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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sven Baertschi VAN · 35 P in 68 GP Colin Wilson NSH · 35 P in 70 GP Mark Letestu EDM · 35 P in 78 GP Andrew Cogliano ANA · 35 P in 82 GP Brian Gionta BUF · 35 P in 82 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 12 23 35 13 14 111 31 0.55 10.8 13:16

Contract

$894KCap hitends in 2017, then RFA
$26KCap dollars per point35 points in 64 games
$410KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.2 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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

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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 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

+2.2Goals above replacement345th of 664 skaters, 242nd of 435 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals 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+1.8 71st percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 27th percentilePower play-0.8 10th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 52nd percentilePenalties-0.2 30th 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

55.3Corsi for %788 attempts for, 636 against
+4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Expected goals for %28.9 expected for, 29.8 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.8Goals for %34 for, 21 against
102.6PDO8.7% shooting + 93.9% saves
195Attempts 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
Lars Eller · Brett Connolly · Andre Burakovsky32264:4258.454.816-6
Alex Ovechkin · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Andre Burakovsky1165:2044.530.25-5
Nicklas Backstrom · Marcus Johansson · Andre Burakovsky1060:1563.355.62-2
T.J. Oshie · Lars Eller · Andre Burakovsky750:3258.148.82-1

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.9Expected goalsfrom 145 unblocked attempts
+2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes49th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt28th
Finishing +2.1 goals above expected74thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 9.9

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 9, 2017 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:42
Apr 8, 2017 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:01
Apr 5, 2017 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:29
Apr 4, 2017 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 11:54
Apr 2, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 10:51
Mar 31, 2017 @ ARI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 11:18
Mar 29, 2017 @ COL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 13:18
Mar 28, 2017 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 07:21
Mar 25, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:22
Mar 23, 2017 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:16
Mar 21, 2017 vs CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12:37
Mar 18, 2017 @ TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 15:12
Feb 9, 2017 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:46
Feb 7, 2017 vs CAR W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 13:37
Feb 5, 2017 vs LAK W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:33
Feb 4, 2017 @ MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 14:48
Feb 1, 2017 vs BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:03
Jan 31, 2017 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:56
Jan 26, 2017 @ NJD W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 13:49
Jan 24, 2017 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:29
Jan 23, 2017 vs CAR W 6-1 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 12:23
Jan 21, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 09:18
Jan 19, 2017 @ STL W 7-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14:16
Jan 16, 2017 @ PIT L 7-8 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 12:02
Jan 15, 2017 vs PHI W 5-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 13:39
Jan 13, 2017 vs CHI W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 12:49
Jan 11, 2017 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:33
Jan 9, 2017 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:48
Jan 7, 2017 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:26
Jan 5, 2017 vs CBJ W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:28
Jan 3, 2017 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 14:18
Jan 1, 2017 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:30
Dec 31, 2016 @ NJD W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 11:18
Dec 29, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 17:01
Dec 27, 2016 @ NYI L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 08:42
Dec 23, 2016 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:28
Dec 21, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 12:32
Dec 11, 2016 vs VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:06
Dec 9, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:58
Dec 7, 2016 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:56
Dec 5, 2016 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:28
Dec 3, 2016 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:13
Dec 1, 2016 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:57
Nov 26, 2016 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:10
Nov 25, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 14:39
Nov 23, 2016 vs STL W 4-3 0 2 2 3 2 3 1 15:23
Nov 20, 2016 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:55
Nov 18, 2016 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:09
Nov 16, 2016 vs PIT W 7-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:05
Nov 15, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:02
Nov 12, 2016 @ CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:21
Nov 11, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:01
Nov 8, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:44
Nov 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:42
Nov 3, 2016 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:35
Nov 1, 2016 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:46
Oct 30, 2016 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:47
Oct 29, 2016 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:19
Oct 26, 2016 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 16:00
Oct 22, 2016 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:10
Oct 20, 2016 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:24
Oct 18, 2016 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:22
Oct 15, 2016 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:16
Oct 13, 2016 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 18:30