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Tyler Bozak

#21 · Centre · St. Louis Blues

Born Mar 19, 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'1", 187 lb · Shoots right

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19

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.

Bryan Little WPG · 43 P in 82 GP Alexander Kerfoot COL · 43 P in 79 GP Patrick Maroon NJD · 43 P in 74 GP Pavel Buchnevich NYR · 43 P in 74 GP Jake DeBrusk BOS · 43 P in 70 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.

020402009-10: 27 points2709-102010-11: 32 points3210-112011-12: 47 points4711-122012-13: 28 points2812-132013-14: 49 points4913-142014-15: 49 points4914-152015-16: 35 points3515-162016-17: 55 points5516-172017-18: 43 points4317-182018-19: 38 points3818-192019-20: 29 points2919-202020-21: 17 points1720-212021-22: 12 points1221-22

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 TOR 37 8 19 27 -5 6 51 52 0.73
2010-11 TOR 82 15 17 32 -29 14 120 85 0.39
2011-12 TOR 73 18 29 47 -7 22 109 117 0.64 $1.5M
2012-13 TOR 46 12 16 28 -1 6 61 65 0.61 $1.5M
2013-14 TOR 58 19 30 49 2 14 90 62 0.84 $4.2M
2014-15 TOR 82 23 26 49 -34 44 154 83 0.60 $4.2M
2015-16 TOR 57 12 23 35 -9 18 99 46 0.61 $4.2M
2016-17 TOR 78 18 37 55 -1 30 145 45 0.71 $4.2M
2017-18 TOR 81 11 32 43 6 28 154 43 0.53 $4.2M
2018-19 STL 72 13 25 38 -3 20 141 52 0.53 $5M
2019-20 STL 67 13 16 29 0 10 109 32 0.43 $5M
2020-21 STL 31 5 12 17 -3 10 35 17 0.55 $5M
2021-22 STL 50 3 9 12 -11 14 46 20 0.24 $750K
13 seasons Career 814 170 291 461 -95 236 1314 719 0.57

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 TOR 5 1 1 2 0 4 13 13 0.40
2016-17 TOR 6 2 2 4 0 4 14 15 0.67
2017-18 TOR 7 2 2 4 -1 6 16 11 0.57
2018-19 STL 26 5 8 13 -2 8 33 35 0.50
2019-20 STL 5 0 1 1 -3 2 7 14 0.20
2020-21 STL 4 1 1 2 -1 0 6 7 0.50
2021-22 STL 12 2 0 2 -1 0 10 19 0.17
7 seasons Playoffs 65 13 15 28 -8 24 99 114 0.43

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 11 32 43 6 28 154 43 0.53 7.1 15:39

Contract

$4.2MCap hit2017-18
$98KCap dollars per point43 points in 81 games
$418KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.0 goals above replacement
$7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.8MValueworth 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

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
2021-22 to 2021-22 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $5M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5M
2013-14 to 2017-18 $4.2M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.5M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $1.5M

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+10.0Goals above replacement68th of 691 skaters, 53rd of 451 forwards
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.5Goals 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+2.2 77th percentileEven-strength defence+2.8 91st percentilePower play+2.1 95th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 61st percentilePenalties-0.5 21st 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

52.2Corsi for %1080 attempts for, 987 against
+3.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Expected goals for %47.8 expected for, 38.0 against
+7.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.6Goals for %45 for, 36 against
101.7PDO8.1% shooting + 93.6% saves
178Attempts 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
James van Riemsdyk · Tyler Bozak · Connor Brown46425:0854.460.320-12
James van Riemsdyk · Tyler Bozak · Mitch Marner45341:5955.558.613-14
Matt Martin · Tyler Bozak · Mitch Marner838:4168.263.93-1
James van Riemsdyk · Tyler Bozak · William Nylander1127:3040.426.22-1

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.3Expected goalsfrom 198 unblocked attempts
-7.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.87 expected goals per 60 minutes75th
Shot quality 9.3% chance per attempt91st
Finishing -7.3 goals above expected1stOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.3Goals 11

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 7, 2018 vs MTL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:00
Apr 5, 2018 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:28
Apr 2, 2018 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:22
Mar 31, 2018 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:40
Mar 30, 2018 @ NYI W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:22
Mar 28, 2018 vs FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 13:25
Mar 26, 2018 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:53
Mar 24, 2018 vs DET W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:05
Mar 22, 2018 @ NSH W 5-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 14:48
Mar 20, 2018 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 18:13
Mar 17, 2018 vs MTL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:22
Mar 15, 2018 @ BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 17:47
Mar 14, 2018 vs DAL W 6-5 (SO) 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 18:17
Mar 10, 2018 vs PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:46
Mar 5, 2018 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:47
Mar 3, 2018 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:12
Feb 27, 2018 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 15:43
Feb 26, 2018 @ TBL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 17:05
Feb 24, 2018 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:18
Feb 22, 2018 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:43
Feb 20, 2018 vs FLA W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:56
Feb 18, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:39
Feb 17, 2018 @ PIT L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:02
Feb 14, 2018 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15:51
Feb 12, 2018 vs TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 14:00
Feb 10, 2018 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:47
Feb 7, 2018 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:42
Feb 5, 2018 vs ANA W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:40
Feb 3, 2018 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:13
Feb 1, 2018 @ NYR W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:49
Jan 31, 2018 vs NYI W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:11
Jan 25, 2018 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:35
Jan 24, 2018 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 14:47
Jan 22, 2018 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:05
Jan 20, 2018 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 17:09
Jan 18, 2018 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:42
Jan 16, 2018 vs STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:53
Jan 10, 2018 vs OTT L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 18:35
Jan 8, 2018 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:35
Jan 6, 2018 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:43
Jan 4, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:12
Jan 2, 2018 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:25
Dec 31, 2017 @ VGK L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 15:53
Dec 29, 2017 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:06
Dec 28, 2017 @ ARI W 7-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:34
Dec 23, 2017 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:57
Dec 20, 2017 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 17:11
Dec 19, 2017 vs CAR W 8-1 1 3 4 2 0 4 0 13:34
Dec 15, 2017 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 15:53
Dec 14, 2017 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:37
Dec 12, 2017 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:26
Dec 10, 2017 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:39
Dec 9, 2017 @ PIT W 4-3 2 1 3 3 0 5 0 13:06
Dec 6, 2017 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:34
Nov 30, 2017 @ EDM W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:33
Nov 28, 2017 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:03
Nov 25, 2017 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:53
Nov 24, 2017 @ CAR W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13:12
Nov 22, 2017 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:55
Nov 20, 2017 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:52
Nov 18, 2017 @ MTL W 6-0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 14:45
Nov 16, 2017 vs NJD W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:43
Nov 11, 2017 @ BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 14:17
Nov 10, 2017 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 17:05
Nov 8, 2017 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:10
Nov 6, 2017 vs VGK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:54
Nov 4, 2017 @ STL L 4-6 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 15:06
Nov 2, 2017 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:26
Nov 1, 2017 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13:35
Oct 30, 2017 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:43
Oct 28, 2017 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:03
Oct 26, 2017 vs CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 12:35
Oct 23, 2017 vs LAK W 3-2 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 14:14
Oct 21, 2017 @ OTT L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:14
Oct 18, 2017 vs DET W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 12:13
Oct 17, 2017 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 13:33
Oct 14, 2017 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 15:16
Oct 11, 2017 vs NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 17:20
Oct 9, 2017 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 14:57
Oct 7, 2017 vs NYR W 8-5 1 0 1 -2 0 4 2 17:32
Oct 4, 2017 @ WPG W 7-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 11:37