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Frank Vatrano

#77 · Right wing · Anaheim Ducks

Born Mar 14, 1994 in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA (age 32) · 5'11", 203 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nick Ritchie BOS · 26 P in 56 GP Nick Bonino MIN · 26 P in 55 GP Marcus Foligno MIN · 26 P in 39 GP Nils Hoglander VAN · 27 P in 56 GP Mason Appleton WPG · 25 P in 56 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.

02040602015-16: 11 points1115-162016-17: 18 points1816-172017-18: 10 points1017-182018-19: 39 points3918-192019-20: 34 points3419-202020-21: 26 points2620-212021-22: 32 points3221-222022-23: 41 points4122-232023-24: 60 points6023-242024-25: 45 points4524-252025-26: 9 points925-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 BOS 39 8 3 11 -3 14 99 61 0.28 $793K
2016-17 BOS 44 10 8 18 -3 14 116 51 0.41 $793K
2017-18 BOS 25 2 0 2 -3 22 42 34 0.08 $793K
2017-18 FLA 16 5 3 8 6 12 30 17 0.50
2018-19 FLA 81 24 15 39 -10 38 208 139 0.48 $925K
2019-20 FLA 69 16 18 34 -8 30 162 102 0.49 $2.533M
2020-21 FLA 56 18 8 26 8 26 158 69 0.46 $2.533M
2021-22 FLA 49 10 9 19 -2 16 105 48 0.39 $2.533M
2021-22 NYR 22 8 5 13 6 6 56 20 0.59
2022-23 ANA 81 22 19 41 -29 66 231 86 0.51 $3.65M
2023-24 ANA 82 37 23 60 -20 85 272 156 0.73 $3.65M
2024-25 ANA 81 21 24 45 -9 80 234 169 0.56 $3.65M
2025-26 ANA 50 5 4 9 -15 40 79 84 0.18 $4.571M
2026-27 ANA 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.50 $4.571M
12 seasons Career 697 187 139 326 -82 449 1793 1037 0.47

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 BOS 6 1 0 1 -1 4 7 17 0.17
2019-20 FLA 2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 3 0.00
2020-21 FLA 6 1 1 2 3 4 12 10 0.33
2021-22 NYR 20 5 8 13 -1 13 41 40 0.65
4 seasons Playoffs 34 7 9 16 -1 23 63 70 0.47

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
56 18 8 26 8 26 158 69 0.46 11.4 14:31

Contract

$2.533MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$97KCap dollars per point26 points in 56 games
$3.83MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.2MValueworth 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 633 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Florida Panthers on Feb 23, 2019, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $7.6M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2021-22, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $2.533M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2020-21 $2.533M $2.25M $250K $2.5M
2021-22 $2.533M $2.6M $0 $2.6M

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
Jan 6, 2025 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2025-26 to 2027-28 3 $18M $4.571M
Jul 13, 2022 Anaheim Ducks New contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $10.95M $3.65M
Feb 23, 2019 Florida Panthers Extension 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $7.6M $2.533M
Jun 29, 2018 Florida Panthers Extension 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $925K $925K
Mar 15, 2015 Boston Bruins Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $2.775M $793K

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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.7Goals above replacement419th of 643 skaters, 286th of 430 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 430 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-0.7 36th percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 68th percentilePower play-0.6 11th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 73rd percentilePenalties-0.9 4th 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.

-4-202462015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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 %647 attempts for, 590 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Expected goals for %27.2 expected for, 24.7 against
-3.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.6Goals for %25 for, 20 against
101.2PDO7.1% shooting + 94.1% saves
200Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 579 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
Frank Vatrano · Owen Tippett · Eetu Luostarinen25157:4647.349.63-8
Patric Hornqvist · Alexander Wennberg · Frank Vatrano1776:3254.749.86-2
Brett Connolly · Frank Vatrano · Eetu Luostarinen1059:1957.761.31-1
Carter Verhaeghe · Aleksander Barkov · Frank Vatrano446:4856.763.83-1

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.3Expected goalsfrom 202 unblocked attempts
+2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.06 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt20th
Finishing +2.7 goals above expected81stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 411 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 17Expected 14.3

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
May 10, 2021 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 13:59
May 8, 2021 vs TBL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 17:34
May 3, 2021 vs DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:00
May 1, 2021 @ CHI W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 13:40
Apr 29, 2021 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 16:19
Apr 27, 2021 @ NSH W 7-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:42
Apr 26, 2021 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 17:15
Apr 24, 2021 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 17:00
Apr 22, 2021 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:07
Apr 20, 2021 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 17:58
Apr 19, 2021 vs CBJ W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 7 1 11:44
Apr 17, 2021 @ TBL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11:50
Apr 15, 2021 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14:55
Apr 13, 2021 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 4 2 18:41
Apr 10, 2021 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:06
Apr 8, 2021 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:05
Apr 6, 2021 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 15:02
Apr 4, 2021 vs CBJ W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 14:55
Apr 3, 2021 vs CBJ W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 15:48
Apr 1, 2021 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 14:30
Mar 30, 2021 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:25
Mar 28, 2021 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:34
Mar 27, 2021 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:37
Mar 25, 2021 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:49
Mar 23, 2021 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:40
Mar 21, 2021 @ TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10:31
Mar 20, 2021 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:24
Mar 18, 2021 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:40
Mar 15, 2021 vs CHI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 12:34
Mar 13, 2021 vs CHI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 10:24
Mar 11, 2021 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 11:35
Mar 9, 2021 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:21
Mar 7, 2021 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:16
Mar 6, 2021 @ NSH W 6-2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 17:19
Mar 4, 2021 @ NSH W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:25
Mar 1, 2021 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:22
Feb 27, 2021 vs CAR L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:26
Feb 25, 2021 vs DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 14:32
Feb 24, 2021 vs DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 14:05
Feb 22, 2021 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:32
Feb 20, 2021 @ DET L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:14
Feb 19, 2021 @ DET W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:28
Feb 17, 2021 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:26
Feb 15, 2021 @ TBL W 6-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12:45
Feb 13, 2021 vs TBL L 1-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15:37
Feb 11, 2021 vs TBL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 12:43
Feb 9, 2021 vs DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:23
Feb 7, 2021 vs DET L 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 14:51
Feb 5, 2021 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:59
Feb 4, 2021 vs NSH L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 15:49
Jan 31, 2021 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:30
Jan 30, 2021 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:19
Jan 28, 2021 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 14:18
Jan 26, 2021 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 12:15
Jan 19, 2021 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 15:03
Jan 17, 2021 vs CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:34