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Timo Meier

#28 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Oct 8, 1996 in Herisau, CHE (age 30) · 6'1", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 9th overall in 2015 by SJS (round 1)

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.

Blake Coleman TBL · 31 P in 55 GP Kevin Hayes PHI · 31 P in 55 GP Logan Couture SJS · 31 P in 53 GP Christian Dvorak ARI · 31 P in 56 GP Jack Hughes NJD · 31 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.

02040602016-17: 6 points616-172017-18: 36 points3617-182018-19: 66 points6618-192019-20: 49 points4919-202020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 76 points7621-222022-23: 66 points6622-232023-24: 52 points5223-242024-25: 53 points5324-252025-26: 44 points4425-262026-27: 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
2016-17 SJS 34 3 3 6 1 10 85 64 0.18 $894K
2017-18 SJS 81 21 15 36 2 51 210 105 0.44 $894K
2018-19 SJS 78 30 36 66 9 55 250 99 0.85 $894K
2019-20 SJS 70 22 27 49 -22 42 199 155 0.70 $6M
2020-21 SJS 54 12 19 31 -5 22 155 75 0.57 $6M
2021-22 SJS 77 35 41 76 -3 54 326 162 0.99 $6M
2022-23 SJS 57 31 21 52 -19 25 255 112 0.91 $6M
2022-23 NJD 21 9 5 14 0 18 72 42 0.67
2023-24 NJD 69 28 24 52 -28 45 207 111 0.75 $8.8M
2024-25 NJD 80 26 27 53 7 58 239 141 0.66 $8.8M
2025-26 NJD 77 24 20 44 -16 22 269 131 0.57 $8.8M
2026-27 NJD 4 0 1 1 -1 4 22 10 0.25 $8.8M
11 seasons Career 702 241 239 480 -75 406 2289 1207 0.68

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 SJS 5 0 0 0 0 2 11 17 0.00
2017-18 SJS 10 2 3 5 -1 10 29 39 0.50
2018-19 SJS 20 5 10 15 3 34 54 76 0.75
2022-23 NJD 11 2 2 4 -1 22 37 37 0.36
2024-25 NJD 5 2 2 4 -1 6 18 21 0.80
5 seasons Playoffs 51 11 17 28 0 74 149 190 0.55

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
54 12 19 31 -5 22 155 75 0.57 7.7 16:03

Contract

$6MCap hitends in 2023
$194KCap dollars per point31 points in 54 games
$1.26MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.8 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$470KValueworth 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 San Jose Sharks on Jul 1, 2019, as a new contract: 4 years and $24M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2022-23, with 2 seasons left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $6M $700K $3.3M $4M
2020-21 $6M $700K $3.3M $4M
2021-22 $6M $4M $2M $6M
2022-23 $6M $10M $0 $10M

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
Jun 28, 2023 New Jersey Devils Extension 2023-24 to 2030-31 8 $70.4M $8.8M
Jul 1, 2019 San Jose Sharks New contract 2019-20 to 2022-23 4 $24M $6M
Jul 7, 2015 San Jose Sharks Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2015-16, slid 3 $5.025M $894K

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

Rating

+4.8Goals above replacement142nd of 643 skaters, 103rd of 430 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.4Goals 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+1.4 71st percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 63rd percentilePower play-0.2 35th percentilePenalty kill0.0 33rd percentilePenalties+0.7 76th 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.

051015202016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

49.8Corsi for %698 attempts for, 703 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Expected goals for %32.1 expected for, 31.0 against
+1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.3Goals for %29 for, 35 against
98.6PDO8.0% shooting + 90.6% saves
240Attempts 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
Tomas Hertl · Timo Meier · Rudolfs Balcers16156:3059.966.17-7
Patrick Marleau · Tomas Hertl · Timo Meier1052:5850.049.52-1
Logan Couture · Timo Meier · Rudolfs Balcers648:5343.060.24-3
Matt Nieto · Tomas Hertl · Timo Meier748:4243.749.42-2

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.4Expected goalsfrom 218 unblocked attempts
-3.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.07 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt20th
Finishing -3.4 goals above expected9thOne 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 40Expected 15.4Goals 12

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 12, 2021 vs VGK L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 12:01
May 8, 2021 vs ARI L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 19:16
May 7, 2021 vs ARI L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 16:42
May 5, 2021 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:25
May 3, 2021 vs COL L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 3 2 16:32
May 1, 2021 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:22
Apr 30, 2021 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:27
Apr 28, 2021 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:21
Apr 26, 2021 vs ARI W 6-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 15:46
Apr 24, 2021 vs MIN L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 19:17
Apr 21, 2021 @ VGK L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 16:21
Apr 19, 2021 @ VGK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:37
Apr 17, 2021 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 13:29
Apr 16, 2021 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:39
Apr 14, 2021 vs ANA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 16:39
Apr 12, 2021 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 16:14
Apr 10, 2021 vs LAK L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 17:11
Apr 9, 2021 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:56
Apr 6, 2021 vs ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 17:33
Apr 3, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:18
Apr 2, 2021 @ LAK W 3-0 1 0 1 3 0 8 0 21:08
Mar 31, 2021 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:17
Mar 29, 2021 vs MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 7 3 21:56
Mar 27, 2021 @ ARI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:46
Mar 26, 2021 @ ARI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 14:47
Mar 24, 2021 vs LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 15:40
Mar 22, 2021 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:40
Mar 20, 2021 vs STL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:23
Mar 19, 2021 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:29
Mar 17, 2021 @ VGK L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 13:32
Mar 15, 2021 @ VGK L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:40
Mar 13, 2021 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:37
Mar 12, 2021 @ ANA W 6-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 15:52
Mar 5, 2021 vs VGK L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 15:59
Mar 3, 2021 vs COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:22
Mar 1, 2021 vs COL W 6-2 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 17:00
Feb 27, 2021 vs STL L 6-7 2 1 3 0 0 4 1 18:28
Feb 22, 2021 vs MIN L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 17:14
Feb 20, 2021 @ STL W 5-4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 14:47
Feb 18, 2021 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 16:58
Feb 15, 2021 vs ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 5 1 16:47
Feb 13, 2021 vs VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 15:48
Feb 11, 2021 @ LAK L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 13:41
Feb 9, 2021 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 18:36
Feb 6, 2021 @ ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 14:37
Feb 5, 2021 @ ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:40
Jan 28, 2021 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:04
Jan 26, 2021 @ COL L 3-7 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 13:04
Jan 24, 2021 @ MIN W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 3 13:43
Jan 22, 2021 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:14
Jan 20, 2021 @ STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 15:14
Jan 18, 2021 @ STL L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:38
Jan 16, 2021 @ ARI L 3-5 1 2 3 1 0 4 2 16:50
Jan 14, 2021 @ ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:29