Centre · #24
Zenon Konopka
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Minnesota Wild
Buffalo Sabres(traded during the season)- Age
- 45
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 97 kg
- Born
- Niagara on the Lake, CAN
- Draft
- Undrafted
Career · 2009–10 to 2013–14
- Games
- 307
- Goals
- 8
- Points
- 22
- TOI per game
- 8:37
- xGF% (5v5)
- 37.5%
- Goals above expected
- −7.9
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 | TBL | 74 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −11 | 8:08 | 41 | 4.9% | 1 | 4.9 | – |
| 2010–11 | NYI | 82 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −14 | 10:11 | 56 | 3.6% | 0 | 6.0 | 35.1% |
| 2011–12 | OTT | 55 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4 | 7:51 | 34 | 8.8% | 1 | 2.3 | 39.5% |
| 2012–13 | MIN | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 8:26 | 18 | 0.0% | 0 | 1.3 | 39.9% |
| 2013–14 | MIN | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 7:17 | 15 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.8 | 45.0% |
| 2013–14 | BUF | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 8:53 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.6 | 32.5% |
| 2013–14 | All teams | 59 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −9 | 7:54 | 21 | 4.8% | 0 | 1.3 | 40.1% |
| Total | 5 teams | 307 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −42 | 8:37 | 170 | 4.7% | 2 | 15.9 | 37.5% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2009–10 to 2013–14 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
Extra / AHL
0th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
Extra / AHL- Goals /600.183rd pct
- Assists /600.323rd pct
- ixG /600.363rd pct
- Goals above expected−7.912th pct
Play-driving
Extra / AHL- xGF% (5v5)37.5%2nd pct
- CF% (5v5)40.9%2nd pct
- Relative xGF%−11.71st pct
- Penalty diff /60-0.843rd pct
Usage
Extra / AHL- TOI per game8:377th pct
- PP time share2.7%20th pct
- Offensive zone starts25.9%2nd pct
- Quality of competition22.8%10th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Konopka wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2013–14, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 929+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
59.6%
1643–1116 · #3 of 176 regulars, 99th percentile
Against an average centre
59.6%
Opponents won 50.0% of their draws; an average centre would have won 50.0% against them.
Wins above average
+264
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
9.0
2,759 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone62.0% 312–191
- Neutral zone60.8% 431–278
- Defensive zone58.2% 900–647
By strength
- Even strength60.6% 1274–828
- Power play65.7% 71–37
- Shorthanded53.6% 287–248
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +4 after a win, −25 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.5 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Claude Giroux63.4% 26–15
- Paul Gaustad69.2% 27–12
- Tyler Bozak59.0% 23–16
- Tomas Plekanec65.8% 25–13
- Eric Staal42.1% 16–22
- Jordan Staal48.6% 18–19
- Scott Gomez56.3% 18–14
- David Steckel62.1% 18–11
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 456 | 62.3% | 62.1% |
| 2010–11 | 1075 | 57.7% | 57.8% |
| 2011–12 | 394 | 58.9% | 58.9% |
| 2012–13 | 267 | 60.7% | 60.6% |
| 2013–14 | 567 | 60.8% | 60.8% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−7.9 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games