018-19 PHI 78 20 46 66 -16 25 210 17 0.85 $8.25M
2019-20 PHI 69 12 44 56 14 31 132 17 0.81 $8.25M
2020-21 PHI 53 9 34 43 -12 18 104 17 0.81 $8.25M
2021-22 CBJ 79 6 56 62 -13 44 147 27 0.78 $8.25M
2022-23 CBJ 11 1 5 6 -7 0 17 2 0.55 $8.25M
15 seasons Career 1058 223 583 806 -36 525 2517 472 0.76

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CBJ 4 0 1 1 0 8 12 5 0.25
2011-12 PHI 11 2 8 10 0 8 20 13 0.91
2013-14 PHI 7 2 2 4 -1 4 14 9 0.57
2015-16 PHI 6 1 0 1 -1 4 16 8 0.17
2017-18 PHI 6 0 3 3 -3 6 12 5 0.50
2019-20 PHI 13 4 4 8 2 22 30 11 0.62
6 seasons Playoffs 47 9 18 27 -3 52 104 51 0.57

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 20 46 66 -16 25 210 17 0.85 9.5 18:40

Contract

$8.25MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$125KCap dollars per point66 points in 78 games
$1.298MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.4 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.3MValueworth 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 696 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, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2018-19 $8.25M
2019-20 $8.25M
2020-21 $8.25M
2021-22 $8.25M
2022-23 $8.25M
2023-24 $8.25M

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
2020-21 to 2022-23 $8.25M
2018-19 to 2023-24 $8.25M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $8.25M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4.25M
2011-12 to 2011-12 $2.25M

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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Rating

+6.4Goals above replacement155th of 699 skaters, 117th of 455 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 455 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+2.5 76th percentileEven-strength defence-2.4 10th percentilePower play+0.8 87th percentilePenalty kill0.0 37th percentilePenalties+1.4 80th 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

48.5Corsi for %1059 attempts for, 1124 against
+0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Expected goals for %47.8 expected for, 48.5 against
+1.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.3Goals for %48 for, 58 against
98.5PDO8.2% shooting + 90.2% saves
236Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Jakub Voracek · Sean Couturier · Oskar Lindblom39256:5747.449.411-12
Jakub Voracek · Oskar Lindblom · Nolan Patrick36189:3048.554.13-8
Claude Giroux · Jakub Voracek · Sean Couturier43152:0752.246.312-11
Jakub Voracek · Wayne Simmonds · Sean Couturier1094:3252.955.42-5

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.3Expected goalsfrom 284 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.80 expected goals per 60 minutes58th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt15th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected52ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 426 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 19.3Goals 19

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 6, 2019 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:48
Apr 4, 2019 @ STL L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:55
Apr 2, 2019 @ DAL L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 15:56
Mar 31, 2019 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15:45
Mar 30, 2019 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:35
Mar 27, 2019 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:22
Mar 24, 2019 @ WSH L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 19:24
Mar 23, 2019 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 17:09
Mar 21, 2019 @ CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:02
Mar 19, 2019 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:54
Mar 17, 2019 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:08
Mar 15, 2019 @ TOR L 6-7 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 21:55
Mar 9, 2019 @ NYI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 7 2 0 15:22
Mar 1, 2019 @ NJD W 6-3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 15:19
Feb 28, 2019 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -2 0 4 0 20:13
Feb 26, 2019 vs BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 7 0 18:44
Feb 23, 2019 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 6 0 22:02
Feb 21, 2019 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:49
Feb 19, 2019 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:54
Feb 17, 2019 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:31
Feb 16, 2019 vs DET W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 19:12
Feb 12, 2019 @ MIN W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 17:53
Feb 11, 2019 vs PIT L 1-4 1 0 1 -4 0 7 0 25:14
Feb 9, 2019 vs ANA W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:12
Feb 7, 2019 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 24:01
Feb 4, 2019 vs VAN W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:30
Feb 2, 2019 vs EDM W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -2 0 6 0 20:11
Jan 31, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 21:09
Jan 29, 2019 @ NYR W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:54
Jan 28, 2019 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:48
Jan 19, 2019 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 19:46
Jan 16, 2019 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:03
Jan 14, 2019 vs MIN W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:16
Jan 12, 2019 @ NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 18:21
Jan 10, 2019 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:17
Jan 8, 2019 @ WSH L 3-5 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 16:23
Jan 7, 2019 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:34
Jan 5, 2019 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:35
Jan 3, 2019 vs CAR L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 2 1 1 18:57
Jan 1, 2019 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:13
Dec 31, 2018 @ CAR L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:44
Dec 29, 2018 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:41
Dec 27, 2018 @ TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:40
Dec 23, 2018 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 18:16
Dec 22, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 20:59
Dec 20, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:00
Dec 18, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:44
Dec 15, 2018 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 21:31
Dec 14, 2018 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:35
Dec 12, 2018 @ CGY L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 20:10
Dec 9, 2018 @ WPG L 1-7 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 15:44
Dec 8, 2018 @ BUF W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 20:49
Dec 6, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:31
Dec 1, 2018 @ PIT W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 19:47
Nov 27, 2018 vs OTT L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 17:41
Nov 24, 2018 @ TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 16:58
Nov 23, 2018 vs NYR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:47
Nov 21, 2018 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:41
Nov 17, 2018 vs TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:32
Nov 15, 2018 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 17:47
Nov 13, 2018 vs FLA L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:02
Nov 10, 2018 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:12
Nov 8, 2018 vs ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 20:28
Nov 5, 2018 @ ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:13
Nov 3, 2018 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 18:11
Nov 1, 2018 @ LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:08
Oct 30, 2018 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:34
Oct 27, 2018 vs NYI L 1-6 0 0 0 -4 4 1 0 19:41
Oct 25, 2018 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:05
Oct 22, 2018 vs COL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:12
Oct 20, 2018 vs NJD W 5-2 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 20:46
Oct 18, 2018 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 19:17
Oct 16, 2018 vs FLA W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23:10
Oct 13, 2018 vs VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:27
Oct 10, 2018 @ OTT W 7-4 2 3 5 3 0 6 2 19:28
Oct 9, 2018 vs SJS L 2-8 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 16:51
Oct 6, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 2 3 1 19:39
Oct 4, 2018 @ VGK W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 18:09