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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 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Karlsson SJS · 40 P in 56 GP Rasmus Dahlin BUF · 40 P in 59 GP Jeff Petry MTL · 40 P in 71 GP Zach Werenski CBJ · 41 P in 63 GP Aaron Ekblad FLA · 41 P in 67 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

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 14 26 40 30 32 170 52 0.85 8.2 23:17

Contract

$5.75MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$144KCap dollars per point40 points in 47 games
$525KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.0 goals above replacement
$9.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.1MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Jun 30, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $34.5M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2020-21, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $5.75M $5.5M $0 $5.5M
2016-17 $5.75M $5.5M $0 $5.5M
2017-18 $5.75M $5.75M $0 $5.75M
2018-19 $5.75M $5.75M $0 $5.75M
2019-20 $5.75M $6M $0 $6M
2020-21 $5.75M $6M $0 $6M

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 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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+11.0Goals above replacement38th of 670 skaters, 13th of 231 defencemen
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 231 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+5.9 99th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 82nd percentilePower play+0.6 94th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 92nd percentilePenalties-1.7 8th 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

58.3Corsi for %868 attempts for, 621 against
+4.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.2Expected goals for %40.5 expected for, 29.1 against
+6.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
62.5Goals for %40 for, 24 against
101.2PDO8.2% shooting + 92.9% saves
221Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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
Dougie Hamilton · Jaccob Slavin47699:4358.357.129-19
Dougie Hamilton · Brett Pesce2723:3147.459.31-0
Joel Edmundson · Dougie Hamilton2316:3564.582.63-1
Jake Gardiner · Dougie Hamilton2013:3555.260.51-0

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.0Expected goalsfrom 239 unblocked attempts
+4.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.55 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 4.2% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing +4.0 goals above expected97thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Goals 14Expected 10.0

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
Jan 16, 2020 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:14
Jan 13, 2020 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 22:51
Jan 11, 2020 vs LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 23:20
Jan 10, 2020 vs ARI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:42
Jan 7, 2020 vs PHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 24:29
Jan 5, 2020 vs TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 23:09
Jan 3, 2020 vs WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 23:00
Dec 31, 2019 vs MTL W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 23:35
Dec 28, 2019 vs WSH W 6-4 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 23:36
Dec 27, 2019 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 26:19
Dec 23, 2019 @ TOR L 6-8 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25:17
Dec 21, 2019 vs FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 24:45
Dec 19, 2019 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 22:03
Dec 17, 2019 @ WPG W 6-3 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 23:16
Dec 14, 2019 @ CGY W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 25:10
Dec 12, 2019 @ VAN L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 22:20
Dec 10, 2019 @ EDM W 6-3 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 23:31
Dec 7, 2019 vs MIN W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 21:21
Dec 5, 2019 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 27:24
Dec 3, 2019 @ BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21:19
Nov 30, 2019 @ TBL W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 23:07
Nov 29, 2019 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:52
Nov 27, 2019 @ NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 27:48
Nov 24, 2019 @ DET W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 22:32
Nov 23, 2019 vs FLA W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 6 2 25:00
Nov 21, 2019 vs PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 23:49
Nov 19, 2019 @ CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 21:28
Nov 16, 2019 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 3 2 4 2 24:41
Nov 14, 2019 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 25:18
Nov 11, 2019 vs OTT W 8-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 21:43
Nov 9, 2019 @ OTT L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 6 4 23:26
Nov 7, 2019 vs NYR L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 22:44
Nov 5, 2019 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:47
Nov 2, 2019 vs NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 23:47
Nov 1, 2019 vs DET W 7-3 0 3 3 3 2 1 1 22:18
Oct 29, 2019 vs CGY W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 21:41
Oct 26, 2019 vs CHI W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 21:28
Oct 24, 2019 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 24:00
Oct 18, 2019 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:32
Oct 16, 2019 @ SJS L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 23:52
Oct 15, 2019 @ LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 23:21
Oct 12, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-3 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 24:01
Oct 11, 2019 vs NYI W 5-2 1 1 2 3 2 4 0 23:25
Oct 8, 2019 @ FLA W 6-3 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 23:24
Oct 6, 2019 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 25:19
Oct 5, 2019 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:23
Oct 3, 2019 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 5 0 20:54