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Mark Borowiecki

#90 · Defence · Nashville Predators

Born Jul 12, 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 204 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 139th overall in 2008 by OTT (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tom Gilbert MTL · 2 P in 45 GP Petter Granberg NSH · 2 P in 27 GP Paul Postma WPG · 2 P in 26 GP David Warsofsky NJD · 2 P in 22 GP Nikita Zadorov COL · 2 P in 22 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.

0510152011-12: 0 points011-122012-13: 0 points012-132013-14: 1 points113-142014-15: 11 points1114-152015-16: 2 points215-162016-17: 3 points316-172017-18: 11 points1117-182018-19: 5 points518-192019-20: 18 points1819-202020-21: 1 points120-212021-22: 4 points421-222022-23: 0 points022-23

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 OTT 2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0.00
2012-13 OTT 6 0 0 0 1 18 1 26 0.00
2013-14 OTT 13 1 0 1 -2 48 6 41 0.08 $575K
2014-15 OTT 63 1 10 11 15 107 30 233 0.17 $575K
2015-16 OTT 63 1 1 2 -4 107 27 271 0.03 $1.1M
2016-17 OTT 70 1 2 3 -3 154 50 364 0.04 $1.1M
2017-18 OTT 52 3 8 11 -6 64 66 226 0.21 $1.1M
2018-19 OTT 53 1 4 5 -12 89 59 212 0.09 $1.2M
2019-20 OTT 53 7 11 18 1 58 63 199 0.34 $1.2M
2020-21 NSH 22 0 1 1 -2 38 18 54 0.05 $2M
2021-22 NSH 57 0 4 4 -9 151 45 196 0.07 $2M
2022-23 NSH 4 0 0 0 0 12 1 5 0.00 $900K
12 seasons Career 458 15 41 56 -22 848 367 1831 0.12

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 OTT 6 0 0 0 -1 6 5 28 0.00
2016-17 OTT 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 0.00
2021-22 NSH 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 10 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 10 0 0 0 -2 8 7 46 0.00

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 1 1 2 -4 107 27 271 0.03 3.7 14:38

Contract

$1.1MCap hit2015-16
$550KCap dollars per point2 points in 63 games
-$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.7MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 668 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
2022-23 to 2022-23 $900K
2021-22 to 2021-22 $2M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $2M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $1.2M
2015-16 to 2017-18 $1.1M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $575K
2013-14 to 2014-15 $575K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

-3.4Goals above replacement660th of 675 skaters, 223rd of 230 defencemen
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-6.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: 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-3.1 7th percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 35th percentilePower play0.0 64th percentilePenalty kill-0.9 6th percentilePenalties-1.5 19th 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 defencemen. 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.

-4-202462011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-22Goals 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

45.0Corsi for %619 attempts for, 757 against
-3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.8Expected goals for %23.8 expected for, 30.6 against
-3.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
39.1Goals for %18 for, 28 against
98.8PDO5.7% shooting + 93.1% saves
56Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mark Borowiecki · Chris Wideman36203:0144.743.86-5
Erik Karlsson · Mark Borowiecki39148:1156.150.16-6
Patrick Wiercioch · Mark Borowiecki22134:2545.641.81-6
Mark Borowiecki · Jared Cowen19119:4438.236.41-3

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.1Expected goalsfrom 40 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.07 expected goals per 60 minutes4th
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected30thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 1.1Goals 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
Mar 3, 2016 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 00:56
Mar 1, 2016 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14:31
Feb 27, 2016 @ CGY W 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14:03
Feb 25, 2016 @ VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:22
Feb 23, 2016 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 16:49
Feb 20, 2016 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13:00
Feb 13, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:38
Feb 11, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 08:48
Feb 10, 2016 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11:16
Feb 8, 2016 vs TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16:29
Feb 6, 2016 vs TOR W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 18:09
Feb 4, 2016 vs EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 14:57
Feb 2, 2016 @ PIT L 5-6 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 16:25
Jan 26, 2016 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 20:01
Jan 24, 2016 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 20:51
Jan 22, 2016 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 15:48
Jan 21, 2016 @ NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:57
Jan 18, 2016 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 23:24
Jan 16, 2016 @ LAK W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 14:57
Jan 13, 2016 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 15:35
Jan 10, 2016 @ WSH L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:39
Jan 9, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 13:51
Jan 7, 2016 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:18
Jan 4, 2016 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:26
Jan 3, 2016 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 11 15:01
Dec 30, 2015 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:15
Dec 29, 2015 @ BOS L 3-7 0 0 0 1 12 0 6 14:43
Dec 27, 2015 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 5 0 4 17:33
Dec 22, 2015 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 16:47
Dec 20, 2015 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 00:21
Dec 18, 2015 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 17:09
Dec 16, 2015 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 06:44
Dec 14, 2015 vs LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11:33
Dec 12, 2015 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 9 09:43
Dec 10, 2015 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 08:28
Dec 8, 2015 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 11:12
Dec 6, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13:42
Dec 5, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 11:59
Dec 3, 2015 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15:19
Dec 1, 2015 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 7 13:38
Nov 28, 2015 @ ARI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14:34
Nov 25, 2015 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 15:59
Nov 24, 2015 @ DAL W 7-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 15:49
Nov 21, 2015 vs PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 15:50
Nov 19, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 15:32
Nov 16, 2015 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:42
Nov 14, 2015 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:10
Nov 12, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:26
Nov 10, 2015 @ NSH L 5-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 16:36
Nov 7, 2015 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 16:29
Nov 5, 2015 vs WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:22
Nov 3, 2015 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 16:19
Oct 31, 2015 vs DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14:11
Oct 30, 2015 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19:37
Oct 28, 2015 vs CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:37
Oct 24, 2015 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 17:48
Oct 22, 2015 vs NJD L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 16:41
Oct 17, 2015 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 7 1 4 17:49
Oct 15, 2015 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 12:26
Oct 14, 2015 @ CBJ W 7-3 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 16:49
Oct 11, 2015 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13:52
Oct 10, 2015 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:03
Oct 8, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 16:32