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Vinnie Hinostroza

#24 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Apr 3, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois, USA (age 32) · 5'10", 183 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 169th overall in 2012 by CHI (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Evan Rodrigues BUF · 25 P in 48 GP Phillip Danault MTL · 25 P in 52 GP Andre Burakovsky WSH · 25 P in 56 GP Martin Frk DET · 25 P in 68 GP Pavel Zacha NJD · 25 P in 69 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.

01020302015-16: 0 points015-162016-17: 14 points1416-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 39 points3918-192019-20: 22 points2219-202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 25 points2521-222022-23: 11 points1122-232023-24: 3 points323-242024-25: 10 points1024-252025-26: 18 points1825-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 CHI 7 0 0 0 -1 6 6 2 0.00 $718K
2016-17 CHI 49 6 8 14 -1 17 76 31 0.29 $718K
2017-18 CHI 50 7 18 25 5 10 86 26 0.50 $718K
2018-19 ARI 72 16 23 39 -4 14 152 69 0.54 $1.5M
2019-20 ARI 68 5 17 22 1 14 132 51 0.32 $1.5M
2020-21 FLA 9 0 0 0 -2 0 6 3 0.00 $1M
2020-21 CHI 17 4 8 12 2 8 27 34 0.71
2021-22 BUF 62 13 12 25 -11 24 92 25 0.40 $1.05M
2022-23 BUF 26 2 9 11 -1 6 38 1 0.42 $1.7M
2023-24 PIT 14 1 2 3 -3 4 27 11 0.21 $775K
2024-25 NSH 13 0 2 2 0 6 11 13 0.15 $775K
2024-25 MIN 25 5 3 8 2 4 37 28 0.32
2025-26 MIN 48 3 7 10 -8 15 46 30 0.21 $775K
2025-26 FLA 17 3 5 8 -4 16 19 11 0.47
11 seasons Career 477 65 114 179 -25 144 755 335 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CHI 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0.00
2019-20 ARI 7 0 2 2 1 2 4 4 0.29
2024-25 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 9 0 2 2 -1 4 5 6 0.22

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
50 7 18 25 5 10 86 26 0.50 8.1 13:49

Contract

$718KCap hitends in 2018, then extended to 2020
$29KCap dollars per point25 points in 50 games
$124KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.8 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.6MValueworth 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 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Mar 22, 2015, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Chicago Blackhawks on Jun 15, 2018, 2 years and $3M at $1.5M a season, beginning in 2018-19.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $718K $575K $93K $258K $668K
2016-17 $718K $575K $93K $258K $668K
2017-18 $718K $725K $93K $108K $818K

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 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $1.75M $875K
Jul 1, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 7, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 12, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $1.7M $1.7M
Jul 28, 2021 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $1.05M $1.05M
Oct 9, 2020 Florida Panthers New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $1M $1M
Jun 15, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks Extension not begun 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $3M $1.5M
Mar 22, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $2.775M $718K

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+5.8Goals above replacement168th of 691 skaters, 122nd of 451 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+2.7 79th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 55th percentilePower play-0.3 28th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 24th percentilePenalties+1.1 75th 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.

-505102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

53.7Corsi for %689 attempts for, 594 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Expected goals for %28.3 expected for, 24.6 against
+4.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.1Goals for %25 for, 23 against
99.8PDO7.2% shooting + 92.6% saves
159Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Jonathan Toews · Brandon Saad · Vinnie Hinostroza1088:0362.759.67-5
Tomas Jurco · Vinnie Hinostroza · David Kampf966:2151.965.61-0
Vinnie Hinostroza · Nick Schmaltz · Alex DeBrincat952:2448.149.34-0
Patrick Sharp · Vinnie Hinostroza · David Kampf1148:4043.450.80-2

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 120 unblocked attempts
-1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.78 expected goals per 60 minutes61st
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt48th
Finishing -1.9 goals above expected32ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 8.9Goals 7

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 7, 2018 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:03
Apr 6, 2018 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:58
Apr 4, 2018 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:14
Mar 30, 2018 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:39
Mar 29, 2018 vs WPG W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:33
Mar 26, 2018 vs SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:35
Mar 24, 2018 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:08
Mar 22, 2018 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:56
Mar 20, 2018 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:18
Mar 18, 2018 vs STL L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:54
Mar 17, 2018 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 13:13
Mar 15, 2018 @ WPG L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:15
Mar 11, 2018 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:39
Mar 8, 2018 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:21
Mar 6, 2018 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:46
Mar 4, 2018 @ ANA L 3-6 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 15:46
Mar 3, 2018 @ LAK W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 12:38
Mar 1, 2018 @ SJS L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:13
Feb 24, 2018 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 13:18
Feb 23, 2018 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:02
Feb 21, 2018 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:00
Feb 19, 2018 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:35
Feb 17, 2018 vs WSH W 7-1 0 2 2 1 2 4 1 15:34
Feb 15, 2018 vs ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:36
Feb 12, 2018 @ ARI L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:36
Feb 10, 2018 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:59
Feb 8, 2018 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 17:13
Feb 6, 2018 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:31
Feb 3, 2018 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:43
Feb 1, 2018 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:38
Jan 30, 2018 @ NSH W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 14:33
Jan 25, 2018 @ DET W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:09
Jan 24, 2018 vs TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 13:22
Jan 22, 2018 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:56
Jan 20, 2018 vs NYI L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 09:20
Jan 14, 2018 vs DET L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:35
Jan 12, 2018 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:21
Jan 10, 2018 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:24
Jan 9, 2018 @ OTT W 8-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 10:07
Jan 7, 2018 vs EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 14:10
Jan 5, 2018 vs VGK L 4-5 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 14:48
Jan 3, 2018 @ NYR W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 12:54
Dec 31, 2017 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 12:47
Dec 29, 2017 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 13:26
Dec 21, 2017 @ DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:12
Dec 17, 2017 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:41
Dec 14, 2017 @ WPG W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:25
Dec 12, 2017 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10:01
Dec 10, 2017 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 11:52
Dec 8, 2017 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:02