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Tomas Hertl

#48 · Centre · Vegas Golden Knights

Born Nov 12, 1993 in Praha, CZE (age 32) · 6'3", 223 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 17th overall in 2012 by SJS (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Carl Hagelin PIT · 22 P in 61 GP Jori Lehtera STL · 22 P in 64 GP Melker Karlsson SJS · 22 P in 67 GP Nic Dowd LAK · 22 P in 70 GP Marian Gaborik LAK · 21 P in 56 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.

02040602013-14: 25 points2513-142014-15: 31 points3114-152015-16: 46 points4615-162016-17: 22 points2216-172017-18: 46 points4617-182018-19: 74 points7418-192019-20: 36 points3619-202020-21: 43 points4320-212021-22: 64 points6421-222022-23: 63 points6322-232023-24: 38 points3823-242024-25: 61 points6124-252025-26: 58 points5825-262026-27: 5 points526-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 SJS 37 15 10 25 11 4 98 39 0.68 $925K
2014-15 SJS 82 13 18 31 -5 16 145 106 0.38 $925K
2015-16 SJS 81 21 25 46 16 26 202 90 0.57 $925K
2016-17 SJS 49 10 12 22 -8 14 100 76 0.45 $3M
2017-18 SJS 79 22 24 46 -2 41 175 84 0.58 $3M
2018-19 SJS 77 35 39 74 5 18 176 53 0.96 $5.625M
2019-20 SJS 48 16 20 36 -18 16 117 29 0.75 $5.625M
2020-21 SJS 50 19 24 43 1 27 112 39 0.86 $5.625M
2021-22 SJS 82 30 34 64 -9 30 205 105 0.78 $5.625M
2022-23 SJS 79 22 41 63 -36 42 183 91 0.80 $8.138M
2023-24 SJS 48 15 19 34 -26 22 113 48 0.71 $8.138M
2023-24 VGK 6 2 2 4 -2 0 11 11 0.67
2024-25 VGK 73 32 29 61 -3 20 177 99 0.84 $8.138M
2025-26 VGK 82 24 34 58 -17 39 202 114 0.71 $8.138M
2026-27 VGK 5 3 2 5 2 2 17 10 1.00 $8.138M
14 seasons Career 878 279 333 612 -91 317 2033 994 0.70

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 SJS 7 2 3 5 -3 2 19 14 0.71
2015-16 SJS 20 6 5 11 8 4 50 45 0.55
2016-17 SJS 6 0 2 2 0 2 15 13 0.33
2017-18 SJS 10 6 3 9 2 8 34 17 0.90
2018-19 SJS 19 10 5 15 2 4 59 19 0.79
2023-24 VGK 7 1 0 1 -6 2 14 27 0.14
2024-25 VGK 11 3 2 5 -3 0 28 35 0.45
2025-26 VGK 22 5 9 14 -2 6 39 46 0.64
8 seasons Playoffs 102 33 29 62 -2 28 258 216 0.61

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
49 10 12 22 -8 14 100 76 0.45 10.0 17:13

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2018
$136KCap dollars per point22 points in 49 games
$684KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$369KValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the San Jose Sharks on Jun 29, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $6M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $3M $2.8M $0 $2.8M
2017-18 $3M $3.2M $0 $3.2M

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
Mar 16, 2022 San Jose Sharks Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $65.1M $8.138M
Jul 2, 2018 San Jose Sharks New contract 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $22.5M $5.625M
Jun 29, 2016 San Jose Sharks Extension 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $6M $3M
Jun 3, 2013 San Jose Sharks Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $4.05M $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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacement225th of 664 skaters, 160th of 435 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+0.2 57th percentileEven-strength defence+3.1 94th percentilePower play-0.6 13th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 9th percentilePenalties-0.1 36th 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.

0510152013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

55.3Corsi for %697 attempts for, 563 against
+4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.4Expected goals for %27.1 expected for, 20.9 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.8Goals for %20 for, 29 against
95.3PDO6.2% shooting + 89.1% saves
147Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Joe Thornton · Joe Pavelski · Tomas Hertl26173:0856.463.87-7
Jannik Hansen · Mikkel Boedker · Tomas Hertl858:1156.466.55-5
Mikkel Boedker · Joonas Donskoi · Tomas Hertl1049:1351.147.50-2
Patrick Marleau · Tomas Hertl · Melker Karlsson645:1057.649.71-1

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.2Expected goalsfrom 135 unblocked attempts
-3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes68th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt72nd
Finishing -3.2 goals above expected18thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 11.2Goals 8

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 6, 2017 vs EDM L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:37
Apr 4, 2017 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:32
Apr 2, 2017 @ VAN W 3-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 18:23
Mar 31, 2017 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 17:24
Mar 30, 2017 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:55
Mar 28, 2017 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:35
Mar 25, 2017 @ NSH L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:23
Mar 24, 2017 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 15:39
Mar 21, 2017 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:39
Mar 20, 2017 @ DAL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:30
Mar 18, 2017 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:47
Mar 16, 2017 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:30
Mar 14, 2017 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 16:03
Mar 12, 2017 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:29
Mar 11, 2017 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:59
Mar 9, 2017 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 14:53
Mar 6, 2017 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:47
Mar 5, 2017 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:30
Mar 2, 2017 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:43
Feb 28, 2017 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:26
Feb 25, 2017 @ VAN W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:33
Feb 19, 2017 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 18:22
Feb 18, 2017 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:37
Feb 15, 2017 vs FLA L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:26
Feb 12, 2017 @ NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:27
Feb 11, 2017 @ PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:45
Feb 9, 2017 @ BOS L 3-6 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 18:42
Feb 7, 2017 @ BUF L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 19:33
Feb 4, 2017 vs ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 20:31
Feb 2, 2017 @ VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 14:57
Jan 31, 2017 vs CHI W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 16:05
Jan 26, 2017 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 17:22
Nov 17, 2016 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:10
Nov 15, 2016 @ CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:20
Nov 12, 2016 @ TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 18:27
Nov 10, 2016 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:49
Nov 8, 2016 @ WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:06
Nov 5, 2016 vs PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 18:29
Nov 3, 2016 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 2 3 4 16:19
Nov 1, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 18:26
Oct 29, 2016 vs NSH W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 17:11
Oct 27, 2016 vs CBJ W 3-1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 16:24
Oct 25, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:04
Oct 22, 2016 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:42
Oct 20, 2016 @ PIT L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 18:02
Oct 18, 2016 @ NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 17:43
Oct 17, 2016 @ NYR L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 4 2 1 14:55
Oct 15, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:00
Oct 12, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 17:47