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Tim Schaller

#59 · Left wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Nov 16, 1990 in Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA · 6'2", 204 lb · Shoots left

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.

Nick Bjugstad FLA · 14 P in 54 GP Benoit Pouliot EDM · 14 P in 67 GP David Desharnais EDM · 14 P in 49 GP Vinnie Hinostroza CHI · 14 P in 49 GP Luke Glendening DET · 14 P in 74 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.

051015202014-15: 2 points214-152015-16: 3 points315-162016-17: 14 points1416-172017-18: 22 points2217-182018-19: 10 points1018-192019-20: 6 points619-20

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 BUF 18 1 1 2 -5 2 19 44 0.11
2015-16 BUF 17 1 2 3 3 2 18 13 0.18 $874K
2016-17 BOS 59 7 7 14 -6 23 89 73 0.24 $600K
2017-18 BOS 82 12 10 22 -5 42 133 132 0.27 $775K
2018-19 VAN 47 3 7 10 -2 9 44 66 0.21 $1.9M
2019-20 VAN 51 5 1 6 -13 14 48 49 0.12 $1.9M
2019-20 LAK 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0.00
6 seasons Career 276 29 28 57 -29 92 352 379 0.21

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 BOS 6 1 0 1 2 2 7 12 0.17
2017-18 BOS 11 0 2 2 3 2 8 18 0.18
2 seasons Playoffs 17 1 2 3 5 4 15 30 0.18

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
59 7 7 14 -6 23 89 73 0.24 7.9 12:16

Contract

$600KCap hit2016-17
$43KCap dollars per point14 points in 59 games
$193KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$2.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2MValueworth 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

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
2018-19 to 2019-20 $1.9M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $775K
2016-17 to 2016-17 $600K
2015-16 to 2015-16 $874K

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

+3.1Goals above replacement290th of 664 skaters, 204th of 435 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.1Goals 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+0.1 55th percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 59th percentilePower play-0.3 27th percentilePenalty kill+0.9 99th 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.

-4-20242014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20Goals 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

49.6Corsi for %582 attempts for, 592 against
-6.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.1Expected goals for %23.5 expected for, 21.7 against
-4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %18 for, 24 against
98.2PDO5.9% shooting + 92.3% saves
144Attempts 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
Dominic Moore · Riley Nash · Tim Schaller29121:2351.458.43-2
David Backes · David Krejci · Tim Schaller1883:4253.450.72-6
Dominic Moore · Tim Schaller · Noel Acciari1077:5755.759.83-1
Dominic Moore · Jimmy Hayes · Tim Schaller1771:1842.339.42-5

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
9.1Expected goalsfrom 130 unblocked attempts
-2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.76 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt32nd
Finishing -2.1 goals above expected30thOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 9.1Goals 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 8, 2017 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:03
Mar 8, 2017 vs DET W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:36
Mar 6, 2017 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:10
Mar 4, 2017 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:55
Feb 28, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:31
Feb 26, 2017 @ DAL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:50
Feb 23, 2017 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:31
Feb 19, 2017 @ SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:04
Feb 11, 2017 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 11:37
Feb 9, 2017 vs SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 12:09
Feb 4, 2017 vs TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:44
Feb 1, 2017 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:17
Jan 31, 2017 @ TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:37
Jan 26, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 07:21
Jan 24, 2017 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11:09
Jan 22, 2017 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:11
Jan 20, 2017 vs CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 12:44
Jan 18, 2017 @ DET L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:08
Jan 16, 2017 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:35
Jan 14, 2017 vs PHI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:20
Jan 12, 2017 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:32
Jan 10, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:55
Jan 8, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 16:11
Jan 7, 2017 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14:09
Jan 5, 2017 vs EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 12:59
Jan 2, 2017 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:32
Dec 31, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 13:54
Dec 29, 2016 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:38
Dec 20, 2016 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:07
Dec 18, 2016 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:09
Dec 15, 2016 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 11:24
Dec 14, 2016 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 16:02
Dec 12, 2016 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:37
Dec 10, 2016 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:12
Dec 8, 2016 vs COL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 15:24
Dec 7, 2016 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:40
Dec 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 17:13
Dec 3, 2016 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:38
Dec 1, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:42
Nov 29, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:39
Nov 27, 2016 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:10
Nov 25, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 12:16
Nov 24, 2016 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:53
Nov 22, 2016 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:52
Nov 19, 2016 vs WPG W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 11:43
Nov 17, 2016 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:01
Nov 12, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:53
Nov 10, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 13:44
Nov 8, 2016 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:38
Nov 7, 2016 vs BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:03
Nov 5, 2016 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:12
Nov 3, 2016 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:42
Nov 1, 2016 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 13:19
Oct 29, 2016 @ DET W 1-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 12:47
Oct 26, 2016 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 11:58
Oct 25, 2016 vs MIN L 0-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10:58
Oct 22, 2016 vs MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10:33
Oct 20, 2016 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10:31
Oct 17, 2016 @ WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:34