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Marcus Bjork

#47 · Defence · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Nov 24, 1997 in Umea, SWE · 6'4", 211 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Scott Harrington ANA · 11 P in 45 GP Michael Stone CGY · 11 P in 48 GP Jordan Oesterle DET · 11 P in 52 GP Alexander Edler LAK · 11 P in 64 GP Mario Ferraro SJS · 11 P in 72 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.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2022-23 CBJ 33 3 8 11 -9 42 34 45 0.33 $930K
1 season Career 33 3 8 11 -9 42 34 45 0.33

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
33 3 8 11 -9 42 34 45 0.33 8.8 18:09

Contract

$930KCap hit2022-23
$85KCap dollars per point11 points in 33 games
-$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.5MValueworth 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. 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 695 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 2022-23 $930K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

-3.3Goals above replacement655th of 696 skaters, 212th of 235 defencemen
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: 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-0.4 64th percentileEven-strength defence-2.8 13th percentilePower play+0.2 90th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 24th percentilePenalties-2.0 10th 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 defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

44.4Corsi for %438 attempts for, 549 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Expected goals for %20.9 expected for, 26.2 against
+1.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.2Goals for %16 for, 21 against
100.2PDO7.0% shooting + 93.2% saves
54Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Vladislav Gavrikov · Marcus Bjork25249:3146.747.810-9
Gavin Bayreuther · Marcus Bjork1755:2445.046.61-4
Jake Christiansen · Marcus Bjork942:5842.233.00-1
Andrew Peeke · Marcus Bjork2035:0947.956.70-2

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.4Expected goalsfrom 47 unblocked attempts
+1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.14 expected goals per 60 minutes20th
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt26th
Finishing +1.6 goals above expected79thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Goals 3Expected 1.4

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 8, 2023 vs NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:07
Apr 6, 2023 @ NJD L 1-8 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 09:58
Apr 4, 2023 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:12
Apr 2, 2023 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 16:18
Apr 1, 2023 vs FLA L 0-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:05
Mar 30, 2023 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:53
Jan 31, 2023 vs WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 13:05
Jan 10, 2023 @ TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 17:28
Jan 8, 2023 @ WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:00
Jan 7, 2023 vs CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:22
Jan 3, 2023 @ OTT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 16:08
Dec 31, 2022 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:00
Dec 29, 2022 @ NYI L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 19:33
Dec 23, 2022 @ CHI L 2-5 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 16:45
Dec 20, 2022 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 18:53
Dec 19, 2022 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:48
Dec 17, 2022 @ BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 23:32
Dec 15, 2022 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:25
Dec 13, 2022 @ FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:30
Dec 11, 2022 vs LAK W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:39
Dec 9, 2022 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 19:31
Dec 7, 2022 vs BUF L 4-9 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:11
Dec 6, 2022 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 21:27
Dec 4, 2022 vs DET L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 20:46
Dec 2, 2022 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:07
Nov 28, 2022 vs VGK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:17
Nov 25, 2022 vs NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 4 1 3 20:30
Nov 23, 2022 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:20
Nov 20, 2022 vs FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 19:05
Nov 19, 2022 vs DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 19:01
Nov 17, 2022 vs MTL W 6-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:36
Nov 15, 2022 vs PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 20:29
Nov 12, 2022 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 15:01