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Brian Flynn

#32 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Jul 26, 1988 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA · 6'1", 185 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

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

Cody McLeod COL · 13 P in 71 GP Manny Malhotra CAR · 13 P in 69 GP Tanner Glass PIT · 13 P in 67 GP Brandon Prust MTL · 13 P in 52 GP Richard Panik TBL · 13 P in 50 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.

0510152012-13: 11 points1112-132013-14: 13 points1313-142014-15: 17 points1714-152015-16: 10 points1015-162016-17: 10 points1016-17

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 BUF 26 6 5 11 6 0 49 10 0.42 $925K
2013-14 BUF 79 6 7 13 -10 14 102 51 0.16 $638K
2014-15 BUF 54 5 12 17 -3 8 73 37 0.31 $638K
2014-15 MTL 9 0 0 0 -2 0 9 7 0.00
2015-16 MTL 56 4 6 10 -3 6 73 23 0.18 $950K
2016-17 MTL 51 6 4 10 2 4 47 20 0.20 $950K
5 seasons Career 275 27 34 61 -10 32 353 148 0.22

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 MTL 6 1 2 3 -1 0 10 4 0.50
2016-17 MTL 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 7 1 2 3 -1 0 12 4 0.43

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 6 7 13 -10 14 102 51 0.16 5.9 14:25

Contract

$638KCap hit2013-14
$49KCap dollars per point13 points in 79 games
-$167KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$805KValueworth 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 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
2015-16 to 2016-17 $950K
2013-14 to 2014-15 $638K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $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 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

Rating

-1.2Goals above replacement573rd of 672 skaters, 375th of 438 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.4Goals 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-4.1 4th percentileEven-strength defence+0.0 44th percentilePower play-0.1 35th percentilePenalty kill-0.8 2nd percentilePenalties+0.6 63rd 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.

-2-1012342012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

41.7Corsi for %661 attempts for, 925 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.2Expected goals for %25.4 expected for, 39.4 against
-3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
36.7Goals for %18 for, 31 against
98.4PDO4.7% shooting + 93.8% saves
136Attempts 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
Marcus Foligno · Brian Flynn · Zemgus Girgensons19111:2835.738.04-5
Johan Larsson · Brian Flynn · Zemgus Girgensons1177:5653.748.31-1
Steve Ott · Drew Stafford · Brian Flynn943:5545.145.31-1
Cody Hodgson · Brian Flynn · Zemgus Girgensons840:1653.269.71-0

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.5Expected goalsfrom 124 unblocked attempts
-2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.45 expected goals per 60 minutes13th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt34th
Finishing -2.5 goals above expected25thOne 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 60Expected 8.5Goals 6

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 12, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 06:57
Apr 10, 2014 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:37
Apr 8, 2014 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 09:44
Apr 6, 2014 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:35
Apr 4, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:51
Apr 3, 2014 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 17:39
Apr 1, 2014 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:47
Mar 29, 2014 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:22
Mar 27, 2014 @ NSH L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:15
Mar 25, 2014 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:40
Mar 23, 2014 @ VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 13:49
Mar 20, 2014 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:22
Mar 18, 2014 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:42
Mar 16, 2014 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:20
Mar 15, 2014 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:28
Mar 13, 2014 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:05
Mar 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:07
Mar 9, 2014 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:45
Mar 7, 2014 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:58
Mar 6, 2014 @ TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 16:13
Mar 3, 2014 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:15
Feb 28, 2014 vs SJS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 16:03
Feb 26, 2014 vs BOS W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:04
Feb 25, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 14:56
Feb 6, 2014 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 13:59
Feb 5, 2014 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:30
Feb 3, 2014 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:26
Feb 1, 2014 @ COL L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:05
Jan 30, 2014 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 09:24
Jan 28, 2014 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:41
Jan 27, 2014 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:26
Jan 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:31
Jan 23, 2014 vs CAR L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 14:45
Jan 21, 2014 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:19
Jan 18, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:20
Jan 15, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:00
Jan 14, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:10
Jan 12, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:03
Jan 9, 2014 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:33
Jan 4, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:12
Jan 2, 2014 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:51
Dec 31, 2013 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:48
Dec 29, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:41
Dec 27, 2013 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:54
Dec 23, 2013 vs PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:27
Dec 21, 2013 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:02
Dec 19, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 15:25
Dec 17, 2013 vs WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:11
Dec 14, 2013 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:53
Dec 12, 2013 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:53
Dec 10, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:11
Dec 7, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:50
Nov 30, 2013 @ NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:39
Nov 29, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:20
Nov 27, 2013 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:57
Nov 24, 2013 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:58
Nov 19, 2013 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:36
Nov 16, 2013 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:11
Nov 15, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:31
Nov 12, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:24
Nov 8, 2013 @ ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:20
Nov 7, 2013 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:21
Nov 5, 2013 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:31
Nov 2, 2013 vs ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13:17
Oct 31, 2013 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:54
Oct 28, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:43
Oct 26, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:54
Oct 25, 2013 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:06
Oct 23, 2013 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:02
Oct 19, 2013 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:38
Oct 17, 2013 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:30
Oct 15, 2013 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:09
Oct 14, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:37
Oct 12, 2013 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:12
Oct 10, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:21
Oct 8, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:15
Oct 5, 2013 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:36
Oct 4, 2013 vs OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13:59
Oct 2, 2013 @ DET L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:01