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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brandon Saad VGK · 9 P in 49 GP Joel Kiviranta COL · 9 P in 51 GP Samuel Helenius LAK · 9 P in 53 GP Ryan Lomberg CGY · 9 P in 57 GP Jeff Malott LAK · 9 P in 58 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
50 5 4 9 -15 40 79 84 0.18 6.3 11:49

Contract

$4.571MCap hitends in 2028, then UFA
$508KCap dollars per point9 points in 50 games
-$1.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.4MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Anaheim Ducks on Jan 6, 2025, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $18M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2027-28, with 2 seasons 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
2025-26 $4.571M $3M $0 $6M
2026-27 $4.571M $3M $0 $6M
2027-28 $4.571M $3M $0 $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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-3.1Goals above replacement683rd of 715 skaters, 463rd of 476 forwards
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 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-3.1 11th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 29th percentilePower play-0.5 20th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 82nd percentilePenalties-0.3 22nd 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.

-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

48.2Corsi for %498 attempts for, 535 against
-4.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.4Expected goals for %18.7 expected for, 25.5 against
-8.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
34.1Goals for %15 for, 29 against
94.8PDO6.3% shooting + 88.5% saves
124Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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
Alex Killorn · Ryan Strome · Frank Vatrano1371:0854.957.63-2
Mikael Granlund · Frank Vatrano · Troy Terry851:0742.740.01-2
Ross Johnston · Frank Vatrano · Jansen Harkins950:2633.332.72-1
Alex Killorn · Frank Vatrano · Ryan Poehling730:5456.335.10-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.6Expected goalsfrom 118 unblocked attempts
-1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.67 expected goals per 60 minutes29th
Shot quality 5.6% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -1.6 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 6.6Goals 5

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
Apr 14, 2026 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:31
Apr 9, 2026 vs SJS W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 12:15
Apr 3, 2026 vs STL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 12:37
Apr 1, 2026 @ SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 10:31
Mar 28, 2026 @ EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 06:00
Mar 26, 2026 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:38
Mar 18, 2026 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 05:48
Mar 15, 2026 @ MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:17
Mar 14, 2026 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 08:05
Mar 8, 2026 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:19
Mar 6, 2026 vs MTL W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 11:11
Mar 4, 2026 vs NYI W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 13:50
Dec 27, 2025 @ LAK L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:31
Dec 22, 2025 vs SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:23
Dec 20, 2025 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 12:56
Dec 19, 2025 vs DAL L 3-8 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 10:12
Dec 16, 2025 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:18
Dec 15, 2025 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:23
Dec 13, 2025 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:25
Dec 11, 2025 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:18
Dec 9, 2025 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:48
Dec 7, 2025 vs CHI W 7-1 1 0 1 2 0 6 1 12:57
Dec 5, 2025 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 09:33
Dec 3, 2025 vs UTA L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 19:07
Dec 1, 2025 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:07
Nov 30, 2025 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:24
Nov 28, 2025 vs LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 09:57
Nov 26, 2025 vs VAN L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:11
Nov 22, 2025 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:37
Nov 20, 2025 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:51
Nov 19, 2025 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 14:22
Nov 17, 2025 vs UTA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:26
Nov 15, 2025 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:32
Nov 13, 2025 @ DET L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 09:33
Nov 11, 2025 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:40
Nov 9, 2025 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:58
Nov 8, 2025 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 09:22
Nov 6, 2025 @ DAL W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:51
Nov 4, 2025 vs FLA W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 11:51
Nov 2, 2025 vs NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 12:32
Oct 31, 2025 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 10:49
Oct 28, 2025 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:49
Oct 25, 2025 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 11:26
Oct 23, 2025 @ BOS W 7-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 4 12:39
Oct 21, 2025 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 5 2 6 15:03
Oct 19, 2025 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:56
Oct 16, 2025 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 11:38
Oct 14, 2025 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:12
Oct 11, 2025 @ SJS W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 12:02
Oct 9, 2025 @ SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 3 3 12:26