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Dougie Hamilton

#7 · Defence · New Jersey Devils

Born Jun 17, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 33) · 6'6", 230 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 9th overall in 2011 by BOS (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jake Muzzin LAK · 41 P in 76 GP TJ Brodie CGY · 41 P in 81 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI · 43 P in 82 GP Jack Johnson CBJ · 40 P in 79 GP John Klingberg DAL · 40 P in 65 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.

02040602012-13: 16 points1612-132013-14: 25 points252014-15: 42 points4214-152015-16: 43 points432016-17: 50 points5016-172017-18: 44 points442018-19: 39 points3918-192019-20: 40 points402020-21: 42 points4220-212021-22: 30 points302022-23: 74 points7422-232023-24: 16 points162024-25: 40 points4024-252025-26: 39 points392026-27: 2 points226-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 BOS 42 5 11 16 4 14 83 59 0.38 $925K
2013-14 BOS 64 7 18 25 22 40 114 73 0.39 $925K
2014-15 BOS 72 10 32 42 -3 41 188 106 0.58 $925K
2015-16 CGY 82 12 31 43 -14 46 190 78 0.52 $5.75M
2016-17 CGY 81 13 37 50 12 64 222 68 0.62 $5.75M
2017-18 CGY 82 17 27 44 1 64 270 83 0.54 $5.75M
2018-19 CAR 82 18 21 39 0 54 259 160 0.48 $5.75M
2019-20 CAR 47 14 26 40 30 32 170 52 0.85 $5.75M
2020-21 CAR 55 10 32 42 20 35 180 52 0.76 $5.75M
2021-22 NJD 62 9 21 30 -19 34 197 87 0.48 $9M
2022-23 NJD 82 22 52 74 23 50 275 64 0.90 $9M
2023-24 NJD 20 5 11 16 -8 20 61 18 0.80 $9M
2024-25 NJD 64 9 31 40 8 30 186 74 0.63 $9M
2025-26 NJD 77 12 27 39 -2 50 203 87 0.51 $9M
2026-27 NJD 4 1 1 2 -5 0 12 7 0.50 $9M
15 seasons Career 916 164 378 542 69 574 2610 1068 0.59

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 BOS 7 0 3 3 0 0 11 12 0.43
2013-14 BOS 12 2 5 7 1 14 23 16 0.58
2016-17 CGY 4 0 1 1 -3 8 10 5 0.25
2018-19 CAR 15 3 4 7 3 10 46 29 0.47
2019-20 CAR 5 1 1 2 -2 4 14 4 0.40
2020-21 CAR 11 2 3 5 7 12 55 18 0.45
2022-23 NJD 12 1 3 4 -11 2 23 16 0.33
2024-25 NJD 5 0 2 2 -3 6 10 11 0.40
8 seasons Playoffs 71 9 22 31 -8 56 192 111 0.44

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 10 32 42 -3 41 188 106 0.58 5.3 21:20

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2015, then extended to 2021
$22KCap dollars per point42 points in 72 games
$243KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.8 goals above replacement
$2.8MWorth 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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Dec 8, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.575M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2014-15, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Calgary Flames on Jun 30, 2015, 6 years and $34.5M at $5.75M a season, beginning in 2015-16.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $925K $833K $93K $213K $925K
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $738K $925K
2014-15 $925K $925K $0 $850K $925K

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 28, 2021 New Jersey Devils New contract 2021-22 to 2027-28 7 $63M $9M
Jun 30, 2015 Calgary Flames Extension not begun 2015-16 to 2020-21 6 $34.5M $5.75M
Dec 8, 2011 Boston Bruins Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 signed for 2011-12, slid 3 $4.575M $925K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+3.8Goals above replacement266th of 665 skaters, 75th of 233 defencemen
+0.6Wins 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 233 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+2.0 87th percentileEven-strength defence-2.3 13th percentilePower play+0.4 91st percentilePenalty kill-0.1 36th percentilePenalties-1.3 27th 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.

