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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nino Niederreiter CAR · 29 P in 67 GP Derek Ryan CGY · 29 P in 68 GP Jesper Fast NYR · 29 P in 69 GP Denis Gurianov DAL · 29 P in 64 GP Ryan Dzingel CAR · 29 P in 64 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

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 13 16 29 0 10 109 32 0.43 11.9 15:19

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$172KCap dollars per point29 points in 67 games
$917KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.5 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$220KValueworth 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 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. It runs through 2020-21, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2019-20 $5M
2020-21 $5M

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
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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.5Goals above replacement160th of 670 skaters, 120th of 439 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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 offence0.0 53rd percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 89th percentilePower play-0.5 18th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 96th percentilePenalties+0.4 56th 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

50.9Corsi for %678 attempts for, 653 against
+0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %29.6 expected for, 26.7 against
+3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.4Goals for %31 for, 25 against
100.9PDO7.8% shooting + 93.0% saves
117Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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
Alexander Steen · Tyler Bozak · Robert Thomas28186:0348.645.812-4
Tyler Bozak · Brayden Schenn · Jaden Schwartz2381:1346.053.71-2
David Perron · Tyler Bozak · Ryan O'Reilly1141:0943.630.42-1
Alexander Steen · Tyler Bozak · Jordan Kyrou838:2365.766.01-4

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.8Expected goalsfrom 130 unblocked attempts
+1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.63 expected goals per 60 minutes29th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +1.2 goals above expected69thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 10.8

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
Mar 9, 2020 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:50
Mar 8, 2020 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:37
Mar 6, 2020 @ NJD L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 14:25
Mar 3, 2020 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:54
Feb 29, 2020 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 16:33
Feb 27, 2020 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:08
Feb 25, 2020 vs CHI W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:31
Feb 20, 2020 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:14
Feb 18, 2020 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:18
Feb 16, 2020 @ NSH L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:09
Feb 15, 2020 vs NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:15
Feb 13, 2020 @ VGK L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16:02
Feb 8, 2020 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:06
Feb 6, 2020 vs WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 14:19
Feb 4, 2020 vs CAR W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:18
Feb 1, 2020 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 14:55
Jan 31, 2020 @ EDM L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:09
Jan 28, 2020 @ CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:23
Jan 27, 2020 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:17
Jan 18, 2020 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:17
Jan 15, 2020 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:07
Jan 13, 2020 vs ANA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:08
Jan 11, 2020 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:32
Jan 9, 2020 vs BUF W 5-1 1 2 3 3 0 3 1 13:25
Jan 7, 2020 vs SJS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:59
Jan 4, 2020 @ VGK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:28
Jan 2, 2020 @ COL L 3-7 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14:05
Dec 31, 2019 @ ARI L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:35
Dec 29, 2019 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:19
Dec 27, 2019 @ WPG W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 12:31
Dec 23, 2019 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:56
Dec 21, 2019 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:23
Dec 16, 2019 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:21
Dec 14, 2019 vs CHI W 4-3 2 0 2 3 0 4 1 13:22
Dec 12, 2019 vs VGK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:45
Dec 10, 2019 @ BUF L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 20:33
Dec 7, 2019 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:50
Dec 4, 2019 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 15:19
Dec 2, 2019 @ CHI W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 15:48
Nov 30, 2019 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:55
Nov 29, 2019 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:05
Nov 27, 2019 @ TBL W 4-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 18:36
Nov 25, 2019 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:46
Nov 23, 2019 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 19:43
Nov 21, 2019 vs CGY W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:09
Nov 19, 2019 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:06
Nov 16, 2019 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:48
Nov 15, 2019 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:59
Nov 12, 2019 vs ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:54
Nov 9, 2019 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:03
Nov 6, 2019 @ EDM W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:49
Nov 5, 2019 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:15
Nov 2, 2019 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:28
Nov 1, 2019 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:50
Oct 30, 2019 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:24
Oct 27, 2019 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:15
Oct 26, 2019 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:09
Oct 24, 2019 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 15:44
Oct 21, 2019 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:09
Oct 19, 2019 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:33
Oct 17, 2019 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 13:30
Oct 14, 2019 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:00
Oct 12, 2019 @ MTL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 13:07
Oct 10, 2019 @ OTT W 6-4 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 14:06
Oct 7, 2019 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:48
Oct 5, 2019 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:30
Oct 2, 2019 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:29