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Nino Niederreiter

#62 · Right wing · Winnipeg Jets

Born Sep 8, 1992 in Chur, CHE (age 34) · 6'2", 218 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 5th overall in 2010 by NYI (round 1)

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

Brad Staubitz MTL · 1 P in 62 GP Cam Janssen NJD · 1 P in 48 GP John Scott NYR · 1 P in 35 GP Paul Bissonnette PHX · 1 P in 31 GP Jody Shelley PHI · 1 P in 30 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.

020402010-11: 2 points210-112011-12: 1 points12013-14: 36 points3613-142014-15: 37 points372015-16: 43 points4315-162016-17: 57 points572017-18: 32 points3217-182018-19: 53 points532019-20: 29 points2919-202020-21: 34 points342021-22: 44 points4421-222022-23: 41 points412023-24: 34 points3423-242024-25: 37 points372025-26: 19 points1925-262026-27: 0 points0

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 NYI 9 1 1 2 -1 8 12 16 0.22 $900K
2011-12 NYI 55 1 0 1 -29 12 74 129 0.02 $870K
2013-14 MIN 81 14 22 36 12 44 143 175 0.44 $870K
2014-15 MIN 80 24 13 37 2 28 149 155 0.46 $2.667M
2015-16 MIN 82 20 23 43 9 36 159 129 0.52 $2.667M
2016-17 MIN 82 25 32 57 17 53 186 120 0.70 $2.667M
2017-18 MIN 63 18 14 32 14 36 133 58 0.51 $5.25M
2018-19 MIN 46 9 14 23 -11 10 81 46 0.50 $5.25M
2018-19 CAR 36 14 16 30 7 20 103 48 0.83
2019-20 CAR 67 11 18 29 -3 42 115 52 0.43 $5.25M
2020-21 CAR 56 20 14 34 20 29 126 68 0.61 $5.25M
2021-22 CAR 75 24 20 44 29 34 144 119 0.59 $5.25M
2022-23 NSH 56 18 10 28 -9 16 130 115 0.50 $4M
2022-23 WPG 22 6 7 13 -4 6 51 50 0.59
2023-24 WPG 77 18 16 34 12 34 170 115 0.44 $4M
2024-25 WPG 82 17 20 37 16 24 150 152 0.45 $4M
2025-26 WPG 61 8 11 19 -7 18 84 70 0.31 $4M
2026-27 WPG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 $4M
16 seasons Career 1032 248 251 499 74 450 2010 1619 0.48

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 MIN 13 3 3 6 0 8 22 40 0.46
2014-15 MIN 10 4 1 5 -2 10 19 23 0.50
2015-16 MIN 6 1 5 6 1 4 19 15 1.00
2016-17 MIN 5 0 1 1 -2 2 7 12 0.20
2017-18 MIN 5 0 0 0 -4 0 9 12 0.00
2018-19 CAR 15 1 3 4 0 12 28 23 0.27
2019-20 CAR 7 1 1 2 -6 2 17 9 0.29
2020-21 CAR 7 1 0 1 -1 8 10 19 0.14
2021-22 CAR 14 4 1 5 -5 10 27 37 0.36
2022-23 WPG 5 1 3 4 -7 2 10 23 0.80
2023-24 WPG 5 0 2 2 -5 4 9 12 0.40
2024-25 WPG 13 4 2 6 -3 10 25 37 0.46
12 seasons Playoffs 105 20 22 42 -34 72 202 262 0.40

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 1 0 1 -29 12 74 129 0.02 1.4 10:07

Contract

$870KCap hitends in 2014, then RFA
$870KCap dollars per point1 points in 55 games
-$1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.9MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Sep 21, 2010, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $8.475M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2013-14, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2011-12 $870K $810K $90K $1.925M $900K
2012-13 $870K $810K $90K $1.925M $900K
2013-14 $870K $810K $0 $1.925M $810K

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
Dec 4, 2023 Winnipeg Jets Extension 2024-25 to 2026-27 3 $12M $4M
Jul 21, 2022 Nashville Predators New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $8M $4M
Jul 30, 2017 Minnesota Wild New contract 2017-18 to 2021-22 5 $26.25M $5.25M
Sep 20, 2014 Minnesota Wild New contract 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $8M $2.667M
Sep 21, 2010 New York Islanders Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 signed for 2010-11, slid 3 $8.475M $870K

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 replacement662nd of 680 skaters, 437th of 445 forwards
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.9Goals 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-3.6 7th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 27th percentilePower play-0.3 24th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 25th percentilePenalties+0.1 44th 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.

-50510152010-112013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

47.0Corsi for %438 attempts for, 494 against
-2.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.6Expected goals for %18.2 expected for, 23.6 against
-8.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
6.3Goals for %2 for, 30 against
89.9PDO0.8% shooting + 89.1% saves
116Attempts 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
Jay Pandolfo · Tim Wallace · Nino Niederreiter17105:3144.338.60-5
Marty Reasoner · Matt Martin · Nino Niederreiter1059:4655.757.31-6
Jay Pandolfo · Marty Reasoner · Nino Niederreiter1250:4644.343.50-1
Marty Reasoner · Michael Grabner · Nino Niederreiter845:4345.241.90-3

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.2Expected goalsfrom 99 unblocked attempts
-6.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.78 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt50th
Finishing -6.2 goals above expected3rdOne 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.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 7.2Goals 1

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 7, 2012 @ CBJ L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:08
Apr 5, 2012 vs WPG W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 13:07
Apr 3, 2012 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 12:49
Apr 1, 2012 vs OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:48
Mar 31, 2012 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 11:10
Mar 29, 2012 vs PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:19
Mar 24, 2012 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:36
Mar 20, 2012 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 12:05
Mar 17, 2012 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 08:44
Mar 15, 2012 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:37
Mar 13, 2012 vs WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:36
Mar 11, 2012 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:39
Mar 10, 2012 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:16
Mar 8, 2012 @ NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:12
Mar 4, 2012 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:43
Mar 3, 2012 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11:47
Feb 26, 2012 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 09:35
Feb 24, 2012 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:17
Feb 21, 2012 @ BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:17
Feb 20, 2012 vs OTT L 0-6 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 15:05
Feb 18, 2012 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 07:27
Feb 16, 2012 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:12
Feb 14, 2012 @ WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:15
Feb 12, 2012 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:57
Feb 11, 2012 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 07:50
Feb 9, 2012 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:21
Feb 7, 2012 @ PHI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:05
Feb 4, 2012 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 10:18
Feb 3, 2012 @ OTT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:51
Jan 31, 2012 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:05
Jan 24, 2012 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 06:18
Jan 23, 2012 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:26
Jan 21, 2012 vs CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 07:43
Jan 19, 2012 @ PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 06:53
Jan 17, 2012 @ WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10:35
Jan 16, 2012 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 08:46
Jan 14, 2012 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 13:16
Jan 12, 2012 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 07:05
Jan 10, 2012 vs DET W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:29
Jan 7, 2012 @ PHX L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 12:05
Jan 6, 2012 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:37
Jan 3, 2012 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 08:56
Dec 31, 2011 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 10:02
Dec 29, 2011 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:39
Dec 26, 2011 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:58
Dec 23, 2011 vs TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:19
Dec 22, 2011 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 08:30
Dec 20, 2011 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:16
Dec 17, 2011 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 09:00
Dec 3, 2011 @ DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:11
Dec 2, 2011 @ CHI L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 07:17
Nov 29, 2011 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 5 08:39
Nov 19, 2011 vs BOS L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 11:21
Nov 17, 2011 vs MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 09:32
Nov 15, 2011 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:17