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Jakub Vrana

#19 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Nashville Predators

Born Feb 28, 1996 in Prague, CZE · 6'0", 197 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 13th overall in 2014 by WSH (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Taylor Hall ARI · 52 P in 65 GP Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH · 52 P in 63 GP Bo Horvat VAN · 53 P in 69 GP Claude Giroux PHI · 53 P in 69 GP Dylan Larkin DET · 53 P in 71 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.

020402016-17: 6 points616-172017-18: 27 points2717-182018-19: 47 points4718-192019-20: 52 points5219-202020-21: 36 points3620-212021-22: 19 points1921-222022-23: 16 points1622-232023-24: 6 points623-242024-25: 14 points1424-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 WSH 21 3 3 6 2 2 32 6 0.29 $863K
2017-18 WSH 73 13 14 27 2 12 133 31 0.37 $863K
2018-19 WSH 82 24 23 47 20 27 161 47 0.57 $863K
2019-20 WSH 69 25 27 52 3 18 187 29 0.75 $3.35M
2020-21 WSH 39 11 14 25 9 8 68 26 0.64 $3.35M
2020-21 DET 11 8 3 11 1 2 32 3 1.00
2021-22 DET 26 13 6 19 -8 16 65 14 0.73 $5.25M
2022-23 DET 5 1 1 2 1 0 7 5 0.40 $5.25M
2022-23 STL 20 10 4 14 2 10 56 9 0.70
2023-24 STL 21 2 4 6 -7 8 42 9 0.29 $5.25M
2024-25 WSH 26 7 4 11 6 6 28 13 0.42 $775K
2024-25 NSH 13 2 1 3 -10 4 19 6 0.23
9 seasons Career 406 119 104 223 21 113 830 198 0.55

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 WSH 23 3 5 8 5 2 39 17 0.35
2018-19 WSH 7 0 0 0 -1 6 8 8 0.00
2019-20 WSH 5 0 0 0 -6 2 11 9 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 35 3 5 8 -2 10 58 34 0.23

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 25 27 52 3 18 187 29 0.75 13.4 14:53

Contract

$3.35MCap hitends in 2021
$64KCap dollars per point52 points in 69 games
$425KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.9 goals above replacement
$7.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.9MValueworth 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 Jul 16, 2019, as a new contract: 2 years and $6.7M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2020-21, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $3.35M $2.7M $1M $3.7M
2020-21 $3.35M $3M $0 $3M

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
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Oct 8, 2024 Washington Capitals New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Aug 10, 2021 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $15.75M $5.25M
Jul 16, 2019 Washington Capitals New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $6.7M $3.35M
Jul 15, 2014 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2014-15, slid 3 $4.275M $863K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.9Goals above replacement90th of 670 skaters, 68th of 439 forwards
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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+6.4 95th percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 13th percentilePower play+0.2 74th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 10th 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.

-505102016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

51.6Corsi for %836 attempts for, 783 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Expected goals for %41.2 expected for, 36.6 against
+2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.8Goals for %49 for, 42 against
101.2PDO10.5% shooting + 90.7% saves
256Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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
T.J. Oshie · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Jakub Vrana38257:3543.143.016-13
T.J. Oshie · Lars Eller · Jakub Vrana27175:5856.754.79-6
T.J. Oshie · Nicklas Backstrom · Jakub Vrana17120:1352.059.45-5
Evgeny Kuznetsov · Tom Wilson · Jakub Vrana30104:2751.354.99-10

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.

25Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.4Expected goalsfrom 261 unblocked attempts
+5.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.14 expected goals per 60 minutes95th
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt33rd
Finishing +5.6 goals above expected90thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510152025Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 25Expected 19.4

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
Mar 9, 2020 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:59
Mar 7, 2020 @ PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 11:24
Mar 5, 2020 @ NYR L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:18
Mar 4, 2020 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:53
Mar 1, 2020 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:20
Feb 27, 2020 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:57
Feb 25, 2020 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 15:35
Feb 23, 2020 vs PIT W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 17:17
Feb 22, 2020 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:15
Feb 20, 2020 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:23
Feb 17, 2020 @ VGK L 2-3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 16:35
Feb 15, 2020 @ ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:09
Feb 13, 2020 @ COL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 10 0 15:58
Feb 10, 2020 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:06
Feb 8, 2020 vs PHI L 2-7 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 13:06
Feb 4, 2020 vs LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:19
Feb 2, 2020 vs PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 13:20
Jan 31, 2020 @ OTT W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 16:00
Jan 29, 2020 vs NSH L 4-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:40
Jan 27, 2020 @ MTL W 4-2 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 15:33
Jan 18, 2020 @ NYI W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 15:51
Jan 16, 2020 vs NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:09
Jan 13, 2020 vs CAR W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:42
Jan 11, 2020 vs NJD L 1-5 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 18:48
Jan 8, 2020 @ PHI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:14
Jan 7, 2020 vs OTT W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:18
Jan 5, 2020 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 17:36
Jan 3, 2020 @ CAR W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 12:15
Dec 31, 2019 vs NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:52
Dec 28, 2019 @ CAR L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:37
Dec 27, 2019 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:52
Dec 23, 2019 @ BOS L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 09:35
Dec 21, 2019 vs TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 14:21
Dec 20, 2019 @ NJD W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:08
Dec 16, 2019 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 18:22
Dec 14, 2019 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:30
Dec 11, 2019 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 13:23
Dec 9, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 13:30
Dec 6, 2019 @ ANA W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 15:44
Dec 4, 2019 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:19
Dec 3, 2019 @ SJS W 5-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 17:17
Nov 30, 2019 @ DET W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 14:05
Nov 29, 2019 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 9 2 20:51
Nov 27, 2019 vs FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:18
Nov 23, 2019 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 14:53
Nov 20, 2019 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:25
Nov 18, 2019 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:08
Nov 16, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 17:45
Nov 15, 2019 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:51
Nov 13, 2019 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 14:15
Nov 11, 2019 vs ARI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 15:22
Nov 9, 2019 vs VGK W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 15:36
Nov 7, 2019 @ FLA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:27
Nov 3, 2019 vs CGY W 4-2 3 0 3 3 0 5 0 14:01
Nov 1, 2019 vs BUF W 6-1 2 0 2 2 0 8 0 16:45
Oct 29, 2019 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12:52
Oct 25, 2019 @ VAN W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 17:01
Oct 24, 2019 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 10:44
Oct 22, 2019 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:41
Oct 20, 2019 @ CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:04
Oct 18, 2019 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 12:55
Oct 16, 2019 vs TOR W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 13:50
Oct 14, 2019 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:07
Oct 12, 2019 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:53
Oct 10, 2019 @ NSH L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:15
Oct 8, 2019 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:59
Oct 5, 2019 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:02
Oct 4, 2019 @ NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:45
Oct 2, 2019 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 17:33