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Robert Thomas

#18 · Centre · St. Louis Blues

Born Jul 2, 1999 in Aurora, Ontario, CAN (age 27) · 6'0", 213 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 20th overall in 2017 by STL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19

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.

David Pastrnak BOS · 77 P in 72 GP Chris Kreider NYR · 77 P in 81 GP Pavel Buchnevich STL · 76 P in 73 GP Timo Meier SJS · 76 P in 77 GP Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH · 78 P in 79 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.

0204060802018-19: 33 points3318-192019-20: 42 points4219-202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 77 points7721-222022-23: 65 points6522-232023-24: 86 points8623-242024-25: 81 points8124-252025-26: 64 points6425-262026-27: 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
2018-19 STL 70 9 24 33 -2 14 80 13 0.47 $894K
2019-20 STL 66 10 32 42 9 18 87 13 0.64 $894K
2020-21 STL 33 3 9 12 1 10 22 5 0.36 $894K
2021-22 STL 72 20 57 77 17 16 115 13 1.07 $2.8M
2022-23 STL 73 18 47 65 -8 22 106 15 0.89 $2.8M
2023-24 STL 82 26 60 86 9 48 170 16 1.05 $8.125M
2024-25 STL 70 21 60 81 20 20 145 13 1.16 $8.125M
2025-26 STL 64 25 39 64 22 24 102 10 1.00 $8.125M
2026-27 STL 5 0 1 1 -2 2 5 1 0.20 $8.125M
9 seasons Career 535 132 329 461 66 174 832 99 0.86

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 STL 21 1 5 6 -2 10 30 6 0.29
2019-20 STL 6 0 2 2 -1 0 6 2 0.33
2020-21 STL 4 0 3 3 -1 2 2 1 0.75
2021-22 STL 12 2 4 6 -6 10 20 14 0.50
2024-25 STL 7 2 6 8 0 4 8 11 1.14
5 seasons Playoffs 50 5 20 25 -10 26 66 34 0.50

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 20 57 77 17 16 115 13 1.07 17.4 18:46

Contract

$2.8MCap hitends in 2023
$36KCap dollars per point77 points in 72 games
$227KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.3 goals above replacement
$9.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.8MValueworth 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 St. Louis Blues on Sep 21, 2021, as a new contract: 2 years and $5.6M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2022-23, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $2.8M $2.4M $0 $2.4M
2022-23 $2.8M $3.2M $0 $3.2M

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 13, 2022 St. Louis Blues Extension 2023-24 to 2030-31 8 $65M $8.125M
Sep 21, 2021 St. Louis Blues New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $5.6M $2.8M
Sep 28, 2017 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2017-18, slid 3 $3.625M $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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.3Goals above replacement44th of 723 skaters, 36th of 481 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.6Goals 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+8.9 97th percentileEven-strength defence-2.0 14th percentilePower play+0.3 78th percentilePenalty kill+0.6 95th percentilePenalties+0.8 70th 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.

0510152018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

49.1Corsi for %934 attempts for, 970 against
+2.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %52.3 expected for, 49.5 against
+4.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.0Goals for %73 for, 55 against
103.8PDO13.2% shooting + 90.6% saves
130Attempts 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 lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Vladimir Tarasenko · Pavel Buchnevich · Robert Thomas38368:1053.057.333-19
Vladimir Tarasenko · Jordan Kyrou · Robert Thomas24145:1344.649.110-9
Vladimir Tarasenko · Ivan Barbashev · Robert Thomas23143:3741.845.46-12
Brandon Saad · Jordan Kyrou · Robert Thomas1451:0352.949.66-1

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.5Expected goalsfrom 165 unblocked attempts
+2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.73 expected goals per 60 minutes43rd
Shot quality 10.0% chance per attempt90th
Finishing +2.5 goals above expected77thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 19Expected 16.5

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. 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
Apr 29, 2022 vs VGK L 4-7 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 16:58
Apr 26, 2022 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23:31
Apr 24, 2022 @ ANA W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 16:55
Apr 23, 2022 @ ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:39
Apr 21, 2022 @ SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 18:24
Apr 19, 2022 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 19:16
Apr 17, 2022 @ NSH W 8-3 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 15:02
Apr 16, 2022 vs MIN W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:12
Apr 14, 2022 @ BUF W 6-2 0 5 5 3 0 1 0 15:28
Apr 12, 2022 @ BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:42
Apr 9, 2022 vs NYI W 6-1 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 17:30
Apr 8, 2022 vs MIN W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 19:42
Apr 6, 2022 vs SEA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:38
Apr 4, 2022 vs ARI W 5-1 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 17:41
Apr 2, 2022 @ CGY W 6-4 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 20:15
Apr 1, 2022 @ EDM L 5-6 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 19:41
Mar 30, 2022 @ VAN W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:45
Mar 28, 2022 vs VAN W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 19:39
Mar 26, 2022 vs CAR L 2-7 0 2 2 -3 0 1 0 20:25
Mar 24, 2022 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 16:39
Mar 19, 2022 @ CBJ L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:16
Mar 12, 2022 @ NSH W 7-4 2 2 4 2 0 3 0 18:09
Mar 10, 2022 vs NYR W 6-2 2 0 2 3 0 4 0 22:20
Mar 8, 2022 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:49
Mar 6, 2022 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:10
Mar 5, 2022 @ NYI L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:28
Mar 2, 2022 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:36
Feb 27, 2022 @ CHI W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:06
Feb 25, 2022 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:05
Feb 22, 2022 @ PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:40
Feb 19, 2022 @ TOR W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 19:38
Feb 17, 2022 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:35
Feb 15, 2022 @ OTT W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 19:40
Feb 12, 2022 vs CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:52
Feb 10, 2022 vs NJD L 4-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:21
Jan 29, 2022 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 17:18
Jan 27, 2022 vs CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:16
Jan 24, 2022 @ CGY L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:58
Jan 23, 2022 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:53
Jan 21, 2022 @ SEA W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:16
Jan 17, 2022 vs NSH W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:27
Jan 15, 2022 vs TOR L 5-6 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 19:22
Jan 13, 2022 vs SEA W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 21:39
Jan 9, 2022 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:54
Jan 7, 2022 vs WSH W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18:02
Jan 5, 2022 @ PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:47
Jan 1, 2022 @ MIN W 6-4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15:28
Dec 29, 2021 vs EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 20:42
Dec 4, 2021 @ FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 20:20
Dec 2, 2021 @ TBL L 2-4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22:52
Nov 30, 2021 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:38
Nov 27, 2021 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 17:44
Nov 26, 2021 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:35
Nov 24, 2021 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:26
Nov 22, 2021 vs VGK W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:55
Nov 20, 2021 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:24
Nov 18, 2021 vs SJS W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:08
Nov 16, 2021 vs ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:55
Nov 14, 2021 vs EDM L 4-5 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 21:08
Nov 13, 2021 @ CAR L 2-3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 21:34
Nov 11, 2021 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 18:00
Nov 9, 2021 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:12
Nov 7, 2021 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 20:33
Nov 4, 2021 @ SJS W 5-3 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 21:24
Nov 3, 2021 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 22:40
Oct 30, 2021 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:58
Oct 28, 2021 vs COL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:19
Oct 25, 2021 vs LAK W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 18:52
Oct 23, 2021 vs LAK W 7-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:02
Oct 20, 2021 @ VGK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:30
Oct 18, 2021 @ ARI W 7-4 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 17:09
Oct 16, 2021 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:34