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Teddy Blueger

#73 · Centre · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Aug 15, 1994 in Riga, LVA (age 32) · 6'0", 185 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 52nd overall in 2012 by PIT (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Craig Smith WSH · 16 P in 64 GP Tyler Pitlick STL · 16 P in 61 GP Boris Katchouk CHI · 16 P in 58 GP Nils Aman VAN · 16 P in 68 GP Jesse Puljujarvi CAR · 16 P in 75 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.

010202018-19: 10 points1018-192019-20: 22 points2219-202020-21: 22 points2220-212021-22: 28 points2821-222022-23: 16 points1622-232023-24: 28 points2823-242024-25: 26 points2624-252025-26: 17 points1725-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 PIT 28 6 4 10 7 15 33 52 0.36 $650K
2019-20 PIT 69 9 13 22 2 25 102 83 0.32 $750K
2020-21 PIT 43 7 15 22 10 16 49 53 0.51 $750K
2021-22 PIT 65 9 19 28 12 10 93 87 0.43 $2.2M
2022-23 PIT 45 2 8 10 -7 16 62 54 0.22 $2.2M
2022-23 VGK 18 2 4 6 -2 14 23 17 0.33
2023-24 VAN 68 6 22 28 4 31 97 98 0.41 $1.9M
2024-25 VAN 82 8 18 26 -7 39 94 104 0.32 $1.8M
2025-26 VAN 35 9 8 17 -12 22 51 55 0.49 $1.8M
2026-27 TOR 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0.00 $2.5M
9 seasons Career 459 58 111 169 8 188 607 607 0.37

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
2019-20 PIT 4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 4 0.25
2020-21 PIT 6 0 0 0 -2 2 8 12 0.00
2021-22 PIT 7 0 1 1 0 2 8 16 0.14
2022-23 VGK 6 1 1 2 1 0 6 6 0.33
2023-24 VAN 13 0 2 2 -3 6 4 18 0.15
6 seasons Playoffs 37 2 4 6 -5 10 32 57 0.16

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 4 12 16 -9 30 85 71 0.25 4.7 12:55

Contract

$2.2MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$138KCap dollars per point16 points in 63 games
$930KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$2.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$233KValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jul 14, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $4.4M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2022-23, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $2.2M $2M $0 $2M
2022-23 $2.2M $2.4M $0 $2.4M

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 1, 2026 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $5M $2.5M
Jun 26, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Extension 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $3.6M $1.8M
Jul 1, 2023 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $1.9M $1.9M
Jul 14, 2021 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $4.4M $2.2M
Jul 16, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $1.5M $750K
Jul 13, 2018 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $650K $650K
Mar 22, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.41M $705K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement338th of 696 skaters, 232nd of 461 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 461 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-2.0 23rd percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 87th percentilePower play+0.1 71st percentilePenalty kill-0.5 8th percentilePenalties+0.4 54th 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.

-202462018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

47.3Corsi for %578 attempts for, 645 against
-2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.1Expected goals for %25.5 expected for, 28.6 against
-2.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
37.3Goals for %19 for, 32 against
96.5PDO6.2% shooting + 90.4% saves
113Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Josh Archibald · Teddy Blueger · Ryan PoehlingPIT17123:2549.652.45-2
Teddy Blueger · Keegan Kolesar · Brett HowdenVGK1086:5741.348.82-2
Jeff Carter · Teddy Blueger · Brock McGinnPIT2276:0249.352.80-3
Josh Archibald · Teddy Blueger · Drew O'ConnorPIT745:2363.360.52-1

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 104 unblocked attempts
-4.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes31st
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt65th
Finishing -4.9 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.9Goals 4

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 13, 2023 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:00
Apr 11, 2023 vs SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:15
Apr 4, 2023 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:18
Apr 3, 2023 @ MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 10:42
Apr 1, 2023 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:20
Mar 28, 2023 vs EDM L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 12:11
Mar 25, 2023 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:29
Mar 23, 2023 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 12:46
Mar 21, 2023 @ VAN W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13:16
Mar 19, 2023 vs CBJ W 7-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:08
Mar 16, 2023 vs CGY L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 12:38
Mar 14, 2023 @ PHI W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:04
Mar 12, 2023 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:31
Mar 11, 2023 @ CAR W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:15
Mar 9, 2023 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 12 1 1 13:38
Mar 7, 2023 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:17
Mar 5, 2023 vs MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15:15
Mar 3, 2023 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:42
Feb 28, 2023 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:13
Feb 26, 2023 vs TBL W 7-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 12:00
Feb 25, 2023 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 13:38
Feb 23, 2023 vs EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:44
Feb 20, 2023 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 09:30
Feb 18, 2023 vs NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:59
Feb 17, 2023 @ NYI L 4-5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 13:29
Feb 14, 2023 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:28
Feb 11, 2023 @ LAK L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:25
Feb 10, 2023 @ ANA W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 10:12
Feb 7, 2023 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:45
Jan 28, 2023 vs SJS L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:55
Jan 26, 2023 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 14:07
Jan 24, 2023 vs FLA W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:31
Jan 22, 2023 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:26
Jan 20, 2023 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 16:24
Jan 18, 2023 @ OTT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:56
Jan 16, 2023 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:37
Jan 14, 2023 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:42
Jan 13, 2023 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:45
Jan 10, 2023 vs VAN W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:07
Jan 8, 2023 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:25
Jan 5, 2023 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:16
Jan 2, 2023 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:35
Dec 30, 2022 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:53
Dec 28, 2022 vs DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:06
Dec 27, 2022 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:14
Dec 22, 2022 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 09:57
Dec 20, 2022 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:00
Dec 18, 2022 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:10
Dec 15, 2022 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:08
Dec 12, 2022 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:20
Dec 10, 2022 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:12
Dec 9, 2022 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:51
Dec 6, 2022 vs CBJ W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 13:14
Dec 3, 2022 vs STL W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:15
Dec 1, 2022 vs VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:20
Nov 29, 2022 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:28
Nov 26, 2022 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:28
Nov 25, 2022 @ PHI W 4-1 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 13:10
Nov 23, 2022 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:01
Nov 20, 2022 @ CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 14:25
Nov 19, 2022 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:15
Nov 17, 2022 @ MIN W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11:58
Nov 15, 2022 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:00