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Aleksander Barkov

#16 · Centre · Florida Panthers

Born Sep 2, 1995 in Tampere, FIN (age 31) · 6'3", 214 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2013 by FLA (round 1)

Trophy case

King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2024-25
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2018-19

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.

Matt Beleskey ANA · 24 P in 55 GP Matt Calvert CBJ · 24 P in 56 GP Steve Downie PHI · 24 P in 62 GP Nail Yakupov EDM · 24 P in 63 GP Matt Nieto SJS · 24 P in 66 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.

0204060802013-14: 24 points2413-142014-15: 36 points3614-152015-16: 59 points5915-162016-17: 52 points5216-172017-18: 78 points7817-182018-19: 96 points9618-192019-20: 62 points6219-202020-21: 58 points5820-212021-22: 88 points8821-222022-23: 78 points7822-232023-24: 80 points8023-242024-25: 71 points7124-252026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 FLA 54 8 16 24 -3 10 87 16 0.44 $925K
2014-15 FLA 71 16 20 36 -4 16 123 35 0.51 $925K
2015-16 FLA 66 28 31 59 18 8 171 43 0.89 $925K
2016-17 FLA 61 21 31 52 13 10 142 39 0.85 $5.9M
2017-18 FLA 79 27 51 78 9 14 256 30 0.99 $5.9M
2018-19 FLA 82 35 61 96 -3 8 206 28 1.17 $5.9M
2019-20 FLA 66 20 42 62 2 18 172 21 0.94 $5.9M
2020-21 FLA 50 26 32 58 12 14 176 31 1.16 $5.9M
2021-22 FLA 67 39 49 88 36 18 214 50 1.31 $5.9M
2022-23 FLA 68 23 55 78 10 8 208 52 1.15 $10M
2023-24 FLA 73 23 57 80 33 24 193 104 1.10 $10M
2024-25 FLA 67 20 51 71 1 16 149 87 1.06 $10M
2026-27 FLA 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 $10M
13 seasons Career 806 286 496 782 124 164 2099 537 0.97

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 FLA 6 2 1 3 -2 2 28 11 0.50
2019-20 FLA 4 1 3 4 0 2 14 14 1.00
2020-21 FLA 6 1 6 7 -8 2 20 7 1.17
2021-22 FLA 10 2 5 7 3 4 38 15 0.70
2022-23 FLA 21 5 11 16 5 10 55 51 0.76
2023-24 FLA 24 8 14 22 -1 8 61 52 0.92
2024-25 FLA 23 6 16 22 4 4 45 51 0.96
7 seasons Playoffs 94 25 56 81 1 32 261 201 0.86

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
54 8 16 24 -3 10 87 16 0.44 9.2 17:06

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$39KCap dollars per point24 points in 54 games
$212KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.1MValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Florida Panthers on Jul 14, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $10.725M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 2 seasons 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
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $2.65M $925K
2014-15 $925K $833K $93K $2.65M $925K
2015-16 $925K $833K $93K $2.65M $925K

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
Oct 8, 2021 Florida Panthers Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $80M $10M
Jan 25, 2016 Florida Panthers Extension 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $35.4M $5.9M
Jul 14, 2013 Florida Panthers Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $10.725M $925K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacement239th of 672 skaters, 170th of 438 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.8Goals 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+1.5 68th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 55th percentilePower play-0.5 14th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 73rd percentilePenalties+0.3 48th 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.

051015202013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242026-27Goals 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

52.3Corsi for %691 attempts for, 629 against
+1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %31.2 expected for, 26.1 against
+4.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.4Goals for %31 for, 33 against
98.9PDO8.4% shooting + 90.5% saves
101Attempts 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
Brad Boyes · Sean Bergenheim · Aleksander Barkov26296:1256.860.211-10
Brad Boyes · Scottie Upshall · Aleksander Barkov1180:4951.648.34-2
Brad Boyes · Tomas Fleischmann · Aleksander Barkov1173:3243.441.85-4
Brad Boyes · Jonathan Huberdeau · Aleksander Barkov1838:1149.358.32-3

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.2Expected goalsfrom 103 unblocked attempts
-0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.53 expected goals per 60 minutes25th
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt70th
Finishing -0.2 goals above expected51stOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 8.2Goals 8

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Feb 7, 2014 @ CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 17:34
Feb 6, 2014 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:55
Feb 4, 2014 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:03
Feb 1, 2014 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:50
Jan 21, 2014 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 05:31
Jan 20, 2014 @ PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:03
Jan 18, 2014 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 20:51
Jan 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:56
Jan 14, 2014 vs NYI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20:26
Jan 11, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:51
Jan 9, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:32
Jan 6, 2014 @ MTL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:05
Jan 4, 2014 vs NSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 18:46
Dec 31, 2013 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22:01
Dec 29, 2013 vs MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 17:57
Dec 28, 2013 vs DET L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 17:50
Dec 23, 2013 vs TBL L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 17:22
Dec 20, 2013 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:41
Dec 19, 2013 @ OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 16:51
Dec 17, 2013 @ TOR W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 16:48
Dec 15, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:10
Dec 13, 2013 vs WSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:02
Dec 10, 2013 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 16:14
Dec 8, 2013 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:11
Dec 7, 2013 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:34
Dec 5, 2013 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:04
Dec 3, 2013 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:33
Nov 30, 2013 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:32
Nov 27, 2013 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:27
Nov 25, 2013 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:53
Nov 22, 2013 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:07
Nov 21, 2013 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:07
Nov 19, 2013 @ VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:01
Nov 16, 2013 @ COL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:38
Nov 15, 2013 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:50
Nov 12, 2013 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:11
Nov 10, 2013 @ NYR L 3-4 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 13:50
Nov 9, 2013 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:42
Nov 7, 2013 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:06
Nov 5, 2013 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:42
Nov 2, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:08
Nov 1, 2013 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 15:19
Oct 27, 2013 vs TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:40
Oct 25, 2013 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:34
Oct 22, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 18:33
Oct 19, 2013 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:51
Oct 17, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:36
Oct 15, 2013 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:05
Oct 13, 2013 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:18
Oct 11, 2013 vs PIT W 6-3 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 17:33
Oct 10, 2013 @ TBL L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:07
Oct 8, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 10:37
Oct 5, 2013 @ STL L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:31
Oct 3, 2013 @ DAL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:34