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Brett Connolly

#20 · Right wing · Chicago Blackhawks

Born May 2, 1992 in Campbell River, British Columbia, CAN · 6'3", 198 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 6th overall in 2010 by TBL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nate Thompson TBL · 15 P in 68 GP Daniel Paille BOS · 15 P in 69 GP TJ Galiardi SJS · 15 P in 69 GP Matt Beleskey ANA · 15 P in 70 GP Tom Wandell DAL · 15 P in 72 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.

0102030402011-12: 15 points1511-122012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 1 points113-142014-15: 17 points1714-152015-16: 25 points2515-162016-17: 23 points2316-172017-18: 27 points2717-182018-19: 46 points4618-192019-20: 33 points3319-202020-21: 6 points620-212021-22: 1 points121-22

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 TBL 68 4 11 15 -9 30 94 58 0.22
2012-13 TBL 5 1 0 1 -3 0 10 2 0.20
2013-14 TBL 11 1 0 1 -5 4 12 9 0.09
2014-15 TBL 50 12 3 15 4 38 74 78 0.30 $850K
2014-15 BOS 5 0 2 2 -1 10 9 12 0.40
2015-16 BOS 71 9 16 25 -1 20 95 137 0.35 $1.025M
2016-17 WSH 66 15 8 23 20 40 81 89 0.35 $850K
2017-18 WSH 70 15 12 27 -6 30 67 72 0.39 $1.5M
2018-19 WSH 81 22 24 46 13 24 139 53 0.57 $1.5M
2019-20 FLA 69 19 14 33 -3 26 117 56 0.48 $3.5M
2020-21 FLA 21 2 2 4 4 2 16 25 0.19 $3.5M
2020-21 CHI 10 1 1 2 -1 2 10 19 0.20
2021-22 CHI 9 0 1 1 -3 15 6 7 0.11 $3.5M
11 seasons Career 536 101 94 195 9 241 730 617 0.36

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 WSH 7 0 0 0 -2 0 6 8 0.00
2017-18 WSH 24 6 3 9 4 6 32 34 0.38
2018-19 WSH 7 2 0 2 -2 6 9 10 0.29
2019-20 FLA 4 0 0 0 -5 2 2 6 0.00
4 seasons Playoffs 42 8 3 11 -5 14 49 58 0.26

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 4 11 15 -9 30 94 58 0.22 4.3 11:28

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2022-23 $3.5M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $3.5M
2019-20 to 2022-23 $3.5M
2017-18 to 2018-19 $1.5M
2016-17 to 2016-17 $850K
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.025M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $850K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Rating

-3.4Goals above replacement661st of 680 skaters, 436th of 445 forwards
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-2.0 21st percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 12th percentilePower play-0.8 6th percentilePenalty kill0.0 37th percentilePenalties-0.5 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 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.

-4-2024682011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-22Goals 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

46.6Corsi for %554 attempts for, 634 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.8Expected goals for %23.1 expected for, 28.5 against
-2.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.8Goals for %22 for, 24 against
100.2PDO7.3% shooting + 92.9% saves
137Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Martin St. Louis · Vincent Lecavalier · Brett Connolly19115:0150.049.86-4
Ryan Malone · Tom Pyatt · Brett Connolly1568:1637.046.05-3
Martin St. Louis · Steven Stamkos · Brett Connolly2435:1953.749.11-0
Dominic Moore · Ryan Shannon · Brett Connolly1133:0833.324.51-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.6Expected goalsfrom 129 unblocked attempts
-4.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes46th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -4.6 goals above expected10thOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.6Goals 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 7, 2012 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:06
Apr 5, 2012 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:25
Apr 4, 2012 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 12:11
Apr 2, 2012 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:00
Mar 31, 2012 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11:42
Mar 29, 2012 @ NJD L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:57
Mar 27, 2012 @ BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 13:42
Mar 26, 2012 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 13:03
Mar 24, 2012 vs NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:39
Mar 22, 2012 vs EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 18:15
Mar 19, 2012 vs BUF L 3-7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:48
Mar 17, 2012 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:21
Mar 15, 2012 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:26
Mar 13, 2012 vs BOS W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:29
Mar 10, 2012 vs CAR L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:08
Mar 8, 2012 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 10:57
Mar 6, 2012 vs OTT L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 09:55
Mar 3, 2012 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:04
Mar 2, 2012 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 09:33
Feb 28, 2012 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 13:20
Feb 26, 2012 @ NJD W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:02
Feb 25, 2012 @ PIT L 1-8 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 15:21
Feb 23, 2012 @ WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:03
Feb 21, 2012 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:10
Feb 18, 2012 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:15
Feb 16, 2012 vs SJS W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:40
Feb 12, 2012 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:49
Feb 11, 2012 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:26
Feb 9, 2012 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 03:52
Feb 4, 2012 vs FLA W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:10
Jan 31, 2012 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 05:08
Jan 24, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:34
Jan 21, 2012 @ PHX W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 07:18
Jan 20, 2012 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 06:28
Jan 17, 2012 vs BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 06:45
Jan 15, 2012 vs PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:08
Jan 13, 2012 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:43
Jan 12, 2012 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:44
Jan 10, 2012 vs VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 08:33
Jan 7, 2012 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:13
Dec 8, 2011 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:55
Dec 6, 2011 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:17
Dec 5, 2011 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 08:48
Dec 3, 2011 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:54
Nov 30, 2011 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 09:30
Nov 28, 2011 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:19
Nov 26, 2011 vs FLA W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12:34
Nov 25, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:50
Nov 22, 2011 vs TOR L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:28
Nov 19, 2011 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:38
Nov 17, 2011 vs PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 06:08
Nov 14, 2011 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:43
Nov 12, 2011 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:50
Nov 9, 2011 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 12:20
Nov 6, 2011 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:37
Nov 4, 2011 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 13:37
Nov 1, 2011 @ CAR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 13:50
Oct 29, 2011 vs WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:34
Oct 27, 2011 @ NSH L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 13:42
Oct 25, 2011 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:17
Oct 22, 2011 vs BUF W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 7 1 13:06
Oct 20, 2011 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 16:12
Oct 17, 2011 vs FLA L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:56
Oct 15, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:10
Oct 13, 2011 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:41
Oct 10, 2011 @ WSH L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12:46
Oct 8, 2011 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 15:38
Oct 7, 2011 @ CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:20