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Daniel Sprong

#10 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Mar 17, 1997 in Amsterdam, NLD · 6'0", 195 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 46th overall in 2015 by PIT (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

William Carrier VGK · 20 P in 63 GP Colin Blackwell TOR · 20 P in 58 GP Sam Steel ANA · 20 P in 68 GP Nico Sturm COL · 20 P in 74 GP Michael McLeod NJD · 20 P in 77 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.

0102030402015-16: 2 points215-162017-18: 3 points317-182018-19: 23 points2318-192019-20: 2 points219-202020-21: 20 points2020-212021-22: 20 points2021-222022-23: 46 points4622-232023-24: 43 points4323-242024-25: 7 points724-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 PIT 18 2 0 2 -1 0 23 14 0.11 $693K
2017-18 PIT 8 2 1 3 2 0 22 9 0.38 $693K
2018-19 PIT 16 0 4 4 -7 0 16 12 0.25 $750K
2018-19 ANA 47 14 5 19 -9 10 109 23 0.40
2019-20 ANA 8 1 1 2 -2 0 17 4 0.25 $750K
2020-21 WSH 42 13 7 20 7 12 74 28 0.48 $725K
2021-22 WSH 47 8 6 14 6 8 102 35 0.30 $725K
2021-22 SEA 16 6 0 6 -6 0 51 8 0.38
2022-23 SEA 66 21 25 46 13 14 147 33 0.70 $750K
2023-24 DET 76 18 25 43 -5 22 160 32 0.57 $2M
2024-25 VAN 9 1 2 3 -2 2 19 5 0.33 $975K
2024-25 SEA 10 1 1 2 1 0 12 6 0.20
2024-25 NJD 11 0 2 2 0 0 24 21 0.18
9 seasons Career 374 87 79 166 -3 68 776 230 0.44

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2020-21 WSH 3 0 1 1 0 4 11 2 0.33
2022-23 SEA 10 1 1 2 -3 0 20 15 0.20
2024-25 NJD 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 14 1 2 3 -4 4 31 19 0.21

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 14 6 20 0 8 153 43 0.32 9.2 12:59

Contract

$725KCap hitends in 2022
$36KCap dollars per point20 points in 63 games
$553KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.3 goals above replacement
$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$921KValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Sep 18, 2020, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.45M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $725K $700K $0 $700K
2021-22 $725K $750K $0 $750K

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
Jul 20, 2024 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $975K $975K
Jul 1, 2023 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $2M $2M
Oct 3, 2022 Seattle Kraken New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Sep 18, 2020 Washington Capitals Extension 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.45M $725K
Jun 25, 2018 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $1.5M $750K
Aug 28, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $2.775M $693K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Rating

+1.3Goals above replacement423rd of 723 skaters, 292nd of 481 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 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+1.6 71st percentileEven-strength defence-2.5 10th percentilePower play-0.7 16th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties+0.6 62nd 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.

-505102015-162018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

51.3Corsi for %749 attempts for, 711 against
-0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Expected goals for %34.7 expected for, 33.7 against
+0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.2Goals for %32 for, 23 against
101.8PDO7.9% shooting + 94.0% saves
238Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Riley Sheahan · Joonas Donskoi · Daniel SprongSEA960:0151.342.73-0
Lars Eller · Daniel Sprong · Connor McMichaelWSH855:1649.647.01-3
Lars Eller · Anthony Mantha · Daniel SprongWSH950:2247.248.84-1
Nicklas Backstrom · Conor Sheary · Daniel SprongWSH645:4052.149.43-1

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.9Expected goalsfrom 220 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.09 expected goals per 60 minutes85th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt10th
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected47thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 14.9Goals 14

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 1, 2022 @ WPG L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 16:38
Apr 27, 2022 vs LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:07
Apr 26, 2022 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:59
Apr 22, 2022 @ MIN L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 09:34
Apr 20, 2022 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:19
Apr 18, 2022 vs OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 11:31
Apr 16, 2022 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:41
Apr 9, 2022 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:12
Apr 7, 2022 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:51
Apr 6, 2022 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:06
Apr 3, 2022 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:54
Apr 1, 2022 vs VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 14:22
Mar 30, 2022 vs VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:26
Mar 28, 2022 @ LAK W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 15:14
Mar 26, 2022 @ LAK L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:47
Mar 22, 2022 @ ARI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 11:24
Mar 20, 2022 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:02
Mar 18, 2022 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 11:24
Mar 17, 2022 @ CBJ W 7-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 11:26
Mar 15, 2022 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:11
Mar 3, 2022 vs CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:36
Feb 15, 2022 @ NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:47
Feb 13, 2022 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:02
Feb 10, 2022 @ MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:57
Feb 8, 2022 vs CBJ L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:44
Feb 2, 2022 vs EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 16:28
Feb 1, 2022 @ PIT W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 13:20
Jan 28, 2022 @ DAL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12:54
Jan 26, 2022 vs SJS L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 13:34
Jan 18, 2022 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:53
Jan 16, 2022 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:30
Jan 15, 2022 @ NYI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:35
Jan 10, 2022 vs BOS L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:57
Jan 8, 2022 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:00
Jan 7, 2022 @ STL L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:24
Jan 2, 2022 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:30
Dec 19, 2021 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:47
Dec 17, 2021 @ WPG W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 7 1 17:47
Dec 15, 2021 @ CHI L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 14:56
Dec 11, 2021 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:33
Dec 10, 2021 vs PIT L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12:18
Dec 6, 2021 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:12
Dec 2, 2021 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:02
Nov 26, 2021 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 09:21
Nov 24, 2021 vs MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:25
Nov 21, 2021 @ SEA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 13:37
Nov 20, 2021 @ SJS W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10:51
Nov 17, 2021 @ LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 15:01
Nov 16, 2021 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 14:24
Nov 14, 2021 vs PIT W 6-1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 11:23
Nov 12, 2021 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 12:46
Nov 11, 2021 @ DET W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11:02
Nov 8, 2021 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:08
Nov 6, 2021 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:54
Nov 4, 2021 @ FLA L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:27
Nov 1, 2021 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:05
Oct 29, 2021 vs ARI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:49
Oct 25, 2021 @ OTT W 7-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 07:42
Oct 23, 2021 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:19
Oct 21, 2021 @ NJD W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 11:14
Oct 19, 2021 vs COL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:25
Oct 16, 2021 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:57
Oct 13, 2021 vs NYR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:28