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Nikolay Goldobin

#77 · Right wing · Vancouver Canucks

Born Oct 7, 1995 in Moscow, RUS · 5'11", 196 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 27th overall in 2014 by SJS (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alexander Steen STL · 27 P in 65 GP Colin Wilson COL · 27 P in 65 GP Brad Richardson ARI · 27 P in 66 GP Sam Bennett CGY · 27 P in 71 GP William Nylander TOR · 27 P in 54 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.

010202015-16: 2 points215-162016-17: 3 points316-172017-18: 14 points1417-182018-19: 27 points2718-192019-20: 0 points019-20

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 SJS 9 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 0.22
2016-17 SJS 2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0.00 $863K
2016-17 VAN 12 3 0 3 1 0 10 0 0.25
2017-18 VAN 38 8 6 14 -14 6 50 12 0.37 $863K
2018-19 VAN 63 7 20 27 -10 18 105 15 0.43 $863K
2019-20 VAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 $900K
5 seasons Career 125 19 27 46 -23 24 176 29 0.37

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 7 20 27 -10 18 105 15 0.43 6.7 14:59

Contract

$863KCap hit2018-19
$32KCap dollars per point27 points in 63 games
$287KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$576KValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 696 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
2019-20 to 2019-20 $900K
2016-17 to 2018-19 $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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Rating

-0.5Goals above replacement572nd of 699 skaters, 381st of 455 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 455 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-1.1 37th percentileEven-strength defence-1.9 15th percentilePower play-0.8 11th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 32nd percentilePenalties+0.7 66th 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.

-1.5-1-0.500.512015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20Goals 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

49.4Corsi for %712 attempts for, 728 against
+2.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.6Expected goals for %28.9 expected for, 34.4 against
+0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.0Goals for %29 for, 34 against
99.4PDO8.1% shooting + 91.4% saves
136Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Nikolay Goldobin · Brock Boeser · Elias Pettersson27158:5748.146.39-3
Loui Eriksson · Nikolay Goldobin · Elias Pettersson1594:1156.055.25-4
Bo Horvat · Nikolay Goldobin · Brock Boeser2086:4848.740.81-4
Bo Horvat · Jake Virtanen · Nikolay Goldobin1457:0839.632.00-4

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
11.3Expected goalsfrom 159 unblocked attempts
-4.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes44th
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt24th
Finishing -4.3 goals above expected13thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 426 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 11.3Goals 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
Mar 24, 2019 vs CBJ L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:33
Mar 15, 2019 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:33
Mar 13, 2019 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:12
Mar 9, 2019 vs VGK L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:52
Mar 7, 2019 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:28
Mar 6, 2019 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:48
Mar 3, 2019 @ VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:53
Feb 28, 2019 @ ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:06
Feb 27, 2019 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:38
Feb 25, 2019 vs ANA W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:23
Feb 23, 2019 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:58
Feb 16, 2019 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:16
Feb 14, 2019 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:31
Feb 11, 2019 vs SJS L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 11:48
Feb 9, 2019 vs CGY W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:51
Feb 7, 2019 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:58
Feb 5, 2019 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:22
Feb 4, 2019 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:36
Feb 2, 2019 @ COL W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 11:41
Jan 13, 2019 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 08:34
Jan 10, 2019 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:26
Jan 5, 2019 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:18
Dec 31, 2018 @ NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 12:48
Dec 29, 2018 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 09:53
Dec 27, 2018 @ EDM W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 10:20
Dec 22, 2018 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:09
Dec 20, 2018 vs STL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:33
Dec 18, 2018 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:32
Dec 16, 2018 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10:25
Dec 15, 2018 vs PHI W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:00
Dec 13, 2018 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 18:49
Dec 11, 2018 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:05
Dec 9, 2018 @ STL W 6-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:56
Dec 6, 2018 vs NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 13:54
Dec 1, 2018 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:06
Nov 29, 2018 vs VGK L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:58
Nov 27, 2018 vs LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:49
Nov 24, 2018 @ LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:55
Nov 23, 2018 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:43
Nov 21, 2018 @ ANA L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 20:47
Nov 19, 2018 vs WPG L 3-6 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 18:19
Nov 17, 2018 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 18:19
Nov 15, 2018 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:41
Nov 13, 2018 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 09:58
Nov 12, 2018 @ NYR L 1-2 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 18:32
Nov 10, 2018 @ BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:53
Nov 8, 2018 @ BOS W 8-5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 14:29
Nov 6, 2018 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 19:53
Nov 2, 2018 vs COL W 7-6 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:46
Oct 31, 2018 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:53
Oct 29, 2018 vs MIN W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11:57
Oct 27, 2018 vs PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:41
Oct 25, 2018 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 12:44
Oct 24, 2018 @ VGK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:32
Oct 22, 2018 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:41
Oct 20, 2018 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:34
Oct 18, 2018 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:29
Oct 16, 2018 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:50
Oct 13, 2018 @ FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 09:36
Oct 11, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:43
Oct 9, 2018 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:04
Oct 6, 2018 @ CGY L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 4 2 0 12:27
Oct 3, 2018 vs CGY W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 07:53