0510152012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

54.9Corsi for %1246 attempts for, 1024 against
+4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Expected goals for %46.3 expected for, 42.3 against
+1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.0Goals for %49 for, 51 against
98.7PDO7.4% shooting + 91.3% saves
259Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Zdeno Chara · Dougie Hamilton53682:4257.254.225-29
Dennis Seidenberg · Dougie Hamilton55300:1653.851.413-16
Dougie Hamilton · Joe Morrow1270:5153.455.42-1
Dougie Hamilton · Torey Krug4970:1551.043.02-2

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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.9Expected goalsfrom 263 unblocked attempts
+2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.31 expected goals per 60 minutes89th
Shot quality 3.0% chance per attempt45th
Finishing +2.1 goals above expected84thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 10Expected 7.9

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 21, 2015 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 13:11
Mar 19, 2015 @ OTT L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 23:14
Mar 17, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 20:39
Mar 15, 2015 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:30
Mar 14, 2015 @ PIT W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 17:30
Mar 12, 2015 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:15
Mar 10, 2015 @ OTT W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 19:16
Mar 8, 2015 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 15:08
Mar 7, 2015 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 3 2 22:18
Mar 5, 2015 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 22:31
Feb 28, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 18:17
Feb 27, 2015 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 23:27
Feb 24, 2015 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 24:05
Feb 22, 2015 @ CHI W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 18:55
Feb 20, 2015 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 19:02
Feb 18, 2015 @ EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 21:46
Feb 16, 2015 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 23:07
Feb 13, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:47
Feb 10, 2015 vs DAL L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 19:18
Feb 8, 2015 vs MTL L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 4 3 18:41
Feb 7, 2015 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:57
Feb 4, 2015 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22:30
Jan 31, 2015 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:52
Jan 29, 2015 @ NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 20:46
Jan 21, 2015 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 21:52
Jan 20, 2015 @ DAL W 3-1 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 17:33
Jan 17, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 3 3 19:43
Jan 15, 2015 vs NYR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 18:56
Jan 13, 2015 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:00
Jan 10, 2015 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 21:50
Jan 8, 2015 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:56
Jan 7, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21:13
Jan 4, 2015 @ CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 22:46
Jan 3, 2015 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 19:41
Dec 31, 2014 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 22:37
Dec 29, 2014 vs DET W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 19:03
Dec 27, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 20:06
Dec 23, 2014 vs NSH W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:03
Dec 21, 2014 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 2 1 3 1 2 6 3 25:58
Dec 19, 2014 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 22:28
Dec 17, 2014 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:26
Dec 16, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:39
Dec 13, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 21:52
Dec 11, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 26:22
Dec 6, 2014 @ ARI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 2 5 3 22:12
Dec 4, 2014 @ SJS L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:55
Dec 2, 2014 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 21:53
Dec 1, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:13
Nov 28, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 24:21
Nov 24, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 21:48
Nov 22, 2014 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:12
Nov 21, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:04
Nov 18, 2014 vs STL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:26
Nov 15, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:32
Nov 13, 2014 @ MTL L 1-5 1 0 1 -3 2 2 1 19:56
Nov 12, 2014 @ TOR L 1-6 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 22:47
Nov 10, 2014 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:05
Nov 6, 2014 vs EDM W 5-2 1 2 3 1 2 4 0 23:37
Nov 4, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 26:35
Nov 1, 2014 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:28
Oct 30, 2014 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 24:06
Oct 28, 2014 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 28:32
Oct 25, 2014 @ TOR W 4-1 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 22:31
Oct 23, 2014 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:55
Oct 21, 2014 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 22:17
Oct 18, 2014 @ BUF W 4-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 25:21
Oct 16, 2014 @ MTL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 22:27
Oct 15, 2014 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:20
Oct 13, 2014 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:45
Oct 11, 2014 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:41
Oct 9, 2014 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:47
Oct 8, 2014 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:19