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Marcus Kruger

#16 · Centre · Chicago Blackhawks

Born May 27, 1990 in Stockholm, SWE · 6'0", 186 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 149th overall in 2009 by CHI (round 5)

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

Joe Colborne CGY · 28 P in 80 GP Matt Cooke MIN · 28 P in 82 GP Tomas Fleischmann FLA · 28 P in 80 GP Dany Heatley MIN · 28 P in 76 GP Justin Abdelkader DET · 28 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.

010202010-11: 0 points010-112011-12: 26 points2611-122012-13: 13 points1312-132013-14: 28 points2813-142014-15: 17 points1714-152015-16: 4 points415-162016-17: 17 points1716-172017-18: 6 points617-182018-19: 12 points1218-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 CHI 7 0 0 0 -4 4 7 4 0.00
2011-12 CHI 71 9 17 26 11 22 89 26 0.37
2012-13 CHI 47 4 9 13 3 24 50 12 0.28 $735K
2013-14 CHI 81 8 20 28 6 36 96 22 0.35 $1.288M
2014-15 CHI 81 7 10 17 -5 32 126 29 0.21 $1.288M
2015-16 CHI 41 0 4 4 -5 24 50 25 0.10 $1.5M
2016-17 CHI 70 5 12 17 7 34 83 31 0.24 $3.083M
2017-18 CAR 48 1 5 6 -6 28 30 56 0.13 $3.083M
2018-19 CHI 74 4 8 12 -2 30 74 51 0.16 $3.083M
9 seasons Career 520 38 85 123 5 234 605 256 0.24

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 CHI 5 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0.20
2011-12 CHI 6 0 0 0 -4 0 13 1 0.00
2012-13 CHI 23 3 2 5 -2 2 27 12 0.22
2013-14 CHI 19 1 3 4 -1 6 23 8 0.21
2014-15 CHI 23 2 2 4 -5 4 27 10 0.17
2015-16 CHI 7 0 1 1 -2 0 8 3 0.14
2016-17 CHI 4 0 1 1 -2 2 7 2 0.25
7 seasons Playoffs 87 6 10 16 -14 14 107 38 0.18

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 8 20 28 6 36 96 22 0.35 8.3 13:52

Contract

$1.288MCap hit2013-14
$46KCap dollars per point28 points in 81 games
$236KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.5 goals above replacement
$3.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.4MValueworth 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

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
2016-17 to 2018-19 $3.083M
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.5M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $1.288M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $735K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.5Goals above replacement183rd of 672 skaters, 131st of 438 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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-1.9 24th percentileEven-strength defence+4.6 99th percentilePower play-0.2 35th percentilePenalty kill+0.6 95th percentilePenalties-0.8 15th 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.

-4-202462010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

51.6Corsi for %743 attempts for, 697 against
-4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Expected goals for %29.0 expected for, 24.4 against
-2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.7Goals for %31 for, 29 against
99.1PDO7.3% shooting + 91.8% saves
134Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ben Smith · Marcus Kruger · Brandon Bollig61454:3950.152.315-14
Marcus Kruger · Brandon Bollig · Joakim Nordstrom1274:0757.071.52-3
Peter Regin · Marcus Kruger · Brandon Bollig732:3055.350.11-0
Bryan Bickell · Marcus Kruger · Andrew Shaw525:0560.047.72-0

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.4Expected goalsfrom 123 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.39 expected goals per 60 minutes7th
Shot quality 6.0% chance per attempt12th
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected60thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 8Expected 7.4

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 11, 2014 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 11:06
Apr 9, 2014 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:15
Apr 6, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 14:09
Apr 4, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:56
Apr 3, 2014 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:00
Mar 30, 2014 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:57
Mar 28, 2014 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:28
Mar 27, 2014 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 11:47
Mar 25, 2014 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:42
Mar 23, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:53
Mar 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:10
Mar 19, 2014 vs STL W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:21
Mar 18, 2014 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 14:48
Mar 16, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:59
Mar 14, 2014 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 09:48
Mar 12, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:27
Mar 9, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:34
Mar 6, 2014 vs CBJ W 6-1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 15:13
Mar 4, 2014 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13:37
Mar 1, 2014 vs PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:35
Feb 27, 2014 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:48
Feb 7, 2014 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:54
Feb 5, 2014 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:10
Feb 3, 2014 @ LAK W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:20
Feb 1, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:25
Jan 29, 2014 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:29
Jan 28, 2014 @ CGY L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:19
Jan 26, 2014 vs WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:01
Jan 23, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:37
Jan 22, 2014 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:22
Jan 19, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:28
Jan 17, 2014 vs ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 14:16
Jan 14, 2014 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:10
Jan 12, 2014 vs EDM W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11:39
Jan 11, 2014 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:45
Jan 8, 2014 vs NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 14:21
Jan 5, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:08
Jan 3, 2014 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12:57
Jan 2, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:57
Dec 30, 2013 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:12
Dec 28, 2013 @ STL L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:53
Dec 27, 2013 vs COL W 7-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13:03
Dec 23, 2013 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:06
Dec 20, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:17
Dec 17, 2013 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:39
Dec 15, 2013 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 12:33
Dec 14, 2013 @ TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:39
Dec 11, 2013 vs PHI W 7-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 12:51
Dec 10, 2013 @ DAL W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:50
Dec 8, 2013 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:26
Dec 6, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:24
Dec 5, 2013 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:54
Dec 3, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 14:17
Nov 30, 2013 @ PHX W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:53
Nov 29, 2013 @ DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:46
Nov 27, 2013 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:11
Nov 25, 2013 @ EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:55
Nov 23, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:30
Nov 21, 2013 @ WPG W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:36
Nov 19, 2013 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:20
Nov 17, 2013 vs SJS W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:29
Nov 16, 2013 @ NSH L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 12:51
Nov 14, 2013 vs PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:58
Nov 10, 2013 vs EDM W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 12:45
Nov 9, 2013 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 16:36
Nov 6, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:44
Nov 3, 2013 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:52
Nov 2, 2013 @ WPG W 5-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 12:58
Oct 29, 2013 vs OTT W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:33
Oct 28, 2013 @ MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:27
Oct 26, 2013 vs MIN L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 2 1 1 12:20
Oct 24, 2013 @ TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:26
Oct 22, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:07
Oct 19, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:32
Oct 17, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:44
Oct 15, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:20
Oct 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:13
Oct 11, 2013 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:38
Oct 9, 2013 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:36
Oct 5, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:58
Oct 1, 2013 vs WSH W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 14:37