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Andre Burakovsky

#28 · Left wing · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Feb 9, 1995 in Klagenfurt, AUT (age 31) · 6'3", 203 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 23rd overall in 2013 by WSH (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Drew Stafford WPG · 38 P in 78 GP Kris Versteeg LAK · 38 P in 77 GP Antoine Vermette ARI · 38 P in 76 GP Nikolaj Ehlers WPG · 38 P in 72 GP Tyler Johnson TBL · 38 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.

02040602014-15: 22 points2214-152015-16: 38 points3815-162016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 25 points2518-192019-20: 45 points4519-202020-21: 44 points4420-212021-22: 61 points6121-222022-23: 39 points3922-232023-24: 16 points1623-242024-25: 37 points3724-252025-26: 33 points3325-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 WSH 53 9 13 22 12 10 65 22 0.42 $894K
2015-16 WSH 79 17 21 38 4 12 126 37 0.48 $894K
2016-17 WSH 64 12 23 35 13 14 111 31 0.55 $894K
2017-18 WSH 56 12 13 25 3 27 84 40 0.45 $3M
2018-19 WSH 76 12 13 25 2 14 100 35 0.33 $3M
2019-20 COL 58 20 25 45 11 22 103 26 0.78 $3.25M
2020-21 COL 53 19 25 44 4 10 102 22 0.83 $4.9M
2021-22 COL 80 22 39 61 12 18 149 49 0.76 $4.9M
2022-23 SEA 49 13 26 39 -9 14 105 17 0.80 $5.5M
2023-24 SEA 49 7 9 16 -15 14 92 13 0.33 $5.5M
2024-25 SEA 79 10 27 37 -3 12 115 33 0.47 $5.5M
2025-26 CHI 75 11 22 33 -32 16 87 18 0.44 $5.5M
12 seasons Career 771 164 256 420 2 183 1239 343 0.54

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WSH 11 2 1 3 2 0 17 15 0.27
2015-16 WSH 12 1 0 1 -1 6 16 10 0.08
2016-17 WSH 13 3 3 6 5 2 27 18 0.46
2017-18 WSH 13 2 4 6 2 4 12 9 0.46
2018-19 WSH 7 1 1 2 -3 0 5 5 0.29
2019-20 COL 12 6 8 14 5 4 22 9 1.17
2020-21 COL 10 1 3 4 -1 4 10 6 0.40
2021-22 COL 12 3 5 8 3 2 13 7 0.67
8 seasons Playoffs 90 19 25 44 12 22 122 79 0.49

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 17 21 38 4 12 126 37 0.48 13.5 13:01

Contract

$894KCap hitends in 2017, then RFA
$24KCap dollars per point38 points in 79 games
$268KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.3 goals above replacement
$2.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.8MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Sep 8, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2016-17, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $894K $833K $93K $925K
2015-16 $894K $833K $93K $925K
2016-17 $894K $833K $0 $833K

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 13, 2022 Seattle Kraken New contract 2022-23 to 2026-27 5 $27.5M $5.5M
Oct 10, 2020 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $9.8M $4.9M
Jul 15, 2019 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $3.25M $3.25M
Jul 4, 2017 Washington Capitals New contract 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $6M $3M
Sep 8, 2013 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $2.775M $894K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.3Goals above replacement280th of 675 skaters, 194th of 445 forwards
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+1.8 75th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 18th percentilePower play-0.3 22nd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 47th percentilePenalties+0.6 62nd 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.

-2024682014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

51.5Corsi for %914 attempts for, 862 against
+0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Expected goals for %38.1 expected for, 36.3 against
-1.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.8Goals for %43 for, 40 against
100.1PDO9.1% shooting + 91.0% saves
219Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Justin Williams · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Andre Burakovsky44380:3752.854.520-24
T.J. Oshie · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Andre Burakovsky2168:0851.250.33-1
Jason Chimera · Jay Beagle · Andre Burakovsky1462:0842.042.11-2
Brooks Laich · Michael Latta · Andre Burakovsky1253:4254.651.92-2

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.9Expected goalsfrom 176 unblocked attempts
+4.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.75 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt46th
Finishing +4.1 goals above expected87thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 17Expected 12.9

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 10, 2016 vs ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:02
Apr 9, 2016 @ STL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:22
Apr 7, 2016 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 09:30
Apr 5, 2016 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:36
Apr 2, 2016 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 7 1 15:32
Apr 1, 2016 @ COL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:38
Mar 30, 2016 @ PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:36
Mar 28, 2016 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:26
Mar 26, 2016 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:04
Mar 25, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:57
Mar 22, 2016 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:09
Mar 20, 2016 @ PIT L 2-6 1 0 1 -3 0 2 1 10:42
Mar 18, 2016 vs NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 14:00
Mar 15, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:54
Mar 12, 2016 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:25
Mar 9, 2016 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:32
Mar 7, 2016 @ ANA W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:42
Mar 5, 2016 @ BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:06
Mar 4, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:29
Mar 2, 2016 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:07
Mar 1, 2016 vs PIT W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 15:27
Feb 28, 2016 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:05
Feb 26, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:07
Feb 24, 2016 vs MTL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 11:30
Feb 22, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:27
Feb 20, 2016 vs NJD W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:55
Feb 18, 2016 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:24
Feb 16, 2016 vs LAK W 3-1 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 13:46
Feb 13, 2016 @ DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 12:42
Feb 11, 2016 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:12
Feb 9, 2016 @ NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:07
Feb 7, 2016 vs PHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:34
Feb 6, 2016 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:03
Feb 4, 2016 vs NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:19
Feb 2, 2016 vs FLA L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 10 1 18:20
Jan 27, 2016 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 12:12
Jan 19, 2016 @ CBJ W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:36
Jan 17, 2016 vs NYR W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 11:00
Jan 16, 2016 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:45
Jan 14, 2016 vs VAN W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 14:04
Jan 10, 2016 vs OTT W 7-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 08:30
Jan 9, 2016 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:00
Jan 7, 2016 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:23
Jan 5, 2016 @ BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 16:56
Jan 2, 2016 @ CBJ L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:49
Dec 31, 2015 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 12:18
Dec 30, 2015 vs BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 07:22
Dec 28, 2015 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:51
Dec 26, 2015 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:55
Dec 21, 2015 @ CAR W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 07:03
Dec 20, 2015 @ NYR W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:29
Dec 18, 2015 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:52
Dec 16, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 07:33
Dec 14, 2015 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:13
Dec 12, 2015 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:48
Dec 8, 2015 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:45
Dec 5, 2015 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:29
Dec 3, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:48
Nov 28, 2015 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:58
Nov 27, 2015 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:11
Nov 25, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:12
Nov 19, 2015 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:46
Nov 18, 2015 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:40
Nov 13, 2015 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:47
Nov 12, 2015 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 14:42
Nov 10, 2015 @ DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:19
Nov 7, 2015 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:06
Nov 5, 2015 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 13:14
Nov 3, 2015 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 13:43
Oct 31, 2015 @ FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:04
Oct 30, 2015 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:09
Oct 28, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 11:03
Oct 23, 2015 @ EDM W 7-4 1 1 2 -1 0 1 1 09:01
Oct 22, 2015 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:00
Oct 20, 2015 @ CGY W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:19
Oct 17, 2015 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:44
Oct 15, 2015 vs CHI W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 14:18
Oct 13, 2015 vs SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:31
Oct 10, 2015 vs NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:41