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Austin Czarnik

#21 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings

Born Dec 12, 1992 in Detroit, Michigan, USA · 5'9", 170 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyler Ennis BUF · 13 P in 51 GP Nic Petan WPG · 13 P in 54 GP Matt Nieto COL · 13 P in 59 GP Jordan Schroeder MIN · 13 P in 37 GP Lukas Sedlak CBJ · 13 P in 62 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.

0510152016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 4 points417-182018-19: 18 points1818-192019-20: 3 points319-202020-21: 0 points020-212021-22: 7 points721-222022-23: 5 points522-232023-24: 1 points123-24

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 BOS 49 5 8 13 -10 12 66 19 0.27 $818K
2017-18 BOS 10 0 4 4 -1 0 7 4 0.40 $675K
2018-19 CGY 54 6 12 18 -1 8 65 10 0.33 $1.25M
2019-20 CGY 8 2 1 3 1 0 9 1 0.38 $1.25M
2020-21 NYI 4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0.00 $725K
2021-22 NYI 11 2 3 5 5 0 9 2 0.45 $725K
2021-22 SEA 6 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 0.33
2022-23 DET 29 3 2 5 -4 8 27 16 0.17 $763K
2023-24 DET 34 0 1 1 -3 12 24 19 0.03 $763K
8 seasons Career 205 18 33 51 -14 40 214 74 0.25

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 CGY 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0.00
1 season Playoffs 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0.00

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
49 5 8 13 -10 12 66 19 0.27 7.6 13:01

Contract

$818KCap hit2016-17
$63KCap dollars per point13 points in 49 games
$305KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.7 goals above replacement
$2.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth 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 664 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
2022-23 to 2023-24 $763K
2020-21 to 2021-22 $725K
2018-19 to 2019-20 $1.25M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $675K
2016-17 to 2016-17 $818K

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+2.7Goals above replacement317th of 664 skaters, 225th of 435 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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-1.8 24th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 72nd percentilePower play-0.4 25th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 95th percentilePenalties+1.2 78th 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.

-2-1012342016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24Goals 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

54.5Corsi for %460 attempts for, 384 against
-1.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Expected goals for %17.1 expected for, 15.1 against
-3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.7Goals for %12 for, 19 against
95.5PDO5.1% shooting + 90.4% saves
87Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Matt Beleskey · Riley Nash · Austin Czarnik17105:3059.066.51-2
Riley Nash · Ryan Spooner · Austin Czarnik1152:2467.969.11-1
David Krejci · Ryan Spooner · Austin Czarnik743:0660.655.01-0
Jimmy Hayes · Frank Vatrano · Austin Czarnik627:1853.853.50-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.2Expected goalsfrom 99 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes26th
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt14th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected41stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 6.2Goals 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
Mar 11, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:35
Mar 8, 2017 vs DET W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:47
Feb 4, 2017 vs TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 13:01
Jan 22, 2017 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:06
Jan 20, 2017 vs CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:07
Jan 18, 2017 @ DET L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 08:30
Jan 16, 2017 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:19
Jan 14, 2017 vs PHI W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 10:49
Jan 12, 2017 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:46
Jan 10, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:55
Jan 8, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:00
Jan 7, 2017 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:28
Jan 5, 2017 vs EDM L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:33
Jan 2, 2017 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:13
Dec 31, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 14:19
Dec 29, 2016 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:16
Dec 27, 2016 @ CBJ L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 14:26
Dec 23, 2016 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:00
Dec 22, 2016 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:53
Dec 20, 2016 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:47
Dec 18, 2016 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:01
Dec 15, 2016 vs ANA L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12:58
Dec 14, 2016 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:58
Dec 12, 2016 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 12:21
Dec 10, 2016 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:08
Dec 8, 2016 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:03
Dec 7, 2016 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:36
Dec 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:59
Dec 3, 2016 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:55
Dec 1, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:01
Nov 29, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 12:23
Nov 27, 2016 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:26
Nov 25, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:13
Nov 24, 2016 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:02
Nov 22, 2016 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:52
Nov 19, 2016 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:20
Nov 17, 2016 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:41
Nov 13, 2016 @ COL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:42
Nov 12, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:19
Nov 10, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 15:08
Nov 8, 2016 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:49
Nov 7, 2016 vs BUF W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 14:07
Nov 5, 2016 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:59
Nov 3, 2016 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:53
Nov 1, 2016 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:32
Oct 29, 2016 @ DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:48
Oct 26, 2016 @ NYR L 2-5 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 14:32
Oct 15, 2016 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 11:00
Oct 13, 2016 @ CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:11