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Damien Brunner

#12 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Mar 9, 1986 in Zurich, CHE · 5'11", 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.

Lauri Korpikoski PHX · 25 P in 64 GP Daniel Brière MTL · 25 P in 69 GP Brandon Pirri FLA · 25 P in 49 GP Brenden Morrow STL · 25 P in 71 GP Marcel Goc PIT · 25 P in 74 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

010202012-13: 26 points2612-132013-14: 25 points2513-142014-15: 7 points714-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 DET 44 12 14 26 -6 12 123 20 0.59
2013-14 NJD 60 11 14 25 -11 26 110 15 0.42
2014-15 NJD 17 2 5 7 -1 8 29 7 0.41
3 seasons Career 121 25 33 58 -18 46 262 42 0.48

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 DET 14 5 4 9 2 4 31 9 0.64
1 season Playoffs 14 5 4 9 2 4 31 9 0.64

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
60 11 14 25 -11 26 110 15 0.42 10.0 13:32

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+0.4Goals above replacement464th of 672 skaters, 312th of 438 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.9Goals 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+0.0 51st percentileEven-strength defence-2.0 11th percentilePower play+0.4 76th percentilePenalty kill0.0 43rd percentilePenalties-0.2 29th 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.

-101232012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

53.1Corsi for %571 attempts for, 504 against
-2.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Expected goals for %23.3 expected for, 21.9 against
-5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.8Goals for %22 for, 26 against
98.5PDO7.4% shooting + 91.1% saves
159Attempts 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
Patrik Elias · Dainius Zubrus · Damien Brunner1786:1650.443.83-6
Patrik Elias · Adam Henrique · Damien Brunner1472:4253.264.86-2
Patrik Elias · Steve Bernier · Damien Brunner946:2159.350.81-2
Dainius Zubrus · Andrei Loktionov · Damien Brunner1131:2546.344.31-1

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.1Expected goalsfrom 152 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes58th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt27th
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected65thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 10.1

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 13, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 15:08
Apr 11, 2014 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:43
Apr 10, 2014 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:53
Apr 7, 2014 vs CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:09
Apr 5, 2014 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 13:38
Apr 4, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:52
Apr 1, 2014 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:09
Mar 31, 2014 vs FLA W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:56
Mar 29, 2014 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:14
Mar 27, 2014 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:39
Mar 23, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 12:20
Mar 18, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 12:07
Mar 15, 2014 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:27
Mar 14, 2014 @ FLA L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13:59
Mar 11, 2014 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:17
Mar 8, 2014 vs CAR W 5-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 14:20
Mar 7, 2014 @ DET L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:00
Mar 4, 2014 vs DET W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:22
Feb 27, 2014 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:35
Feb 8, 2014 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:19
Feb 7, 2014 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:36
Feb 3, 2014 vs COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:09
Jan 31, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:27
Jan 30, 2014 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11:16
Jan 28, 2014 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 15:08
Jan 26, 2014 vs NYR L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:09
Jan 24, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:55
Jan 21, 2014 vs STL W 7-1 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 13:37
Dec 20, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:17
Dec 18, 2013 vs OTT W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 14:46
Dec 14, 2013 vs TBL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 14:32
Dec 13, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 16:30
Dec 10, 2013 @ CBJ L 4-5 2 0 2 0 2 3 2 15:56
Dec 7, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 12:48
Dec 4, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 11:06
Dec 2, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:53
Nov 30, 2013 vs BUF W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:00
Nov 29, 2013 @ CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:50
Nov 25, 2013 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:22
Nov 23, 2013 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:31
Nov 20, 2013 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:48
Nov 16, 2013 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:10
Nov 15, 2013 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:59
Nov 12, 2013 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:04
Nov 10, 2013 vs NSH W 5-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 11:24
Nov 8, 2013 @ TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13:09
Nov 7, 2013 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:48
Nov 3, 2013 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:29
Nov 2, 2013 vs PHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:30
Oct 29, 2013 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:43
Oct 26, 2013 @ BOS W 4-3 1 1 2 -2 2 5 0 12:37
Oct 24, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:38
Oct 22, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:13
Oct 17, 2013 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:52
Oct 13, 2013 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:47
Oct 11, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:50
Oct 8, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 14:41
Oct 7, 2013 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 17:16
Oct 4, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 14:53
Oct 3, 2013 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 8 0 16:17