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Dmitry Orlov

#9 · Defence · San Jose Sharks

Born Jul 23, 1991 in Novokuznetsk, RUS (age 35) · 5'11", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 55th overall in 2009 by WSH (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zach Bogosian WPG · 11 P in 55 GP Jon Merrill NJD · 11 P in 52 GP Eric Gryba OTT · 11 P in 57 GP Jonathan Ericsson DET · 11 P in 48 GP Brad Stuart SJS · 11 P in 61 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.

01020302011-12: 19 points1911-122012-13: 1 points12013-14: 11 points1113-142015-16: 29 points292016-17: 33 points3316-172017-18: 31 points312018-19: 29 points2918-192019-20: 27 points272020-21: 22 points2220-212021-22: 35 points352022-23: 36 points3622-232023-24: 26 points262024-25: 28 points2824-252025-26: 37 points372026-27: 0 points026-27

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 WSH 60 3 16 19 1 18 51 99 0.32 $690K
2012-13 WSH 5 0 1 1 5 0 1 2 0.20 $690K
2013-14 WSH 54 3 8 11 -1 19 59 75 0.20 $690K
2015-16 WSH 82 8 21 29 8 26 90 121 0.35 $2M
2016-17 WSH 82 6 27 33 30 51 125 122 0.40 $2.57M
2017-18 WSH 82 10 21 31 10 22 125 128 0.38 $5.1M
2018-19 WSH 82 3 26 29 3 33 101 137 0.35 $5.1M
2019-20 WSH 69 4 23 27 5 36 105 106 0.39 $5.1M
2020-21 WSH 51 8 14 22 16 20 83 87 0.43 $5.1M
2021-22 WSH 76 12 23 35 25 44 127 124 0.46 $5.1M
2022-23 WSH 43 3 16 19 2 10 77 88 0.44 $5.1M
2022-23 BOS 23 4 13 17 10 12 47 49 0.74
2023-24 CAR 82 6 20 26 4 36 129 116 0.32 $7.75M
2024-25 CAR 76 6 22 28 16 24 117 101 0.37 $7.75M
2025-26 SJS 82 3 34 37 -28 48 91 123 0.45 $6.5M
2026-27 SJS 5 0 0 0 -3 2 3 8 0.00 $6.5M
15 seasons Career 954 79 285 364 103 401 1331 1486 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 WSH 11 0 1 1 0 2 5 26 0.09
2016-17 WSH 13 0 3 3 -1 2 21 26 0.23
2017-18 WSH 24 2 6 8 5 4 48 40 0.33
2018-19 WSH 7 0 4 4 -2 4 10 15 0.57
2019-20 WSH 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 8 0.40
2020-21 WSH 5 0 3 3 -1 6 12 8 0.60
2021-22 WSH 6 0 1 1 -4 2 3 19 0.17
2022-23 BOS 7 0 8 8 -3 2 11 16 1.14
2023-24 CAR 11 2 4 6 0 14 22 18 0.55
2024-25 CAR 15 0 4 4 2 10 21 39 0.27
10 seasons Playoffs 104 4 36 40 -4 48 158 215 0.38

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
54 3 8 11 -1 19 59 75 0.20 5.1 19:36

Contract

$690KCap hitends in 2014, then extended to 2016
$63KCap dollars per point11 points in 54 games
$144KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.8 goals above replacement
$3.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.6MValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Mar 2, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.7M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2013-14, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Washington Capitals on Mar 13, 2014, 2 years and $4M at $2M a season, beginning in 2014-15.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2011-12 $690K $550K $90K $260K $640K
2012-13 $690K $600K $90K $210K $690K
2013-14 $690K $650K $90K $160K $740K

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 3, 2025 San Jose Sharks New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $13M $6.5M
Jul 1, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $15.5M $7.75M
Jun 30, 2017 Washington Capitals Extension 2017-18 to 2022-23 6 $30.6M $5.1M
Sep 21, 2016 Washington Capitals New contract 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $2.57M $2.57M
Mar 13, 2014 Washington Capitals Extension not begun 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $4M $2M
Mar 2, 2011 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.7M $690K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+4.8Goals above replacement212th of 672 skaters, 59th of 234 defencemen
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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-1.0 47th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 76th percentilePower play-0.1 44th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 71st percentilePenalties+0.8 94th 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.

-50510152011-122013-142016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

51.0Corsi for %852 attempts for, 818 against
+6.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Expected goals for %34.1 expected for, 34.7 against
+1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.8Goals for %33 for, 36 against
99.5PDO7.4% shooting + 92.0% saves
113Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Mike Green · Dmitry Orlov44522:2155.952.921-21
Tyson Strachan · Dmitry Orlov11147:2440.445.46-2
Dmitry Orlov · Connor Carrick21101:0045.248.22-6
John Carlson · Dmitry Orlov4190:5545.245.72-3

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.7Expected goalsfrom 86 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.15 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 3.1% chance per attempt50th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected63rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Goals 3Expected 2.7

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
Apr 13, 2014 vs TBL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:26
Apr 11, 2014 vs CHI W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 21:28
Apr 10, 2014 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:56
Apr 8, 2014 @ STL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:03
Apr 5, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 24:02
Apr 4, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 22:18
Apr 1, 2014 vs DAL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:16
Mar 30, 2014 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:07
Mar 29, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20:55
Mar 25, 2014 vs LAK L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:02
Mar 22, 2014 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 18:46
Mar 20, 2014 @ LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 19:01
Mar 18, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:47
Mar 16, 2014 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:30
Mar 14, 2014 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:15
Mar 11, 2014 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:34
Mar 10, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:42
Mar 8, 2014 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:58
Mar 2, 2014 vs PHI L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 2 5 2 2 20:43
Mar 1, 2014 @ BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:22
Feb 27, 2014 @ FLA W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:12
Feb 8, 2014 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:59
Feb 6, 2014 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:46
Feb 4, 2014 vs NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:36
Feb 2, 2014 vs DET W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:32
Jan 31, 2014 @ DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 20:41
Jan 30, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16:36
Jan 28, 2014 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 20:54
Jan 25, 2014 @ MTL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:54
Jan 24, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 19:22
Jan 21, 2014 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 20:33
Jan 19, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 18:55
Jan 17, 2014 @ CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 20:49
Jan 15, 2014 @ PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:48
Jan 14, 2014 vs SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 22:38
Jan 12, 2014 vs BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:49
Jan 10, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 17:48
Jan 9, 2014 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 20:46
Jan 4, 2014 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:51
Jan 2, 2014 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 23:39
Dec 30, 2013 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:19
Dec 29, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:12
Dec 27, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 17:48
Dec 23, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 20:21
Dec 21, 2013 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:03
Dec 20, 2013 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19:11
Dec 17, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:34
Dec 15, 2013 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 21:08
Dec 13, 2013 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:04
Dec 10, 2013 vs TBL W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:39
Dec 8, 2013 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 18:03
Dec 7, 2013 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:46
Dec 3, 2013 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:09
Nov 30, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:41